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Kaiser Permanente Researchers Find Epidemic of Deaths Due to Heart Failure in U.S.

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Kaiser Permanente researchers put the spotlight on age 65 and over baby boomers and find that deaths due to heart failure are increasing in the United States. Their findings were published in the October 29 issue of JAMA Cardiology. The researchers say that heart failure is a chronic, progressive form of heart disease in which …

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Taking a Look at Post Surgical Complications for Patients with Sleep Apnea

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According to a study published today in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) in May, patients who have severe obstructive sleep apnea have a significantly higher risk of medical complications related to their heart in the first 30 days after major surgery. \”We found that the risk of postoperative complications related to their heart was …

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Cases of Atrial fibrillation in EU’s Seniors Expected to Skyrocket by 2060

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Last month, during World Heart Rhythm Week, a research study published in the EP Europace, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), called for urgent action to prevent, detect and treat atrial fibrillation to stop a substantial rise in disabling strokes. According to the researchers, atrial fibrillation also called AFib or AF, is the …

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