Cardiology

New research indicates that children infected with COVID-19 may face increased cardiovascular disease risks indicated by blood plasma metabolic changes.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

Researchers have developed a novel method for simultaneously recording action potentials (APs)—temporary changes in electrical potential when cells become excited—and calcium transients—calcium fluctuations that drive muscle contraction—in single cardiomyocytes (heart muscle cells) derived from iPS […]

Heating the lower limbs before exercise has been found to significantly improve endurance in individuals with heart failure.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

An estimated 38.1 million adults in the United States had diagnosed diabetes in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Of these, about 90% to 95% had type 2 diabetes. A new […]

Patients hospitalized for severe COVID-19 exhibit cardiac systolic dysfunction and small vessel disease at long-term follow-up. This is according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital published in JAMA Network Open.This […]

Atrial fibrillation is a common type of heart rhythm disorder where the heart doesn’t beat efficiently. This makes the heart unable to pump enough blood out to the body with each heartbeat. It’s estimated 12.1 […]

Dementia before age 80 is potentially preventable through early intervention on common vascular risk factors, according to research led by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Findings suggest that up to 44% of […]

One-size-fits-all hats are okay, but one-size-fits-all medical treatments don’t cut it. A new study shows that drug treatment outcomes are significantly different for a type of heart valve disease, called aortic valve stenosis, based on […]

A team led by the University of Sydney has identified red blood cell rupture at dying endothelial sites as a primary driver of microvascular obstruction in COVID-19, bypassing the expected role of fibrin and platelet […]

A home device that scans someone’s feet as soon as they get out of bed in the morning could keep people with heart failure out of hospital, according to research presented Tuesday at the British […]