Cardiovascular

DALLAS, April 9, 2019 — A research scientist from Cincinnati studying how the heart can repair itself and a research scientist from Houston looking into specific genetic causes of stroke each received $1 million awards from the American Heart Association, the world’s leading voluntary organization focused on heart and brain health and research.

The Association’s […]

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• Counties in states that expanded Medicaid had a small but significantly lower cardiovascular mortality rate compared to areas that didn’t expand Medicaid.
• The beneficial effect was highest in nonmetropolitan counties and those with high poverty rates.

Embargoed until 9:45 a.m. CT/10:45 a.m. ET, Friday, April 5, 2019

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 5, 2019 — Counties in […]

DALLAS, April 5, 2019 — Just hours after news reports that Rolling Stones frontman, Mick Jagger, age 75, successfully underwent a heart valve procedure called TAVR, fashion designer Betsey Johnson, age 76, is quoted in a news story announcing her upcoming open heart surgery saying “she decided to go public about the procedure after Mick Jagger made […]

Study Highlights:

• Racial/ethnic minorities, patients who are uninsured or only have Medicaid insurance and those living in low-income ZIP codes were less likely to receive a heart pumping device known as a left ventricular assist device (LVAD).
• Medicaid expansion intended to improve access to healthcare was not associated with a significant change in access to […]
  

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• Heart attack patients over 65 are less likely to be treated with timely percutaneous coronary intervention, or angioplasty, to open blocked arteries compared to younger patients, according to new research.
• Older patients also have more complications, such as shock and heart failure that cause longer hospitalizations, as well as a higher risk of […]
  

Mar 28, 2019

Life-saving information about cardiovascular risk is overlooked about half of the time.

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Study Highlights:

• Patients with heart failure are much more likely to take a medication recommended by current guidelines if they are started on the drug while still in the hospital.
• Barriers such as cost and insurance companies declining to cover the drug keep many patients from receiving ivabradine, a drug that helps control heart rate […]
  

Study Highlights:

• Postmenopausal black women with heart attack or coronary heart disease experienced significantly lower treatment rates than Hispanic or white women.
• Overall, treatment rates for heart attack and coronary heart disease increased over two decades but treatment rates did not significantly improve for black women.

Embargoed until 3 p.m. CT/4 p.m. ET, Friday, April 5, […]