New pre-hospital blood test reduces unnecessary emergency department visits for chest pain
Researchers in The Netherlands have found that about 30% of presentations to emergency departments of patients with chest…
Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation offers lasting heart health benefits
Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation reduces hospital admissions by a third and heart attack risk by more than a quarter,…
ACC introduces cardiogenic shock designation to improve heart attack care
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) is introducing a new cardiogenic shock designation to improve outcomes for one…
What does broken heart syndrome feel like?
When Christine Collard woke during the night in 2022 unable to catch her breath, she remembers feeling panicked.…
Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Nicholas Brendon’s cause of death at 54 revealed
Nicholas Brendon’s cause of death has been revealed. The Buffy the Vampire Slayer star — who died on…
Drug-coated balloons reduce the need for permanent heart stents
A new sub-study suggests that using a sirolimus-eluting balloon (SEB), a drug-coated balloon, can reduce the number of…
Viral Canadian band Angine de Poitrine hailed as ‘anti-AI’ music saviours
It’s the viral music phenomenon being hailed as the first anti-AI band, the saviour of music, and possibly…
A common diabetes drug may prevent long COVID when taken early
Large clinical trials and real-world data point to a familiar diabetes drug as a simple, safe way to…
Holiday stress can lead to serious heart health issues
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – Holiday stress can be more than just exhausting; it can also lead to serious…
Study highlights limitations of current cardiac screening tools
Current cardiac screening tools used to prevent heart attacks fail to identify nearly half of the people who…
Inquest finds death of Mount Barker man waiting for ambulance ‘potentially’ preventable
A man’s cardiac arrest death could have “potentially” been prevented had an ambulance arrived earlier, and if a…
Common opioid is not that effective for easing chronic pain, study finds
Tramadol, a potent synthetic opioid, has been widely used to treat moderate to severe pain, but a new…