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| Hypertension During and After Exercise Predicts Poor Cardiovascular Outcomes |
In a study published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, researchers show that blood pressure changes during exercise can be an important predictor of future cardiovascular health.
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| COVID Causes Cardiologists to Get Creative With Communication in the OR |
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All that PPE can make communication difficult in an operating theatre. Thus the graphic found on twitter, showing some creative sign language doctors and nurses are using to get the point across. Enjoy!
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| Cardiovascular Medications Not Prescribed Equally Among Men and Women Study Says |
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Some cardiovascular medications are prescribed to women less often than men according to a study published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association..
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| Hospitals See Fewer Heart Attacks During Covid-19 |
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Over the last several months during the pandemic, emergency room physicians have seen a curious phenomenon – far fewer patients presenting with myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, and other emergency conditions.
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| Emergency Room Doctors Publish Guide on Cardiovascular Complications of COVID-19 |
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Researchers from UVA Health have recently published a paper with the intent on educating emergency room physicians about the cardiac complications of COVID-19.
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| European Society for Cardiology Offering Leadership Grants for Women |
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The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) is offering eight Grants for the Women Transforming Leadership Programme. The executive education programme, which till take place from October 5-9 2020, is run by the Saïd Business School of the University of Oxford (UK).
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And Just In Case You Missed It…..
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| Irish Doctors Call for Changes to Government Vitamin D Recommendations |
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A recent metanalysis by researchers from Trinity College Dublin indicates an association between low circulating levels of vitamin D and mortality from COVID-19, and has doctors calling the government to increase the recommended daily intake for vitamin D across the continent.
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| AI May Help Physicians Diagnose Blood Clots |
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Computer learning algorithms can now learn to distinguish different types of blood clots based on what caused them, says a new study.
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| Obesity, Diabetes or High Blood Pressure Prematurely Ages Teenage Arteries |
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Obesity, type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure may prematurely age arteries , according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
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| Anticoagulants Improve Odds of Survival in COVID Patients |
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Researchers from the Mount Sinai COVID Informatics Center report improved survival rates in COVID patients treated with anticoagulants. Results of the study demonstrated that hospitalized COVID-19 patients treated with anticoagulants had improved outcomes both in and out of the intensive care unit setting, without a significant difference in bleeding.
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| Practice Guidelines Released by the International Society of Hypertension |
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Two journals have simultaneously published a set of international guidelines to help physicians around the world treat their hypertensive patients.
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