American Heart News - Heart News
JANUARY 24, 2024
DALLAS, Jan. 24, 2024 — In an effort to identify effective food is medicine approaches for incorporating healthy food into health care delivery, the American Heart Association, the world’s leading voluntary organization focused on heart and brain health.
Med Page Today
JANUARY 24, 2024
(MedPage Today) -- Ibuprofen again failed to improve short-term outcomes when used to close patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in newborns, the placebo-controlled Baby-OSCAR trial showed. Administered parenterally a few days after infants were born.
Medical Xpress - Cardiology
JANUARY 25, 2024
An international academic consortium has identified 13 biomarkers that significantly improve the ability to accurately predict cardiovascular disease risk in people with type 2 diabetes. The analysis, conducted by 23 experts from 11 countries, was led by The Johns Hopkins University in the United States, the Chinese University of Hong Kong in Hong Kong, and Lund University in Sweden.
Ken Grauer, MD
JANUARY 26, 2024
I was sent the ECG in Figure-1 — without the benefit of any history. QUESTION: What kind of AV block is present in Figure-1 ? Figure-1: The initial ECG in today's case. ( To improve visualization — I've digitized the original ECG using PMcardio ). MY Approach to Today’s Tracing: As always — I favor beginning assessment with a quick look at the long lead rhythm strips at the bottom of the tracing.
American Heart News - Heart News
JANUARY 23, 2024
Research Highlights: Positive, warm relationships between caregiver and child were associated with higher odds of attaining ideal heart health at multiple points across a 20-year span of adulthood. Meanwhile, experiencing childhood adversity such as.
Med Page Today
JANUARY 26, 2024
(MedPage Today) -- Thinner retinal layers were associated with a long list of major diseases, including pulmonary and cardiac disorders, according to a phenotypic and genomic analysis. Among the many diseases, each standard deviation of thinner.
Medical Xpress - Cardiology
JANUARY 24, 2024
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated that one of the most dangerous mutations found in skin cancers might moonlight as a pathway to mending a broken heart.
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American Heart News - Heart News
JANUARY 25, 2024
DALLAS, Jan. 25, 2024 — This February, during American Heart Month and the American Heart Association’s Centennial year, the Association is devoted to a world of healthier lives for all by teaming up with retailers and brands around the country for Life.
Med Page Today
JANUARY 24, 2024
(MedPage Today) -- A 4-month-old with congenital hyperinsulinism responded well to off-label treatment with a breast cancer drug, researchers reported. A newborn presented with severe congenital hyperinsulinism due to homozygous deletion of the.
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
JANUARY 23, 2024
Advanced heart failure (AdvHF) can only be treated definitively by heart transplantation (HTx), yet problems such right ventricle dysfunction (RVD), rejection, cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV), and primary graft dysfunction (PGD) are linked to a poor prognosis. As a result, numerous biomarkers have been investigated in an effort to identify and prevent certain diseases sooner.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JANUARY 20, 2024
Written by Pendell Meyers A man in his late 30s with history of hypertension, tobacco use, and obesity presented to the Emergency Department for acute chest pain which started approximately 3 hours prior to arrival, in the setting of a very stressful situation. The pain radiated down both arms, 10/10 in severity. He stated it did not feel like his prior episodes of reflux.
American Heart News - Heart News
JANUARY 22, 2024
Statement Highlights: Despite significant advances in research, education, clinical practice and community-based programs, survival from cardiac arrest remains low. Significant disparities also exist in cardiac arrest outcomes. This scientific.
Cardiology Update
JANUARY 22, 2024
The Resynchronization–Defibrillation for Ambulatory Heart Failure Trial (RAFT; NCT00251251 ) demonstrated a greater 5-year mortality benefit for patients receiving cardiac-resynchronization therapy (CRT) compared to those receiving implantable cardioverter–defibrillators (ICDs). However, the impact of CRT on long-term survival remained uncertain. [link] Patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) class II or III heart failure, a left ventricular ejection fraction of 30% or less, and a QRS du
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
JANUARY 23, 2024
Objective This study aims to assess the ability of state-of-the-art machine learning algorithms to detect valvular heart disease (VHD) from digital heart sound recordings in a general population that includes asymptomatic cases and intermediate stages of disease progression. Methods We trained a recurrent neural network to predict murmurs from heart sound audio using annotated recordings collected with digital stethoscopes from four auscultation positions in 2,124 participants from the Tromsø7 s
Med Page Today
JANUARY 20, 2024
(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.
HCPLive
JANUARY 23, 2024
Mortality risks in gout have not improved in the United States in the past 3 decades, with a similar risk found among contemporary cases of gout in the United Kingdom.
DAIC
JANUARY 23, 2024
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), caused by plaque buildup in arterial walls, is one of the leading causes of disability and death worldwide.1,2 ASCVD causes or contributes to conditions that include coronary artery disease (CAD), cerebrovascular disease, and peripheral vascular disease (inclusive of aortic aneurysm).3 Patients with ASCVD are at a higher risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) including heart attack or myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, and cardiovascu
CardiacWire
JANUARY 21, 2024
A pair of JACC studies laid what might be a new scientific foundation for all that research showing that people with high lipoprotein(a) have elevated cardiovascular risks. The first study analyzed 502k UK Biobank participants , identifying two clusters of genetic variants that either raise apoB by increasing Lp(a) or LDL, showing that the Lp(a) cluster faced far greater cardiovascular risks: Each 50 nmol/L higher Lp(a)-apoB brought a 28% greater risk for coronary heart disease, versus 4% with L
Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology
JANUARY 23, 2024
Discover the top 103 hospitals nationwide for exceptional cardiology care, recognized by Healthgrades' "America's Best Hospitals" awards.
HCPLive
JANUARY 24, 2024
The American Heart Association's annual report on heart disease and stroke statistics for 2024 sheds new light on the impact and level of public education surrounding the impact of heart disease and stroke in the US and abroad.
DAIC
JANUARY 25, 2024
Getty Images milla1cf Thu, 01/25/2024 - 20:44 January 25, 2024 — Agepha Pharma , a leading multinational pharmaceutical company with the first FDA-approved anti-inflammatory cardiovascular treatment ( LODOCO – colchicine, 0.5 mg tablets), together with Caristo Diagnostics , a leading cardiac disease diagnostics company with the novel CaRi-Heart technology to visualize and quantify coronary inflammation, announced today their collaboration to improve awareness and clinical education about the
Medical Xpress - Cardiology
JANUARY 25, 2024
A call to include recommendations on low-sodium potassium-enriched salt in hypertension treatment guidelines has been made by an international group of experts in the journal Hypertension.
Ken Grauer, MD
JANUARY 20, 2024
I was sent the tracing shown in Figure-1 — told only that this was a preoperative ECG obtained from an asymptomatic older woman scheduled for non-cardiac surgery. How would YOU interpret this ECG? Would you approve her for surgery if the procedure was nonemergent? Figure-1: Preoperative ECG from an asymptomatic older woman scheduled for non-cardiac surgery.
HCPLive
JANUARY 23, 2024
Childhood trauma may decrease the likelihood of optimal heart health in adulthood, while stable and nurturing experiences are shown to promote heart health.
DAIC
JANUARY 24, 2024
You may not know Carol Barr, but in the future, she could save your life. Barr’s death at 39 from sudden cardiac arrest was caused by mitral valve prolapse—a heart valve defect that can affect the heart’s ability to pump blood. It can, in some cases, lead to death. Now, thanks to the cardiovascular advances in research and Opportunities Legacy (CAROL) Act—legislation named in honor of Barr that allocates funding through the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to study heart valve disease
Medical Xpress - Cardiology
JANUARY 22, 2024
A team of cardiologists at Shaoxing People's Hospital, working with a colleague from Zhuji People's Hospital, both in China, has found an association between consumption of dark chocolate and reductions in the risk of essential hypertension.
JAMA Cardiology
JANUARY 23, 2024
This post hoc analysis of a randomized clinical trial evaluates the association of dapagliflozin with cause-specific deaths in patients with heart failure with improved ejection fraction.
HCPLive
JANUARY 23, 2024
Male college students were found to consume more energy drinks than female college students, and they had a greater risk for a short sleep duration due to energy drink consumption.
DAIC
JANUARY 25, 2024
Getty Images milla1cf Thu, 01/25/2024 - 20:37 January 25, 2024 — The American College of Cardiology ’s Cardiovascular Summit (CV Summit) will take place on February 1-3 in Washington, DC. Bringing together all members of the CV team, the educational event highlights best practices for creating a more efficient, effective and equitable health care system.
ECG Cases
JANUARY 23, 2024
Olivia Ostrow on the management of button battery ingestions, Brit Long on C difficile infection, Jesse McLaren on an approach to ECG's in the tox patient, Joe Mullally on the identification and treatment of bed bug bites, Andrew Petrosoniak on fibrinogen replacement in bleeding trauma patients, Justin Morganstern on Cold Air for Croup. The post EM Quick Hits 54 Button Battery Ingestion, C. difficile, ECG in Tox, Bed Bugs, Fibrinogen in Trauma, Cold Air for Croup appeared first on Emergency Medi
Med Page Today
JANUARY 22, 2024
(MedPage Today) -- Cryptogenic stroke survivors who went on to get an insertable cardiac monitor (ICM) had a similar risk of recurrent stroke whether or not any atrial fibrillation (Afib, AF) ever turned up on monitoring, an observational study.
HCPLive
JANUARY 25, 2024
After adjusting for confounders, data revealed higher levels of obesity indices were linked with a gradual and dose-dependent increase in urate levels.
DAIC
JANUARY 22, 2024
Getty Images milla1cf Mon, 01/22/2024 - 14:53 January 22, 2024 — Asklepios BioPharmaceutical , Inc. (AskBio), a gene therapy company wholly owned and independently operated as a subsidiary of Bayer AG , announced that it is initiating GenePHIT (Gene PHosphatase Inhibition Therapy), a Phase 2 trial of AB-1002 (also known as NAN-101 ) for the treatment of congestive heart failure (CHF).
Medical Xpress - Cardiology
JANUARY 22, 2024
More than 11 million people in the United States take anticoagulation or antiplatelet medications, such as heparin or aspirin, to treat serious conditions like heart attack and stroke. However, these medications also put patients at risk of life-threatening bleeding in the case of injury or during surgery.
Med Page Today
JANUARY 23, 2024
(MedPage Today) -- Researchers developed the BMC2 artificial intelligence-based models for predicting death and complications after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). (European Heart Journal) A single bolus of recombinant staphylokinase.
HCPLive
JANUARY 26, 2024
Use of the electronic AKI alert system led to slight improvements in intervention rates and AKI diagnosis, although kidney function and patient-centered outcomes did not differ from patients receiving usual care.
DAIC
JANUARY 22, 2024
Getty Images milla1cf Mon, 01/22/2024 - 14:58 January 22, 2024 — A physician-scientist from Massachusetts researching whether chemicals naturally occurring in foods could help treat heart disease, a genetics expert from Pennsylvania exploring the molecular mechanisms of lipid metabolism and cardiovascular diseases and a California-based professor of cardiovascular medicine studying how vaping impacts the development of abdominal aortic aneurysms are the most recent American Heart Association
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