Cardiology

2018/05/11MEDICAL UPDATE

Denmark: 1 in 4 people leave work a year after a heart attack

By Gary Finnegan One in four people leave their job within a year of returning to work after having a heart attack, according to a study from Denmark in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

2016/09/02MEDICAL UPDATE

World Health Matters: Denmark: New gene for familial high cholesterol

by Gary Finnegan: New research from Denmark has identified the gene responsible for one quarter of all familial hypercholesterolemia which causes very high blood cholesterol. Familial hypercholesterolemia is the most common genetic disorder leading to premature death, found in 1 in 200 people.

2016/08/08MEDICAL UPDATE

Women who smoke have increased risk of brain bleeds

by Bruce Sylvester: Researchers report that bleeding inside the lining of the brain, subarachnoid hemorrhage, happens at a significantly higher rate among smokers, especially female smokers, than among non-smokers. The findings appeared on July 21, 2016 in the journal Stroke.

2016/07/13MEDICAL UPDATE

Study supports use of aspirin after transient ischemic attack (TIA)

by Bruce Sylvester: Following a transient ischemic attack (TIA), quick aspirin treatment can significantly reduce the risk of a major stroke in the next few days, researchers reported on May 18, 2016 in The Lancet.

2016/07/12MEDICAL UPDATE

Migraine in women associated with increased risk cardiovascular disease

by Bruce Sylvester: Women who suffer migraines appear to have an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes as well as a higher rate of mortality from cardiovascular disease, researchers reported on May 31, 2016 in The BMJ today.

2016/06/24MEDICAL UPDATE

World Health Matters: Sweden: Improved lifestyle led to decreased cholesterol and less cardiac death

by Gary Finnegan: Cholesterol levels – the most common risk factor for heart attacks – have decreased in northern Sweden over the last 20 years. Since medication only accounts for a third of the decrease, the reduced risk of cardiovascular disease is largely thanks to changes in lifestyle, according to a study published in the European Heart Journal.