Pain after Heart Attack Linked to Higher Risk of Death: Study Reveals

In the United States, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a person suffers a heart attack every 40 seconds. Heart disease, including heart attack, is the leading cause of death among Americans. However, most people survive their first heart attack and go on to lead normal lives, according to the … Read more

Surviving a Myocardial Infarction on a Hot Day: The Story of a 50-Year-Old Man’s Emergency Operation

Surviving a Myocardial Infarction on a Hot Day: The Story of a 50-Year-Old Man’s Emergency Operation

Myocardial infarction on a hot day! 50-year-old man rescued from ghost gate after emergency operation 55-year-old Mr. Chen recently felt shortness of breath and chest tightness. Sometimes he patted his chest and rested for a little improvement. Unexpectedly, one day he was out of breath, sweating all over his body, and his cardiopulmonary function stopped … Read more

Atherosclerotic Plaque Rupture Location and Marker for Predicting Stroke and Myocardial Infarction Risk Identified by Lund University Researchers

Atherosclerotic Plaque Rupture Location and Marker for Predicting Stroke and Myocardial Infarction Risk Identified by Lund University Researchers

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have identified the location of plaque ruptures that can lead to strokes and heart attacks, and discovered a marker that may be used to predict patients at risk. The team found plaques in the carotid artery often ruptured at the beginning of the area of plaque accumulation, closest to … Read more

Understanding the Relationship between Coronary Heart Disease and Diabetes: A “Buy One, Get One Free” Phenomenon

Understanding the Relationship between Coronary Heart Disease and Diabetes: A “Buy One, Get One Free” Phenomenon

[Voice of Hope June 2, 2023](Editor: Guo Qiang) In clinical practice, we often encounter such a phenomenon: many patients with coronary heart disease are diagnosed with diabetes after a period of time; the same is true for patients with diabetes. Coronary heart disease and diabetes often occur together in patients. The relationship between these two … Read more