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Estimated 300,000 people in UK have potentially fatal heart valve disease
An estimated 300,000 people in the UK have aortic valve stenosis, a progressive and potentially fatal condition, suggests research published... Read more -
Combined 3D modelling technique predicts abnormal heart rhythms in patients with genetic heart disease
Modeling the heart in 3D using combined imaging techniques can help predict heart rhythm abnormalities, or arrhythmias, in patients with... Read more -
New practice guideline addresses diagnosis, treatment of type B aortic dissection
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) and the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) released a new clinical practice guideline... Read more -
Better management of long-term heart disease risk needed following complicated pregnancies
Researchers at Boston Medical Center have created a new resource for managing long-term heart disease risk after specific pregnancy complications.... Read more -
After heart attack, cardiac rehab begins road to recovery
(HealthDay)—Your heart is in an incredibly vulnerable state if you've suffered a heart attack or are fighting heart failure, and... Read more -
Death during sex isn't just something that happens to middle-aged men, new study finds
Sex has many beneficial physical and psychological effects, including reducing high blood pressure, improving the immune system and aiding better... Read more -
Patient-derived heart cells mimic disease in vitro
How can you mend a broken heart? According to researchers from Japan, in some cases gene replacement therapy just might... Read more -
Men who worry more may develop heart disease and diabetes risk factors at younger ages
Middle-aged men who are anxious and worry more may be at greater biological risk for developing heart disease, stroke and... Read more -
Heart function rebounds for kids with COVID-linked MIS-C
(HealthDay)—A rare and serious inflammatory condition called MIS-C can strike kids weeks after they've recovered from their COVID infection.... Read more -
Scientists find predictors of heart disease among Black Americans that are shared across ethnicities
Coronary heart disease, which is a major cause of heart attack, develops when damaged or clogged arteries cannot deliver enough... Read more -
Prevalence of coronary heart disease largely unchanged from 2011 to 2018
(HealthDay)—The prevalence of coronary heart disease (CHD) remained largely unchanged in the United States from 2011 to 2018, according to... Read more -
Artificial intelligence identifies individuals at risk for heart disease complications
For the first time, University of Utah Health scientists have shown that artificial intelligence could lead to better ways to... Read more -
A healthy thyroid can be key to a healthy heart
Make a list of the ABCs of heart health, from arrhythmia to Zumba classes, and you might not think to... Read more -
Without appropriate technical updates, patients are at risk of inappropriate shocks from their defibrillators
A case study of a patient who experienced inappropriate shocks from her defibrillator is presented in Heart Rhythm Case Reports,... Read more -
Researchers investigate changes in patterns of heart failure hospitalisation throughout the COVID-19 pandemic
A team of researchers from the School of Cardiovascular Medicine & Sciences, led by Dr. Antonio Cannata, Daniel Bromage and... Read more
