Researchers beginning to uncover the mystery of hagfish’s zombie heartsĀ
University of Guelph researchers have uncovered clues as to how hagfish keep their hearts pumping for days without oxygenCredit: University ...
Tag: Cardiology
On the keto diet? Ditch the cheat day, says UBC study
Just one dose of carbohydrates can damage blood vesselsCredit: Nathan Skolski, UBC Okanagan The often embraced 'cheat day' is a ...
New muscular disease: Myoglobinopathy
An international collaboration led by IDIBELL identifies the first disease caused by a mutation in myoglobinCredit: Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute ...
Patients say lack of physician guidance and fear of side effects are why they don’t take statins as prescribed
DALLAS, March 27, 2019 -- Despite national guidelines indicating that statins can lower risk of heart attack and stroke, many ...
Eating small amounts of red and processed meats may increase risk of death
consuming even small amounts of red meat versus none may impact mortality from all causes, especially cardiovascular diseaseCredit: Loma Linda ...
Repeat heart attack and death linked to hospitals with low care scores
The study found that risk was lower in patients who were admitted to teaching hospitals Heart attack patients treated at ...
Early valve replacement versus watchful waiting in patients with severe aortic stenosis
Research shows greater survival benefit for patients treated within a year of diagnosisCredit: Elsevier, Annals of Thoracic Surgery Chicago, March ...
Smart wristband developed by Lithuanian researchers can alert about dangerous health conditions
Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania researchers are developing a smart wrist-worn device for monitoring of atrial fibrillation - a ...
‘Aneurysm Number’ may help surgeons make treatment decisions
Simple parameter that depends on geometry and flow waveform can classify the flow mode into sidewall or bifurcation aneurysmsCredit: Hafez ...
Nation’s first clinical trial for rehabilitating infant stroke victims to begin
Researchers to lead stroke study in children under 2Credit: Virginia Tech Strokes are devastating events often associated with people over ...
More children could mean higher risk of heart disease
University of Hawaii researchers look at data from nearly 25,000 participants in a national health survey Parents who have five ...
Scientists ID new metabolic target to prevent, treat heart failure at earliest stage
Credit: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center COLUMBUS, Ohio - Researchers with The Ohio State University College of Medicine ...
Restoring this enzyme’s function protects against heart disease in lupus and beyond
The enzyme that produces nitric oxide shows promise as a new therapeutic target for heart disease in lupus, report Medical ...
ARRS 2019 Annual Meeting open to media
With educational activities representing the entire spectrum of radiology, the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) will host leading radiologists from ...
The stroke care paradox: Close-knit social networks increase delays in hospital arrival
Study finds that tighter networks of family members restricted information flow, delayed arrival time for those in need of life-saving ...
Genetic variants may influence poststroke recovery
Credit: Photo by Sven-Ojvind Swahn Our genes may have a bearing not only on our stroke risk, but probably also ...
UBC researchers develop new heart valve aimed at high-risk patients
Nanocomposites replace animal tissue in new valve designCredit: UBCO Researchers at UBC have created the first-ever nanocomposite biomaterial heart-valve developed ...
Obese mouse mothers trigger heart problems in offspring
Effects of high-fat, high-sugar diet on heart passed down three generations A diet high in fats and sugars is known ...
Genetesis CardioFluxĀ platform receives FDA 510(k) clearance
Next-generation magnetocardiography and cloud computing enable rapid, noninvasive cardiac imaging in the emergency departmentCredit: Genetesis (Mason, OH March 22, 2019 ...
New research shows people with PAD could have an omega-3 deficiency
New research shows that people who have PAD also have a low Omega-3 Index New research published in the March ...