Late-stage failure of the left side of the heart is an often-fatal condition affecting hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. alone. A mechanical heart pump can be a lifesaving intervention for such patients, but the ...
Jan 31, 2024
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A new calculator estimates a person's risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) over the next 30 years by combining measures of cardiovascular, kidney and metabolic health for the first time, according to a new American Heart ...
Nov 10, 2023
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A risk calculator used to predict cardiovascular disease also may help predict a person's poor cognitive function, new research suggests.
May 30, 2023
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Researchers at the Cima University of Navarra (Spain), in collaboration with the Spanish Myeloma Group (GEM-PETHEMA), have developed a calculator that identifies patients with multiple myeloma and primary systemic amyloidosis ...
May 4, 2023
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Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine research scientists have conducted a study of online colorectal cancer risk calculators. Colorectal cancer remains the second leading cause of cancer-related ...
Jan 18, 2023
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A cutting-edge upgrade of an online tool developed by genetic experts and data scientists at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center—Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute ...
Jan 18, 2023
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Epileptic seizures are frequent among patients with cerebral venous thrombosis—a blood clot affecting the venous system of the brain. A thesis from University of Gothenburg suggests that some of these patients should be ...
Sep 30, 2022
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These risk factors included male sex, older age, smoking, alcohol consumption, atrial fibrillation, use of anti-hypertensive medications, prior heart attack or stroke, established cardiovascular disease, low kidney function, ...
Sep 7, 2022
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A new prognostic tool developed by researchers from the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and five other institutions helps predict which men with advanced metastatic prostate cancer will respond favorably to a novel ...
Jul 7, 2021
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A new study has found that about 35% of Americans with a cancer history had an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease in the next decade, compared with about 23% of those who didn't have cancer.
Mar 17, 2021
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