World's first partial heart transplant proves successful in first year

by Stephanie Lopez,Duke UniversityCredit: Duke UniversityThe world's first partial heart transplant has achieved what researchers have spent more than a year hoping for—functioning valves an

Updated on: March 26,2024

World's first partial heart transplant proves successful in first year

by Stephanie Lopez,Duke UniversityCredit: Duke UniversityThe world's first partial heart transplant has achieved what researchers have spent more than a year hoping for—functioning valves an

Updated on:March 26,2024

EMS training on key skills improves heart attack survival

byUTSouthwestern Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainEmergency medical services (EMS) agencies that adopt four or more critical best practices have higher rates of survival amo

Updated on: August 08,2024

EMS training on key skills improves heart attack survival

byUTSouthwestern Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainEmergency medical services (EMS) agencies that adopt four or more critical best practices have higher rates of survival amo

Updated on:August 08,2024

Heart Valve Disease Facts and Statistics: What You Need to Know

Heart Valve Disease Facts and Statistics: What You Need to KnowByAngela Ryan Lee, MDPublished on November 28, 2022Medically reviewed byJeffrey S. Lander, MDAccording to the Cen

Updated on: January 17,2024

Heart Valve Disease Facts and Statistics: What You Need to Know

Heart Valve Disease Facts and Statistics: What You Need to KnowByAngela Ryan Lee, MDPublished on November 28, 2022Medically reviewed byJeffrey S. Lander, MDAccording to the Cen

Updated on:January 17,2024

Is hormone therapy good for heart health?

byThe North American Menopause SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainRecent studies show that women can experience bothersome menopause symptoms, like hot flashes, for longer than originally e

Updated on: September 23,2024

Is hormone therapy good for heart health?

byThe North American Menopause SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainRecent studies show that women can experience bothersome menopause symptoms, like hot flashes, for longer than originally e

Updated on:September 23,2024

Stroke or stroke plus neck artery tear almost doubles risk of heart attack within a year, finds research

by American Heart AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainHeart attack risk almost doubles in the first year after a stroke or when combined with a tear in a neck artery wall; however, a tear without

Updated on: March 21,2024

Stroke or stroke plus neck artery tear almost doubles risk of heart attack within a year, finds research

by American Heart AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainHeart attack risk almost doubles in the first year after a stroke or when combined with a tear in a neck artery wall; however, a tear without

Updated on:March 21,2024

Pain-relief drug delivers choices for mothers in labour

by Annabel Mansfield,University of South AustraliaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChoice and control are important factors for ensuring a positive childbirth experience, yet until recently, lit

Updated on: March 26,2024

Pain-relief drug delivers choices for mothers in labour

by Annabel Mansfield,University of South AustraliaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChoice and control are important factors for ensuring a positive childbirth experience, yet until recently, lit

Updated on:March 26,2024

Risk score calculates which kidney transplant candidates are also at risk for heart attack or stroke, study finds

by Intermountain HealthcareUsing an innovative risk score assessment score, heart researchers at Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City say they can accurately predict whether patients being assessed

Updated on: November 26,2024

Risk score calculates which kidney transplant candidates are also at risk for heart attack or stroke, study finds

by Intermountain HealthcareUsing an innovative risk score assessment score, heart researchers at Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City say they can accurately predict whether patients being assessed

Updated on:November 26,2024

Expert explains how new pediatric heart surgery guidelines will impact care

by Children's Hospital Los AngelesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEvery year, more than 40,000 patients in the U.S. undergo congenital heart surgery. But across centers, studies have shown t

Updated on: March 15,2024

Expert explains how new pediatric heart surgery guidelines will impact care

by Children's Hospital Los AngelesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEvery year, more than 40,000 patients in the U.S. undergo congenital heart surgery. But across centers, studies have shown t

Updated on:March 15,2024

Heart-on-a-chip: Innovative microreactor advances disease modeling and drug screening

byOkayama UniversityPerfusion system for the heart-on-a-chip. Endothelial cells are seeded in the bottom channel of the microfluidic chip, while induced pluripotent stem cells and fibroblasts ar

Updated on: September 23,2024

Heart-on-a-chip: Innovative microreactor advances disease modeling and drug screening

byOkayama UniversityPerfusion system for the heart-on-a-chip. Endothelial cells are seeded in the bottom channel of the microfluidic chip, while induced pluripotent stem cells and fibroblasts ar

Updated on:September 23,2024

Sorting therapeutic stem cells by function improves healing after heart attack, lab study shows

by Wayne Lewis,University of California, Los AngelesNanovials containing individual cells (green) and secreted extracellular vesicles (magenta) within their cavities. Credit: Doyeon Koo/UCLASele

Updated on: July 05,2024

Sorting therapeutic stem cells by function improves healing after heart attack, lab study shows

by Wayne Lewis,University of California, Los AngelesNanovials containing individual cells (green) and secreted extracellular vesicles (magenta) within their cavities. Credit: Doyeon Koo/UCLASele

Updated on:July 05,2024

Deep machine-learning speeds assessment of fruit fly heart aging and disease, a model for human disease

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at BirminghamProposed deep learning pipeline. Credit:Communications Biology(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-06371-7Drosophila—commonly known as fr

Updated on: July 05,2024

Deep machine-learning speeds assessment of fruit fly heart aging and disease, a model for human disease

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at BirminghamProposed deep learning pipeline. Credit:Communications Biology(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-06371-7Drosophila—commonly known as fr

Updated on:July 05,2024

Air pollution increases heart attacks in nonsmokers, study finds

by Physician's Briefing StaffAir pollution is associated with significant increases in heart attacks among nonsmokers, according to a study presented at theEuropean Society of Cardiology Con

Updated on: December 28,2023

Air pollution increases heart attacks in nonsmokers, study finds

by Physician's Briefing StaffAir pollution is associated with significant increases in heart attacks among nonsmokers, according to a study presented at theEuropean Society of Cardiology Con

Updated on:December 28,2023