Researchers say around 10% of deaths from coronary stenting, balloon angioplasty are preventable

by Noah Fromson,University of MichiganCredit: Justine Ross, Jacob Dwyer: Michigan MedicineEach year more than 500,000 Americans undergo percutaneous coronary intervention, or PCI, a minimally in

Updated on: April 06,2024

Researchers say around 10% of deaths from coronary stenting, balloon angioplasty are preventable

by Noah Fromson,University of MichiganCredit: Justine Ross, Jacob Dwyer: Michigan MedicineEach year more than 500,000 Americans undergo percutaneous coronary intervention, or PCI, a minimally in

Updated on:April 06,2024

Five reasons your blood pressure medication isn't working

byUniversity of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: Pavel Danilyuk from PexelsKeeping your blood pressure in check is a good way to lower your risk of heart disease, stroke, and kidney disease. So,

Updated on: May 08,2024

Five reasons your blood pressure medication isn't working

byUniversity of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: Pavel Danilyuk from PexelsKeeping your blood pressure in check is a good way to lower your risk of heart disease, stroke, and kidney disease. So,

Updated on:May 08,2024

How to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease

ByAngela Ryan Lee, MDPublished on March 16, 2022Medically reviewed byJeffrey S. Lander, MDCardiovascular disease(CVD), also known as heart disease, is the leading cause o

Updated on: February 24,2024

How to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease

ByAngela Ryan Lee, MDPublished on March 16, 2022Medically reviewed byJeffrey S. Lander, MDCardiovascular disease(CVD), also known as heart disease, is the leading cause o

Updated on:February 24,2024

Shoring up the heart muscle's intricately designed structures to treat heart failure

by Nancy Fliesler,Children's Hospital BostonGene therapy could potentially restore the orderly structure of dyads in heart muscle (as in the top image) and help reverse heart failure. Credit

Updated on: October 31,2024

Shoring up the heart muscle's intricately designed structures to treat heart failure

by Nancy Fliesler,Children's Hospital BostonGene therapy could potentially restore the orderly structure of dyads in heart muscle (as in the top image) and help reverse heart failure. Credit

Updated on:October 31,2024

Do genes that code athletic heart enlargement carry a risk of future heart problems?

by Victor Chang Cardiac Research InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new landmark study involving 281 elite athletes from Australia and Belgium has revealed one in six have measurements that w

Updated on: January 02,2024

Do genes that code athletic heart enlargement carry a risk of future heart problems?

by Victor Chang Cardiac Research InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new landmark study involving 281 elite athletes from Australia and Belgium has revealed one in six have measurements that w

Updated on:January 02,2024

Cardiac follow-up should be common practice after MIS-C diagnosis, say researchers

by Lori SolomonFollowing multisystem inflammatory disease in children (MIS-C), cardiac abnormalities are common, regardless of myocardial injury during acute disease, according to a study published on

Updated on: January 02,2024

Cardiac follow-up should be common practice after MIS-C diagnosis, say researchers

by Lori SolomonFollowing multisystem inflammatory disease in children (MIS-C), cardiac abnormalities are common, regardless of myocardial injury during acute disease, according to a study published on

Updated on:January 02,2024

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

Updated on: March 18,2024

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

Updated on:March 18,2024

Liver fibrosis scores as predictors of long-term outcomes in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

by Compuscript LtdRestricted Cubic Spline Plot of Liver Fibrosis Scores and Risk of MACEs. (A) NFS; (B) FIB-4; (C) Forns score. NFS, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease fibrosis score; FIB-4, fibrosis-4.

Updated on: March 21,2024

Liver fibrosis scores as predictors of long-term outcomes in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

by Compuscript LtdRestricted Cubic Spline Plot of Liver Fibrosis Scores and Risk of MACEs. (A) NFS; (B) FIB-4; (C) Forns score. NFS, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease fibrosis score; FIB-4, fibrosis-4.

Updated on:March 21,2024

Blocking artery supplying the brain covering after subdural hematoma reduced repeat surgery

by American Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainInjection of a substance to block an artery feeding the dura (protective sack around the brain) along with surgery to remove pooled b

Updated on: March 30,2024

Blocking artery supplying the brain covering after subdural hematoma reduced repeat surgery

by American Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainInjection of a substance to block an artery feeding the dura (protective sack around the brain) along with surgery to remove pooled b

Updated on:March 30,2024

Basking in Sunshine: Your Ultimate Health Boost

Updated on: June 04,2024

Basking in Sunshine: Your Ultimate Health Boost

Updated on:June 04,2024

Harnessing HIF-1α signaling for vascular and bone regeneration

Updated on: August 22,2024

Harnessing HIF-1α signaling for vascular and bone regeneration

Updated on:August 22,2024

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

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