Where COVID-19 hit hardest, sudden deaths outside the hospital increased
A study across New York City found that out-of-hospital sudden deaths follow the geographic distribution of SARS-CoV-2, suggesting an association ...
Tag: Cardiology
Stretching more effective than walking to lower high blood pressure: USask study
Credit: USask/Victoria Dinh A new University of Saskatchewan (USask) study has found that stretching is superior to brisk walking for ...
Impact of COVID lockdown on aeromedical retrievals in remote parts of Australia
Spike in evacuations for heart conditionsCredit: Royal Flying Doctor Service New data released this week by Australian researchers reveals the ...
Prevalence of patients receiving dialysis in China may exceed 800,000 by 2025
Credit: Yang et al, AJKD © 2021 by the National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Study published in the American Journal of ...
Enhanced oral uptake of exosomes opens cell therapy alternative
Findings in laboratory mice could lead to clinical trials of oral treatment for muscular dystrophy, heart patientsCredit: Photo courtesy of ...
Wearable electronics for continuous cardiac, respiratory monitoring
An inexpensive yet highly sensitive wearable sensor holds promise for detecting early COVID-19 symptoms and monitoring heart diseaseCredit: Yong Xu ...
Hope for children with rare heart condition: novel stem cell therapy to save the day
Researchers put forward a safe and efficient new stem cell therapy for regenerating cardiac function in pediatric patientsCredit: Okayama University ...
Study finds new evidence of health threat from chemicals in marijuana and tobacco smoke
Marijuana smoking found to raise levels of potentially harmful chemicals but to a lesser degree than tobacco smoking; Exposure to ...
Cardiac MRI shows lower degrees of myocarditis in athletes recovered from COVID-19
Myocarditis among recovering COVID-19 athletes less common than previously reportedCredit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center In a letter published in the ...
Nanodroplets and ultrasound ‘drills’ prove effective at tackling tough blood clots
Credit: Leela Goel Engineering researchers have developed a new technique for eliminating particularly tough blood clots, using engineered nanodroplets and ...
Common drug may protect hearts from damage caused by breast cancer chemotherapy
Credit: Photo: UHN Toronto - New research from UHN's Peter Munk Cardiac Centre (PMCC) shows statins, commonly prescribed to lower ...
Study of 50,000 people finds brown fat may protect against numerous chronic diseases
Credit: Courtesy of MSKCC radiologists Andreas G. Wibmer and Heiko Schöder. Brown fat is that magical tissue that you would ...
Stopping RAS inhibitors tied to worse outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease
Credit: Ulf Sirborn. Small studies have suggested that a group of medications called RAS inhibitors may be harmful in persons ...
Quick look under the skin
Self-learning algorithms analyze medical imaging dataCredit: Astrid Eckert / TUM Imaging techniques enable a detailed look inside an organism. But ...