Cardiac amyloidosis: New AI system developed for early diagnosis

byMedical University of ViennaCohort origin overview. Patients from nine centers in four countries and two continents were enrolled. The largest cohort in terms of patient number, the Austrian c

Updated on: March 28,2024

Cardiac amyloidosis: New AI system developed for early diagnosis

byMedical University of ViennaCohort origin overview. Patients from nine centers in four countries and two continents were enrolled. The largest cohort in terms of patient number, the Austrian c

Updated on:March 28,2024

A blood test could help identify those at highest risk of dying from heart failure, study finds

byUniversity of GlasgowCredit:European Journal of Heart Failure(2023). DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.3085A blood test could help identify those at highest risk of dying from heart failure, new r

Updated on: March 28,2024

A blood test could help identify those at highest risk of dying from heart failure, study finds

byUniversity of GlasgowCredit:European Journal of Heart Failure(2023). DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.3085A blood test could help identify those at highest risk of dying from heart failure, new r

Updated on:March 28,2024

Lasting benefits seen for cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillator

by Elana GotkineReceipt of a cardiac-resynchronization therapy-defibrillator (CRT-D) offers long term benefit for patients with heart failure, reduced ejection fraction, and a widened QRS complex, acc

Updated on: March 15,2024

Lasting benefits seen for cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillator

by Elana GotkineReceipt of a cardiac-resynchronization therapy-defibrillator (CRT-D) offers long term benefit for patients with heart failure, reduced ejection fraction, and a widened QRS complex, acc

Updated on:March 15,2024

Nearly two-thirds of low-risk pulmonary embolism patients are hospitalized after ED visit: Study

by American College of PhysiciansCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAn analysis of more than 1.6 million emergency department (ED) visits for acute pulmonary embolism (PE) has found that nearly two

Updated on: March 28,2024

Nearly two-thirds of low-risk pulmonary embolism patients are hospitalized after ED visit: Study

by American College of PhysiciansCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAn analysis of more than 1.6 million emergency department (ED) visits for acute pulmonary embolism (PE) has found that nearly two

Updated on:March 28,2024

Updating allocation algorithms could help donor hearts reach the transplant patients who need them most

by Grace Niewijk,University of Chicago Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainReceiving a heart transplant is a matter of life and death for many patients. Every time a heart becomes ava

Updated on: March 15,2024

Updating allocation algorithms could help donor hearts reach the transplant patients who need them most

by Grace Niewijk,University of Chicago Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainReceiving a heart transplant is a matter of life and death for many patients. Every time a heart becomes ava

Updated on:March 15,2024

Novel score system accurately identifies lesions, reducing risk of percutaneous coronary intervention complications

bySociety for Cardiovascular Angiography and InterventionsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew data demonstrated that a left main (LM) bifurcation-specific novel scoring system (LM V-RESOLVE), b

Updated on: May 08,2024

Novel score system accurately identifies lesions, reducing risk of percutaneous coronary intervention complications

bySociety for Cardiovascular Angiography and InterventionsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew data demonstrated that a left main (LM) bifurcation-specific novel scoring system (LM V-RESOLVE), b

Updated on:May 08,2024

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy increase risk of cardiovascular death after giving birth, study finds

by Andrew Smith,Rutgers UniversityPregnancy-associated mortality rates from heart disease and stroke by hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, eclampsia (ECL), superimposed preeclampsia (SUP), pre

Updated on: April 28,2024

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy increase risk of cardiovascular death after giving birth, study finds

by Andrew Smith,Rutgers UniversityPregnancy-associated mortality rates from heart disease and stroke by hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, eclampsia (ECL), superimposed preeclampsia (SUP), pre

Updated on:April 28,2024

Revascularization may enhance quality of life for patients with chronic limb threatening ischemia

byBrigham and Women’s HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study reveals diminished quality of life among patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia, a severe form of peripheral a

Updated on: April 28,2024

Revascularization may enhance quality of life for patients with chronic limb threatening ischemia

byBrigham and Women’s HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study reveals diminished quality of life among patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia, a severe form of peripheral a

Updated on:April 28,2024

Varying performance between different mechanical cardiac valves evaluated by researchers

byKarolinska InstitutetRegression standardized cumulative incidence of all-cause mortality after surgical aortic valve replacement with a mechanical valve prosthesis in Sweden between 2003 and 2

Updated on: May 07,2024

Varying performance between different mechanical cardiac valves evaluated by researchers

byKarolinska InstitutetRegression standardized cumulative incidence of all-cause mortality after surgical aortic valve replacement with a mechanical valve prosthesis in Sweden between 2003 and 2

Updated on:May 07,2024

Placenta cells may lower blood pressure

by Sue Smethurst,La Trobe UniversityAngiotensin II induced-hypertension and aortic stiffening is reduced by administration of amnion epithelial cells. (A) Immunostaining for HLA-G in angiotensin

Updated on: March 26,2024

Placenta cells may lower blood pressure

by Sue Smethurst,La Trobe UniversityAngiotensin II induced-hypertension and aortic stiffening is reduced by administration of amnion epithelial cells. (A) Immunostaining for HLA-G in angiotensin

Updated on:March 26,2024

A simplified measurement method for determining immune age improves analysis of cardiorespiratory fitness

by Leibniz-Institut für Arbeitsforschung an der TU DortmundCalibration of the IMM-AGE metric to cell-frequency data from the Dortmund Vital Study DVS. (A) Box plots of the age distributions in the IMM

Updated on: March 26,2024

A simplified measurement method for determining immune age improves analysis of cardiorespiratory fitness

by Leibniz-Institut für Arbeitsforschung an der TU DortmundCalibration of the IMM-AGE metric to cell-frequency data from the Dortmund Vital Study DVS. (A) Box plots of the age distributions in the IMM

Updated on:March 26,2024

AI can boost cost-effective heart failure screening, study shows

by Terri Malloy,Mayo ClinicClinicians at Mayo Clinic can use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to effectively screen patients for a weak heart pump via a simple electrocardiogram (ECG). A new s

Updated on: December 15,2024

AI can boost cost-effective heart failure screening, study shows

by Terri Malloy,Mayo ClinicClinicians at Mayo Clinic can use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to effectively screen patients for a weak heart pump via a simple electrocardiogram (ECG). A new s

Updated on:December 15,2024