Specialist Updates Cardiology

Advice for patients with CV risk factors - get a dog

18th September 2019
No one can say if it's the walks or the unconditional love, but there's something about owning a dog that seems to go hand…
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Specialist Updates Cardiology

How mental stress can trigger cardiac events

17th September 2019
Psychological stress-induced vascular changes in patients with coronary artery disease could greatly increase the risk of…
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New tool can detect which patients have MI

12th September 2019
Doctors may soon be able to sort patients presenting with symptoms of acute MI into three risk categories, a study of a new…
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Antibiotic class linked to heart-valve regurgitation

11th September 2019
Fluoroquinolone antibiotics may double the risk of regurgitation in valves on the left side of the heart, a study shows. …
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Want to become a better GP?

17th September 2019
A new master’s degree from the University of Sydney seeks to disrupt the continuing education market by providing GPs with…
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Medical students prone to high rates of hypertension

11th September 2019
Medical students may be more than twice as likely to have hypertension than their peers, a study at one US medical school…
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Stressed female medical student at ward round
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Regular naps halve CVD risk, shows study

10th September 2019
Taking a nap once or twice a week may cut the risk of heart attack and stroke, new research suggests. Experts writing…
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Has 9/11 affected firefighters' long-term health?

10th September 2019
The health impacts of 9/11 have been far reaching, with new data showing that the first firefighters on the scene that day…
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