EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY URGES IMPLEMENTATION OF POPULATION BASED PREVENTION MEASURES

December 08, 2016 - by admin - in Uncategorized

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The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) welcomes and endorses the ‘Health at a Glance: Europe 2016’ report recently published by the OECD and the European Commission. “The report highlights gains in life expectancy across Europe,” said Prof. Peter Kearney, chair of the ESC Advocacy Committee. “But the report also points to areas that can and

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WORLD’S LARGEST STUDY SHOWS EFFECTS OF LONG-TERM EXPOSURE TO AIR POLLUTION AND TRAFFIC NOISE ON BLOOD PRESSURE

October 25, 2016 - by admin - in Uncategorized

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Topic(s): HypertensionPreventionEnvironmental and Cardiovascular DiseasePublic Health & Health Policy Embargoed: 00.05 hrs (BST) Tuesday 25 October 2016 Long-term exposure to air pollution is linked to a greater incidence of high blood pressure, according to the largest study to investigate the effects of both air pollution and traffic noise by following over 41,000 people in five

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20% OF EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS PREVENTABLE OF WHICH HALF ARE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

October 16, 2016 - by admin - in Uncategorized

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Topic(s): Acute Cardiac Care Embargo: 16 October 2016 at 08:30 CEST Lisbon, Portugal – 16 October 2016: Twenty percent of emergency department (ED) visits are preventable, of which half are for cardiovascular disease, reveals research presented today at Acute Cardiovascular Care 2016.1 “We face an increasing phenomenon of crowding in emergency departments,” said last author

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SMOKING RISES IN ARGENTINA HEART ATTACK PATIENTS AS CIGARETTES “AMONG CHEAPEST IN WORLD”

October 13, 2016 - by admin - in Uncategorized

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Topic(s): Myocardial DiseasePrevention Embargo 13 October 2016 at 13:30 CEST Buenos Aires, Argentina 13 October 2016: Levels of smoking are rising in heart attack patients in Argentina, according to a study presented today at the Argentine Congress of Cardiology (SAC 2016). The findings coincide with a 100% increase in affordability in the last decade, which

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“MULTIPLICATIVE” BENEFIT OF CHOLESTEROL AND BLOOD PRESSURE-LOWERING ON CARDIOVASCULAR RISK

August 29, 2016 - by admin - in Uncategorized

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Topic(s): Basic Sciences, Pharmacology, Genomics and Cardiovascular PathologyDiabetes and the HeartPrevention Rome, Italy – 29 Aug. 2016: Long-term exposure to the combination of even modestly lower LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) and systolic blood pressure (SBP) has the potential to “dramatically reduce” a person’s lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease, according to new findings reported at ESC Congress

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MEDITERRANEAN DIET ASSOCIATED WITH LOWER RISK OF DEATH IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE PATIENTS

August 28, 2016 - by admin - in Uncategorized

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Topic(s): PreventionPublic Health & Health Policy Rome, Italy – 28 Aug 2016: The Mediterranean diet is associated with a reduced risk of death in patients with a history of cardiovascular disease, according to results from the observational Moli-sani study presented at ESC Congress 2016 today.(1) “The Mediterranean diet is widely recognised as one of the

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TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS INCREASED BY 50% IN PATIENTS WITH IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR

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Topic(s): ICD and CRTPublic Health & Health Policy Rome, Italy – 28 Aug 2016: The risk of traffic accidents is increased by 50% in patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) compared to age and gender matched controls, according to a Danish nationwide registry study presented at ESC Congress 2016 today.(1) “Driving after ICD implantation

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NEW ORAL ANTICOAGULANTS PROVIDE SAME STROKE PREVENTION AS WARFARIN BUT CAUSE LESS BLEEDING

August 27, 2016 - by admin - in Uncategorized

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Topic(s): StrokeCardiovascular Pharmacology and PharmacotherapyAtrial Fibrillation Rome, Italy – 27 Aug 2016: The new oral anticoagulants provide the same stroke prevention as warfarin but cause less intracranial bleeding, reports an observational study in more than 43 000 patients presented at ESC Congress 2016 today by Dr Laila Staerk, a research fellow at Herlev and Gentofte

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