Exercise-based cardiac rehab added to stroke recovery improved strength, cardiac endurance
Stroke survivors who completed a cardiac rehabilitation program focused on aerobic exercise, currently not prescribed to stroke survivors, significantly improved their ability to transition from sitting to standing,…
Second generation antibody protects from SARS-CoV-2, its variant and prevents it from mutating to resist therapy
The Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB; Bellinzona, Switzerland), affiliated to the Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) developed a second-generation ‘double antibody’ that protects from SARS-CoV-2, the virus…
Hypertension symptoms in women often mistaken for menopause
Pregnancy complications and early menopause increase women’s future risk of heart disease. Cardiologists, gynaecologists and endocrinologists recommend how to help middle-aged women prevent later heart problems in a…
Risk Factors for Intraoperative Pressure Injury in Aortic Surgery
In a new publication from Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications; Yao Dong, Jun-E Liu and Ling Song from the Capital Medical University, Beijing, China consider risk factors for intraoperative…
Heart attack patients ‘fearful’ of seeking medical help amid COVID crisis
Drop in patient attendances started just before the second lockdown came into force Latest figures reveal it is probably continuing through third lockdown Data analysis is revealing a…