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Elevated BP is linked to aortic valve disease
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 13 (ANI): Turns out, people with a long-term problem of blood pressure has an increased risk of aortic valve disease (AVD) - problems with the valve that controls how blood is pumped from the left ventricle of the heart out into the main artery, the aorta.
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Coronary artery compression in kids more common than you think
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Aug 13(ANI): Cardiologists have noted that the incidence of coronary artery compression in children fitted with epicardial pacemakers may be more common than previously believed.
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Smartphone app could slow down artery ageing
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], June 10 (ANI): Turns out, smartphone applications do have some health benefits, contrary to popular beliefs.
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Heart attacks in elderly people
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 12 (ANI): Heart attacks are certainly common amongst the elderly. A heart attack happens when there is a sudden complete blockage of an artery that supplies blood to a section of the heart.
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More hospitalizations for heart failure patients in winter
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 3 (ANI): Drastic change in temperature and atmospheric pressure is closely related to rate of hospitalization and death in elderly patients with heart failure.
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This innovative approach may detect symptoms of heart disease in elderly
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], December 7 (ANI): An innovative approach - blood-based precision medicine test - can be helpful in detecting early symptoms of heart disease in older outpatients.
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Higher thyroid hormone linked to artery disease, death
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 31 (ANI): A study has recently warned increase in levels of a thyroid hormone is linked to artery disease and death in elderly and middle-aged people.
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Genetic mutations study validate new strategy for reducing cholesterol
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 29 (ANI): According to a recent study, an injectable antibody can be really helpful for lowering blood lipids and thereby potentially preventing coronary artery disease and other conditions caused by the build-up of fats, cholesterol.
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Thickening of neck artery is evident in young patients with early psychosi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct. 20 (ANI): New research shows that young people diagnosed with early onset psychosis (EOP) and bipolar disorder (BPD) already show signs of atherosclerosis (blood vessel inflammation and thickening) in their major neck artery (the left carotid artery).
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Test for coronary artery disease motivates people to adopt healthier habit
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[US], Oct. 15 (ANI): Researchers have found that undergoing a computer tomographic angiography was a better motivator to get people with suspected coronary artery disease to adopt healthier lifestyle practices than an exercise electrocardiography and stress test.
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