Does a woman's heart health affect cognition in midlife?

byWileyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study has found that Black women with poor cardiovascular health may face an elevated risk of early signs of cognitive decline in midlife.The study

Updated on: April 28,2024

Does a woman's heart health affect cognition in midlife?

byWileyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study has found that Black women with poor cardiovascular health may face an elevated risk of early signs of cognitive decline in midlife.The study

Updated on:April 28,2024

Intravascular ultrasound outperforms angiography for peripheral artery disease treatment

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainOne-year success rates from angioplasty procedures to open clogged arteries in the legs were significantly higher among patients

Updated on: April 28,2024

Intravascular ultrasound outperforms angiography for peripheral artery disease treatment

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainOne-year success rates from angioplasty procedures to open clogged arteries in the legs were significantly higher among patients

Updated on:April 28,2024

Researchers develop new technology for monitoring atrial fibrillation

by Kaunas University of TechnologySmart wrist-worn device developed by Lithuanian scientists. Credit: KTUResearchers from two Lithuanian universities have developed a patient-safe monitoring tech

Updated on: March 21,2024

Researchers develop new technology for monitoring atrial fibrillation

by Kaunas University of TechnologySmart wrist-worn device developed by Lithuanian scientists. Credit: KTUResearchers from two Lithuanian universities have developed a patient-safe monitoring tech

Updated on:March 21,2024

Reconditioned pacemakers worked as well as new ones

byAmerican Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA randomized trial that compared previously used and new pacemakers in patients found the reconditioned devices were as safe and effe

Updated on: November 27,2024

Reconditioned pacemakers worked as well as new ones

byAmerican Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA randomized trial that compared previously used and new pacemakers in patients found the reconditioned devices were as safe and effe

Updated on:November 27,2024

Researchers uncover new signaling pathway in the development of atherosclerosis

by Ludwig Maximilian University of MunichPathway synopsis (I.) Sterile inflammation triggers the activation of a subset of cDCs, which respond by releasing CCL17. (II.) In turn, CCL17 binds to CC

Updated on: March 30,2024

Researchers uncover new signaling pathway in the development of atherosclerosis

by Ludwig Maximilian University of MunichPathway synopsis (I.) Sterile inflammation triggers the activation of a subset of cDCs, which respond by releasing CCL17. (II.) In turn, CCL17 binds to CC

Updated on:March 30,2024

Unlocking new regenerative pathways in iPS cell–derived epicardium for cardiac repair

byKyoto UniversityCredit: Kyoto UniversityEfforts to foster both intrinsic and extrinsic regenerative responses in heart failure have once again brought iPS cell technologies to the forefront, t

Updated on: October 12,2024

Unlocking new regenerative pathways in iPS cell–derived epicardium for cardiac repair

byKyoto UniversityCredit: Kyoto UniversityEfforts to foster both intrinsic and extrinsic regenerative responses in heart failure have once again brought iPS cell technologies to the forefront, t

Updated on:October 12,2024

U-shaped association seen for alcohol consumption, cardiometabolic disease

by Elana GotkineThere is a U-shaped association between alcohol consumption and coronary heart disease (CHD) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) but no evidence for a causal association, according to a study&nb

Updated on: December 16,2024

U-shaped association seen for alcohol consumption, cardiometabolic disease

by Elana GotkineThere is a U-shaped association between alcohol consumption and coronary heart disease (CHD) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) but no evidence for a causal association, according to a study&nb

Updated on:December 16,2024

No reduction in 90-day deaths, heart attacks with human Apo/A1, a building block of HDL cholesterol

byAmerican College of CardiologyGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of the American College of Cardiology(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.03.396The first trial of a novel strategy for

Updated on: April 28,2024

No reduction in 90-day deaths, heart attacks with human Apo/A1, a building block of HDL cholesterol

byAmerican College of CardiologyGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of the American College of Cardiology(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.03.396The first trial of a novel strategy for

Updated on:April 28,2024

Microscopic heart vessels imaged in super-resolution for the first time

byImperial College LondonEx vivo porcine heart and in vivo patient short-axis views of flow speed and direction maps. Credit:arXiv: DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2303.14003Researchers from Imperial

Updated on: May 08,2024

Microscopic heart vessels imaged in super-resolution for the first time

byImperial College LondonEx vivo porcine heart and in vivo patient short-axis views of flow speed and direction maps. Credit:arXiv: DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2303.14003Researchers from Imperial

Updated on:May 08,2024

Event-free survival extended with long-term finerenone in heart failure

by Elana GotkineLong-term treatment with finerenone is estimated to extend event-free survival among people with heart failure with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction, according to a brief

Updated on: October 21,2024

Event-free survival extended with long-term finerenone in heart failure

by Elana GotkineLong-term treatment with finerenone is estimated to extend event-free survival among people with heart failure with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction, according to a brief

Updated on:October 21,2024

New transparent 'blood vessel-on-a-chip' could reduce animal testing

byUniversity of SydneyPAC and APPJ treatments promote HCAEC growth and function in an artery-on-a-chip. A) Schematic diagram illustrating the microfluidic assembly process and cell culture. B) C

Updated on: July 08,2024

New transparent 'blood vessel-on-a-chip' could reduce animal testing

byUniversity of SydneyPAC and APPJ treatments promote HCAEC growth and function in an artery-on-a-chip. A) Schematic diagram illustrating the microfluidic assembly process and cell culture. B) C

Updated on:July 08,2024

Pandemic associated with increase in babies born with heart defects

byCity St George's, University of LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe proportion of babies born with a congenital heart abnormality increased by 16% after the first year of the pande

Updated on: November 26,2024

Pandemic associated with increase in babies born with heart defects

byCity St George's, University of LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe proportion of babies born with a congenital heart abnormality increased by 16% after the first year of the pande

Updated on:November 26,2024