By LabMedica International staff writers Image: PocDoc offers the world’s first app based five marker lipid test (Photo courtesy of PocDoc) Cardiovascular disease (CVD), accountable for 32% of global deaths annually, is the world’s leading cause of death. These largely preventable fatalities highlight the urgent need for improved access to CVD testing and subsequent treatment, a pressing concern worldwide. Now, an innovative diagnostic tool for CVD enables early detection by facilitating accurate blood testing via a smartphone or tablet, with results accessible through an app. PocDoc (Cambridge, UK) has pioneered a groundbreaking smartphone-based lipid test capable of delivering a 5 marker lipid panel via the PocDoc app in under six minutes, with results instantaneously shared with the healthcare system. This technology allows lipid testing to extend beyond the confines of general practice surgeries, thereby drastically enhancing accessibility to testing and subsequently preventing more individuals from developing CVD. Despite its ...
High fitness levels may reduce the risk of death from cardiovascular disease in men with high blood pressure, according to a 29-year study published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the ESC. Nearly 1.3 billion adults aged 30 to 79 years worldwide have high blood pressure (hypertension). Hypertension is a major risk factor for heart attack and stroke and a leading cause of premature death globally. Previous studies have shown that high cardiorespiratory fitness is linked with greater longevity. This study examined the interplay between blood pressure, fitness and risk of death from cardiovascular disease. The study included 2,280 men aged 42 to 61 years living in eastern Finland and enrolled in the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study. Baseline measurements were conducted between 1984 and 1989. These included blood pressure and cardiorespiratory fitness, which was assessed as maximal oxygen uptake while riding ...
A research team from Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) have found a close link between a Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and the immune cells that could damage cardiovascular tissue.
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This research study was conducted on 100,000 participants including both HIV and non-HIV patients, aged around 48 years on an average. The results were published in the Journal of the American Heart Association where the participants with higher levels of bilirubin had 76% risk for cardiovascular diseases as same as the group with the lower bilirubin levels.
Collaboration between China's National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases and Lilly aims to improve care for people living with Type 2 diabetes in China - The Lilly and NCCD collaboration will address four strategic areas to advance scientific understanding and medical education related to diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Factor XIa inhibitor moving into Phase 2 Trials for Secondary Stroke Prevention Bristol-Myers Squibb to receive upfront payment and companies to share development and commercialization costs, and global profits
Johnson & Johnson has bought into Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Factor XIa inhibitor program. The deal gives J&J a stake in the development and potential commercialization of anticoagulants including phase 2-ready secondary stroke candidate BMS-986177.
HIV infection is associated with a greater risk for abdominal obesity and, perhaps indirectly, a greater risk for elevated LDL cholesterol and hypertriglyceridemia, according to recent findings.
Canon Medical launches new version of Aplio i900 cardiovascular ultrasound system - Medical Devices Business Review
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