Researchers create swarms of tiny robots to attack and remove blood clots
Work could offer a drug-free way to treat pulmonary embolismCredit: University of Houston Pulmonary embolism causes between 200,000 and 300, ...
Tag: Cardiology
Randomized trial at music festival shows potential of virtual reality for CPR training
Cardiologists at Radboud university medical center performed a research project during a large music festival called Lowlands, in the Netherlands ...
Metabolic syndrome: New use for an old drug
The syndrome, which affects more than 35% of the over-50 population in Western countries, could be treated with Ibrutinib, a ...
15-year study finds treatment gaps exist for patients with peripheral arterial disease
Credit: Intermountain Healthcare Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a progressive and life-threatening form of atherosclerosis that narrows the arteries serving ...
Omega-3 shows protection against heart disease-related death, without prostate cancer risk
Credit: Intermountain Healthcare Should you take omega-3 pills? Or try to have two to servings of omega-3 rich fish a ...
Intermittent fasting increases longevity in cardiac catheterization patients
Credit: Intermountain Healthcare While Intermittent fasting may sound like another dieting craze, the practice of routinely not eating and drinking ...
Researchers discover new mutations in gene associated with disease that causes the heart to weaken
Credit: Intermountain Healthcare Researchers from the Intermountain Healthcare Heart Institute in Salt Lake City have identified new mutations in a ...
Teens with heart disease improve exercise capacity in large clinical trial
CHOP cardiologists report milestone results for Fontan survivors in multicenter, phase 3 FUEL TrialCredit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia The largest-ever ...
Vaping less harmful than smoking for vascular health, major study finds
Study finds significant improvements in vascular health of chronic smokers who transition to e-cigarettesCredit: Dominic Glasgow / University of Dundee ...
Research award for project on heart transplantation
Credit: Steven Kohl Heart failure is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In the most severe ...
‘Nudging’ heart patients to take their statins leads to better adherence and better outcomes
Credit: Intermountain Healthcare Statins are an effective medication for treating patients with heart disease - they cut the risk of ...
Artificial intelligence tool predicts life expectancy in heart failure patients
Algorithm developed by physicists and cardiologists achieved 88 percent success rateCredit: Avi Yagil When Avi Yagil, PhD, Distinguished Professor of ...
Long-term blood pressure variation and risk of dementia
Credit: rawpixel, Pixabay In a new research study published in the open access journal PLOS Medicine, Albert Hofman and colleagues ...
Cardiologists establish how e-cigarettes damage the brain, blood vessels and lungs
Credit: European Heart Journal Cardiologists have issued a stark warning about the dangers of e-cigarettes, particularly for young people, as ...