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Improved CPR training could save more lives, research finds
Statement Highlights: Addresses gaps in resuscitation training that lead to flat survival rates for cardiac arrest victims. Standardized online and in-person courses are falling short and not always implemented to optimize retention and...
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Limited health literacy is a major barrier to heart disease prevention and treatment
Statement Highlights: Limited health literacy is a major barrier to heart health and managing heart disease and stroke. Health literacy is essential to navigate the health care system, use medication effectively and improve heart-healthy...
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Genomic medicine may one day revolutionize cardiovascular care
Statement Highlight: Genomic medicine could enable doctors to make predictions about people's health, from the likelihood of developing heart disease or stroke to the severity of disease, as well as medications for treatment. Embargoed until 4...
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Annual well woman visit to the OB/GYN can keep your heart healthy
Advisory Highlight: Yearly well woman exams by OB/GYNs should include a heart disease risk assessment.
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Breast cancer treatments may increase the risk of heart disease
Statement Highlights: Some breast cancer therapies can damage the heart and healthcare providers should carefully monitor breast cancer treatment effects on the heart. Breast cancer survivors, especially older women, are more likely to die from cardiovascular diseases such as heart failure rather than breast cancer.
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More stroke patients may receive crucial treatments under new guideline
Guidelines Highlights: A new guideline for treating acute ischemic stroke recommends an increased treatment window for mechanical clot removal from six hours to up to 24 hours in certain patients with clots in large vessels. New recommendations...
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Una nueva directiva permite que un número mayor de pacientes que sufren ataques cerebrovasculares isquemicos pueda recibir tratamientos cruciales
Puntos clave de la directriva La nueva directiva para el tratamiento del ataque cerebrovascular isquémico recomienda un periodo de tratamiento más prolongado para la eliminación mecánica de coágulos de 6 a 24 horas en determinados pacientes con...
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Abuse and adversity in childhood linked to more cardiovascular risk in adulthood
Statement Highlights: Children and teens who experience abuse, bullying, neglect or witness violence and other forms of adversity are more likely to develop heart and blood vessel diseases as adults. Unhealthy responses to stress (such as overeating), mental health problems and disruptions in basic biologic processes may underlie the increased risk.
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High blood pressure redefined for first time in 14 years: 130 is the new high
Highlights: High blood pressure is now defined as readings of 130 mm Hg and higher for the systolic blood pressure measurement, or readings of 80 and higher for the diastolic measurement. That is a change from the old definition of 140/90 and higher,...
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Redefinición de la hipertensión arterial por primera vez en 14 años: 130 es el nuevo valor para la presión alta
Puntos destacados: La presión arterial alta se define ahora como lecturas de 130 mm Hg y superiores para la medición de la presión arterial sistólica, o lecturas de 80 y superiores para la medición diastólica. Esto es un cambio de la antigua definición...
