Patients facing death are opting for a lifesaving heart device—but at what risk?

by Daniel Chang, Holly K. Hacker, KFF Health NewsCredit: CC0 Public DomainToo old and too sick for a heart transplant, Arvid Herrman was given a choice: have a mechanical pump implanted in his heart,

Updated on: March 23,2024 13

Patients facing death are opting for a lifesaving heart device—but at what risk?

by Daniel Chang, Holly K. Hacker, KFF Health NewsCredit: CC0 Public DomainToo old and too sick for a heart transplant, Arvid Herrman was given a choice: have a mechanical pump implanted in his heart,

Updated on:March 23,2024 13

Multiple heart-related conditions linked to triple dementia risk, regardless of genetics

by University of ExeterCredit: CC0 Public DomainHaving multiple conditions that affect the heart is linked to a greater risk of dementia than having high genetic risk, according to a new large-sc

Updated on: May 28,2024 4

Multiple heart-related conditions linked to triple dementia risk, regardless of genetics

by University of ExeterCredit: CC0 Public DomainHaving multiple conditions that affect the heart is linked to a greater risk of dementia than having high genetic risk, according to a new large-sc

Updated on:May 28,2024 4

How a coronary calcium scan assesses heart attack risk

FEBRUARY 6, 2024 Editors' notesby Deb Balzer,Mayo ClinicThe image on the left shows where the heart is typically located in the body (A). The middle image shows the area of the coronary calc

Updated on: March 15,2024 17

How a coronary calcium scan assesses heart attack risk

FEBRUARY 6, 2024 Editors' notesby Deb Balzer,Mayo ClinicThe image on the left shows where the heart is typically located in the body (A). The middle image shows the area of the coronary calc

Updated on:March 15,2024 17

A New Saliva Test May Help Diagnose Heart Attacks Faster

ByCyra-Lea Drummond, BSN, RNUpdated on September 08, 2020Fact checked byJames LacyMirageC/ Getty ImagesKey TakeawaysTroponin is a marker for heart damage.A new sali

Updated on: March 14,2024 11

A New Saliva Test May Help Diagnose Heart Attacks Faster

ByCyra-Lea Drummond, BSN, RNUpdated on September 08, 2020Fact checked byJames LacyMirageC/ Getty ImagesKey TakeawaysTroponin is a marker for heart damage.A new sali

Updated on:March 14,2024 11

Having a Healthy Heart May Support Brain Function As You Age

BySarah SimonPublished on May 20, 2021Fact checked byNick BlackmerEternity in an Instant / Getty ImagesKey TakeawaysA new study found that markers of a healthy heart were assoc

Updated on: March 14,2024 12

Having a Healthy Heart May Support Brain Function As You Age

BySarah SimonPublished on May 20, 2021Fact checked byNick BlackmerEternity in an Instant / Getty ImagesKey TakeawaysA new study found that markers of a healthy heart were assoc

Updated on:March 14,2024 12

The aorta categorized as an independent organ for the first time

by Johannes Faber, Universitätsklinikum FreiburgProf Czerny (right) in the hybrid operating theater inserting an aortic arch prosthesis. Credit: Britt Schilling, Universitätsklinikum FreiburgThe aorta

Updated on: March 30,2024 10

The aorta categorized as an independent organ for the first time

by Johannes Faber, Universitätsklinikum FreiburgProf Czerny (right) in the hybrid operating theater inserting an aortic arch prosthesis. Credit: Britt Schilling, Universitätsklinikum FreiburgThe aorta

Updated on:March 30,2024 10

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

Updated on: March 15,2024 15

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

Updated on:March 15,2024 15

Las 10 partes del sistema circulatorio (características y funciones)

Las 10 partes del sistema circulatorio (características y funciones)El sistema cardiovascular es el conjunto de órganos y tejidos que trabajan de forma coordinada para permitir el transporte, a través

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Las 10 partes del sistema circulatorio (características y funciones)

Las 10 partes del sistema circulatorio (características y funciones)El sistema cardiovascular es el conjunto de órganos y tejidos que trabajan de forma coordinada para permitir el transporte, a través

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A beating biorobotic heart aims to better simulate valves

by Cell PressScientists crafted a biorobotic heart simulator by replacing the heart muscle of a biological heart's left chamber with a soft robotic pump. Credit: Manisha SinghCombining a biol

Updated on: March 15,2024 15

A beating biorobotic heart aims to better simulate valves

by Cell PressScientists crafted a biorobotic heart simulator by replacing the heart muscle of a biological heart's left chamber with a soft robotic pump. Credit: Manisha SinghCombining a biol

Updated on:March 15,2024 15

Acoramidis beneficial in transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy

by Elana GotkineAcoramidis yields a significantly better four-step primary hierarchical outcome, including aspects of mortality and morbidity, than placebo for patients with transthyretin amyloid card

Updated on: March 15,2024 20

Acoramidis beneficial in transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy

by Elana GotkineAcoramidis yields a significantly better four-step primary hierarchical outcome, including aspects of mortality and morbidity, than placebo for patients with transthyretin amyloid card

Updated on:March 15,2024 20

3D in vitro human atherosclerosis model for high-throughput drug screening

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at BirminghamNanomatrix vascular sheet (VS), nanomatrix vascular sheet with atherosclerosis (VSA), and VSA functional assays for therapeutic evaluation. Cred

Updated on: March 30,2024 13

3D in vitro human atherosclerosis model for high-throughput drug screening

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at BirminghamNanomatrix vascular sheet (VS), nanomatrix vascular sheet with atherosclerosis (VSA), and VSA functional assays for therapeutic evaluation. Cred

Updated on:March 30,2024 13

Cryoprotectants for red blood cells: Evaluating safety and effectiveness by in vitro measures

by Sichuan International Medical Exchange and Promotion AssociationHistory of the development of small molecule- and macromolecule-based cryoprotectants for red blood cell cryopreservation. DMSO =&nbs

Updated on: March 23,2024 13

Cryoprotectants for red blood cells: Evaluating safety and effectiveness by in vitro measures

by Sichuan International Medical Exchange and Promotion AssociationHistory of the development of small molecule- and macromolecule-based cryoprotectants for red blood cell cryopreservation. DMSO =&nbs

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