Mathematics at the service of the heart
Project ERC iHEART of Politecnico di Milano penetrates into the core of medical action, generating the first important resultsCredit: (credit: ...
Tag: Cardiology
Image analysis technique provides better understanding of heart cell defects
A new algorithm combines gradient methods with fast Fourier transforms to quantify the organization of cardiac myofibrilsCredit: Brett N. Napiwocki ...
New rare disease with own facial features, cardiac defects and developmental delay
TRAF7 syndrom: the firts forty-five patientsCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA-IBUB-IRSJD-CIBERER An international multicentre study describes a rare disease characterized by a ...
Machine that oxygenates blood may help critically ill COVID-19 patients, according to WVU study
Credit: West Virginia University When COVID-19 patients are critically ill, the biggest threat to their lives is lung dysfunction. If ...
Heart attacks, heart failure, stroke: COVID-19’s dangerous cardiovascular complications
ER doctors highlight underappreciated risks, potential drug interactionsCredit: UVA Health COVID-19 can cause serious cardiovascular complications including heart failure, heart ...
Precision medicine guides choice of better drug therapy in severe heart disease
Dual antiplatelet therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention uses aspirin and one other drug, among several choices. But which drug is ...
New book on heart development and disease from CSHLPress
Credit: Illustration kindly provided by Timothy J. Mohun. Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press (CSHLP) announced ...
University of Cincinnati researchers look at how COVID-19 affects the heart
Mini grant from the UC College of Medicine helps team investigate pathogen's mechanisCredit: Colleen Kelley/UC Creative + Brand Researchers are ...
Supercomputing drug screening for deadly heart arrhythmias
Computational pipeline developed tests for cardiotoxicityCredit: Yang et al., Circulation Research Death from sudden cardiac arrest makes headlines when it ...
Patients improve after heart cell therapy
Experimental treatment is designed to fight fatal immune response in coronavirus patientsCredit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES -- Four of six critically ...
Temple finds link between blood vessel inflammation, malfunctioning cellular powerhouses
Credit: Temple University Health System (Philadelphia, PA) - The vast majority of cells in the human body contain tiny power ...
Men’s blood contains greater concentrations of enzyme that helps COVID-19 infect cells
Finding may explain why men with heart failure suffer more from the coronavirus than womenCredit: European Heart Journal Evidence from ...
Cardiac Imaging Company Genetesis adds TDK Ventures as strategic investor
Strategic investments round out $9.2M Series B financingCredit: Genetesis, Inc. MASON, OH, May 7th, 2020-- Genetesis Inc, a medical technology ...
Blood thinners may improve survival among hospitalized COVID-19 patients
Credit: Mount Sinai Health System Treating hospitalized COVID-19 patients with anticoagulants--blood thinners that slow down clotting--may improve their chances of ...
Focused ultrasound opening brain to previously impossible treatments
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications University of Virginia researchers are pioneering the use of focused ultrasound to defy the ...
Lipid biomarkers key to cardiac repair differences in blacks and whites after heart attack
Study indicates that distinct lipid mediators may offer new targets for more personalized heart failure diagnosis and treatmentCredit: Photo courtesy ...
Electrocardiogram shows value in college athletes’ screens
ECG heightens detection of sudden cardiac death risk and is a cost-effective diagnostic, a new study showsCredit: UW Medicine Over ...
Clinical trial to investigate whether hypertension drug ameliorates COVID-19 severity
ACE inhibitor drugs like Ramipril are widely used for various cardiovascular conditions; researchers want to see if they might also ...
Blood clotting a significant cause of death in patients with COVID-19
Credit: Maxwell Photography A study led by clinician scientists at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has found that ...
New study could change what we know about platelets
Credit: University of Kentucky LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 29, 2020) -- University of Kentucky College of Medicine researcher Sidney Whiteheart has ...