Beetroot juice supplement found to lower blood pressure, improve exercise capacity in people with COPD

by European Respiratory SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA 12-week course of daily beetroot juice supplement for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) lowered blood pressure

Updated on: December 28,2023

Beetroot juice supplement found to lower blood pressure, improve exercise capacity in people with COPD

by European Respiratory SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA 12-week course of daily beetroot juice supplement for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) lowered blood pressure

Updated on:December 28,2023

New AI tool finds rare variants linked to heart disease in 17 genes

by The Mount Sinai HospitalA rare variant association study using exome sequencing data was performed on a machine learning-based marker for coronary artery disease (CAD). This identified rare co

Updated on: June 15,2024

New AI tool finds rare variants linked to heart disease in 17 genes

by The Mount Sinai HospitalA rare variant association study using exome sequencing data was performed on a machine learning-based marker for coronary artery disease (CAD). This identified rare co

Updated on:June 15,2024

Nasal spray version of common diuretic has potential to help treat heart failure

byAmerican Heart AssociationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new nasal spray form of the medication bumetanide may reduce the tissue swelling caused by heart failure as effectively as the sta

Updated on: November 29,2024

Nasal spray version of common diuretic has potential to help treat heart failure

byAmerican Heart AssociationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new nasal spray form of the medication bumetanide may reduce the tissue swelling caused by heart failure as effectively as the sta

Updated on:November 29,2024

Shoring up the heart muscle's intricately designed structures to treat heart failure

by Nancy Fliesler,Children's Hospital BostonGene therapy could potentially restore the orderly structure of dyads in heart muscle (as in the top image) and help reverse heart failure. Credit

Updated on: October 31,2024

Shoring up the heart muscle's intricately designed structures to treat heart failure

by Nancy Fliesler,Children's Hospital BostonGene therapy could potentially restore the orderly structure of dyads in heart muscle (as in the top image) and help reverse heart failure. Credit

Updated on:October 31,2024

Sitting too long can harm heart health, even for active people

byAmerican College of CardiologyCentral Illustration. Credit:Journal of the American College of Cardiology(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.10.065More time spent sitting, reclining or

Updated on: November 27,2024

Sitting too long can harm heart health, even for active people

byAmerican College of CardiologyCentral Illustration. Credit:Journal of the American College of Cardiology(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.10.065More time spent sitting, reclining or

Updated on:November 27,2024

Preexisting conditions seen in all patients with tachycardia after COVID-19 vaccine

by Elana GotkinePatients with post-COVID-19 vaccination postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) all have preexisting conditions, according to a study published in the January issue ofHe

Updated on: March 23,2024

Preexisting conditions seen in all patients with tachycardia after COVID-19 vaccine

by Elana GotkinePatients with post-COVID-19 vaccination postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) all have preexisting conditions, according to a study published in the January issue ofHe

Updated on:March 23,2024

COVID jab linked to lower risk of COVID-19–related clot and heart complications

by University of OxfordForest plots for the effect of COVID-19 vaccines on post-COVID-19 cardiac and thromboembolic complications; meta-analysis across cohorts and databases. Credit:Heart&n

Updated on: March 20,2024

COVID jab linked to lower risk of COVID-19–related clot and heart complications

by University of OxfordForest plots for the effect of COVID-19 vaccines on post-COVID-19 cardiac and thromboembolic complications; meta-analysis across cohorts and databases. Credit:Heart&n

Updated on:March 20,2024

Saving moms' lives: a policy roadmap to better health before, during and after pregnancy

by American Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTragically, mothers across the country are dying during and after childbirth, a trend that is disproportionately impacting women of c

Updated on: March 26,2024

Saving moms' lives: a policy roadmap to better health before, during and after pregnancy

by American Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTragically, mothers across the country are dying during and after childbirth, a trend that is disproportionately impacting women of c

Updated on:March 26,2024

Keto diet study shows increased LDL cholesterol, higher apolipoprotein B and reduced gut bacteria

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit:Cell Reports Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2024.101667A team of health and nutrition specialists at the University of Bath, working with colleague

Updated on: August 08,2024

Keto diet study shows increased LDL cholesterol, higher apolipoprotein B and reduced gut bacteria

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit:Cell Reports Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2024.101667A team of health and nutrition specialists at the University of Bath, working with colleague

Updated on:August 08,2024

Discovery unveils key to heart development in womb, unravels cause of spongy heart disease

by Laurie Fickman,University of HoustonGraphical abstract. Credit:Cardiovascular Research(2024). DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvae111Having explored how the heart is formed in utero, a Universit

Updated on: June 15,2024

Discovery unveils key to heart development in womb, unravels cause of spongy heart disease

by Laurie Fickman,University of HoustonGraphical abstract. Credit:Cardiovascular Research(2024). DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvae111Having explored how the heart is formed in utero, a Universit

Updated on:June 15,2024

Engineered human heart tissue shows researchers the mechanics of tachycardia

byStanford University Medical CenterTachycardia is associated with the downregulation of OXPHOS, TCA cycle and fatty acid oxidation in patients with HF. a, Transcriptomic analysis of myocardial

Updated on: December 28,2023

Engineered human heart tissue shows researchers the mechanics of tachycardia

byStanford University Medical CenterTachycardia is associated with the downregulation of OXPHOS, TCA cycle and fatty acid oxidation in patients with HF. a, Transcriptomic analysis of myocardial

Updated on:December 28,2023

Study provides first stratification of the risk of developing dilated cardiomyopathy in symptom-free genetic carriers

by Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (F.S.P.)Cardiac MRI of a patient with dilated cardiomyopathy (left) and an individual without heart disease (right). In the patient wi

Updated on: May 14,2024

Study provides first stratification of the risk of developing dilated cardiomyopathy in symptom-free genetic carriers

by Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (F.S.P.)Cardiac MRI of a patient with dilated cardiomyopathy (left) and an individual without heart disease (right). In the patient wi

Updated on:May 14,2024