Interpreting relatively inexpensive electrocardiograms (ECGs) with an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm accurately screened patients for a key precursor of heart failure in Kenya, a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers shows. The results, […]
A new survey by Morning Consult and the nonprofit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine finds that a majority of Americans, 60%, are concerned about high blood pressure. Nearly half of Americans have high blood pressure […]
Short QT syndrome is a genetic disease that leads to sudden cardiac death at a young age. Mutations in the SLC4A3 gene, which regulates bicarbonate-chloride exchange, were recently described as a potential cause. An international […]
Between 1999 and 2022, the US had substantially higher death rates than other wealthy nations, largely due to cardiovascular disease, metabolic diseases (including diabetes), Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, and drug and alcohol complications. Policies […]
A higher dietary intake of soy and legumes is linked to a lower risk of high blood pressure, finds a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published in the open access journal BMJ Nutrition […]
A tool developed by the American Heart Association (AHA), proven to accurately predict heart disease risk for Americans, can be applied to the global population, a new study led by NYU Langone Health shows.This article […]
Results from the first randomized trial of Impella pumps during complex stent procedures, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, have shown that the pumps offer no significant benefit to patients compared to standard […]
People who eat more ultra-processed food (UPF) have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease and death, according to a report published in the European Heart Journal. The report, by a group of cardiology experts from […]
When the human heart is damaged by a heart attack, stiff scar tissue eventually forms around the affected areas. This weakens the heart’s pumping ability and increases the risk of heart failure and arrhythmias. Zebrafish, […]
Metabolic and bariatric surgery offers significantly greater long-term protection against heart attack, stroke and death than widely used GLP-1 drugs in older adults with obesity and diabetes, according to a new real-world analysis study presented […]
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