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Peripheral artery system at risk of disease due to family history, lifestyle

Peripheral artery system at risk of disease due to family history, lifestyle

by Amanda Dyslin,Mayo ClinicCredit: Mayo ClinicMost people have heard of heart attacks occurring because of a blocked coronary artery. But the body has two types of artery systems: the coronary

Peripheral artery system at risk of disease due to family history, lifestyle

by Amanda Dyslin,Mayo ClinicCredit: Mayo ClinicMost people have heard of heart attacks occurring because of a blocked coronary artery. But the body has two types of artery systems: the coronary
New 4D imaging may detect poor pumping in deadly heart disease

New 4D imaging may detect poor pumping in deadly heart disease

by Lynda De Widt,Mayo ClinicCredit:iScience(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.108493In a new study published iniScience, Mayo Clinic researchers found that a novel 4D echo imagin

New 4D imaging may detect poor pumping in deadly heart disease

by Lynda De Widt,Mayo ClinicCredit:iScience(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.108493In a new study published iniScience, Mayo Clinic researchers found that a novel 4D echo imagin
Two-step screening strategy could reduce diabetic heart failure

Two-step screening strategy could reduce diabetic heart failure

by UT Southwestern Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA two-step screening protocol that combines clinical risk assessment with biomarker testing can more effectively identify which

Two-step screening strategy could reduce diabetic heart failure

by UT Southwestern Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA two-step screening protocol that combines clinical risk assessment with biomarker testing can more effectively identify which
Digital tools can help with better management of hypertension for populations experiencing health disparities

Digital tools can help with better management of hypertension for populations experiencing health disparities

by Rachel Martin,Yale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study finds that digital health interventions can help reduce blood pressure when used in populations experiencing health d

Digital tools can help with better management of hypertension for populations experiencing health disparities

by Rachel Martin,Yale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study finds that digital health interventions can help reduce blood pressure when used in populations experiencing health d
Position of stroke patient's head before surgery may improve neurological function

Position of stroke patient's head before surgery may improve neurological function

by American Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPositioning patients with large vessel ischemic (clot-caused) stroke with their heads flat (0-degrees) before surgery to remove the b

Position of stroke patient's head before surgery may improve neurological function

by American Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPositioning patients with large vessel ischemic (clot-caused) stroke with their heads flat (0-degrees) before surgery to remove the b
Know your numbers: What is your heart rate?

Know your numbers: What is your heart rate?

by Mayo Clinic News Network, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainYour heart rate, or pulse, is the number of times your heart beats per minute. Your resting heart rate is when the heart i

Know your numbers: What is your heart rate?

by Mayo Clinic News Network, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainYour heart rate, or pulse, is the number of times your heart beats per minute. Your resting heart rate is when the heart i
Health care leaders call for reinstatement of Canadian hypertension control program

Health care leaders call for reinstatement of Canadian hypertension control program

by ElsevierCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA passionate plea for the re-establishment of Canada's health coalition focused on hypertension prevention and control has been published as an&nbs

Health care leaders call for reinstatement of Canadian hypertension control program

by ElsevierCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA passionate plea for the re-establishment of Canada's health coalition focused on hypertension prevention and control has been published as an&nbs
Machine learning informs a new tool to guide treatment for acute decompensated heart failure

Machine learning informs a new tool to guide treatment for acute decompensated heart failure

by Keri Sprung, Texas Heart InstituteCredit:JACC: Heart Failure(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2023.09.029A recent study co-authored by Dr. Matthew Segar, a third-year cardiovascular disease f

Machine learning informs a new tool to guide treatment for acute decompensated heart failure

by Keri Sprung, Texas Heart InstituteCredit:JACC: Heart Failure(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2023.09.029A recent study co-authored by Dr. Matthew Segar, a third-year cardiovascular disease f
How Blood Clots Are Diagnosed

How Blood Clots Are Diagnosed

How Blood Clots Are DiagnosedByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on November 04, 2022Medically reviewed byJenny Sweigard, MDWhen a blood vessel is damaged, your body'sblo

How Blood Clots Are Diagnosed

How Blood Clots Are DiagnosedByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on November 04, 2022Medically reviewed byJenny Sweigard, MDWhen a blood vessel is damaged, your body'sblo
Blood Clots

Blood Clots

Blood ClotsThey are usually beneficial, but they can be harmfulByHeidi Moawad, MDUpdated on August 31, 2022Medically reviewed byKimberly Brown, MDBlood clots form to stop exces

Blood Clots

Blood ClotsThey are usually beneficial, but they can be harmfulByHeidi Moawad, MDUpdated on August 31, 2022Medically reviewed byKimberly Brown, MDBlood clots form to stop exces
What is a heart attack? Cardiologists explain the condition following death of NBA coach Dejan Milojević

What is a heart attack? Cardiologists explain the condition following death of NBA coach Dejan Milojević

by Deborah Lynn Blumberg,American Heart AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainGolden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević died recently after a heart attack. Although most heart attacks

What is a heart attack? Cardiologists explain the condition following death of NBA coach Dejan Milojević

by Deborah Lynn Blumberg,American Heart AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainGolden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević died recently after a heart attack. Although most heart attacks
More heart attacks in rural areas due to poorer disease prevention

More heart attacks in rural areas due to poorer disease prevention

by Max Planck SocietyDistribution of MI cases by reason of hospital admission and death outside hospital for rural and urban regions in Germany by age group and sex, 2012–2018 combined. Credit:&n

More heart attacks in rural areas due to poorer disease prevention

by Max Planck SocietyDistribution of MI cases by reason of hospital admission and death outside hospital for rural and urban regions in Germany by age group and sex, 2012–2018 combined. Credit:&n