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In large clinical trials conducted worldwide, full dose anti-coagulation (blood thinner) treatments given to moderately ill patients hospitalized for COVID-19 reduced the requirement of vital organ support—such as the need for mechanical ventilation. A trend in possible reduction of mortality was also observed and is being further studied. With...
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Three clinical trial platforms working together to test the effects of full doses of anticoagulants (blood thinners) in COVID-19 patients have paused enrollment for one group of patients. Among critically ill COVID-19 patients requiring intensive care unit (ICU) support, therapeutic anticoagulation drugs did not reduce the need for organ support....
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Research Features
When the November 2020 news broke that two vaccines had proven to be highly effective in preventing COVID-19 or minimizing its impact, people everywhere began talking about seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. But many public health experts were talking, too, about another bright spot – the vast numbers of participants from racial and ethnic...
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Research Feature
When the results from a landmark heart health study of American Indians were published in 1999, they shattered the health care community’s erroneous assumption that this population rarely got heart disease—that somehow they were naturally protected from it. Indeed, the study highlighted the exceedingly high rate of heart disease and its risk...
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NHLBI in the Press
A meta-analysis reviewed the activity patterns of 44,000 people and found 30-40 minutes of exercise each day that gets your heart beating faster and leaves you a little breathless correlated with lower rates of premature death in comparison to adults who were the least active and most sedentary.
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NHLBI in the Press
Movement is good for the heart. A new study details 502 metabolic compounds and pathways activated during short exercise intervals.
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NHLBI in the Press
Researchers found losing fat mass, instead of lean muscle mass, and reducing waist circumference correlated with a reduced risk of heart failure for adults with type 2 diabetes.
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NHLBI in the Press
A study of 80,000 postmenopausal women found sedentary behavior, such as sitting or lying down most days, correlated with increased risks for hospitalization due to heart failure.
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NHLBI in the Press
A Mediterranean-style diet correlated with a reduced diabetes risk in the Women’s Health Study and with mild reductions in blood pressure among adults in New York.
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NHLBI in the Press
The rate of successfully restoring someone’s pulse after their heart stops beating was lower in 2020 compared to 2019, according to a new study.
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NHLBI in the Press
Instead of evaluating blood pressure levels for disease thresholds, researchers evaluated healthy adults for blood pressure levels associated with cardiovascular health.