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Released: 26-Sep-2023 7:05 AM EDT
Tailored text messages not enough to improve mobility after heart issues
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

A mobile health intervention using tailored text messages did not improve long-term physical activity levels for patients using smartwatches who enrolled in cardiac rehabilitation.

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Released: 25-Sep-2023 11:00 AM EDT
New Method Can Improve Assessing Genetic Risks For Non-White Populations
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

A team led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the National Cancer Institute has developed a new algorithm for genetic risk-scoring for major diseases across diverse ancestry populations that holds promise for reducing health care disparities.

Newswise: UM Medicine Faculty-Scientists and Clinicians Perform Second Historic Transplant of Pig Heart into Patient with End-Stage Cardiovascular Disease
Released: 22-Sep-2023 4:05 PM EDT
UM Medicine Faculty-Scientists and Clinicians Perform Second Historic Transplant of Pig Heart into Patient with End-Stage Cardiovascular Disease
University of Maryland School of Medicine

After world’s first successful transplant in 2022, also performed at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC), this groundbreaking transplant team performed second pig heart transplant on patient deemed ineligible for traditional heart transplant.

Released: 22-Sep-2023 3:30 PM EDT
Newer diabetes treatments are understudied in Black populations and may be less beneficial
SAGE Publications UK

New research analysing the effects of two drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes indicates a consistent lack of cardiovascular and renal benefits in Black populations.

Released: 22-Sep-2023 2:30 PM EDT
Same genes behind heart muscle disorders in humans and Dobermanns
University of Helsinki

Researchers have made a significant finding in determining the genetic background of dilated cardiomyopathy in Dobermanns. This research helps us understand the genetic risk factors related to fatal diseases of the heart muscle and the mechanisms underlying the disease, and offers new tools for their prevention.

Newswise: Socioeconomic factors adversely affect most heart failure patients
Released: 21-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Socioeconomic factors adversely affect most heart failure patients
UT Southwestern Medical Center

A majority of Americans suffering from heart failure face substantial socioeconomic challenges, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found.

Newswise: American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Recognizes the Cardiac ICU at Jersey Shore University Medical Center with Gold-level Beacon Award for Excellence
Released: 21-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Recognizes the Cardiac ICU at Jersey Shore University Medical Center with Gold-level Beacon Award for Excellence
Hackensack Meridian Health

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) recently conferred a gold-level Beacon Award for Excellence on the Cardiac ICU at Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center.

Newswise: Noted experts present detailed evidence on the impact of environmental issues on cardiovascular health
Released: 20-Sep-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Noted experts present detailed evidence on the impact of environmental issues on cardiovascular health
Elsevier

There is already robust evidence that people living with cardiovascular disease are disproportionately affected by poor air quality and extreme temperatures, in large part due to climate change, the greatest threat to human health of the 21st century.

   
Newswise: American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Recognizes the Cardiac ICU at Jersey Shore University Medical Center with Gold-level Beacon Award for Excellence
Released: 19-Sep-2023 4:05 PM EDT
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Recognizes the Cardiac ICU at Jersey Shore University Medical Center with Gold-level Beacon Award for Excellence
Hackensack Meridian Health

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) recently conferred a gold-level Beacon Award for Excellence on the Cardiac ICU at Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center.

Released: 19-Sep-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Job strain combined with high efforts and low reward doubled men’s heart disease risk
American Heart Association (AHA)

Men who say they have stressful jobs and also feel they exert high efforts for low reward had double the risk of heart disease compared to men free of those stressors, according to new research published today in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, a peer-reviewed American Heart Association journal.

Released: 19-Sep-2023 11:00 AM EDT
American College of Surgeons and the Society for Vascular Surgery Release Standards for Outpatient Vascular Care
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

The American College of Surgeons (ACS), with the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS), has released new standards for outpatient vascular centers to help them provide optimal care.

Newswise: Five Hackensack Meridian Hospitals Nationally Recognized for Excellence with ACC HeartCARE Center Designations
Released: 19-Sep-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Five Hackensack Meridian Hospitals Nationally Recognized for Excellence with ACC HeartCARE Center Designations
Hackensack Meridian Health

They are the only hospitals in New Jersey to earn this elite distinction and provide world-class patient care through a sustainable quality improvement program

Newswise: Substance Abuse in Pregnancy Doubles Cardiovascular Risk
Released: 18-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Substance Abuse in Pregnancy Doubles Cardiovascular Risk
Cedars-Sinai

Pregnant women with a history of substance abuse face a dramatically increased risk of death from heart attack and stroke during childbirth when compared with women without history of substance abuse, a new Smidt Heart Institute study shows.

Newswise: New evidence indicates patients recall death experiences after cardiac arrest
Released: 17-Sep-2023 2:55 PM EDT
New evidence indicates patients recall death experiences after cardiac arrest
Elsevier

Up to an hour after their hearts had stopped, some patients revived by cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) had clear memories afterward of experiencing death and had brain patterns while unconscious linked to thought and memory, report investigators in the journal Resuscitation, published by Elsevier.

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Released: 14-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
A Short Walk and a Long Journey
Cedars-Sinai

A few weeks from now, Lizbeth Sanchez will say goodbye to her job in a Smidt Heart Institute laboratory and walk about 200 steps to a Cedars-Sinai classroom, where she will begin working on her doctorate in biomedical and translational research.

11-Sep-2023 11:55 AM EDT
UMSOM Researchers Identify Important New Signaling Molecule Involved in Vascular Health
University of Maryland School of Medicine

In the 25 years since the Nobel Prize was awarded for discovering the role that nitric oxide (NO) plays in the cardiovascular system, researchers have been racing to learn more about how this mysterious signaling molecule works to repair blood vessels damaged by a heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular event.

Newswise: American Heart Association’s ASA adopts Spanish-language R.A.P.I.D.O. acronym for stroke awareness created by UTHealth Houston
Released: 14-Sep-2023 6:05 AM EDT
American Heart Association’s ASA adopts Spanish-language R.A.P.I.D.O. acronym for stroke awareness created by UTHealth Houston
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

R.Á.P.I.D.O., a culturally relevant acronym created under the leadership of Jennifer Beauchamp, PhD, RN, at Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston to raise awareness of stroke signs in the Spanish-speaking Hispanic/Latino community and save lives, has been adopted by the American Stroke Association (ASA), the organization announced today.

Newswise: Smidt Heart Institute’s ECMO Expertise Awarded
Released: 13-Sep-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Smidt Heart Institute’s ECMO Expertise Awarded
Cedars-Sinai

The Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai has earned a prestigious designation for its excellence in adult and pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO—an often lifesaving treatment where blood is pumped outside of a patient’s body to a portable heart-lung machine, giving the patient’s own organs a rest.

Newswise: Cedars-Sinai Experts Available to Discuss AFib, Aortic Dissections
Released: 13-Sep-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Cedars-Sinai Experts Available to Discuss AFib, Aortic Dissections
Cedars-Sinai

During National Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) Awareness Month throughout September and Aortic Disease Awareness Week, Sept.19-26, Smidt Heart Institute cardiologists and surgeons are available to speak with journalists about these common heart conditions.

Released: 13-Sep-2023 7:00 AM EDT
Por qué las personas adultas de la comunidad LGBTQ+ deben prestar atención a la salud cardíaca
Mayo Clinic

En estudios recientes se ha observado una tendencia preocupante en la salud cardiovascular de las personas adultas de la comunidad LGBTQ+. Tienen una peor salud cardíaca en comparación con las personas cisgénero heterosexuales. Las personas LGBTQ+ también tienden a tener una mayor prevalencia de factores de riesgo de enfermedad cardiovascular.

Released: 13-Sep-2023 7:00 AM EDT
Por que os adultos da comunidade LGBTQ+ devem estar atentos à saúde cardíaca
Mayo Clinic

Estudos recentes revelam uma tendência preocupante na saúde cardiovascular dos adultos da comunidade LGBTQ+. Eles apresentam uma pior saúde cardíaca em comparação com os adultos heterossexuais cisgênero. As pessoas da comunidade LGBTQ+ também têm uma maior prevalência de fatores de risco de doença cardiovascular.

Newswise: FDA Approves Minimally Invasive Therapy Shown to Save the Legs of Severe Vascular Disease Patients from Amputation
Released: 12-Sep-2023 3:05 PM EDT
FDA Approves Minimally Invasive Therapy Shown to Save the Legs of Severe Vascular Disease Patients from Amputation
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

The FDA today announced approval of a therapy giving thousands of patients hope for an alternative to amputation of their legs.

Released: 12-Sep-2023 3:05 PM EDT
لماذا يجب على البالغين في مجتمع المثليات والمثليون ومزدوجو الميول الجنسية والمتحولون جنسيًا (LGBTQ+) إيلاء اهتمامًا لصحة القلب؟
Mayo Clinic

تشير الدراسات الأخيرة إلى اتجاه مقلق في صحة القلب لدى البالغين في مجتمع المثليات والمثليون ومزدوجو الميول الجنسية والمتحولون جنسيًا (LGBTQ+). فهم يعانوا من سوء صحة القلب بالمقارنة مع أقرانهم الجنسيين المتماشين مع هويتهم الجنسية والميول الجنسية التقليدية. يتجلى أيضًا أن أفراد مجتمع المثليات والمثليون ومزدوجو الميول الجنسية والمتحولون جنسيًا (LGBTQ+) لديهم انتشار أعلى لعوامل الخطر المرتبطة بأمراض القلب الوعائية.

Released: 12-Sep-2023 12:00 PM EDT
UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center awarded $11.5 million NIH grant to study cardiac neuromodulation to prevent lethal arrhythmias
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

A new grant will fund a multidisciplinary team to study the ability of the nervous system to prevent fatal arrhythmias.

Newswise: Blood Thinners Have Role in Cancer Care to Prevent Embolism
Released: 12-Sep-2023 11:25 AM EDT
Blood Thinners Have Role in Cancer Care to Prevent Embolism
Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO)

Analysis of anticoagulants in patients with malignant cancer shows that further study is needed to establish an adjuvant, or combined, treatment protocol.

Newswise: New Study Confirms HeartFlow FFRCT Leads to Improved Patient Outcomes
Released: 12-Sep-2023 8:05 AM EDT
New Study Confirms HeartFlow FFRCT Leads to Improved Patient Outcomes
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

A diagnostic test, first offered in the United States at University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute, has now shown through a clinical study to significantly decrease cardiovascular mortality, reduce additional non-invasive heart testing, and increase cath lab efficiency.

Released: 12-Sep-2023 7:00 AM EDT
Even Mild Head Injury Increases the Risk of Ischemic Stroke, Study Shows
American Neurological Association (ANA)

Suffering a traumatic brain injury (TBI) – no matter how severe – is associated with a significantly increased risk of ischemic stroke in a diverse group of U.S. adults, according to new research being presented at the 148th Annual Meeting of the American Neurological Association (ANA). Suffering more than one head injury further increased the risk.

Newswise: UCLA research suggests that heart transplantation is safer for adults with single-ventricle CHD than previously thought
Released: 11-Sep-2023 5:05 PM EDT
UCLA research suggests that heart transplantation is safer for adults with single-ventricle CHD than previously thought
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

FINDINGS UCLA-led research finds that among adult congenital heart disease (CHD) transplant recipients, single-ventricle physiology correlated with higher short-term mortality. But 10-year conditional survival was similar for biventricular and most single-ventricle CHD patients, and notably better for biventricular CHD patients compared to non-CHD heart transplant recipients.

Newswise: Virtual drug quiets noise in heart tissue images
Released: 11-Sep-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Virtual drug quiets noise in heart tissue images
Washington University in St. Louis

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a new computational approach to removing movement in images of expanding and contracting heart cells and tissues. By computationally removing movement, the algorithm mimics a drug’s action in stopping the heart, without compromising cellular structure or tissue contractility.

Newswise: American Heart Association recognizes UK’s Cassis for excellence in hypertension research
Released: 11-Sep-2023 10:05 AM EDT
American Heart Association recognizes UK’s Cassis for excellence in hypertension research
University of Kentucky

The University of Kentucky’s Vice President for Research and leading cardiovascular scientist is being recognized for her foundational work in the field of hypertension with a prestigious award from the American Heart Association (AHA).

Newswise: Breakthrough in scarless wound recovery achieved with autologous blood
Released: 7-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Breakthrough in scarless wound recovery achieved with autologous blood
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology

A research team, affiliated with UNIST has achieved a groundbreaking milestone in tissue regeneration by developing a technology that utilizes autologous blood to produce three-dimensional microvascular implants.

Released: 6-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Stress test abnormalities reveal more than just cardiovascular risks, Mayo Clinic study finds
Mayo Clinic

The treadmill exercise test with electrocardiogram (ECG), also known as an exercise stress test, is one of the most familiar tests in medicine.

Newswise: Patients who need high-intensity statins not using them
Released: 6-Sep-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Patients who need high-intensity statins not using them
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Although hundreds of thousands of patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) are eligible for high-intensity statin therapy, most are not using the drugs, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report.

Released: 1-Sep-2023 5:05 PM EDT
Software developed at UC Davis analyzes calcium ‘sparks’ that can contribute to arrhythmia
UC Davis Health

UC Davis and the University of Oxford researchers developed a new software tool, SparkMaster 2, that allows scientists to analyze normal and abnormal calcium activity in cells. Problems with how and when calcium is released by cells can have an impact on a range of diseases, including arrhythmia and hypertension.

Newswise: Rehacer el Reemplazo de la Válvula Aórtica Transcatéter ha Demostrado ser Efectivo y Seguro
Released: 1-Sep-2023 12:55 PM EDT
Rehacer el Reemplazo de la Válvula Aórtica Transcatéter ha Demostrado ser Efectivo y Seguro
Cedars-Sinai

Los investigadores de Cedars-Sinai son líderes en la innovación y el uso del reemplazo valvular aórtico transcatéter (TAVR) con válvulas expandibles con balón. Ahora demuestran que volver a hacer los procedimientos TAVR son seguros y eficaces en comparación con situaciones en las que pacientes con perfiles de riesgo similares se someten al mismo procedimiento por primera vez.

Newswise: Ohio State first in world to participate in trial of device designed to alleviate heart failure symptoms
Released: 1-Sep-2023 9:45 AM EDT
Ohio State first in world to participate in trial of device designed to alleviate heart failure symptoms
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center on Wednesday randomized the first patient in the world in a clinical trial evaluating the effectiveness of a device designed to alleviate heart failure symptoms.

Newswise: Heart transplant patients from socioeconomically distressed communities face higher mortality, organ failure risk
Released: 31-Aug-2023 7:05 PM EDT
Heart transplant patients from socioeconomically distressed communities face higher mortality, organ failure risk
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

FINDINGS People from socioeconomically distressed communities who underwent heart transplantation between 2004 and 2018 faced a 10% greater relative risk of experiencing graft failure and dying within five years compared to people from non-distressed communities. In addition, following implementation of the 2018 UNOS Heart Allocation policy, transplant recipients between 2018 and 2022 faced an approximately 20% increase in relative risk of dying or experiencing graft failure within three years compared with the pre-policy period.

Newswise: Redo Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Proven Effective, Safe
Released: 31-Aug-2023 7:05 PM EDT
Redo Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Proven Effective, Safe
Cedars-Sinai

Cedars-Sinai investigators are leaders in the innovation and use of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with balloon-expandable valves. They now show that redo TAVR procedures are both safe and effective when compared with situations in which patients with similar risk profiles undergo the same procedure for the first time.

Newswise: Professor to aid health study of Latina women at risk for metabolic syndrome
Released: 31-Aug-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Professor to aid health study of Latina women at risk for metabolic syndrome
Binghamton University, State University of New York

A Binghamton University, State University of New York researcher will lend his data-analysis skills to a landmark study of Latina women funded by the National Institutes of Health.

Released: 31-Aug-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Pulmonary embolism deaths, disparities high despite advancements in care
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Despite advancements in care, a Michigan Medicine study finds that the death rate for pulmonary embolism remains high and unchanged in recent years – more often killing men, Black patients and those from rural areas.

24-Aug-2023 5:00 PM EDT
Can Taking Statins After a Bleeding Stroke Lower Risk of Another Stroke?
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

People who have had a stroke called an intracerebral hemorrhage who take cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins may have a lower risk of having another stroke, especially ischemic stroke, compared to people who also had an intracerebral hemorrhage but were not taking statins, according to a new study published in the August 30, 2023, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Newswise: Fish oil supplement claims often vague, not supported by data
Released: 30-Aug-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Fish oil supplement claims often vague, not supported by data
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Your daily dose of omega-3s may not be doing what you think it is. Most fish oil supplements on the market today have labels boasting health benefits that aren’t supported by clinical data, according to a study published in JAMA Cardiology by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Released: 30-Aug-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Stress and insomnia linked to irregular heart rhythms after menopause
American Heart Association (AHA)

A study of more than 83,000 questionnaires by women ages 50-79, found more than 25% developed irregular heart rhythms, known as atrial fibrillation, which may increase their risk for stroke and heart failure.

29-Aug-2023 5:55 PM EDT
Parental incarceration increases cardiovascular risk in young adults
University of Chicago Medical Center

New research from UChicago Medicine suggests parental incarceration elevates cardiovascular risk in early adulthood, potentially contributing to larger health disparities.



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