MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'heart attack. myocardial infarction'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:41:04 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4803135&cid=t_199670_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fcalcium-supplements-good-for-your-bones-but-bad-for-your-heart%2F2011.05.10 Calcium is good for us, right? Milk products are great sources of calcium, and we’re told to emphasize milk products in our diets. Don’t (or can’t) eat enough dairy? Calcium supplements are very popular, especially among women seeking to minimize their risk of osteoporosis. Osteoporosis prevention and treatment guidelines recommend calcium and vitamin D as an important measure in preserving bone density and reducing the risk of fractures. For those who don’t like dairy products, even products like orange juice and Vitamin Water are fortified with calcium. The general perception seemed to be that calcium consumption was a good thing – the more, the better. Until recently. In a pattern similar to that I described with folic acid, there’s new safety signals from trials with calciu... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4803135 Tue, 10 May 2011 13:00:59 +0100 4803135 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2458187&cid=t_199670_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FDedSv3aWBdc%2F If you have had a heart attack (a myocardial infarction ), chances are you’ve been living with exhaustion and fatiuge - sometimes extreme exhaustion - since your heart attack. If it helps, you’re not the only one. It seems that exhaustion is common after having a heart attack and it often makes people think that their whole situation is chronic. Researchers say that around half of the patients in their study of 200 patients said that they felt quite fatigued still 4 months after their heart attack. Interestingly, what the patients reported was that the fatigue was new and different, not like what they had experienced before. The exhaustion wasn’t connected to anything particular, such as increased activity or staying up late, but that it could strike at any time at all. Y... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2458187 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 11:00:11 +0100 2458187 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1960815&cid=t_199670_105_f&fid=35048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FMedicineAndMan%2F%7E3%2F452379995%2F Animated video explaining how coronary angioplasty with stent insertion is performed. Also called percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), it is the procedure of choice for most cases of heart attack. Coronary artery bypass grafting is performed for severe disease as in involvement of all 3 coronary vessels or left main coronary artery.   addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fmedicineandman.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F11%2F13%2Fangioplasty-and-bypass-surgery-education-videos%2F'; addthis_title = 'Angioplasty+and+Bypass+Surgery+education+videos'; addthis_pub = ''; (Source: Medicine and Man) Medicine and Man blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1960815 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:05:29 +0100 1960815 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1802761&cid=t_199670_105_f&fid=35048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FMedicineAndMan%2F%7E3%2F394728779%2F Bisphenol A (BPA) has been suspected of being toxic since 1930 when it was found to disrupt the hormones in rats. Now 78 years later, JAMA has published a study which lends further support to the toxic effects of BPA. The first major epidemiological study of bisphenol A, a common ingredient in baby bottles and drink containers, suggests that relatively higher doses of the chemical double the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Reference: Science Bisphenol A is used extensively in epoxy resins lining food and beverage containers and as a monomer in polycarbonate plastics in many consumer products. Widespread and continuous exposure to BPA, primarily through food but also through drinking water, dental sealants, dermal exposure, and inhalation of household dusts, is evident from... Medicine and Man blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1802761 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:27:09 +0100 1802761 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1773247&cid=t_199670_105_f&fid=35048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FMedicineAndMan%2F%7E3%2F385961864%2F Chest comes in many varieties! For the purpose of developing heart attack there are 3 criteria that need to be considered: Description - Has 2 sub criteria:- Location - Central chest pain with radiation typically to the left shoulder (although radiation may occur to the right shoulder, neck and jaw) Quality - crushing, band like around chest, heavy as if somebody is sitting on the chest Precipitating factors - Classically precipitated by activity which is reproducible (i.e. walking 2 blocks every time will result in chest pain) Relieving factors - The pain is relieved by rest or nitroglycerin (the pain goes away within 5-10 minutes after taking nitroglycerin, if it takes longer, pain relief is not due to nitroglycerin and will not be considered a relieving factor) (Picture taken fr... Medicine and Man blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1773247 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:19:45 +0100 1773247 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1733979&cid=t_199670_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D4213 A great video that “tells it like it is” the symptoms of a heart attack. It is imperative that anyone suffering from a heart attack receive treatment as soon as possible. This means getting very quickly to a hospital with CCU facilities. Don’t dilly dally. If possible, pop an aspirin on the way. Pre-hospital treatment in the ambulance with other anti-platelet agents may be beneficial e.g. in STEMI. (originally via Dr Wes) Remember: Time is myocardium a Heart attack (VIDEO) (Source: Malaysian Medical Resources) Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1733979 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1733979 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1563960&cid=t_199670_105_f&fid=35048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FMedicineAndMan%2F%7E3%2F325390941%2F More conundrums on whether cardiac catheterization is safe for unstable angina (”near heart attack”) or non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (”small heart attacks”). Heart disease is the number one killer of women each year in the United States. Cardiac catheterization is a routine procedure that allows doctors to find potential blockages in coronary arteries in order to help prevent new heart attacks and even death. A recent study finds that high risk women, who do have a heart attack, benefit from this procedure just as much as men. But for some women the procedure may not always be the best option. Reference: JAMA addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fmedicineandman.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F07%2F02%2Fcardiac-catheterization-in-women%2F'; addthis_title = 'Cardiac+Cath... Medicine and Man blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1563960 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:19:05 +0100 1563960 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1546568&cid=t_199670_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F06%2F26%2F714%2F from the Myocardial Ischaemia National Audit Project (MINAP) finds that MINAP has collected data for eight years (2000–2008), and since it started has accumulated data on over 607,000 patients. It now receives data from all but one hospital that admit heart attack patients in England and Wales. Increased survival from heart attacks has occurred against a background of faster thrombolytic treatment in hospital, the introduction of pre-hospital thrombolysis and primary angioplasty and the improved use of secondary prevention medication. While there is variation between hospitals, most patients with heart attack are treated sooner after calling for professional help than in 2006/7. The use of secondary prevention medication has continued to exceed the national standards. The early... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1546568 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:32:42 +0100 1546568 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1263473&cid=t_199670_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F242443249%2F French researchers announced a striking 15% decrease in admissions of patients with myocardial infarction to emergency wards since the public ban on smoking came into effect in restaurants, hotels and casinos in France last January. This is great news indeed! It just proves further that smoking cessation saves lives. This has also aided in lowering pollution indoors and in outdoor cafes in and around France. Do you think there will be similar results as more bans are in place? Time will tell. via Eurek Alert- European Society of Cardiology Tags: france, heart-attack, myocardial infarction, smoking banShare This (Source: A Hearty Life) A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1263473 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:55:13 +0100 1263473