Blood tests could identify people with AFib at risk for 'breakthrough' stroke

by Laura Williamson,American Heart AssociationCredit: Circulating Biomarkers and Anticoagulation Breakthrough Stroke Risk in Atrial Fibrillation: The REGARDS Study. https://www.abstractsonline.c

Updated on: March 28,2024

Blood tests could identify people with AFib at risk for 'breakthrough' stroke

by Laura Williamson,American Heart AssociationCredit: Circulating Biomarkers and Anticoagulation Breakthrough Stroke Risk in Atrial Fibrillation: The REGARDS Study. https://www.abstractsonline.c

Updated on:March 28,2024

Positive experiences can protect children's heart health

byMurdoch Children's Research InstituteCredit: Ketut Subiyanto from PexelsExperiencing childhood adversity can harm a child's heart health but positive experiences provide a buffer, acco

Updated on: September 05,2024

Positive experiences can protect children's heart health

byMurdoch Children's Research InstituteCredit: Ketut Subiyanto from PexelsExperiencing childhood adversity can harm a child's heart health but positive experiences provide a buffer, acco

Updated on:September 05,2024

Study uncovers connections between obesity and heart failure

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new smallstudyled by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers and published July 25th in the journalNa

Updated on: August 08,2024

Study uncovers connections between obesity and heart failure

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new smallstudyled by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers and published July 25th in the journalNa

Updated on:August 08,2024

Patch-wearable cardioverter-defibrillator safe and effective

by Lori SolomonA novel, water-resistant patch-wearable cardioverter-defibrillator (P-WCD) is safe and effective for patients at risk for sudden cardiac arrest, according to a study published in the Au

Updated on: August 08,2024

Patch-wearable cardioverter-defibrillator safe and effective

by Lori SolomonA novel, water-resistant patch-wearable cardioverter-defibrillator (P-WCD) is safe and effective for patients at risk for sudden cardiac arrest, according to a study published in the Au

Updated on:August 08,2024

Women's heart disease is underdiagnosed, but new machine learning models can help solve this problem

byFrontiersCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhen it comes to matters of the heart, cardiovascular disease in women is underdiagnosed compared to men. A popular scoring system used to estimate h

Updated on: April 28,2024

Women's heart disease is underdiagnosed, but new machine learning models can help solve this problem

byFrontiersCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhen it comes to matters of the heart, cardiovascular disease in women is underdiagnosed compared to men. A popular scoring system used to estimate h

Updated on:April 28,2024

The inconsistencies of genetic markers for predicting heart disease

by Matt Toal,Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaRisk Predictions for 5 Randomly Selected Individuals in the All of Us (AOU) Research Program. Credit:JAMA(20

Updated on: November 22,2024

The inconsistencies of genetic markers for predicting heart disease

by Matt Toal,Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaRisk Predictions for 5 Randomly Selected Individuals in the All of Us (AOU) Research Program. Credit:JAMA(20

Updated on:November 22,2024

New look at stroke response: Mobile physicians

byUniversity of MissouriCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMany patients living in rural areas don't have easy access to specialized or emergency care. When they face conditions like strokes,

Updated on: September 23,2024

New look at stroke response: Mobile physicians

byUniversity of MissouriCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMany patients living in rural areas don't have easy access to specialized or emergency care. When they face conditions like strokes,

Updated on:September 23,2024

Salt substitution may reduce all-cause, cardiovascular mortality

by Elana GotkineSalt substitution may reduce all-cause or cardiovascular mortality, according to a reviewpublishedonline April 9 in theAnnals of Internal Medicine.Hannah Greenwood, f

Updated on: April 28,2024

Salt substitution may reduce all-cause, cardiovascular mortality

by Elana GotkineSalt substitution may reduce all-cause or cardiovascular mortality, according to a reviewpublishedonline April 9 in theAnnals of Internal Medicine.Hannah Greenwood, f

Updated on:April 28,2024

Heart failure in type 2 diabetes: Current diagnostic methods unreliable in women

byMedical University of ViennaCumulative survival of male (left) and female (right) patients stratified according to the NYHA classification. Credit:Cardiovascular Diabetology(2024).

Updated on: August 08,2024

Heart failure in type 2 diabetes: Current diagnostic methods unreliable in women

byMedical University of ViennaCumulative survival of male (left) and female (right) patients stratified according to the NYHA classification. Credit:Cardiovascular Diabetology(2024).

Updated on:August 08,2024

Pharmacist prescribing can reduce stroke risk in A-fib patients

by Lori SolomonCommunity pharmacists can play an effective role in closing gaps in the delivery of stroke risk reduction therapy by prescribing appropriate oral anticoagulation therapy (OAC) for high-

Updated on: August 08,2024

Pharmacist prescribing can reduce stroke risk in A-fib patients

by Lori SolomonCommunity pharmacists can play an effective role in closing gaps in the delivery of stroke risk reduction therapy by prescribing appropriate oral anticoagulation therapy (OAC) for high-

Updated on:August 08,2024

Cardiologists publish case series study on heart valve procedure

by Henry Ford HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFindings from a published case series research letter by the Henry Ford Health Structural Heart Disease team show that severe mitral stenosis, due

Updated on: March 15,2024

Cardiologists publish case series study on heart valve procedure

by Henry Ford HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFindings from a published case series research letter by the Henry Ford Health Structural Heart Disease team show that severe mitral stenosis, due

Updated on:March 15,2024

Study looks at efficacy of hemoglobin thresholds for transfusion

by Elana GotkineFor patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) and anemia, 30-day risks for death or recurrent MI seem to increase with lower hemoglobin thresholds for transfusion, according to re

Updated on: October 14,2024

Study looks at efficacy of hemoglobin thresholds for transfusion

by Elana GotkineFor patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) and anemia, 30-day risks for death or recurrent MI seem to increase with lower hemoglobin thresholds for transfusion, according to re

Updated on:October 14,2024