Treating and preventing abnormal heart beats with stem cell muscle grafts

by Westmead Institute for Medical ResearchCA is a feasible and effective EA treatment strategy. a, Representative rhythm strip showing termination of EA during CA. b, Electroanatomic maps from a repre

Updated on: March 30,2024

Treating and preventing abnormal heart beats with stem cell muscle grafts

by Westmead Institute for Medical ResearchCA is a feasible and effective EA treatment strategy. a, Representative rhythm strip showing termination of EA during CA. b, Electroanatomic maps from a repre

Updated on:March 30,2024

Researchers develop new method for detecting heart failure with a smartphone

byUniversity of TurkuCredit:JACC: Heart Failure(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2024.01.022A new technology using a smartphone to analyze heart movement and detect heart failure was creat

Updated on: April 28,2024

Researchers develop new method for detecting heart failure with a smartphone

byUniversity of TurkuCredit:JACC: Heart Failure(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2024.01.022A new technology using a smartphone to analyze heart movement and detect heart failure was creat

Updated on:April 28,2024

Ductus arteriosus stenting could help severely ill infants with pulmonary arterial hypertension

by Albert McKeon,Children's Hospital BostonCredit: CC0 Public DomainTreatment for infants who have severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is sometimes limited. Because they haven't

Updated on: March 15,2024

Ductus arteriosus stenting could help severely ill infants with pulmonary arterial hypertension

by Albert McKeon,Children's Hospital BostonCredit: CC0 Public DomainTreatment for infants who have severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is sometimes limited. Because they haven't

Updated on:March 15,2024

Patients taking edoxoban after heart valve surgery found to have lower risk of stroke, blood clots

byAmerican Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEdoxaban, an oral anticoagulant, was equally or more effective than warfarin in reducing the risk of stroke and blood clots for patie

Updated on: November 26,2024

Patients taking edoxoban after heart valve surgery found to have lower risk of stroke, blood clots

byAmerican Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEdoxaban, an oral anticoagulant, was equally or more effective than warfarin in reducing the risk of stroke and blood clots for patie

Updated on:November 26,2024

Too often, nearby defibrillators go unused on people in cardiac arrest

by Ernie MundellThere's been a big push over the past few years to get automated external defibrillators (AEDs) installed in public spaces, to help save lives threatened by cardiac arrest.Unfortun

Updated on: March 30,2024

Too often, nearby defibrillators go unused on people in cardiac arrest

by Ernie MundellThere's been a big push over the past few years to get automated external defibrillators (AEDs) installed in public spaces, to help save lives threatened by cardiac arrest.Unfortun

Updated on:March 30,2024

Fluctuations in blood pressure over time may be linked to higher sudden cardiac death risk

byAmerican Heart AssociationCredit: Pavel Danilyuk from PexelsMiddle-aged adults with long-term fluctuations in blood pressure may face a higher risk for sudden cardiac death than their peers wi

Updated on: November 26,2024

Fluctuations in blood pressure over time may be linked to higher sudden cardiac death risk

byAmerican Heart AssociationCredit: Pavel Danilyuk from PexelsMiddle-aged adults with long-term fluctuations in blood pressure may face a higher risk for sudden cardiac death than their peers wi

Updated on:November 26,2024

Analysis finds biomarkers that improve prediction accuracy of cardiovascular disease risk in people with type 2 diabetes

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineGlobal distribution of origin and ancestry of the study populations and countries of affiliation and gender distribution of authors of the included s

Updated on: March 15,2024

Analysis finds biomarkers that improve prediction accuracy of cardiovascular disease risk in people with type 2 diabetes

by Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineGlobal distribution of origin and ancestry of the study populations and countries of affiliation and gender distribution of authors of the included s

Updated on:March 15,2024

Experts call for routine measurement of lipoprotein (a) levels

by Polskie Towarzystwo Lipidologiczne (Polish Lipid Association)Histogram of serum lipoprotein(a) concentrations distribution in the study population divided into four categories. Credit:Progres

Updated on: September 04,2024

Experts call for routine measurement of lipoprotein (a) levels

by Polskie Towarzystwo Lipidologiczne (Polish Lipid Association)Histogram of serum lipoprotein(a) concentrations distribution in the study population divided into four categories. Credit:Progres

Updated on:September 04,2024

Century of progress sets stage for future scientific advances in cardiovascular health

by American Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDramatic advances in the understanding and treatment of cardiovascular diseases have saved millions of lives in the 100 years since t

Updated on: March 15,2024

Century of progress sets stage for future scientific advances in cardiovascular health

by American Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDramatic advances in the understanding and treatment of cardiovascular diseases have saved millions of lives in the 100 years since t

Updated on:March 15,2024

Investigators identify novel plasma proteins linked to future risk of hypertension

by Jacqueline Mitchell,Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterCredit: Andrea Piacquadio from PexelsExercise testing can serve as a powerful physiologic probe to unmask subclinical cardiovascular ab

Updated on: July 05,2024

Investigators identify novel plasma proteins linked to future risk of hypertension

by Jacqueline Mitchell,Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterCredit: Andrea Piacquadio from PexelsExercise testing can serve as a powerful physiologic probe to unmask subclinical cardiovascular ab

Updated on:July 05,2024

Robotic arm-assisted remote echocardiograms found to have similar accuracy to those performed in person

byEuropean Society of CardiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research presented at this year'sESC Congress 2024in London, UK (30 Aug–2 Sept) shows that performing echocardiograms

Updated on: September 04,2024

Robotic arm-assisted remote echocardiograms found to have similar accuracy to those performed in person

byEuropean Society of CardiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research presented at this year'sESC Congress 2024in London, UK (30 Aug–2 Sept) shows that performing echocardiograms

Updated on:September 04,2024

Clinical trial finds new gene editing therapy for heart condition to be safe and effective

byUniversity College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new type of therapy that "edits" a gene in patients with a rare heart condition has been shown to be safe and effective, a

Updated on: November 22,2024

Clinical trial finds new gene editing therapy for heart condition to be safe and effective

byUniversity College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new type of therapy that "edits" a gene in patients with a rare heart condition has been shown to be safe and effective, a

Updated on:November 22,2024