Three companies have posted major developments in the field of heart disease therapy. AstraZeneca, Moderna AZD8601 Drug Trial Meets Primary Endpoint AstraZenecaandModernatoday announced that its drug candidate for the treatment of patients with heart failure met its primary endpoint of safety and tolerability. In thePhase IIA EPICCURE trial, scientists injected AZD8601, an mRNA encoding vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF-A), into the myocardium of patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass (CABG) surgery Continue reading →

Are coronary heart diseases on the rise among below poverty line (BPL) families in Karnataka? A study by researchers of the University of Mysore says the diseases are indeed increasing and the worrying trend needs to be studied in detail, finding out reasons for the rise and helping families prevent them. The study was done by the Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy (CSSEIP) based on the 10-year data sourced from the Karnataka Suvarna Suraksha Arogya Trust (R), Bengaluru. Continue reading →

The NHS explains that the chest can feel like it's being pressed or squeezed by a heavy object. Complications of a heart attack can be serious and possibly life threatening, so if you have signs get emergency help Continue reading →

DUBLIN, Nov. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Cardiovascular Stent Market - Forecasts from 2021 to 2026" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Research and Markets Logo The global cardiovascular stent market is calculated to escalate at a CAGR of 7.18% during the forecast period to reach US$15.594 billion by 2026, from US$9.597 billion in 2019 Continue reading →

Researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health led a large-scale study of over 10,000 adults to determine the link between consumption of sodium and potassium with cardiovascular risk. The research combined high-quality data of individuals from six cohort studies where sodium is measured by multiple 24-hour urine samples. Continue reading →

Before COVID-19 shut down the world in the Spring of 2020, the thought was that this latest virus was primarily a disease of the respiratory system. As the virus became widespread, hospitals started to fill up with COVID-positive patients whose symptoms manifested in many physiological forms. Continue reading →

Globally, - especially in developing countries -- an order of red or processed meat comes with heaping sides of ill health. A group of Michigan State University (MSU) scientists have linked a booming meat trade to critical roadblocks for sustainable diets. In this weeksBMJ Global Healthscientists found that the red and processed meat trade beef, pork, lamb and goat, as well as red meat processed by smoking, salted, or curing is playing a substantial role in balancing nutrition and meat availability across the world Continue reading →