Vascular Surgery: What To Expect on the Day of Surgery

Vascular Surgery: What To Expect on the Day of SurgeryBySherry ChristiansenUpdated on August 16, 2023Medically reviewed byScott Sundick, MDOn the day of yourvascular surg

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Vascular Surgery: What To Expect on the Day of Surgery

Vascular Surgery: What To Expect on the Day of SurgeryBySherry ChristiansenUpdated on August 16, 2023Medically reviewed byScott Sundick, MDOn the day of yourvascular surg

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New replacement heart valve combines mechanical and tissue technologies

byUniversity of British ColumbiaRendered isometric views of the iValve are shown in the A) closed and B) open positions. Both the housing and leaflets are identifiable. Credit:Journal of B

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New replacement heart valve combines mechanical and tissue technologies

byUniversity of British ColumbiaRendered isometric views of the iValve are shown in the A) closed and B) open positions. Both the housing and leaflets are identifiable. Credit:Journal of B

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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 17

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 17

Therapy involving diabetes drug empagliflozin shows promise in delaying hospitalizations for heart failure

by Stephanie Lopez,Duke UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAbout 800,000 people in the U.S. suffer a heart attack every year, and about 30% of them will go on to develop heart failure. T

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Therapy involving diabetes drug empagliflozin shows promise in delaying hospitalizations for heart failure

by Stephanie Lopez,Duke UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAbout 800,000 people in the U.S. suffer a heart attack every year, and about 30% of them will go on to develop heart failure. T

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Tracking troponin I over time to manage blood pressure and predict risk of heart disease

by Anna Jones,University of Alabama at BirminghamCredit: CC0 Public DomainCardiac troponins are a group of markers used to predict the risk of heart disease. However, it is not well understood h

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Tracking troponin I over time to manage blood pressure and predict risk of heart disease

by Anna Jones,University of Alabama at BirminghamCredit: CC0 Public DomainCardiac troponins are a group of markers used to predict the risk of heart disease. However, it is not well understood h

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Race, racism and risk prediction for cardiovascular disease

by Keith Churchwell and Sadiya S. Khan,American Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen clinicians are discussing long-term health with a patient, we often find ourselves struggli

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Race, racism and risk prediction for cardiovascular disease

by Keith Churchwell and Sadiya S. Khan,American Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhen clinicians are discussing long-term health with a patient, we often find ourselves struggli

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Is There a Higher Risk of Heart Disease When You Have Celiac?

Is There a Higher Risk of Heart Disease When You Have Celiac?Risk of Coronary Artery Disease, A-Fib RaisedByJane AndersonUpdated on July 19, 2022Medically reviewed byJay N. Yep

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Is There a Higher Risk of Heart Disease When You Have Celiac?

Is There a Higher Risk of Heart Disease When You Have Celiac?Risk of Coronary Artery Disease, A-Fib RaisedByJane AndersonUpdated on July 19, 2022Medically reviewed byJay N. Yep

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Study shows postoperative atrial fibrillation tied to worse outcomes after valve surgery

by Lori SolomonPostoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is associated with an increased rate of neurologic events and worse long-term survival, according to a study published online Sept. 11 in the&nb

Updated on: January 02,2024 5

Study shows postoperative atrial fibrillation tied to worse outcomes after valve surgery

by Lori SolomonPostoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is associated with an increased rate of neurologic events and worse long-term survival, according to a study published online Sept. 11 in the&nb

Updated on:January 02,2024 5

Take heart murmurs seriously say cardiologists

by Mayo Clinic News Network, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDetecting a heart murmur on your own can be tricky. A murmur is an extra heart sound that can be heard by a stetho

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Take heart murmurs seriously say cardiologists

by Mayo Clinic News Network, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDetecting a heart murmur on your own can be tricky. A murmur is an extra heart sound that can be heard by a stetho

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Heart Disease Facts and Statistics: What You Need to Know

Heart Disease Facts and Statistics: What You Need to KnowByCathy NelsonPublished on September 22, 2022Medically reviewed byYasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCIHeart diseaseis the num

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Heart Disease Facts and Statistics: What You Need to Know

Heart Disease Facts and Statistics: What You Need to KnowByCathy NelsonPublished on September 22, 2022Medically reviewed byYasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCIHeart diseaseis the num

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Bioinks with improved electromechanical properties for 3D printing of cardiac BioRings

by Catherine Goulet-Cloutier,University of MontrealThe ring-shaped heart tissues are printed with a bioink containing a patient's stem cells. Credit: Véronique Lavoie, Chu Sainte-JustineScie

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Bioinks with improved electromechanical properties for 3D printing of cardiac BioRings

by Catherine Goulet-Cloutier,University of MontrealThe ring-shaped heart tissues are printed with a bioink containing a patient's stem cells. Credit: Véronique Lavoie, Chu Sainte-JustineScie

Updated on:March 05,2024 12

Researchers say around 10% of deaths from coronary stenting, balloon angioplasty are preventable

by Noah Fromson,University of MichiganCredit: Justine Ross, Jacob Dwyer: Michigan MedicineEach year more than 500,000 Americans undergo percutaneous coronary intervention, or PCI, a minimally in

Updated on: April 06,2024 0

Researchers say around 10% of deaths from coronary stenting, balloon angioplasty are preventable

by Noah Fromson,University of MichiganCredit: Justine Ross, Jacob Dwyer: Michigan MedicineEach year more than 500,000 Americans undergo percutaneous coronary intervention, or PCI, a minimally in

Updated on:April 06,2024 0