Sentences with phrase «death as a heart attack»

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The fifth leading cause of death in Africa is the ischaemic heart disease commonly known as heart attack.

Heat is rarely listed as a cause of death, but it can be a factor in heart attacks, strokes, and respiratory arrests.

In terms of possible physiological triggers, life - endangering events such as falling and a sudden drop of oxygen to the brain are thought to be potential causes - something which would correlate with a previous study which found that 1 in 5 people who'd suffered a heart attack and were resuscitated had reported a near - death experience.

That the issue at stake is a spiritual one is evident in the religious imagery that pervades Callahan's account of technological medicine: that the war on death is a search for «immortality»; that the dying patient might be «saved»; that medicine is seen as «omnipotent, holding life and death wholly in its hands»; that a lobbyist equates heart attacks, cancer, and strokes with sin (interesting rhetoric in the public sphere, but I'll save that discussion for another day).

In addition, alcohol and drug abuse, as well as deaths caused by heart attacks and other stress - related ailments, mount during times when many are out of work.

- Off Topic: My prayers to d families of d victims of d French attacks... May d Lord Jesus give Ur hearts Comfort as he's given me in my Grandma's death this time... Amen!!!!

Subsequently, the Clean Air Task Force of the DEC reports that since this time, illnesses such as asthma, bronchitis, heart attacks, hospital visits, and death related to these pollutants have decreased statewide by 87 percent.

People with type 2 diabetes are at high risk of cardiovascular - related events, such as heart attacks, stroke, and even death, often because their levels of triglycerides are so high, and their high - density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels are low.

The trial was designed to compare outcomes — such as cardiovascular - related death and heart attack — in patients taking a statin plus ezetimibe versus patients taking a statin plus placebo.

In the new study, patients receiving angioplasty with the new stents had a 47 percent higher risk of one of the outcomes identified as a primary endpoint in the study: death, heart attack and subsequent procedure to clear blocked arteries, as compared to patients who received bypass.

If we find calcium in your arteries, you're more likely to suffer a major adverse event, such as a heart attack or death, or you may require a stent or bypass surgery.»

Graham's group found that people taking Avandia had about an 18 % higher risk of heart attack, stroke, heart failure, or death compared with those on Actos, which other work has shown is just as effective.

«A previous study in Paris during the 2003 heat wave found an increased risk of sudden cardiac death but no increase in myocardial infarction [heart attack],» De Sario and Michelozzi noted as an example.

A second source of uncertainty is the possibility that deaths from swine flu are being attributed falsely to other causes of death, such as heart attacks or pneumonia from other causes.

[Stephanie Chiuve et al., «Adherence to a Low - Risk, Healthy Lifestyle and Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death Among Women»] These preventive measures might be especially important for women, who are less than half as likely as men to be diagnosed with heart disease or dysfunction before a fatal attack.

Large observational studies report that in severely obese individuals, bariatric surgery is associated with long - term reductions in all major cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, CVD events such as heart attacks and strokes, cancer and all - cause mortality, including a 92 % decrease in diabetes - related deaths.

Coal plants are one of the largest contributors to atmospheric particulate matter and ozone — which are linked to worsened asthma and increased rates of heart attacks and premature death — as well as greenhouse gases and toxic substances, including mercury.

The country had already been on edge following the volcano's initial eruption this past weekend, spewing hot ash, gas and smoke into the air for several days, forcing the evacuation of more than 4,200 residents and leading to the death of a 92 - year - old woman who suffered a heart attack aboard a navy boat as she was being taken to Puerto Montt, about 125 miles (200 kilometers) north of the volcano.

The hypothesis holds that vegetable oils rich in linoleic acid, like safflower and corn, are good for heart health, that saturated fats, such as those in red meat and dairy products, clog arteries and are very bad, and that replacing the latter with the former reduces deaths from heart attacks, heart disease, and strokes by lowering blood cholesterol levels.

Patients will however be more concerned to avoid death and major complications, such as heart attack or stroke, than re-operations.

The authors and editorialist express grave concerns that there will be many needless premature deaths as well as preventable heart attacks and strokes if patients who would clearly benefit from statins are not prescribed the drug, refuse to take the drug, or stop using the drug because of ill - advised adverse publicity about benefits and risks, which may include misplaced concerns about the possible but unproven small risk of diabetes.

Acute coronary syndrome was defined as any primary discharge diagnosis of heart attack, unstable angina, or heart attack as cause of death from the Patient Register and the Cause - of - Death Register, respectideath from the Patient Register and the Cause - of - Death Register, respectiDeath Register, respectively.

As to heart attack, injection of the cells cut the death rate in half.

Most studies in humans have shown a clear correlation between higher socioeconomic status and lower risk of death or illness from stress - related diseases such as heart attacks and diabetes.

Adding the antiplatelet drug ticagrelor to aspirin as long - term therapy after a heart attack significantly reduced the rate of subsequent death from cardiovascular causes, heart attack or stroke, with the benefit appearing to accrue for nearly three years, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's 64th Annual Scientific Session.

If a patient escapes outright brain death, some improvement can be expected, especially among those who survive trauma rather than oxygen - deprivation injuries, such as a stroke or heart attack.

The so - called sudden unexplained deaths (SUDs) seemed to be the result of heart attacks, but no one was sure what was prompting them as only half of the autopsies revealed underlying heart disease.

In 2004 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was preparing to hold hearings on the safety of painkillers known as COX - 2 inhibitors, including Vioxx, which David Graham, an official in the FDA's Office of Drug Safety, said may have caused an estimated 39,000 to 60,000 heart - attack deaths in just five years.

Patients receiving radial access suffered major bleeding, death, heart attack or stroke within 30 days in 9.8 percent of cases as compared to 11.7 percent in those receiving femoral access.

At 1 year, 9.5 % of people experienced an adverse event such as death, stroke, heart attack or admission to long - term care, 23.6 % at 3 years and 35.7 % at 5 years.

Patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing angioplasty who received the anticoagulant drug bivalirudin did not show significant improvements in either of two co-primary endpoints — a composite of rate of death, heart attack or stroke at 30 days, or a composite of those events plus major bleeding — as compared to patients receiving standard anticoagulation therapy, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's 64th Annual Scientific Session.

Bereavement has long been known as a risk factor for death and this study increases our understanding of its effects on cardiovascular problems such as heart attacks and strokes.

«All patients suffering from blockage of an artery in the heart or brain should receive 325 mg regular aspirin promptly and daily aspirin thereafter to reduce their death rate as well as subsequent heart attacks and strokes,» said Hennekens.

A study based on medical records from more than a quarter million adult patients found that African - American patients with connective tissue diseases such as lupus or rheumatoid arthritis were twice as likely as white patients to suffer from narrowed or atherosclerotic blood vessels, which increase the risk of a heart attack, stroke or death.

February 4, 2016 Connective tissue disease increases risk for cardiovascular problems A study based on medical records from more than a quarter million adult patients found that African - American patients with connective tissue diseases such as lupus or rheumatoid arthritis were twice as likely as white patients to suffer from narrowed or atherosclerotic blood vessels, which increase the risk of a heart attack, stroke or death.

While better medical care and timely management of heart attacks have decreased the number of early deaths, survivors face an increased risk of chronic heart failure as they develop even more scarring.

However, telomere length and CPC levels are independent and additive predictors of adverse cardiovascular outcomes (such as death, heart attack, stroke, or hospitalization for heart failure), he finds.

April 18, 2011 Elderly diabetes patients with very low glucose levels have slightly increased risk of death A new study of older diabetes patients has found that well - controlled blood sugar levels were associated with a lower risk of major complications such as heart attacks, amputation and kidney disease, but the very lowest blood sugar levels were associated with a small but significant increased risk of death.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A specific protein isolated from the venom of a Chilean tarantula by University at Buffalo biophysicists shows promise as the basis for new drugs for preventing atrial fibrillation, the chaotic beating of the heart that is a major cause of death following a heart attack.

Another study, published last spring in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine, found that among nearly 400 heart attack patients the most pessimistic patients were twice as likely to suffer from serious complications such as a second heart attack, heart surgery or death in the four years following their initial heart attack, compared with the most optimistic patients.

In my field of cardiovascular disease, air pollution as a trigger for heart attack and death is rarely mentioned but is highly supported by quality...

In my field of cardiovascular disease, air pollution as a trigger for heart attack and death is rarely mentioned but is highly supported by quality research.

The patients following the Lyon diet had a 50 to 70 % lower of recurrent heart disease such as heart attacks, death and hospitalizations during follow up over more than four years.

Three years following surgery, the death rate was about the same for the two groups, as were the rates of heart attack and stroke, the researchers reported.

A 2017 study found people with the greatest bodyweight fluctuations had twice the risk of heart attack, stroke, or death as those whose weight remained relatively stable — even after taking into consideration weight, smoking, and other cardiovascular risk factors.

and that increases your risk of death or a serious event such as a heart attack or stroke: Relevant New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) video, Global Sodium Consumption slides are:

This is because IGF - 1 prevents the death of heart cells and offers protection to heart cells when the cells are stressed, such as during a heart attack or long amount of time without oxygen.

Dr. James A. Levine of the Mayo Clinic also said that people who sit four or more hours a day have nearly 50 % increased death of any cause, as well as «about a 125 percent increased risk of events associated with cardiovascular disease, such as chest pain (angina) or heart attack.»

As with other studies, researchers found that higher polyphenol intake resulted in a 30 percent reduction in the combined risk of acute heart attack, stroke, or cardiovascular death.

Metabolic syndrome refers to a group of risk factors that, when present, increase your risk for developing heart disease, and as a result, increase the risk of heart attack, heart damage, and death.