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11-Nov-2024
Heart disease could hit up to 28 years sooner for people with CKM syndrome
American Heart AssociationReports and Proceedings
Scientists conducted a simulation study to estimate the impact of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk prediction. The study found that adults with chronic kidney disease would have elevated CVD risk eight years earlier than those without the disease. In addition, people with Type 2 diabetes would have an elevated CVD risk about a decade sooner than those without it.
- Meeting
- AHA Scientific Sessions 2024
11-Nov-2024
MESA heart disease risk score worked well with or without race included
American Heart AssociationReports and Proceedings
A version of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) heart disease risk score that did not include race predicted heart disease risk just as well as the original version that includes race.
- Meeting
- AHA Scientific Sessions 2024
11-Nov-2024
Bystander CPR up to 10 minutes after cardiac arrest may protect brain function
American Heart AssociationReports and Proceedings
The sooner a lay rescuer (bystander) starts cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a person having a cardiac arrest at home or in public, up to 10 minutes after the arrest, the better the chances of survival and brain protection, according to an analysis of nearly 200,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrest cases in the U.S. from 2013 to 2022.
- Meeting
- AHA Scientific Sessions 2024
11-Nov-2024
911 dispatcher assistance improved chances of receiving bystander CPR
American Heart AssociationReports and Proceedings
A study of nearly 2,400 cardiac arrest cases in North Carolina found that when emergency dispatchers (telecommunicators) provided cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) instructions to 911 callers, people were more likely to provide aid for both men and women.
- Meeting
- American Heart Association Resuscitation Science Symposium 2024