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Heart attack: This sign in your mouth could signal risk of deadly condition – Express

Posted: Published on January 11th, 2020

Heart attacks happen when a blockage in your coronary artery causes part of your heart muscle to be starved of blood and oxygen. Coronary heart disease (CHD), which clogs up the coronary arteries with deposits of cholesterol - a waxy substance found in your blood, is the leading cause of heart attacks Continue reading →

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Congestive Heart Failure: Coughing Up This Colored Phlegm Could Be A Warning Sign – International Business Times

Posted: Published on January 11th, 2020

KEY POINTS Heart failure, a.k.a. Continue reading →

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Women Die From Heart Failure More Than Men, Know About Food That Can Reduce Its Risk – India.com

Posted: Published on January 11th, 2020

Women die from heart failure more than men, says a recent study published in the journal Nature Medicine. According to scientists, a few risk factors of cardiovascular diseases affect men and women differently. Continue reading →

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Strengthening urban wellness and alleviating the burden of diseases by mobilising corporate funding – IndiaCSR

Posted: Published on January 11th, 2020

As India moves towards achieving SDG3 and Universal Health Coverage, the urban poor continue to be one of the most challenging segments to tap. Shama Karkal, CEO, Swasti tells India CSR how CSR funds can bridge the gap to achieve urban wellness. Excerpts: India carries 20% of the worlds disease burden, according to World Health Organization (WHO) Continue reading →

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The critical role of the specialist heart failure nurse – Nursing Times

Posted: Published on January 10th, 2020

Raising awareness of specialist heart failure nurses and the importance of collaboration between primary and secondary care in ensuring optimal management of heart failure patients Specialist heart failure (HF) nurses are pivotal to the delivery of robust care for the nearly one million people living with HF in the UK,1working as part of a multidisciplinary team (MDT) spanning across primary and secondary care.2 The latest chronic HF guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) reiterate the importance of integrated care, stating the core specialist HF MDT should contain a specialist HF nurse. This specialist HF MDT should work in close collaboration with the primary care team to ensure continuity of care and that patients are supported throughout the care pathway at diagnosis and beyond.2 HF accounts for a total of one million inpatient bed days, 2% of all NHS inpatient bed days, and 5% of all emergency medical admissions to hospital.2Underdiagnosis is a key issue, therefore, all patients with suspected HF presenting in primary care should receive a simple blood test to measure natriuretic peptide levels (e.g. Continue reading →

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Accountable Care And You: Better Care Delivery, Reduced Costs – Forbes

Posted: Published on January 10th, 2020

Accountable care organizations (ACOs), a byproduct of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), were designed and deployed to better coordinate and manage the delivery of care and reduce healthcare costs to the system. Theoretically ACOs are built to manage patients on the care continuum to ensure that care is coordinated to deliver quality outcomes and better, lower-cost care. Continue reading →

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‘Hotspotting’ Hospital Care Fails to Cut Readmissions – Medscape

Posted: Published on January 10th, 2020

A multidisciplinary clinical and social intervention program aimed at patients deemedto be "superutilizers" of the healthcare system failed to make a difference in 180-day readmission rates in a randomized, controlled trial. The study casts some doubt on whether such "hotspotting" might have promise as a way to reduce burgeoning US healthcare costs, as has been hoped. The term refers to a process of predicting, identifying, and addressing the needs of superutilizers to improve their health outcomes and lessen their use of healthcare resources. Continue reading →

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HRS, Industry Team Up on ‘Wearables’ Best-Practices Guidance – Medscape

Posted: Published on January 10th, 2020

Clinicians have teamed with industry on a best-practices document for wearable biometric-monitoring devices to help prepare the public for what is looking to be a revolution in its relationships with both technology and healthcare professionals. Continue reading →

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Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Associated With Substantial Increase in LVEF in Patients With Chemotherapy-Induced Cardiomyopathy – Cancer Therapy…

Posted: Published on January 10th, 2020

Promising results were observed in a small, prospective study published in JAMA, in which patients with chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy (CHIC) were treated with cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT).1 Certain cytotoxic agents, especially anthracyclines, as well as other anticancer treatments such as some monoclonal antibodies and tyrosine kinase inhibitors, are associated with an increased risk of cardiomyopathy. Termed CHIC, this progressive condition is believed to be due to drug-related myocyte death, resulting in ventricular remodeling, and ultimately leading to heart failure Continue reading →

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Global Small Animal Imaging Market 2020-2024 | Evolving Opportunities with Aspect Imaging Ltd. and Bruker Corp. | Technavio – Business Wire

Posted: Published on January 10th, 2020

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio has been monitoring the global small animal imaging market since 2019 and the market is poised to grow by USD 959.08 million during 2020-2024, progressing at a CAGR of more than 9% during the forecast period. Continue reading →

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