New electrode design promises major improvements in wearable electrocardiograms

byAmerican Institute of PhysicsIllustrative image of ECG device and various applications. Credit: Peter Francis Mathew ElangoNearly 200 million people around the globe have coronary heart diseas

Updated on: January 04,2024

New electrode design promises major improvements in wearable electrocardiograms

byAmerican Institute of PhysicsIllustrative image of ECG device and various applications. Credit: Peter Francis Mathew ElangoNearly 200 million people around the globe have coronary heart diseas

Updated on:January 04,2024

Causes and Risk Factors of Heart Disease

Causes and Risk Factors of Heart DiseaseByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on May 24, 2022Medically reviewed byAnisha Shah, MDBecauseheart diseaseis a general term for

Updated on: January 17,2024

Causes and Risk Factors of Heart Disease

Causes and Risk Factors of Heart DiseaseByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on May 24, 2022Medically reviewed byAnisha Shah, MDBecauseheart diseaseis a general term for

Updated on:January 17,2024

Seeing deep blood flow with sound and laser light

by Emily Velasco,California Institute of Technologya, Schematic of the imaging system. Light from a laser is delivered to the blood vessel region via a fibre bundle. Photoacoustic waves are gene

Updated on: January 02,2024

Seeing deep blood flow with sound and laser light

by Emily Velasco,California Institute of Technologya, Schematic of the imaging system. Light from a laser is delivered to the blood vessel region via a fibre bundle. Photoacoustic waves are gene

Updated on:January 02,2024

Vascular Surgery: Recovery

Vascular Surgery: RecoveryBySherry ChristiansenUpdated on August 15, 2023Medically reviewed byDavid Strosberg, MDIf you are scheduled forvascular surgery, it’s important

Updated on: July 02,2024

Vascular Surgery: Recovery

Vascular Surgery: RecoveryBySherry ChristiansenUpdated on August 15, 2023Medically reviewed byDavid Strosberg, MDIf you are scheduled forvascular surgery, it’s important

Updated on:July 02,2024

Can this thumb test tell if you are at increased risk of a hidden aortic aneurysm?

by Dan Baumgardt,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAll the parts of our bodies share an inherent connectivity. This goes much further than "the foot bone's connected to t

Updated on: May 08,2024

Can this thumb test tell if you are at increased risk of a hidden aortic aneurysm?

by Dan Baumgardt,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAll the parts of our bodies share an inherent connectivity. This goes much further than "the foot bone's connected to t

Updated on:May 08,2024

CBD and Heart Health

CBD and Heart HealthWhat to Know About CBD for Heart Failure, Cholesterol, and Blood PressureByLindsay CurtisPublished on August 16, 2021Medically reviewed byJeffrey S. Lander,

Updated on: January 21,2024

CBD and Heart Health

CBD and Heart HealthWhat to Know About CBD for Heart Failure, Cholesterol, and Blood PressureByLindsay CurtisPublished on August 16, 2021Medically reviewed byJeffrey S. Lander,

Updated on:January 21,2024

Interpreting the Study: How Increasing NAD+ Levels Mitigates Heart Failure via SDR Protein Activation Independent of Sirt3

Updated on: October 03,2024

Interpreting the Study: How Increasing NAD+ Levels Mitigates Heart Failure via SDR Protein Activation Independent of Sirt3

Updated on:October 03,2024

Review identifies disrupted mitochondrial metabolism as a trigger for diabetic cardiomyopathy

by Cactus CommunicationsIn diabetic hearts, ATP production fails to meet demands due to altered mitochondria and substrate utilization. Early diabetes triggers metabolic issues, exacerbating myocardia

Updated on: April 06,2024

Review identifies disrupted mitochondrial metabolism as a trigger for diabetic cardiomyopathy

by Cactus CommunicationsIn diabetic hearts, ATP production fails to meet demands due to altered mitochondria and substrate utilization. Early diabetes triggers metabolic issues, exacerbating myocardia

Updated on:April 06,2024

Artificial intelligence detects heart defects in newborns

by Vanessa Bleich,ETH ZurichPediatric cardiologist Dr. Holger Michel during a cardiac ultrasound examination of 7-week-old Jarmo in the presence of his mother. Credit: Sven Wellmann / KUNO Klini

Updated on: March 20,2024

Artificial intelligence detects heart defects in newborns

by Vanessa Bleich,ETH ZurichPediatric cardiologist Dr. Holger Michel during a cardiac ultrasound examination of 7-week-old Jarmo in the presence of his mother. Credit: Sven Wellmann / KUNO Klini

Updated on:March 20,2024

Canadian researchers create a bio-ink for 3D printing of heart valves

byUniversity of MontrealCredit: University of MontrealIn a breakthrough in pediatric cardiac science, Canadian researchers have successfully produced a bio-ink that could someday be used to prin

Updated on: January 02,2024

Canadian researchers create a bio-ink for 3D printing of heart valves

byUniversity of MontrealCredit: University of MontrealIn a breakthrough in pediatric cardiac science, Canadian researchers have successfully produced a bio-ink that could someday be used to prin

Updated on:January 02,2024

Mindfulness-based intervention shows promise for PTSD in cardiac arrest survivors

by Columbia University Irving Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainA novel pilot study that combines mindfulness and exposure intervention shows promise for reducing symptoms of post-traumatic

Updated on: May 11,2024

Mindfulness-based intervention shows promise for PTSD in cardiac arrest survivors

by Columbia University Irving Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainA novel pilot study that combines mindfulness and exposure intervention shows promise for reducing symptoms of post-traumatic

Updated on:May 11,2024

Blood pressure, cholesterol before age 55 years impact risk for heart disease

by Lori SolomonGenetically-predicted systolic blood pressure (SBP) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) increase the risk for coronary heart disease (CHD), independent of age, according to

Updated on: December 28,2023

Blood pressure, cholesterol before age 55 years impact risk for heart disease

by Lori SolomonGenetically-predicted systolic blood pressure (SBP) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) increase the risk for coronary heart disease (CHD), independent of age, according to

Updated on:December 28,2023