–Patients with LVADs and their caregivers suffer from confusion and uncertainty at the end of life. More and more people with advanced heart failure are receiving left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) as destination therapy. Now clinicians who treat these patients are reporting that the patients and their caregivers are suffering from an extraordinary amount of…
Global Cardiovascular Deaths Continue To Rise Despite Gains In Prevention And Treatment
April 1, 2015 by 1 Comment
Improvements in the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease haven’t been able to prevent a worldwide rise in cardiovascular deaths in a growing and aging population, according to the authors of a paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Using mortality data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 the authors set out to “disentangle” the…
European Air Pollution Standards May Need To Be Strengthened
December 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A large new analysis published in the Lancet has found a strong association between long-term exposure to air pollution and the risk of dying. The results suggest that European standards for air quality may need to be strengthened. The European Study of Cohorts for Air Pollution Effects (ESCAPE) analyzed data from 22 European studies, including 367,251 participants followed for…
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