A new study estimates that more than 2 million Americans with heart disease have used marijuana, but the cardiovascular effects of the drug are not fully understood.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center tied for first place as the busiest heart transplant program by volume in the United States in 2019.
With February’s focus on American Heart Month, people should be aware that sleep apnea impacts heart health. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine warns that obstructive sleep apnea affects nearly 30 million Americans, and it can lead to serious cardiovascular consequences.
Researchers studying proteins in heart cells have unexpectedly discovered that a common microscopy fluorescent protein carries reversible photobleaching properties. This phenomenon may lead to inaccurate or unreliable data.
During each human heartbeat, four valves in the heart open and close once, moving blood through the heart's chambers. But in some people, the flaps of the mitral valve between the heart's left atrium and left ventricle do not work like they should. The opening may become narrow, or more commonly, the flaps may prolapse and not line up properly.
A UT Southwestern study is challenging concerns that a federal health policy enacted in 2012 to reduce hospital readmissions leaves patients more vulnerable.
Many medical experts have long believed that women simply 'catch up' to men in terms of their cardiovascular risk, but new research shows for the first time that women's blood vessels age at a faster rate than men's. The findings could help to explain why women tend to develop different types of cardiovascular disease and with different timing than men.
Researchers at UT Southwestern have uncovered evidence that the higher prevalence of “malignant” enlargement of the heart among blacks contributes to the higher incidence of heart failure in this population.
A Rutgers-led team may have found the key to preventing Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)-related heart disease, the leading cause of death in patients living with the disease
تعتبر مشاكل القلب من التطورات الشائعة لمرضى السكري. وفي الولايات المتحدة فإن حوالي 33٪ من الأشخاص الذين يتلقون علاجًا في المستشفى لفشل القلب يعانون من داء السكري. قد ينتج في بعض الأحيان فشل القلب عن حالات مصاحبة ، مثل الإصابة بإرتفاع ضغط الدم أو أمراض القلب التاجية.
• In adults followed for a median of 17.5 years, cardiovascular diseases—including heart failure, atrial fibrillation, coronary heart disease, and stroke—were each linked with a higher risk of developing kidney failure. • Heart failure was associated with the highest risk: adults hospitalized with heart failure had an 11.4-times higher risk of developing kidney failure than individuals without cardiovascular disease.
糖尿病患者普遍面临着罹患心脏疾病的风险。实际上，在美国因心力衰竭入院的患者中，约有33％也患有糖尿病。心力衰竭的诱因可能是高血压或冠状动脉性心脏病等合并症，但也有例外。
Researchers used post-mortem genetic testing to find the underlying cause of multiple sudden deaths in young people and sudden cardiac arrests in two large Amish families. Using an exome molecular autopsy, Michael Ackerman, M.D., Ph.D., and his associates conducted genetic testing of four siblings who each died suddenly during exercise. Dr. Ackerman is a genetic cardiologist and director of the Windland Smith Rice Comprehensive Sudden Cardiac Death Program at Mayo Clinic. The findings are published in JAMA Cardiology. Dr. Ackerman is the senior author. Based on a family history of exercise-associated sudden
Christine Albert, MD, MPH, chair of the Department of Cardiology at the Smidt Heart Institute, was recently named President-elect of the Heart Rhythm Society. She is just one of a slew of women cardiologists who are serving as current or incoming presidents of top heart organizations.
• Among patients who experience cardiac arrest while in the hospital, those on dialysis were less likely to have a shockable rhythm and more likely to be outside of the intensive care unit at the time of arrest compared with patients not on dialysis. • Patients on dialysis had lower scores for resuscitation quality, and they were less likely to have defibrillation within 2 minutes. • Patients on dialysis had a similar likelihood of surviving to hospital discharge, and they had better neurological function at the time of discharge.
Iowa State University scientists restored the function of heart muscles in aging fruit flies, according to a newly published study. The genetic complex identified in the research could lead to new treatments for heart disease in humans.
Os problemas de coração são um desenvolvimento comum para pessoas com diabetes. De fato, cerca de 33% das pessoas nos EUA admitidas no hospital por insuficiência cardíaca também têm diabetes. A insuficiência cardíaca pode ser o resultado de uma co-condição, como hipertensão ou doença cardíaca coronária, mas nem sempre.
Les personnes atteintes de diabète développent généralement des problèmes cardiaques. En fait, environ 33 % des personnes aux États-Unis admises à l'hôpital pour des problèmes d'insuffisance cardiaque sont également atteintes de diabète. L'insuffisance cardiaque peut être le résultat d'une affection concomitante, telle que l'hypertension ou une affection cardiaque coronarienne, mais ce n’est pas toujours le cas.
Bei Menschen mit Diabetes kommt es häufig zu Herzbeschwerden. Tatsächlich leiden in den USA etwa 33 % der Menschen, die wegen Herzinsuffizienz ins Krankenhaus eingeliefert wurden, auch an Diabetes. Herzinsuffizienz kann das Ergebnis einer Begleiterkrankung sein, wie z. B. Bluthochdruck oder koronare Herzkrankheit; dies ist jedoch nicht immer der Fall.
More women than men die of heart failure. The reason is that only 50 per cent of the heart failure cases among women are caused by having a heart attack, which can be treated with modern methods.
During the years 1976 through 1980, 15% of U.S. adults were obese. Today, about 40% of adults are obese. Another 33% are overweight.
A UCLA-led study revealed a new way to predict which patients with “stable” heart failure — those who have heart injury but do not require hospitalization — have a higher risk of dying within one to three years.
People living in predominately Hispanic neighborhoods are less likely to receive CPR from a bystander following an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest compared to people living in non-Hispanic neighborhoods, researchers from Penn Medicine and the Duke University of School of Medicine reported in the journal Circulation. This same group also had a lower likelihood of survival.
Los problemas cardíacos son comunes entre las personas que padecen diabetes. De hecho, alrededor del 33 por ciento de los estadounidenses que ingresan al hospital debido a insuficiencia cardíaca también son diabéticos. Si bien la insuficiencia cardíaca puede derivar de otra afección ya existente, como hipertensión o cardiopatia coronaria, ese no siempre es el caso.
Chicago Physician Among Appointed Authors of New Guidelines for Treatment of Ischemic Stroke
Heart problems are a common development for people with diabetes. In fact, about 33% of people in the U.S. admitted to the hospital for heart failure also have diabetes. Heart failure may be the result of a co-condition, such as hypertension or coronary heart disease, but not always. A study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Diabetes Mellitus Is an Independent Predictor for the Development of Heart Failure: A Population Study, examines the idea of diabetic cardiomyopathy and heart failure from the effects of diabetes alone.
A new data analysis from the University of Iowa finds that people who have high levels of exposure to pyrethroid insecticides are three times more likely to die of cardiovascular disease than people with little or no exposure.
The VISION study looked at whether levels of a cardiac blood test, NT-proBNP, measured before surgery can predict cardiac and vascular complications. Higher levels of NT-proBNP, which can be caused by various anomalies in the cardiac muscle, such as stress, inflammation or overstretch, can help identify which patients are at greatest risk of cardiac complications after surgery. The study included 10,402 patients aged 45 years or older having non-cardiac surgery with overnight stay from 16 hospitals in nine countries.
Kepu Savou thought he had come down with a cold. When his symptoms persisted, he visited a doctor and learned that his heart was failing – something Savou never would've imagined at age 29. He has been an inpatient at UW Medical Center, awaiting a donor heart for transplant. While the monthslong experience has been difficult, he says a program called Paws for Patients has provided much-needed emotional support. Program volunteers bring registered therapy dogs to visit patients who face challenging medical conditions.
The study involved 1,300 men and women who answered lifestyle questionnaires and had physical measures, blood samples and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) completed.
Heart cells have tiny pores that generate electrical signals to initiate each heart beat. Structural studies of these channels are providing details how they work, how they malfunction due to different inherited mutations, and how they respond to drugs.
Patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) or acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who are treated with anthracyclines are at a heightened risk of heart failure—most often within one year of exposure to the chemotherapy treatment.
The 8th annual Utah Cardiac Recovery Symposium (U-CARS) will host thought leaders and noted speakers from around the globe to discuss ground-breaking research in the field of cardiac recovery.
Mayo Clinic researchers will present findings at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium Dec. 10–14 in San Antonio.
A newer breathing tube could save the lives of more than 10,000 sudden cardiac arrest patients a year for a simple reason: it’s easier than standard intubation to insert on the first try, according to researchers from UTHealth.
Las clases grupales de ejercicios de alta intensidad aumentan en popularidad en los gimnasios, pero si bien las investigaciones muestran que estas sesiones de ejercicio ofrecen beneficios cardiovasculares y de otro tipo, solo se han llevado a cabo pocos estudios respecto a si derivan en más lesiones.
Aging adults are more likely to have – and die from – cardiovascular disease than their younger counterparts. New basic science research finds reason to link biological aging to the development of narrowed, hardened arteries, independent of other risk factors like high cholesterol.
A genetic variant in the gene transthyretin (TTR) is a more significant cause of heart failure than previously believed. The study also revealed that a disease caused by this genetic variant, called hereditary transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy, is significantly underdiagnosed.
Findings may inform genetic screening test for patients at risk and medically under-served
Every 40 seconds, a person dies from heart disease in the United States, making it the single leading cause of death in that country s well as worldwide. But what if all those damaged hearts could be repaired with the flick of a switch? A $1 million international study led by the University of South Australia is hoping to do just that.
Researchers at Imperial have shown how the chaotic electrical signals underlying irregular heart rhythms lead to the failure of standard treatments.
Taking a baby aspirin every day to prevent a heart attack or stroke should no longer be recommended to patients who haven’t already experienced one of these events.
A low-oxygen environment in the womb may foretell which children should be followed closely, study indicates.
Researchers from University of California San Diego School of Medicine and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies reported a form of intermittent fasting, called time-restricted eating, improved the health of study participants who had been diagnosed with metabolic syndrome.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) affects an estimated 22 million Americans. In addition to sleep problems, the condition can cause other health issues, including high blood pressure, chronic heart failure and stroke.
Scientists from 22 institutions, including UCLA, are recommending early diagnosis, prevention and treatment of severe chronic inflammation to reduce the risk of chronic disease and death worldwide.
UC San Diego Health named a Center of Excellence for high quality of care in treating hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
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