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Fear of another heart attack may be a major source of ongoing stress for survivors

Science Daily - Heart Disease

Fear of another heart attack was a significant ongoing contributor to how heart attack survivors perceive their health, according to a study. While anxiety and depression are recognized as common conditions after a heart attack, they did not explain the impact of fear of recurrence in this study. The researchers suggest that fear of another heart attack should be evaluated and addressed separately from depression and anxiety.

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Effectiveness and safety of hydrogen inhalation therapy as an additional treatment for hypertension in real-world practice: a retrospective, observational study in China

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

AimTo evaluate the real-life effectiveness and safety of hydrogen inhalation (HI) therapy as an additional treatment in Chinese adults with hypertension.MethodsThis observational, retrospective clinical study included hypertensive patients receiving routine antihypertensives with or without HI initiation from 2018 to 2023. Participants were assigned to the HI group or non-HI group (control group) after propensity score matching.

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'A catalyst for change': Why Walmart heiress partnered with Cleveland Clinic, Mercy on cardiac care

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

Cleveland Clinic, Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy and Bentonville, Ark.-based nonprofit organizations the Alice L. Walton Foundation and the Heartland Whole Health Institute have partnered to invest $700 million over 30 years to address the "$950 million lost annually" as patients leave Northwest Arkansas for specialty care, according to a Sept. 24 news release shared by Cleveland Clinic.

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Correlation between weight-adjusted-waist index and hypertension in the US population: based on data from NHANES 2005–2018

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

ObjectivesThis study aimed to investigate the association between the weight-adjusted waist index (WWI) and the prevalence of hypertension in U.S. adults.MethodsData were sourced from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) spanning 2005–2018. In our cross-sectional study, we focused on the non-institutional U.S. population over the age of 18 from various communities in the United States.

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Bridging Innovation & Patient Care: The Growing Role of AI

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Co-founder & CEO at Tattva Health Inc.

AI is transforming clinical trials—accelerating drug discovery, optimizing patient recruitment, and improving data analysis. But its impact goes far beyond research. As AI-driven innovation reshapes the clinical trial process, it’s also influencing broader healthcare trends, from personalized medicine to patient outcomes. Join this new webinar featuring Simran Kaur for an insightful discussion on what all of this means for the future of healthcare!

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Why Cardiology Practices Should Adopt Value-Based Care Models

GEMMS

As the healthcare landscape evolves, many cardiology practices shift from the traditional fee-for-service (FFS) model to value-based care. This transition reflects a growing focus on prioritizing patient outcomes over the volume of services provided. By emphasizing healthcare efficiency and improved outcomes, value-based care is transforming the way cardiology practices deliver patient care, especially when addressing chronic conditions common in cardiac patients.

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AI-powered tool may offer quick, no-contact blood pressure and diabetes screening

American Heart News - Heart News

Research Highlights: A preliminary study combining a patent-applied, AI-powered algorithm with a high-speed, 5-to 30-second video of skin on the face and the palm of the hand detected if someone had high blood pressure as well as using a blood.

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Unexplained changes in cholesterol may help identify older adults at risk for dementia

American Heart News - Heart News

Research Highlights: A study of older adults in Australia and the U.S. indicates that cholesterol levels that fluctuate significantly from year to year without a change in medication may someday help to identify those with a higher risk of developing.

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Inching Toward a Blood Test for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- A small panel of circulating biomarkers may reliably distinguish hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) from similar conditions that cause left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), researchers found. From proteomic profiling of nearly.

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Bystander CPR up to 10 minutes after cardiac arrest may protect brain function

American Heart News - Heart News

This news release contains updated information and data not included in the abstract. Research Highlights: The sooner a lay rescuer (bystander) starts cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a person having a cardiac arrest at home or in public, up to.

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While more is better, even moderate amounts of exercise may reduce risk for common heart condition

Science Daily - Heart Disease

Adding an extra hour every week of physical activity may lower the chance of developing the most common type of irregular heartbeat (arrythmia) by 11%, a study shows.

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Heart disease could hit up to 28 years sooner for people with CKM syndrome

American Heart News - Heart News

Research Highlights: Scientists conducted a simulation study to estimate the impact of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk prediction. The study found that adults with chronic kidney disease would have.

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Bystander CPR up to 10 minutes after cardiac arrest may protect brain function

Science Daily - Heart Disease

The sooner a lay rescuer (bystander) starts cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a person having a cardiac arrest at home or in public, up to 10 minutes after the arrest, the better the chances of survival and brain protection, according to an analysis of nearly 200,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrest cases in the U.S. from 2013 to 2022.

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Deaths from cardiovascular disease increased among younger U.S adults in rural areas

American Heart News - Heart News

Research Highlights: An analysis of death certificate data for more than 11 million U.S. adults from 2010 to 2022 found that cardiovascular disease death rates increased by about 21% for adults ages 25-64 living in rural areas, however, the rates.

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Review Finds Combination of Hands-on and Hands-off Treatment Improves Fibromyalgia Sleep Quality

HCPLive

Combining interventions yielded no significant differences in outcomes, pain, or quality-of-life.

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Fear of another heart attack may be a major source of ongoing stress for survivors

American Heart News - Heart News

Research Highlights: Fear of another heart attack was a significant ongoing contributor to how heart attack survivors perceive their health, according to a new study. While anxiety and depression are recognized as common conditions after a heart.

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EBX-102 Shows Promise As First Microbiome Therapeutic for Cirrhosis

HCPLive

Phase 1b data support proof-of-principle for EBX-102 across microbiome and clinical assessments as well as inflammatory biomarkers for cirrhosis.

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911 dispatcher assistance improved chances of receiving bystander CPR

American Heart News - Heart News

Research Highlights: A study of nearly 2,400 cardiac arrest cases in North Carolina found that when emergency dispatchers (telecommunicators) provided cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) instructions to 911 callers, people were more likely to provide.

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MJH Life Sciences Celebrates Acquisition of Revolutionizing Atopic Dermatitis (RAD) Annual Meeting

HCPLive

MJH Life Sciences, parent company of HCPLive, has acquired the RAD Annual Meeting, a premier CME-certified conference advancing dermatology knowledge and research.

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GLP-1, SGLT2 medications may lower stroke survivor’s risk of future heart attack, stroke

American Heart News - Stroke News

Research Highlights: In an analysis of more than 7,000 stroke survivors, those who were taking either a GLP1-receptor agonist or an SGLT2 inhibitor medication had a lower risk of a subsequent stroke, heart attack or death compared to peers who were.

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Heart disease more common in past redlined areas linked to limited access to healthy foods

American Heart News - Heart News

Research Highlights: Heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity were more common and linked to reduced access to healthy food among people who lived in neighborhoods previously subjected to structural racism-based policies that.

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Age, Race, Ethnicity Disparities Hinder Celiac Disease Screening, with Debra Silberg, MD, PhD

HCPLive

A study presented at NASPGHAN 2024 found only 10% of eligible kids were screened for celiac disease. Debra Silberg, MD, PhD, urges unbiased, consistent screening.

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While more is better, even moderate amounts of exercise may reduce risk for common heart condition

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Adding an extra hour every week of physical activity may lower the chance of developing the most common type of irregular heartbeat (arrythmia) by 11%, a new study shows.

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Screening and Prevention for CKD

HCPLive

Panelists discuss the criteria for identifying at-risk patients for chronic kidney disease (CKD) testing in type 2 diabetes and review the screening and detection tests, emphasizing the critical importance of early detection through blood and urine tests for both CKD management and heart failure prevention.

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Obesity-related heart disease deaths increased in the U.S. over the past two decades

American Heart News - Heart News

American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2024, Abstract AC.MDP.13 - An analysis of data from the CDC’s WONDER database found that the number of people in the U.S. who died from ischemic heart disease related to obesity increased by approximately 180% from 1999 to 2020.

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Lowering RA Disease Activity With Biologics Enhances Protective Cardiovascular PON1 Activity

HCPLive

Highest responders on DAS28 also had significantly greater decreases in 12-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic than low responders.

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Cardiac arrest survival improved since COVID-19 pandemic waned, still lower than prior years

American Heart News - Heart News

This news release contains updated information and data not included in the abstract. Research Highlights: U.S. survival rates from out-of-hospital cardiac arrests fell significantly at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and only slightly.

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Adequate sleep significantly reduces the risk of hypertension in adolescents, new study finds

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Adolescents who meet the recommended guidelines of 9 to 11 hours of sleep per day were shown to have a significantly lower risk of hypertension in a new study from UTHealth Houston.

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El nivel socioeconómico durante el embarazo temprano puede desempeñar un papel importante en la salud cardíaca futura

American Heart News - Heart News

Puntos destacados de la investigación: El nivel socioeconómico de las madres primerizas en el embarazo temprano puede afectar su salud cardiovascular hasta siete años después. El nivel socioeconómico —nivel educativo, nivel de ingresos, estado del.

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Patients may become unnecessarily depressed by common heart medicine, study finds

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

All patients who have had a heart attack are typically treated using beta blockers. According to a Swedish study conducted earlier in 2024, this drug is unlikely to be needed for those heart patients who have normal pumping ability. Now a sub-study at Uppsala University shows that there is also a risk that these patients will become depressed by the treatment.

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El miedo a sufrir otro ataque cardíaco puede ser una fuente importante de estrés continuo para supervivientes

American Heart News - Heart News

Puntos destacados de la investigación: El miedo a sufrir otro ataque cardíaco fue un factor que influyó de manera constante y significativa en la forma en que los supervivientes de un ataque cardíaco perciben su salud, según un nuevo estudio. Si bien.

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Abstract 4144084: Enhanced External Counterpulsation as a Novel Treatment for Heart Transplant Candidates with Ischemic Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction

Circulation

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4144084-A4144084, November 12, 2024. Introduction:Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP) is a noninvasive outpatient therapy designed to improve arterial health, cardiac efficiency, and coronary collateral formation by applying sequential external pressure aligned with the patient’s cardiac cycle. It is primarily indicated for refractory angina that is not amenable to PCI or CABG with the opinion of a cardiologist.

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Cardiac arrest survival improved since COVID-19 pandemic waned, still lower than prior years

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival rates dropped significantly at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and have continued to remain lower than in the pre-pandemic years of 2015–2019, according to a preliminary study to be presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2024., held Nov. 16–18, 2024, in Chicago.

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Abstract 4120990: Classification of Echocardiography Videos Using TimeSformer for Detecting Incipient Heart Failure in Asymptomatic Patients with Normal Ejection Fraction and Patients with Heart Failure

Circulation

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4120990-A4120990, November 12, 2024. Background:Recent advancements have seen deep learning models help differentiate echocardiography images of patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) from normal controls. Our aim was to develop a model capable of detecting early signs of heart failure in asymptomatic patients with a normal ejection fraction.Methods:We employed the TimeSformer, a video transformer model that classifies

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Unexplained changes in cholesterol may help identify older adults at risk for dementia

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

When older adults have significant year-to-year fluctuations in their cholesterol levels without changes in medication, it could indicate an increased risk of developing dementia or cognitive decline, according to a preliminary study presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2024, held Nov. 16–18, 2024, in Chicago.

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Abstract 4120743: MEK inhibition for recurring pulmonary valve stenosis in RASopathy patients

Circulation

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4120743-A4120743, November 12, 2024. Backgound:The RASopathies are developmental syndromes resulting from variants in the RAS/mitogen-activated protein (MAPK) cascade. The vast majority of RASopathy-causing variants lead to a gain of function in RAS-MAPK signaling. This has motivated compassionate use of MEK inhibition (MEKi) for rare, but potentially lethal complications such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and lymphatic disease.

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Fear of another heart attack may be a major source of ongoing stress for survivors

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

The fear of having another heart attack was a major ongoing stressor for heart attack survivors, according to a preliminary study to be presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2024, held Nov. 16–18, 2024, in Chicago.