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

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

Artificial intelligence can evaluate cardiovascular risk during CT scan

byCedars-Sinai Medical CenterCedars-Sinai investigators can identify comprehensive cardiovascular risk from CT scans obtained without contrast dye, which some patients cannot tolerate, through t

Updated on: April 28,2024

Artificial intelligence can evaluate cardiovascular risk during CT scan

byCedars-Sinai Medical CenterCedars-Sinai investigators can identify comprehensive cardiovascular risk from CT scans obtained without contrast dye, which some patients cannot tolerate, through t

Updated on:April 28,2024

SMART trial reaffirms hemodynamic superiority of TAVR self-expanding valve

bySociety for Cardiovascular Angiography and InterventionsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAdditional analysis from the SMall Annuli Randomized To Evolut or SAPIEN (SMART) study demonstrated cli

Updated on: May 07,2024

SMART trial reaffirms hemodynamic superiority of TAVR self-expanding valve

bySociety for Cardiovascular Angiography and InterventionsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAdditional analysis from the SMall Annuli Randomized To Evolut or SAPIEN (SMART) study demonstrated cli

Updated on:May 07,2024

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 explore whether gut microbes cause some COVID-19 patients to have higher blood clot risk

by Cell PressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA gut microbial metabolite called 2-methylbutyrylcarnitine (2MBC) plays a role in exacerbating thrombosis—the formation of blood clots—researchers&nb

Updated on: March 30,2024

Researchers explore whether gut microbes cause some COVID-19 patients to have higher blood clot risk

by Cell PressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA gut microbial metabolite called 2-methylbutyrylcarnitine (2MBC) plays a role in exacerbating thrombosis—the formation of blood clots—researchers&nb

Updated on:March 30,2024

Study: Targeting deubiquitinase OTUB1 protects vascular smooth muscle cells in atherosclerosis by modulating PDGFRβ

by Higher Education PressCredit:Frontiers of Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1007/s11684-024-1056-8A recent study investigates the role of the deubiquitinase OTUB1 in vascular smooth muscle cells

Updated on: September 07,2024

Study: Targeting deubiquitinase OTUB1 protects vascular smooth muscle cells in atherosclerosis by modulating PDGFRβ

by Higher Education PressCredit:Frontiers of Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1007/s11684-024-1056-8A recent study investigates the role of the deubiquitinase OTUB1 in vascular smooth muscle cells

Updated on:September 07,2024

Coronary function testing improves diagnosis of heart disease in women, study finds

byYale School of MedicineDemonstration of study population and outcomes. Credit:Journal of the American Heart Association(2024). DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.124.035852A Yale School of Medicine

Updated on: November 26,2024

Coronary function testing improves diagnosis of heart disease in women, study finds

byYale School of MedicineDemonstration of study population and outcomes. Credit:Journal of the American Heart Association(2024). DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.124.035852A Yale School of Medicine

Updated on:November 26,2024

Research team discovers how Copaxone protects the heart muscle and improves its function after heart attack

byWeizmann Institute of ScienceCardiac sections of mice after an injury simulating a heart attack. In mice that were treated with Copaxone (bottom row), the sections reveal greater integrity of

Updated on: September 06,2024

Research team discovers how Copaxone protects the heart muscle and improves its function after heart attack

byWeizmann Institute of ScienceCardiac sections of mice after an injury simulating a heart attack. In mice that were treated with Copaxone (bottom row), the sections reveal greater integrity of

Updated on:September 06,2024

Cholesterol may not be the only lipid involved in trans fat-driven cardiovascular disease

bySalk InstituteGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Metabolism(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2024.10.016Excess cholesterol is known to form artery-clogging plaques that can lead to stroke,

Updated on: November 26,2024

Cholesterol may not be the only lipid involved in trans fat-driven cardiovascular disease

bySalk InstituteGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Metabolism(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2024.10.016Excess cholesterol is known to form artery-clogging plaques that can lead to stroke,

Updated on:November 26,2024

A new mechanism of early-onset atherosclerosis in a premature aging syndrome

by Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (F.S.P.)Activation of EndMT in atherosclerotic plaques in mice with progeria The left panel shows an atherosclerotic plaque in an arte

Updated on: October 04,2024

A new mechanism of early-onset atherosclerosis in a premature aging syndrome

by Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (F.S.P.)Activation of EndMT in atherosclerotic plaques in mice with progeria The left panel shows an atherosclerotic plaque in an arte

Updated on:October 04,2024

Catheter-directed mechanical thrombectomy system demonstrates safety and effectiveness in pulmonary embolism patients

bySociety for Cardiovascular Angiography and InterventionsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew data from the Acute Pulmonary Embolism Extraction Trial with the AlphaVac System (APEX-AX) demonstr

Updated on: May 07,2024

Catheter-directed mechanical thrombectomy system demonstrates safety and effectiveness in pulmonary embolism patients

bySociety for Cardiovascular Angiography and InterventionsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew data from the Acute Pulmonary Embolism Extraction Trial with the AlphaVac System (APEX-AX) demonstr

Updated on:May 07,2024