More articles about: Cardiovascular: Diseases & Conditions
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Sleep Apnea Not Associated with Wake-Up Stroke
Stroke onset while asleep does not seem to be the direct link between sleep apnea and stroke.
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Heart Failure, Pregnancy and a Specialized Approach
A patient with advanced heart failure gives birth to a healthy baby thanks to Michigan Medicine’s Cardio-Obstetrics Program.
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Drug Combination Prevents Clots Without Increasing Bleeding in Mouse Models
Researchers continue to hone in on how best to prevent blood clots, which cause strokes and heart attacks, without unintended side effects.
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Blood Clots: 10 Things to Know
What is a blood clot? What causes them? Are you at more risk for blood clots if you’ve had COVID-19? An expert shares 10 things you need to know about blood clots.
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The Many Triggers of Broken Heart Syndrome
Stress-induced cardiomyopathy can be caused by a variety of stressors, and some of them may surprise you.
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Subset of COVID-19 Patients Have Increased Bleeding Risk
A new potential biomarker raises concerns over the current standard for treating COVID-19 induced blood clots with high dose blood thinners.
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Is it Safe to Perform CPR During the COVID-19 Pandemic?
A new study analyzes the potential transmission risk of airborne respiratory pathogens during bystander-initiated cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR.
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Study: Treatable Cause of High Blood Pressure Often Ignored
People whose blood pressure is hard to control might have another condition that’s the real culprit. So why aren’t they being tested for primary aldosteronism?
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Societal determinants of health drive serious diabetes complications
Lowering blood sugar levels and shedding weight can help combat diabetes complications, but researchers say this “one size fit all” approach ignores other risk factors.
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Octogenarian Finds Hope with MitraClip Procedure
Local woman, whose mitral valve disease was worsening, plans her 90th birthday celebration thanks to a minimally invasive option.
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Surgery Team Keeps Fighting to Save Veteran
No one thought John Canning could survive his ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm until this cardiovascular team stepped up to save his life.
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New Cause of COVID-19 Blood Clots Identified
A new study reveals the COVID-19 virus triggers production of autoantibodies circulating through the blood, causing blood coagulation and clots in people hospitalized with the disease.
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Tied to Undiagnosed Aortic Disease, Aortic Dissection in Pregnancy Proves Difficult to Predict
The 100th report out of the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection details the experiences of 29 women who faced this rare life-threatening complication while pregnant.
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“It’s Important to See the Patient as a Person”
When a retired nurse unexpectedly found herself as the patient in the emergency department, personally connecting with her care team made all the difference – even if they are college football rivals.
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High Blood Pressure Linked to Baroreflex in Rats
Animal model observation may reveal new cause of hypertension.
