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Research explores genetic treatment for rare arrhythmias

Research explores genetic treatment for rare arrhythmias

by Albert McKeon,Children's Hospital BostonCredit: CC0 Public DomainVariants in a gene that plays a key role in heart function can cause potentially life-threatening arrhythmia syndromes kno

Research explores genetic treatment for rare arrhythmias

by Albert McKeon,Children's Hospital BostonCredit: CC0 Public DomainVariants in a gene that plays a key role in heart function can cause potentially life-threatening arrhythmia syndromes kno
Study proposes new heart failure treatment targeting abnormal hormone activity

Study proposes new heart failure treatment targeting abnormal hormone activity

byDuke-NUS Medical SchoolImages from electrocardiogram (ECG) tests to show heart function. Those with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), in the middle column, have worse hea

Study proposes new heart failure treatment targeting abnormal hormone activity

byDuke-NUS Medical SchoolImages from electrocardiogram (ECG) tests to show heart function. Those with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), in the middle column, have worse hea
Unlocking new regenerative pathways in iPS cell–derived epicardium for cardiac repair

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

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
Study finds a reduced risk of serious cardiovascular disease after COVID vaccination

Study finds a reduced risk of serious cardiovascular disease after COVID vaccination

byUniversity of GothenburgCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPeople who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 have a significantly lower risk of developing more severe cardiovascular condit

Study finds a reduced risk of serious cardiovascular disease after COVID vaccination

byUniversity of GothenburgCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPeople who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 have a significantly lower risk of developing more severe cardiovascular condit
New cardiovascular disease risk marker discovered in older women

New cardiovascular disease risk marker discovered in older women

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified a new potential risk marker for cardiovascular disease in women. A new study shows a

New cardiovascular disease risk marker discovered in older women

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified a new potential risk marker for cardiovascular disease in women. A new study shows a
Leveraging AI to analyze retinal images for cardiovascular risk assessment

Leveraging AI to analyze retinal images for cardiovascular risk assessment

byUniversity of PennsylvaniaComparison of Grad-CAM output on different classes. Credit:Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.apjo.2024.100095A recentposit

Leveraging AI to analyze retinal images for cardiovascular risk assessment

byUniversity of PennsylvaniaComparison of Grad-CAM output on different classes. Credit:Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.apjo.2024.100095A recentposit
Using mammograms to detect heart disease

Using mammograms to detect heart disease

byUniversity of California - San DiegoCredit:JACC: Advances(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.101283In a newstudypublished Sept. 27 inJACC: Advances, researchers wi

Using mammograms to detect heart disease

byUniversity of California - San DiegoCredit:JACC: Advances(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.101283In a newstudypublished Sept. 27 inJACC: Advances, researchers wi
Study looks at efficacy of hemoglobin thresholds for transfusion

Study looks at efficacy of hemoglobin thresholds for transfusion

by Elana GotkineFor patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) and anemia, 30-day risks for death or recurrent MI seem to increase with lower hemoglobin thresholds for transfusion, according to re

Study looks at efficacy of hemoglobin thresholds for transfusion

by Elana GotkineFor patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) and anemia, 30-day risks for death or recurrent MI seem to increase with lower hemoglobin thresholds for transfusion, according to re
Why women are still being underdiagnosed with heart disease

Why women are still being underdiagnosed with heart disease

by Benedicta Quaye,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWomen in the UK continue to be underdiagnosed and under-treated for cardiovascular diseases, arecent statementfrom

Why women are still being underdiagnosed with heart disease

by Benedicta Quaye,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWomen in the UK continue to be underdiagnosed and under-treated for cardiovascular diseases, arecent statementfrom
Study demonstrates progression of subclinical atherosclerosis predicts all-cause mortality risk

Study demonstrates progression of subclinical atherosclerosis predicts all-cause mortality risk

by Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (F.S.P.)The images show a large atherosclerotic plaque in a carotid artery. The top panels show an axial view (left) and a longitudina

Study demonstrates progression of subclinical atherosclerosis predicts all-cause mortality risk

by Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (F.S.P.)The images show a large atherosclerotic plaque in a carotid artery. The top panels show an axial view (left) and a longitudina
About 6.7 million Americans older than 20 years have heart failure, report suggests

About 6.7 million Americans older than 20 years have heart failure, report suggests

by Elana GotkineAbout 6.7 million Americans older than age 20 years have heart failure, according to an updated report from the Heart Failure Society of Americapublishedonline Sept. 24 in

About 6.7 million Americans older than 20 years have heart failure, report suggests

by Elana GotkineAbout 6.7 million Americans older than age 20 years have heart failure, according to an updated report from the Heart Failure Society of Americapublishedonline Sept. 24 in
Artificial left ventricle mimics the shape and function of the human heart

Artificial left ventricle mimics the shape and function of the human heart

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: Thanh Nho DoA team of biomechanical engineers at the University of New South Wales, working with a colleague from Queensland University of Technology and cardiac s

Artificial left ventricle mimics the shape and function of the human heart

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: Thanh Nho DoA team of biomechanical engineers at the University of New South Wales, working with a colleague from Queensland University of Technology and cardiac s