Improving cardiovascular health of the most vulnerable
Heart disease and stroke are major causes of pre-mature mortality and morbidity in North Carolina, and there are significant racial ...
Tag: Cardiology
Researcher discovers previously rejected function in the brain’s blood vessels
Credit: Lauritzen Lab, University of Copenhagen Allegedly, they should not exist in the brain, the so-called precapillary sphincters - a ...
Premature menopause increases the risk of multiple health problems in your 60s
Credit: Human Reproduction Women who experience premature menopause are almost three times more likely to develop multiple, chronic medical problems ...
Study: Women’s blood vessels age faster than men’s
New research from the Smidt Heart Institute helps to explain why women tend to develop different types of heart disease ...
Exosomes promote remarkable recovery in stroke
Credit: Andrew Davis Tucker It's been almost a quarter century since the first drug was approved for stroke. But what's ...
Insilico collaborates with Pfizer on novel data and AI system for target discovery
Insilico enters into research collaboration with Pfizer Inc. to explore novel data and artificial intelligence system for potential therapeutic targetsCredit: ...
Getting to the heart of epinephrine use in pediatric cardiac arrest patients
An international team of researchers led by Osaka University find that prehospital administration of epinephrine could result in a more ...
Hospital critical care resuscitation unit improves patients’ chances of survival
Critically ill patients transferred to specialized resuscitation unit had better outcomes than those transferred directly to a traditional intensive care ...
Study suggests biological clock is key to reducing heart damage from radiation therapy
Findings could one day lead to improved outcomes for breast cancer patientsCredit: Photo by Cori Kogan, WSU Health Sciences Spokane ...
Study questions routine troponin testing for ACS in geriatric patients with NSCs
Credit: KIRSTY CHALLEN, B.SC., MBCHB, MRES, PH.D., LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS, UNITED KINGDOM DES PLAINES, IL-- The results of a study ...
Reducing the risk of blood clots in artificial heart valves
Credit: H. Zolfaghari, ARTORG Center, University of Bern Most people are familiar with turbulence in aviation: certain wind conditions cause ...
BPA replacement hinders heart function, study reveals
Credit: (University of Guelph) BPA's counterpart replacement BPS can hinder heart function within minutes of a single exposure, according to ...
Study of cardiac muscles in flies might help you keep your heart young
Credit: Hua Bai AMES, Iowa - Researchers may have discovered a way to turn back the clock on aging heart ...
Take heart: Pitt study reveals how relaxin targets cardiovascular disease
Pitt researchers detail the interplay between relaxin and Wnt signaling, noting its positive effects on an aging heartCredit: Dr. Guillermo ...