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Ambulance Diversion Strongly Linked with Increased Mortality of Heart Attack Patients
Lengthy periods of ambulance diversion are associated with higher mortality rates among patients with time-sensitive conditions, such as acute myocardial infarction, commonly known as a heart attack. When a patient’s nearest emergency department...
Heart Attacks are More Serious If They Occur in the Morning
People who have a heart attack are likely to be more seriously affected if the attack happens in the morning, reveals research published ahead of print in Heart journal. Heart attacks that occur between 6am and noon are more likely to leave a 20% larger...Outcomes Improved By Longer Delays Between Heart Attacks And Elective Surgeries
Before undergoing elective surgery, patients should consider waiting longer after a heart attack than is currently recommended, according to a study scheduled for publication in the May issue of the journal, Annals of Surgery. The American Heart Association...
Protein Could Be New Target to Reduce Damage After Heart Attack
Scientists have identified a protein that plays a key role in debilitating changes that occur in the heart after a heart attack, according to research reported in Circulation Research: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Deep Brain Stimulation May Help Unresponsive Hypertension
Researchers were surprised to discover what may be a potential new treatment for difficult-to-control high blood pressure, according to a case report published in the January 25, 2011, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy...UConn Cardiologists Uncover New Heart Attack Warning Sign
Research led by University of Connecticut Health Center cardiologists identifies a protein fragment that is a likely biomarker for heart attack. Science Brief thanks to EurekAlert. Read more here: UConn cardiologists uncover new heart attack warning sign Net...
Mark Twain’s Handwritten ‘Last Manuscript’ Up for Auction
Mark Twain’s “Last Manuscript,” by turns humorous, and personal, is up for auction on October 16/17 at Heritage Auctions’ Historical Manuscripts Auction.
Acclaimed Guitar Player, Lester William Polsfuss A.k.a. Les Paul, Passes Away At 94
Les Paul, acclaimed guitar player, entertainer and inventor, has passed away from complications of severe pneumonia at White Plains Hospital in White Plains, New York, surrounded by family and loved ones. How People Arrived Here: Lester William Polsfuss,...
