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One in six people will suffer a stroke during their lives but most are preventable, experts say. Figures published to coincide with World Stroke Day, which falls on Saturday, show that the brain attacks, caused by clots blocking the blood supply, kill someone worldwide every six seconds. But scientists say that 85 per cent of… |
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MRI scanning could become a powerful new tool for assessing how well cholesterol drugs are working, according to Loyola University Health System cardiologist Binh An P. Phan, MD. Phan is co-author of an MRI study of patients who had recently begun taking cholesterol medications. The study found that intensive treatment with c… |
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Kaiser Permanente study also finds heart attack and stroke risk increase when ‘good’ cholesterol levels go down Increasing levels of high-density lipoproteins, better known as HDL or “good” cholesterol, reduced the risk for heart attack and stroke among patients with diabetes. That’s according to… |
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A common painkiller used by millions of people across the world may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke, according to a UK-led study out Wednesday. Patients who use diclofenac, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), had a 40 percent higher risk of heart attack or stroke than those who were not using the drug… |
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A new study has shown that people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or people with reduced lung function are at a serious risk of developing cardiovascular disease. The findings, which will be presented today (26 September 2011) at the European Respiratory Society’s Annual Congress in Amsterdam, suggest … |
