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Pneumonia After Cardiovascular Surgery: Incidence, Risk Factors and Interventions

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high blood pressure symptoms :: Article Creator High Blood Pressure Symptoms In Women You Shouldn't Ignore If you've ever gone to your doctor for a checkup and learned you had a health concern you didn't know you had, you know how jarring the surprise diagnosis can be. You may feel at a loss, asking yourself how you missed the signs. While some conditions really do appear without warning, others send signals we don't always recognize. For instance, we know chest pain can be a signal of a heart issue, or that weight gain can be linked to thyroid problems. But other health issues show up in ways we might not expect. Consider the 119.9 million adults the CDC says are living with high blood pressure. Did all of them know before being diagnosed? Likely not. The good news? We asked top doctors to share the sneaky signs of high blood pressure you shouldn't overlook.  What is high blood pressure? Vascular surgeon Anahita Dua, MD, MB...

2021 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure

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acute cardiac failure :: Article Creator Adults Hospitalized With Acute Heart Failure Treated With Empagliflozin Are 36% More Likely To See Clinical Benefit Despite ample trial evidence that empagliflozin is effective across a broad spectrum of chronic heart failure, some doctors had been reluctant to prescribe in an acute hospital setting for safety reasons. EMPULSE findings presented at the 2021 AHA Scientific Sessions address this concern. Empagliflozin, already shown to offer benefits for adults with chronic heart failure, also improves outcomes for adults who are hospitalized with acute heart failure, according to findings presented Sunday during the 2021 American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. Results from the EMPULSE study1 showed that adults treated with the sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor while in the hospital were 36% more likely to see clinical benefits co...

Travelling with heart failure: risk assessment and practical recommendations

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lung neoplasm :: Article Creator Lung Cancer Cells In The Brain Can Form Electrical Connections With Neurons That Spur Tumor Growth Just a moment... This request seems a bit unusual, so we need to confirm that you're human. Please press and hold the button until it turns completely green. Thank you for your cooperation! Press and Hold Press and hold the button If you believe this is an error, please contact our support team. 167.71.87.121 : d9e1c588-e6f4-4b6b-a6ec-2928c262 New Treatments Found To Treat Small-cell Lung Cancer WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - In the past, being diagnosed with small-cell lung cancer seemed to be a death sentence. This type of cancer is known as one of the most aggressive and deadliest forms of cancer. Small-cell lung cancer begins in the breathing tubes and grows quickly, creating tumors and spreading in the body. According to the Lung Cancer Foundation of America, this type of cancer respond...

Pulmonary Hypertension in Congenital Heart Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

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symptoms of graft failure after cabg :: Article Creator Silent Occlusion Increases Rehospitalization, Revascularization Risk After CABG Angina-related rehospitalization and revascularization rates are higher among patients who receive coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and have in-hospital silent graft occlusion. These findings were published in Open Heart. Although graft occlusions after CABG occur among up to 17% of patients, their effects on outcomes remain poorly understood. The Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Cardiac Biomarkers for Early Coronary Bypass Occlusion in Patients Undergoing Coronary Revascularization (CABGTrop; ClinicalTrials.Gov Identifier: NCT04595630) trial is an ongoing, single-center, prospective study conducted in Switzerland. Patients (N=292) who received CABG between 2021 and 2023 and had in-hospital silent graft occlusion were contacted by telephone at 12 months and asked whether they had an angina-related rehosp...

Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) Treatment & Management: Approach Considerations, Hydroxyurea Therapy, Transfusion

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severe pulmonary hypertension in newborn :: Article Creator What Is Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension Of The Newborn (PPHN)? Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) is a circulatory condition that occurs soon after birth. It happens to new babies whose lung vessels aren't open wide enough and have difficulty breathing once they've left the womb. What is persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn? In short, PPHN is a serious breathing problem that affects very young babies. It usually affects babies born at full term or at 34 weeks or later. The lungs develop during this part of pregnancy, so it's common for babies with PPHN to have other breathing conditions too. PPHN is also known as persistent pulmonary hypertension in the newborn and persistent fetal circulation syndrome. While in the womb, a baby receives oxygen from its mother and the placenta. Blood vessels in the baby's lungs are almost completely c...