Key steps could reduces cases and deaths from rheumatic heart disease in the African Union

by Brigham and Women's HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainRheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains a major cause of cardiovascular disease in Africa, even as acute rheumatic fever and RHD

Updated on: June 01,2024

Key steps could reduces cases and deaths from rheumatic heart disease in the African Union

by Brigham and Women's HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainRheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains a major cause of cardiovascular disease in Africa, even as acute rheumatic fever and RHD

Updated on:June 01,2024

Stroke or stroke plus neck artery tear almost doubles risk of heart attack within a year, finds research

by American Heart AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainHeart attack risk almost doubles in the first year after a stroke or when combined with a tear in a neck artery wall; however, a tear without

Updated on: March 21,2024

Stroke or stroke plus neck artery tear almost doubles risk of heart attack within a year, finds research

by American Heart AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainHeart attack risk almost doubles in the first year after a stroke or when combined with a tear in a neck artery wall; however, a tear without

Updated on:March 21,2024

World's first partial heart transplant proves successful in first year

by Stephanie Lopez,Duke UniversityCredit: Duke UniversityThe world's first partial heart transplant has achieved what researchers have spent more than a year hoping for—functioning valves an

Updated on: March 26,2024

World's first partial heart transplant proves successful in first year

by Stephanie Lopez,Duke UniversityCredit: Duke UniversityThe world's first partial heart transplant has achieved what researchers have spent more than a year hoping for—functioning valves an

Updated on:March 26,2024

Researchers estimate survival chances during CPR for cardiac arrest

by British Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA person's chance of surviving while receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for cardiac arrest in hospital declines rapidly f

Updated on: March 30,2024

Researchers estimate survival chances during CPR for cardiac arrest

by British Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA person's chance of surviving while receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for cardiac arrest in hospital declines rapidly f

Updated on:March 30,2024

New guidelines call for intensified BP targets, add blood pressure category to pinpoint heart attack, stroke risk

byEuropean Society of CardiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUpdated European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines on the management of elevated blood pressure and hypertension include a n

Updated on: September 05,2024

New guidelines call for intensified BP targets, add blood pressure category to pinpoint heart attack, stroke risk

byEuropean Society of CardiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainUpdated European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines on the management of elevated blood pressure and hypertension include a n

Updated on:September 05,2024

New heart treatment could help the body grow a replacement valve

by Ian Mundell,Imperial College LondonInside the Agilent Measurement Suite at Imperial’s Molecular Sciences Research Hub. Credit: Imperial College LondonReplacement heart valves that grow inside

Updated on: March 28,2024

New heart treatment could help the body grow a replacement valve

by Ian Mundell,Imperial College LondonInside the Agilent Measurement Suite at Imperial’s Molecular Sciences Research Hub. Credit: Imperial College LondonReplacement heart valves that grow inside

Updated on:March 28,2024

Gene-based therapy may slow development of life-threatening heart condition

byNYU Langone HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study in mice shows that replacement of a dysfunctional gene could prolong survival in some people with arrhythmogenic right ventricula

Updated on: April 18,2024

Gene-based therapy may slow development of life-threatening heart condition

byNYU Langone HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study in mice shows that replacement of a dysfunctional gene could prolong survival in some people with arrhythmogenic right ventricula

Updated on:April 18,2024

Comparative Analysis of Small Extracellular Vesicles from Various Cell Sources for Cardiac Repair Post-Myocardial Infarction: Superiority of Embryonic Stem Cells

Updated on: October 27,2024

Comparative Analysis of Small Extracellular Vesicles from Various Cell Sources for Cardiac Repair Post-Myocardial Infarction: Superiority of Embryonic Stem Cells

Updated on:October 27,2024

Cancer drug could hold hope for treating inflammatory diseases including gout and heart diseases

by University of CambridgeGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Clinical Investigation(2023). DOI: 10.1172/JCI162129A cancer drug currently in the final stages of clinical trials coul

Updated on: January 29,2024

Cancer drug could hold hope for treating inflammatory diseases including gout and heart diseases

by University of CambridgeGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Clinical Investigation(2023). DOI: 10.1172/JCI162129A cancer drug currently in the final stages of clinical trials coul

Updated on:January 29,2024

Analyzing heart and kidney outcomes after canagliflozin treatment in older adults

byAmerican Society of NephrologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors reduce the risk of cardiovascular and kidney outcomes in patients with type 2

Updated on: November 05,2024

Analyzing heart and kidney outcomes after canagliflozin treatment in older adults

byAmerican Society of NephrologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors reduce the risk of cardiovascular and kidney outcomes in patients with type 2

Updated on:November 05,2024

Five-minute test during routine GP appointments could prevent stroke

by Sophia Antipolis,European Society of CardiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPeople at risk should be tested for atrial fibrillation every time they attend a health appointment, according

Updated on: March 28,2024

Five-minute test during routine GP appointments could prevent stroke

by Sophia Antipolis,European Society of CardiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPeople at risk should be tested for atrial fibrillation every time they attend a health appointment, according

Updated on:March 28,2024

Study with rodents identifies key genes for control of blood pressure and heart rate

by Maria Fernanda Ziegler,FAPESPComprehensive overview of genetic screening with automated meiotic mapping. (A) Founder animals (G1) were characterized by whole-exome sequencing to identify ENU-

Updated on: March 27,2024

Study with rodents identifies key genes for control of blood pressure and heart rate

by Maria Fernanda Ziegler,FAPESPComprehensive overview of genetic screening with automated meiotic mapping. (A) Founder animals (G1) were characterized by whole-exome sequencing to identify ENU-

Updated on:March 27,2024