Echocardiographic screening for rheumatic heart disease in Nepal
Credit: Th. Pilgrim Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) develops as a long term complication of childhood streptococcal angina. Latent RHD can ...
Tag: Cardiology
Long-term stress linked to increased risk of heart attack
Credit: Emma Busk Winquist/Linköping University Can long-term stress lead to heart attacks? Most people would probably answer in the affirmative, ...
Endovascular aneurysm repair linked to higher readmission rates
Chances of readmission were 1.5 times higher with less-invasive techniqueCredit: Justin Kelley, MU Health Care Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (rAAA) ...
Tailor-made drugs to treat epilepsy or cardiovascular diseases
Molecular blueprint for important receptor decipheredCredit: Diagram: Dr Anette Kaiser, Leipzig University In order for a drug to be effective ...
Texas Heart Institute develops breakthrough heart ablation evaluation system
The new ex vivo benchtop system is detailed in a study published in the Journal Cardiovascular of ElectrophysiologyCredit: Texas Heart ...
Cell-selective nanotherapy prevents post-angioplasty restenosis, promotes artery healing
A USF Health preclinical study indicates nanoparticles containing a micro-RNA switch offers promising biotechnology to advance the fight against atherosclerotic ...
Children’s finger length points to mothers’ income level
- links with diseases that begin in the wombCredit: John Manning, Swansea University Low-income mothers feminize their children in the ...
An end to invasive biopsies?
Hebrew University researchers advance simple and inexpensive diagnostic blood testCredit: Hebrew University of Jerusalem In diagnostic medicine, biopsies, where a ...
Higher blood pressure over life span increases congestive heart failure risk in Black people
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga (Feb. 8, 2021) - Starting with early childhood, otherwise healthy Black people show ...
Raised mortality from cardiac arrest in people with COVID-19
Credit: Photo by Charlotta Sjostedt Sudden cardiac arrest is more often fatal in people with COVID-19, a new study shows. ...
People infected with COVID-19 have a higher risk of dying after a cardiac arrest
Women are nine times more likely to dieCredit: European Heart Journal COVID-19 patients who suffer a cardiac arrest either in ...
Women at higher-risk of fatal, nightime cardiac arrest
Novel research from the Smidt Heart Institute suggests clinicians should be cautious when prescribing certain medications to high-risk, female patientsCredit: ...
First-of-its-kind medical truck launches in the twin cities metro to treat cardiac arrest patients
Credit: University of Minnesota University of Minnesota, The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust and health care system ...
Test for early detection of heart problems reduces risk of heart damage from chemotherapy
Credit: Photo: UHN Toronto, ON - Results of a multi-centre, international, clinical trial co-led by Peter Munk Cardiac Centre (PMCC) ...
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