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 ...
Tag: Cardiology
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 ...
At the heart of regeneration: Scientists reveal a new frontier in cardiac research
Researchers at Children's Hospital Los Angeles discover a mechanism of cardiac regeneration in the zebrafish that could change the field ...
Listening to music while driving reduces cardiac stress
A study by Brazilian researchers suggests that cardiac overload due to the stress of driving in heavy traffic can be ...
Using cardiac-specific biomarkers to predict cardiovascular disease risk early
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 12, 2019--A new review article provides valuable insights into how ...
Researchers find new potential approach to type 2 diabetes treatment
Credit: Lo Lab The protein adipsin, which is produced in body fat, helps protect insulin-secreting cells called pancreatic beta cells ...
World’s most comprehensive study of a deadly heart condition yields 1st results
Registry will help doctors predict patients' risk, determine best treatmentsCredit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Researchers have revealed the initial ...
Heart attack modeled with human stem cells
Toward the development of individual model of ischemic heart diseaseCredit: ©2019 Okayama University Researchers at Okayama University Graduate School of ...
Sleep and sleepiness ‘a huge problem’ for people with spinal cord injury
UCalgary-led study finds disturbed breathing during sleep may increase risk of strokeCredit: Photo by Kelly Johnston, Cumming School of Medicine ...
FOCUS may lower PE diagnosis in ED patients with suspected PE and abnormal vitals
Credit: Josh Lupton, MD, Oregon Health & Science University and resident editor, Academic Emergency Medicine journal DES PLAINES, IL -- ...