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How High Blood Pressure Affects Your Heart and What You Can Do About It

MIBHS

This condition, known as left ventricular hypertrophy, can lead to heart failure if untreated. Artery Damage : Hypertension damages the inner lining of your arteries, making them less elastic and more prone to plaque buildup. When the heart cant pump blood efficiently, fluid builds up in the lungs, legs, and abdomen.

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Landmark Clinical Study in The Lancet Finds New AI Technology Can Predict Cardiac Events Due to Coronary Inflammation at Least 10 Years in Advance

DAIC

fold higher risk for major adverse cardiac events (MACE) Caristo's AI-Risk model, CaRi-Heart Risk Score, outperformed other scores in routine clinical use for prediction of cardiac mortality, and when presented to clinicians, resulted in changes of management decision in 45% of the patients. "The fold higher risk for cardiac mortality and 5.5-fold

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How Smoking Affects Your Heart and Increases Surgery Risk

MIBHS

This damage accelerates the formation of plaques, leading to atherosclerosisa condition where arteries narrow and harden, restricting blood flow. Increased Blood Clot Risk: Smoking enhances the bloods clotting tendency, raising the risk of heart attacks and strokes.

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New Drug Fails to Improve Diabetes-Related Heart Failure

DAIC

Decline in exercise ability is a hallmark of progression to overt heart failure. These results also speak to the importance of continuing to focus on earlier recognition of heart failure risk in patients with diabetes and on initiating treatment before the condition has progressed to overt heart failure.”

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What to Know About Bradycardia

AMS Cardiology

Here are some of the most common causes: Age-related changes – As we age, the electrical signals in our hearts can weaken leading to a slower heart rate. Heart diseaseCoronary artery disease, heart attack or heart failure can all damage the heart muscle and disrupt its electrical signals.

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How AI and Machine Learning are Transforming Cardiology Practice Management

GEMMS

These systems use deep learning techniques to identify subtle deviations in imaging data, such as changes in the structure of the heart or blood vessels, that could indicate the presence of disease.

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Understanding the Difference Between Heart Attack and Cardiac Arrest

MIBHS

When discussing heart health, heart attacks and cardiac arrest are two terms that are often mistaken for one another. Understanding the difference between heart attack and cardiac arrest can help in recognizing symptoms, seeking prompt medical care, and even saving lives. What is a Heart Attack?