167

Cardiology & Vascular surgery
Focuses on heart and vascular health.
Sub Categories on Cardiology & Vascular surgery
Latest Articles
First-in-human study demonstrates reduction of hard-to-reach ventricular tachycardias

First-in-human study demonstrates reduction of hard-to-reach ventricular tachycardias

byEuropean Society of CardiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new technology using ultralow temperature cryoablation (ULTC) has eliminated clinical ventricular tachycardia (VT) in 94% of pa

First-in-human study demonstrates reduction of hard-to-reach ventricular tachycardias

byEuropean Society of CardiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new technology using ultralow temperature cryoablation (ULTC) has eliminated clinical ventricular tachycardia (VT) in 94% of pa
Research finds preventive angioplasty does not improve prognosis

Research finds preventive angioplasty does not improve prognosis

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor heart attack patients, treating only the coronary artery that caused the infarction works just as well as preventive balloon dilation

Research finds preventive angioplasty does not improve prognosis

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor heart attack patients, treating only the coronary artery that caused the infarction works just as well as preventive balloon dilation
New study prompts call for considering cholesterol screening earlier in life

New study prompts call for considering cholesterol screening earlier in life

by Baker Heart & Diabetes InstituteCredit: Karolina Grabowska from PexelsAn Australian researcher says we should consider cholesterol screening earlier in life, with his team's latest research

New study prompts call for considering cholesterol screening earlier in life

by Baker Heart & Diabetes InstituteCredit: Karolina Grabowska from PexelsAn Australian researcher says we should consider cholesterol screening earlier in life, with his team's latest research
Low cardiorespiratory fitness in youth associated with decreased work ability throughout adulthood, finds 45-year study

Low cardiorespiratory fitness in youth associated with decreased work ability throughout adulthood, finds 45-year study

byUniversity of JyväskyläPath Diagram. The diagram shows statistically significant (P < .05) standardized regression coefficients (straight arrow), correlations (curved arrow), and SEs (in pa

Low cardiorespiratory fitness in youth associated with decreased work ability throughout adulthood, finds 45-year study

byUniversity of JyväskyläPath Diagram. The diagram shows statistically significant (P < .05) standardized regression coefficients (straight arrow), correlations (curved arrow), and SEs (in pa
TAVR found non-inferior to SAVR for low-risk patients

TAVR found non-inferior to SAVR for low-risk patients

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainTranscatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) was found to bring no increased risks and was associated with substantial decreased rates o

TAVR found non-inferior to SAVR for low-risk patients

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainTranscatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) was found to bring no increased risks and was associated with substantial decreased rates o
New drug fails to improve diabetes-related heart failure

New drug fails to improve diabetes-related heart failure

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOne of the first studies to attempt to treat early-stage heart failure in patients with Type 2 diabetes did not meet its primary

New drug fails to improve diabetes-related heart failure

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOne of the first studies to attempt to treat early-stage heart failure in patients with Type 2 diabetes did not meet its primary
Researchers identify a cause of immunodeficiency after stroke and heart attack

Researchers identify a cause of immunodeficiency after stroke and heart attack

by Birte Vierjahn,University of Duisburg-EssenStroke and myocardial infarction induce shrinkage of B cell follicles and T cell zone volumes in PP. 3D reconstruction images of CD19+B cells

Researchers identify a cause of immunodeficiency after stroke and heart attack

by Birte Vierjahn,University of Duisburg-EssenStroke and myocardial infarction induce shrinkage of B cell follicles and T cell zone volumes in PP. 3D reconstruction images of CD19+B cells
Novel CT exam reduces need for invasive artery treatment

Novel CT exam reduces need for invasive artery treatment

byRadiological Society of North AmericaCredit: MART PRODUCTION from PexelsA new study shows that a non-invasive imaging test can help identify patients with coronary artery blockage or narrowing

Novel CT exam reduces need for invasive artery treatment

byRadiological Society of North AmericaCredit: MART PRODUCTION from PexelsA new study shows that a non-invasive imaging test can help identify patients with coronary artery blockage or narrowing
Study shows effect of socio-economic factors that predict diabetic patients' risk of heart failure

Study shows effect of socio-economic factors that predict diabetic patients' risk of heart failure

byCase Western Reserve UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA recent study by Case Western Reserve University used national data from U.S. military veterans with diabetes to validate and modify a

Study shows effect of socio-economic factors that predict diabetic patients' risk of heart failure

byCase Western Reserve UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA recent study by Case Western Reserve University used national data from U.S. military veterans with diabetes to validate and modify a
Heart pump improves survival after severe heart attacks

Heart pump improves survival after severe heart attacks

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainImplantation of the Impella CP micro-axial flow pump in the hours after a heart attack significantly increased the rate of survi

Heart pump improves survival after severe heart attacks

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainImplantation of the Impella CP micro-axial flow pump in the hours after a heart attack significantly increased the rate of survi
Trial reports mixed results with nerve ablation for high blood pressure

Trial reports mixed results with nerve ablation for high blood pressure

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new system that uses dehydrated alcohol to deactivate certain nerves surrounding the kidneys' arteries in order to control high blo

Trial reports mixed results with nerve ablation for high blood pressure

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new system that uses dehydrated alcohol to deactivate certain nerves surrounding the kidneys' arteries in order to control high blo
Treating gum disease after heart rhythm ablation reduces risk of AFib recurrence, study finds

Treating gum disease after heart rhythm ablation reduces risk of AFib recurrence, study finds

byAmerican Heart AssociationCredit: Arvind Philomin from PexelsTreating gum disease in the three months after a procedure to correct an irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation (AFib) ma

Treating gum disease after heart rhythm ablation reduces risk of AFib recurrence, study finds

byAmerican Heart AssociationCredit: Arvind Philomin from PexelsTreating gum disease in the three months after a procedure to correct an irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation (AFib) ma