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Health News and Information - News Medical - Cardiology - Jul 10, 2018 Edition

Health News and Information - News Medical

	July 10, 2018
	Cardiology
	The latest cardiology news from News Medical

Cardiac Specialists Review Benefits of 'Prehabilitation' Before Heart Surgery for Older, Frail Patients

High risk, frail heart patients might derive benefits from "prehabilitation," a strategy designed to enhance the recovery process after heart surgery by maintaining or improving the patient's overall physical and mental status before surgery, according to a group of eminent cardiac specialists writing in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology.

			Individual species of lipids may be better signatures of metabolic health Heart disease is the number one killer in the United States, and high triglyceride levels in the blood are cited as just one of several risk factors. Millions of lipid panels, blood tests that look at cholesterol levels as well as triglycerides, are performed in clinics each year.

			Young binge drinkers more likely to have risk factors for cardiovascular disease Young adults who frequently binge drink were more likely to have certain risk factors for cardiovascular disease than non-binge drinkers, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

	Researchers use information from computer tomography images to simulate heart function Researchers at Linköping University have for the first time been able to use information from computer tomography images to simulate the heart function of an individual patient.

	Using Imaging Techniques to Assess the Effects of a Stroke Cerebral ischaemia is a type of stroke causing high rates of disability and mortality. It occurs when blood vessels serving the brain become blocked or burst.

	Adults with orthostatic hypotension may have undiagnosed cardiovascular disease Orthostatic hypotension - a rapid drop in blood pressure upon standing up from a sitting or lying down position - is a frequently encountered clinical sign among patients.

	Depression and anxiety in heart failure patients linked to adverse outcomes Symptoms of depression and anxiety are present in about one-third of patients with heart failure - and these patients are at higher risk of progressive heart disease and other adverse outcomes, according to a review and update in the July/August issue of Harvard Review of Psychiatry.

	Increased physical activity more important for heart disease patients than weight loss Increased physical activity, not weight loss, gives individuals with coronary heart disease a longer lease on life, according to a new study conducted at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology