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A new test is being trialled by general practitioners in the hope of catching "silent" cases of heart disease.

Date Time New COVID vaccine among recipients of funding injection The University of Sydney has received funding for 12 research projects, including a single-dose COVID vaccine, from the Medical Research Future Fund. A single-dose vaccine that targets new COVID-19 variants has been awarded funding to fast-track testing in human trials. The University of Sydney technology was one of 12 research projects to be awarded funding under the latest Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) round. Oth...

Apr 26, 2021 Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death globally. Since the start of the pandemic, approximately 18 million people have died of CVD, with the majority from low- and middle-income countries. The epidemic of CVD is a global phenomenon, however equitable access to effective therapies continues to be an international challenge. The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated what can be achieved when the world is faced with an acute health problem in urgent need of solutions....

March 12, 2021 STEMI commonly occurs in the absence of four common CV risk factors—hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, and current smoking—and when it does, outcomes can be worse than those seen in the larger STEMI population, data from the SWEDEHEART registry indicate. All-cause mortality at 30 days was significantly higher in patients without one of these standard modifiable CV risk factors (11.3% vs 7.9%; HR 1.47; 95% CI 1.37-1.57), dubbed SMuRFs by Gemma Figtree, DPhil (Royal ...

Heart attacks more likely to be fatal among people with no risk factors, new research finds By national medical reporter Sophie Scott and the Specialist Reporting Teams Mary Lloyd Posted TueTuesday 9 updated WedWednesday 10 MarMarch 2021 at 4:33am Jennifer Tucker was "absolutely stunned" to learn she was at high risk of a heart attack. ( Share Print text only Jennifer Tucker goes to the gym five times a week and loves eating healthy food. The fit mother of two had absolutely no risk factors f...