CPR hands-only not best for rural areas?
Rural communities might need different CPR recommendations than urban settings. Hands-only CPR (CPR without mouth-to-mouth resuscitation), may not be the best method for rural or remote areas or… read more.
Rural communities might need different CPR recommendations than urban settings. Hands-only CPR (CPR without mouth-to-mouth resuscitation), may not be the best method for rural or remote areas or… read more.
Researchers have found cardiac arrest was associated with improved survival when it occurred in the operating room (O.R.) or post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) compared to other hospital locations.
Aim is for better outcomes in anemic surgical patients with fewer transfusion-related complications, according to study presented at 93rd AATS Annual Meeting. Anaemia increases operative mortality and morbidity… read more.
ATVB 2013 Scientific Sessions new tip. A heart-healthy diet helped men at high risk for heart disease reduce their bad cholesterol, regardless of whether they lost weight, in… read more.
Every year, thousands of babies are born with severely malformed hearts, disorders known collectively as congenital heart disease. Many of these defects can be repaired though surgery, but… read more.
FDA Highlights by Bruce Sylvester – Patients with an elevated cardiac risk treated with beta-blockers on the day of or day following non-cardiac, non-vascular surgery have achieved significantly… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – taken from JAMA – Among non-diabetic adults, smoking cessation compared with continued smoking correlates to a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, even with subsequent… read more.
Long-term cortisol exposure in seniors linked to heart disease, stroke. Hair strands contain valuable information about senior citizens’ stress levels that can be used to determine an individual’s… read more.
In association with A.Menarini Pharmaceuticals Ireland Ltd. and Daiichi Sankyo Ireland Ltd. By Christine Clark FRPharmS – Hypertension is a long-term condition for which an individual will require treatment… read more.
American Heart Association Rapid Access Journal Report. Walking briskly can lower your risk of high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes as much as running can, according to… read more.
A telemedicine program in under-served urban areas and usual care helped patients improve control of hypertension equally well, researchers reported here.
An infusion of glucose, insulin, and potassium (GIK) to patients on the way to the hospital for acute coronary syndromes won’t stop a myocardial infarction (MI) but may… read more.
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