Tag Archives: Heart

Women With Heart Emergencies Less Likely to Get Proper Care

Image Women with cardiac emergencies are less likely than men to receive proper treatment when the ambulance arrives, a new study reports. The analysis, in Women’s Health Issues, used four years of data from a federal government database to compile information on out-of-hospital emergencies involving people 40 and older with chest pain or cardiac arrest.… Read More: Women With Heart Emergencies Less Likely to Get Proper Care »

Peak risk time for a heart attack is 10pm on Christmas Eve

The risk of suffering a heart attack also rises by 22pc on St Stephen’s Day. (Stock picture) Peak risk time for a heart attack is 10pm on Christmas Eve Independent.ie The risk of having a heart attack peaks at 10pm on Christmas Eve, scientists have found, suggesting that stress, sadness and over-indulgence during the festive… Read More: Peak risk time for a heart attack is 10pm on… »

A Little Strength Training Can Improve Health Of The Heart

According to a study, strength training for less than one hour every week could reduce heart attack or stroke risk by 40% –  70%, and just 2 sets of bench presses which take under 5 minutes to perform can be effective. The researchers discovered that spending more than sixty minutes strength training a week didn’t… Read More: A Little Strength Training Can Improve Health Of The Heart »

Artificial Intelligence Diagnoses Heart Murmurs Better Than Expert Cardiologists

November 14th, 2018 Editors Cardiology, Informatics, Medicine, Pediatrics At the just concluded American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2018 in Chicago, Eko, the makers of popular digital stethoscopes, showed off a neural network AI algorithm that is able to detect murmurs better than a group of cardiologists. The study, titled “Artificial Intelligence Detects Pediatric Heart Murmurs With… Read More: Artificial Intelligence Diagnoses Heart Murmurs Better Than Expert Cardiologists »