Individuals with genetic high cholesterol, heart disease or both, who were infected with COVID-19 had more heart attacks according to new research by the FH Foundation.
People with genetic high cholesterol, heart disease or both, and infected with Covid-19 can be more at risk of heart attacks, according to new research.Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a common genetic condition that increases an .
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Individuals with genetic high cholesterol, heart disease or both, who were infected with COVID-19 had more heart attacks according to new research by the FH Foundation. While previous studies have speculated about poorer outcomes if a person with genetic high cholesterol - called familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) contracts COVID-19, this study from the FH Foundation s national healthcare database is the first to demonstrate higher heart attack rates in the real world. Published online in the
American Journal of Preventive Cardiology, the study also importantly confirms that COVID-19 increases heart attack rates in individuals with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD).
The FH Foundation performed an analysis of 55,412,462 individuals, separating groups into six matched cohorts including diagnosed FH, probable FH, and ASCVD, with and without COVID-19 infection (as identified by the U07.1 ICD-10 code). The researchers found that rates of heart attack
Members of Chinook Indian Nation liken lack of federal recognition to slow-motion ‘genocide’
Updated Apr 03, 2021;
Posted Apr 03, 2021
Members of the Chinook Indian Nation paddle a newly made replica of an historic Native American canoe in 2013. They were on the first day of a five-day river journey down the Lower Columbia in honor of their ancestors and in celebration of the river. Faith Cathcart/The OregonianLC-
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Before the pandemic, the cedar plankhouse called Cathlapotle would have been full of stories and fire. Every winter, the Chinook Indian Nation and neighboring tribes hold their annual gathering here, on their ancestral lands on a Columbia River floodplain, where red-winged blackbirds sing from the cattails and yellow-and-orange-eyed sandhill cranes strut on stilted legs. It’s not far from the remnants of a village also called Cathlapotle, a major Chinookan trading town established around 1450 that once held as
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American Lung Association and Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research Team Up to Raise Awareness of Sarcoidosis
April 1, 2021 GMT
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CHICAGO, April 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ This April, for Sarcoidosis Awareness Month, the American Lung Association and the Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research (FSR) will be partnering to raise awareness and provide opportunities for those affected by sarcoidosis to learn more about how they can protect their health.
Individuals with the rare autoimmune disease sarcoidosis live with ongoing concerns about their health vulnerabilities. The COVID-19 pandemic presents new risk and uncertainty for those with compromised immune systems. Since 90% of sarcoidosis patients have lung impacts, it is more important than ever to raise awareness about this disease in the face of COVID-19 and its major threats to