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Ninety-Nine Percent of Patients Had at Least One Major Risk Factor Before First Heart Attack or Stroke

MBT Desk
2 min read
Learn how 99% of heart attack/stroke patients had major risk factors. Explore prevention tips to reduce your risk.
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Medicine

Beta Blockers, the Standard Treatment After a Heart Attack, May Offer No Benefit for Heart Attack Patients and Women Can Have Worse Outcomes

MBT Desk
3 min read
Landmark study challenges the 40-year-old standard of care, and may change clinical practice to eliminate negative side effects
Hans Wirt of Deltona, Florida, posing in a garden.
MedBound Blog

Medicaid Patient Faces $78,000 Bill After Heart Attack in South Dakota

MBT Desk
5 min read
Medicaid, the government health insurance program primarily for low-income people and those with disabilities, is jointly funded by the federal government and states.
In the original clinical trial, a large percentage of patients had suffered a previous heart attack, heart failure, diabetes or kidney disease. (Freepik)
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Study: Transfusing More Blood Reduces Risk of Death at 6 Months in Heart-Attack Patients With Anemia

MBT Desk
2 min read
A study led by Rutgers professor finds more liberal blood transfusions have more favorable results
New research suggests beta blockers could increase depression risk in heart patients, urging a reevaluation of treatment protocols. (Representational Image-Wikimedia Commons)
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Beta Blockers May Increase Depression Risk in Heart Attack Patients Without Heart Failure

Ankur Deka
3 min read
New research from Uppsala university raises concerns about routine use of beta blockers in patients with normal heart function
Engineered heart tissue reveals how autoantibodies contribute to heart disease in lupus patients, offering new insights into the health impacts of this autoimmune condition.
Medicine

Tiny Killers: How Autoantibodies Attack the Heart in Lupus Patients

MBT Desk
5 min read
Columbia team engineers a model of the human heart tissue that demonstrates how autoantibodies directly affect heart disease in lupus patients
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