SMARTPHONE DETECTS ATRIAL FIBRILLATION WITH EXISTING HARDWARE

August 27, 2016 - by admin - in Uncategorized

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Topic(s): StrokePreventionAtrial Fibrillation Rome, Italy – 27 Aug 2016: Smartphones can be used to detect atrial fibrillation with existing hardware, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2016 today.(1) A low-cost application (app) has been developed that uses the phone’s own accelerometer and gyroscope to check for atrial fibrillation. “Atrial fibrillation is a dangerous medical

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LOW SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGHER RISK OF SECOND HEART ATTACK OR STROKE

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Topic(s): StrokeEnvironmental and Cardiovascular DiseasePublic Health & Health PolicyHealth Economics Rome, Italy – 27 Aug 2016: Low socioeconomic status is associated with a higher risk of a second heart attack or stroke, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2016 today.(1) The study in nearly 30 000 patients with a prior heart attack found that

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MODERATE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LINKED WITH 50% REDUCTION IN CARDIOVASCULAR DEATH IN OVER-65S Moderate physical activity is associated with a greater than 50% reduction in cardiovascular death in over-65s, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2016 today

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Topic(s): Cardiovascular Disease in the ElderlyPreventionSports Cardiology Rome, Italy – 27 Aug 2016: Moderate physical activity is associated with a greater than 50% reduction in cardiovascular death in over-65s, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2016 today.(1) The 12 year study in nearly 2500 adults aged 65 to 74 years found that moderate physical

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20 CENT SCHOOL INTERVENTION STOPS UNHEALTHY WEIGHT GAIN IN CHILDREN A school intervention costing less than 20 cents per child has stopped unhealthy weight gain.

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Topic(s): PreventionEnvironmental and Cardiovascular DiseasePublic Health & Health Policy Rome, Italy – 27 Aug 2016: A school intervention costing less than 20 cents per child has stopped unhealthy weight gain. The randomised study is presented at ESC Congress 2016 today by Ms Daniela Schneid Schuh, a nutritionist at the Institute of Cardiology of Rio Grande

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LOW PHYSICAL CAPACITY SECOND ONLY TO SMOKING AS HIGHEST DEATH RISK 45 year study shows benefits of being physically active over a lifetime

July 27, 2016 - by admin - in Uncategorized

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Topic(s): PreventionRisk Factors, Epidemiology, Rehabilitation and Sports Cardiology Embargoed 27 July 2016 at 01:15 CEST Sophia Antipolis, 27 July 2016: A 45 year study in middle-aged men has shown that the impact of low physical capacity on risk of death is second only to smoking. The research is published today in the European Journal of

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HIGHER EDUCATION ASSOCIATED WITH REDUCED HEART FAILURE RISK AFTER MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

July 20, 2016 - by admin - in Uncategorized

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Topic(s): Myocardial DiseaseHeart Failure: Diagnosis Embargoed 20 July 2016 at 01:15 CEST Sophia Antipolis, 20 July 2016: Higher education is associated with a reduced risk of developing heart failure after a heart attack, reports a study in more than 70 000 patients published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.1 “Heart failure is a

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Statins may be associated with reduced mortality in four common cancers

July 18, 2016 - by admin - in Uncategorized

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Florence, Italy – 8 July 2016: A diagnosis of high cholesterol is associated with reduced mortality and improved survival in the four most common cancers, according to research presented today at Frontiers in CardioVascular Biology (FCVB) 2016.1 The 14 year study from nearly one million patients found that a high cholesterol diagnosis was associated with

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Weight loss from bariatric surgery appears to reverse premature aging

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Florence, Italy – 8 July 2016: Weight loss from bariatric surgery appears to reverse the premature aging associated with obesity, according to research presented today at Frontiers in CardioVascular Biology (FCVB) 2016.1 Patients had longer telomeres and less inflammation two years later. “Obese people are prematurely old,” said lead author Dr Philipp Hohensinner, a researcher

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