The cardiac screening tools used currently may be missing out 45 per cent of people at actual risk of heart attacks, ...
To understand the accuracy of a widely used heart attack screening tools, the scientists used one called PREVENT, which has estimate of cardiovascular risks ...
Stroke and heart attack are life-threatening conditions that require emergency medical attention, but they differ in the affected organ and symptoms.
Doctronic reports heart attacks spike during Thanksgiving due to factors like rich food, stress, and disrupted routines.
For years, doctors have relied on calculators called the ASCVD risk score or the newer PREVENT score. These tools use ...
The study, led by Mount Sinai researchers in the US, revealed a major flaw in patient care and showed that relying on risk scores and symptoms alone may not help prevent heart attacks.
When this happens, the inflammation of arteries makes them less flexible, while increasing their risk of rupturing, which ...
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, and about every 40 seconds, someone has a heart attack.
In December of 2022, Linda Zoslocki, a then-69-year-old retired high school counselor in Modesto, California, had a deep cough that wouldn’t go away. She was tired, and her legs had been swollen for ...