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New heart disease calculator could save lives by identifying high-risk patients missed by current tools
Collaborative research, led from the University of Oxford and published today in Nature Medicine, has developed a new tool called QR4 that more accurately predicts an individual's 10-year risk of cardiovascular diseases, ...
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Elevated glutamine triggers stroke risk in moyamoya disease via endothelial‐to‐mesenchymal transition, finds study
A study appearing in MedComm has been led by Dr. Jizong Zhao, Dr. Dong Zhang, and Dr. Peicong Ge (Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University and Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Hospital). ...
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Climate change and chemical exposure can damage newborns' hearts, say experts
The complex interplay of rising temperatures and exposure to polluting compounds and chemicals can damage children's hearts, experts have warned.
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Reticulon 3 deficiency ameliorates post-myocardial infarction heart failure by alleviating mitochondrial dysfunction
Heart failure (HF) after myocardial infarction (MI) is a global health issue with a high mortality rate. Multiple molecular mechanisms are involved in the development of HF after MI. However, interventions targeting these ...
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Study shows heart failure, not stroke is the most common complication of atrial fibrillation
The lifetime risk of atrial fibrillation (a heart condition that causes an irregular and often abnormally fast heart rate) has increased from one in four to one in three over the past two decades, finds a study from Denmark ...
Apr 17, 2024
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Accelerated aging biology in the placenta found to contribute to a rare form of pregnancy-related heart failure
A form of heart failure that occurs during late pregnancy or early postpartum, peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a major cause of maternal death.
Apr 17, 2024
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Shorten the blanking period after atrial fibrillation ablation, experts say
New evidence-based research calls into question the conventional three-month blanking period immediately after atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation when early occurrences of AF are thought not to predict long-term AF recurrence. ...
Apr 17, 2024
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FDA recalls heart failure devices linked to injuries and deaths
Two implanted heart devices used by patients in end-stage heart failure are now under a strict U.S. Food and Drug Administration recall, after being tied to 273 known injuries and 14 deaths, the agency said Tuesday.
Apr 17, 2024
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Healthy diet lowers heart disease risk in breast cancer survivors, study finds
A new paper in JNCI Cancer Spectrum finds that following a healthy diet lowers the risk of cardiovascular disease in breast cancer survivors.
Apr 17, 2024
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Adults with congenital heart disease face higher risk of abnormal heart rhythms
Almost 1 in 5 adults with congenital heart disease living in Israel had or developed an abnormal heart rhythm/arrhythmia during a five-year study, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart ...
Apr 17, 2024
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Plasma metabolite biomarker could help identify who is at risk of a heart attack
Myocardial infarction, more commonly known as a heart attack, is a leading cause of death worldwide. Biomarkers called plasma metabolites may play a key role in the physiological pathways involved in myocardial infarctions. ...
Apr 17, 2024
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Multidisciplinary research team creates computational models to predict heart valve leakage in children
An innovative new field of research holds the promise for pediatric cardiologists and heart surgeons to predict the future structural integrity of a child's heart valves so they can perform the best possible surgery today.
Apr 16, 2024
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Good blood pressure control could prevent fibroids
Keeping blood pressure under control could be crucial for women in preventing uterine fibroids, new research shows.
Apr 16, 2024
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Scientists identify targets to protect against anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity
Scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) have identified the mechanisms through which anthracyclines, a widely used class of anticancer drugs, damage the hearts of patients receiving this ...
Apr 16, 2024
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Physical activity lowers cardiovascular disease risk by reducing stress-related brain activity, study finds
New research indicates that physical activity lowers cardiovascular disease risk in part by reducing stress-related signaling in the brain.
Apr 15, 2024
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Circulating biomolecules identify patients with atrial fibrillation at high risk of cardiovascular events
An analysis of the biomolecule substudy of the EAST–AFNET 4 trial has revealed that biomolecule concentrations in the blood of patients with atrial fibrillation can be used to identify patients at high and low cardiovascular ...
Apr 15, 2024
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Remote monitoring of heart attack patients found to reduce hospital readmissions
Remote monitoring of patients who had recently had a heart attack was found to have a significant effect on readmissions to hospital, in research carried out at Imperial College London with patients at Imperial College Healthcare ...
Apr 15, 2024
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Acute cardiac event reported in 22.4% of seniors hospitalized with RSV
More than 22% of older hospitalized adults with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection experience an acute cardiac event, according to a study published online April 15 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Apr 15, 2024
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ACC: Ticagrelor monotherapy cuts bleeding risk in acute coronary syndrome
Treatment with ticagrelor alone results in a lower rate of clinically relevant bleeding compared with ticagrelor and aspirin among patients with an acute coronary syndrome who had percutaneous coronary intervention and remained ...
Apr 13, 2024
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Researchers identify safety of a potential new treatment to manage complications from sickle cell disease
A drug approved to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension may be effective at managing hypertension and end-organ damage in patients with sickle cell disease, according to a new study published in Lancet Haematology.
Apr 11, 2024
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