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29-Jun-2023 3:50 PM EDT
Older Frail Patients Have a 1-in-3 Chance of Surviving CPR During Surgery
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

It’s estimated that around 25% of patients who have a cardiac arrest and receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in a normal hospital setting will survive.

Newswise: Martin/Hopkins Method to Calculate LDL Or ‘Bad’ Cholesterol Outperforms Other Equations, Study Shows
Released: 3-Jul-2023 10:00 AM EDT
Martin/Hopkins Method to Calculate LDL Or ‘Bad’ Cholesterol Outperforms Other Equations, Study Shows
Johns Hopkins Medicine

In a new large, comprehensive analysis that looked at data from more than 5 million patients, the Martin/Hopkins method developed by Johns Hopkins researchers to calculate low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol — so-called bad cholesterol — produces higher accuracy rates than the nearly two dozen other available equations.

Newswise: June Research Highlights
Released: 30-Jun-2023 2:45 PM EDT
June Research Highlights
Cedars-Sinai

A roundup of the latest medical discoveries and faculty news at Cedars-Sinai for June 2023.

Newswise: Lessons Learned from World’s First Successful Transplant of Genetically-Modified Pig Heart into Human Patient
29-Jun-2023 2:30 PM EDT
Lessons Learned from World’s First Successful Transplant of Genetically-Modified Pig Heart into Human Patient
University of Maryland School of Medicine

A new study published today in The Lancet has revealed the most extensive analysis to date on what led to the eventual heart failure in the world's first successful transplant of a genetically-modified pig heart into a human patient.

Released: 29-Jun-2023 8:20 AM EDT
Researchers discover new opportunities for preventing kidney injury following cardiac surgery
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

A new study finds that the minimum level of oxygen delivery during cardiopulmonary bypass may be lower than previously thought — meaning, there may be opportunities to avoid transfusing patients during cardiac surgical procedures. Researchers say cardiac surgical programs may be unnecessarily transfusing patients to prevent kidney injury.

Newswise: Climbing to New Heights After Robotic Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
Released: 28-Jun-2023 11:15 AM EDT
Climbing to New Heights After Robotic Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
Cedars-Sinai

The summit is a good place to be. Staying active on the hiking trails around the southern highlands of Australia, where he retired earlier this year after a career in film marketing, Jon Anderson is feeling there’s little he can’t conquer.

Newswise:Video Embedded women-with-long-covid-may-develop-high-blood-pressure
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Released: 28-Jun-2023 7:00 AM EDT
Women with Long COVID May Develop High Blood Pressure
American Physiological Society (APS)

New research identifies parts of the cardiovascular system that are disrupted by long COVID. The study is published in the American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology and was chosen as an APSselect article for June.

Newswise: Warfarin use should not disqualify stroke patients from lifesaving clot-removing surgery
Released: 26-Jun-2023 11:00 AM EDT
Warfarin use should not disqualify stroke patients from lifesaving clot-removing surgery
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Most stroke patients taking the anticoagulant warfarin were no more likely than those not on the medication to experience a brain bleed when undergoing a procedure to remove a blood clot, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report in a new study. The findings, published in JAMA, could help doctors better gauge the risk of endovascular thrombectomy (EVT), potentially expanding the pool of eligible patients for this mainstay stroke treatment.

Newswise: “Anchoring bias” can delay testing and diagnosis by physicians for deadly conditions like blood clots in the lung
22-Jun-2023 3:05 PM EDT
“Anchoring bias” can delay testing and diagnosis by physicians for deadly conditions like blood clots in the lung
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Patients with congestive heart failure experiencing shortness of breath are less likely to be tested in the emergency department for a potentially fatal pulmonary embolism when the reason for the visit is initially noted as congestive heart failure instead of the broader “shortness of breath”.

Newswise: Novel Study Deepens Knowledge of Treatment-Resistant Hypertension
Released: 26-Jun-2023 10:55 AM EDT
Novel Study Deepens Knowledge of Treatment-Resistant Hypertension
Cedars-Sinai

For many patients with hypertension—an elevated blood pressure that can lead to stroke or heart attack—medication keeps the condition at bay. But what happens when medication that physicians usually prescribe doesn’t work? Known as apparent resistant hypertension (aRH), this form of high blood pressure requires more medication and medical management.

Released: 23-Jun-2023 2:05 PM EDT
MedTech Innovation Forum Leads Day One at TCT 2023
Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF)

Building on the resounding success of last year’s standing-room-only debut, the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) and Fogarty Innovation are proud to present an even more dynamic and comprehensive TCT MedTech Innovation Forum in 2023. The highly anticipated program will feature additional learning tracks, expanded networking opportunities, increased attendee capacity, and the TCT Shark Tank Innovation Competition. The day-long interactive summit will take place on the first day of TCT 2023 (Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics), CRF’s esteemed annual scientific symposium, October 23–26, at The Moscone Center in San Francisco, California.

Released: 23-Jun-2023 12:55 PM EDT
BP Below 120 Could Be Target to Prevent Common Heart Condition
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)

UCSF researchers have found that aggressive blood pressure control can lower the risk of left ventricular conduction disease, a common heart condition that often leads to pacemaker implantation.

Released: 21-Jun-2023 4:25 PM EDT
Scientists discover mechanism affecting heart development in Down syndrome
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Infants born with Down syndrome, the genetic condition caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21, or trisomy 21, are highly predisposed to congenital heart defects.

20-Jun-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Repurposed drug shows promise for treating cardiac arrhythmias
University of Chicago Medical Center

In a new study published June 21, 2023, in Science Translational Medicine, researchers from Johns Hopkins University and the University of Chicago invented a new reporting technique to monitor activity of CaMKII while screening the effects of nearly 5,000 FDA approved drugs on human cells that expressed the enzyme.

Newswise: Less-invasive Cardiac MRI Is a Valuable Diagnostic Tool in the Early Evaluation of Patients with Acute Chest Pain
20-Jun-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Less-invasive Cardiac MRI Is a Valuable Diagnostic Tool in the Early Evaluation of Patients with Acute Chest Pain
Wake Forest University School of Medicine

An estimated 3 million patients visit emergency departments each year with acute chest pain and mildly elevated troponin levels. A new study from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine reveals that cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), is a safe and valuable tool to help evaluate these complex patients.

Newswise: Exercise May Induce Strokes for People with Blocked Arteries
16-Jun-2023 10:35 AM EDT
Exercise May Induce Strokes for People with Blocked Arteries
American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Certain conditions can make the increased heart rate associated with exercise dangerous: Researchers found that an elevated heart rate can induce a stroke in patients with highly blocked carotid arteries. Contrastingly, for healthy patients and those with only slightly blocked arteries, exercise is beneficial for maintaining healthy blood flow. In healthy patients, an elevated heart rate increases and stabilizes the drag force blood exerts on the vessel wall, reducing stenosis risk. But for patients already experiencing stenosis, it may not be as beneficial.

   
20-Jun-2023 8:00 AM EDT
Walkable Neighborhoods Help Adults Socialize, Increase Community
University of California San Diego

Adults who live in walkable neighborhoods are more likely to socialize and have a stronger sense of community, report researchers at the UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science.

   
8-Jun-2023 10:10 AM EDT
Low food security linked to metabolic syndrome in reproductive-aged Latinx females
Endocrine Society

Not having reliable access to food has a significant relationship with metabolic syndrome, a condition that increases risk for diseases such as diabetes and heart disease, in Latinx females of reproductive age, according to a study presented Friday at ENDO 2023, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Chicago, Ill.

Released: 15-Jun-2023 2:20 PM EDT
Nearly 1 in 3 Black adults may develop PAD; disparities in care increase amputation risk
American Heart Association (AHA)

Routine, low-cost testing may reduce disparities and health care costs for people with peripheral artery disease (PAD), according to new American Heart Association scientific statement

Newswise: Estudio: Reparación Transcatéter de la Válvula Mitral Segura y Exitosa
Released: 15-Jun-2023 1:45 PM EDT
Estudio: Reparación Transcatéter de la Válvula Mitral Segura y Exitosa
Cedars-Sinai

Los resultados largamente esperados de los procedimientos transcatéter de extremo a extremo para reparar las válvulas mitrales con fugas revelaron que el procedimiento mínimamente invasivo es seguro y eficaz en cerca del 90 % de los pacientes, de acuerdo a los médicos y científicos de Cedars-Sinai.

8-Jun-2023 4:35 PM EDT
Statin alternative lowers risk of cardiac events as well as cholesterol levels
Endocrine Society

A medication called bempedoic acid reduced the risk of cardiac events as well as statins and may offer an alternative to the popular cholesterol-reducing medications, according to industry-supported research being presented Thursday at ENDO 2023, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting, in Chicago, Ill.

Released: 14-Jun-2023 1:15 PM EDT
The heat is on! Don't panic. Get the latest news on heat waves and the dangers of heat in the Extreme Heat channel
Newswise

As we enter the summer months in the Northern Hemisphere and the possibility of extreme heat becomes more common, it’s important to stay up-to-date on the science of heat waves and take measures to protect ourselves from this growing public health threat.

       
Released: 14-Jun-2023 12:25 PM EDT
TCT 2023 Program Guide Now Available
Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF)

The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) has announced the TCT 2023 Program Guide is now available. TCT is the annual scientific symposium of CRF and the world’s premier educational meeting specializing in interventional cardiovascular medicine. TCT 2023 will take place October 23-26 in San Francisco, California, at the Moscone Center and will celebrate 35 years of leading the field.

Released: 13-Jun-2023 7:40 PM EDT
Lung and heart stem cell research paves way for new COVID-19 treatments
Murdoch Childrens Research Institute

Researchers have used heart and lung stem cells infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 to better understand how the disease impacts different organs, paving the way for more targeted treatments.

6-Jun-2023 11:50 AM EDT
Men and women with migraine both carry an increased risk of ischemic stroke
PLOS

Women and men who experience migraine headaches also carry an elevated risk of having an ischemic stroke, but women alone may carry an additional risk of heart attack and hemorrhagic stroke, according to a new study led by Cecilia Hvitfeldt Fuglsang of Aarhus University, Denmark publishing June 13th in the open access journal PLOS Medicine.

Released: 13-Jun-2023 1:35 PM EDT
Elevated Lipoprotein(a) is the latest variant of ‘bad cholesterol’ found to increase the risk of recurrent coronary heart disease
Taylor & Francis

Increased levels of Lipoprotein(a), a variant of ‘bad cholesterol’, in the bloodstream are a risk factor for recurrent coronary heart disease (CHD) in people aged 60 or over, according to the results of a new study which tracked the issue over the course of 16 years.

Newswise: Black patients with plaque build-up in arteries in the legs more likely to have a stroke, heart attack or amputation than white patients
Released: 13-Jun-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Black patients with plaque build-up in arteries in the legs more likely to have a stroke, heart attack or amputation than white patients
Keck Medicine of USC

A new study from Keck Medicine of USC has uncovered significant racial disparities in the diagnosis, treatment and outcomes of peripheral artery disease (PAD) among Black and white patients in the United States.

Released: 12-Jun-2023 11:25 AM EDT
Chronic exposure to lead, cadmium and arsenic increases risk of cardiovascular disease
American Heart Association (AHA)

Around the world, most people are regularly exposed to low or moderate levels of lead, cadmium and arsenic in the environment, increasing risk of coronary artery disease, stroke and peripheral artery disease, according to a new American Heart Association statement.

Released: 12-Jun-2023 8:50 AM EDT
Revolutionizing Cardiology: AI-Based Technology Offers Accurate Analysis of Cardiac Disease
JMIR Publications

New research shows AI-based automated quantitative coronary angiography (AI-QCA) holds promise for accurate analysis of heart disease

   
Released: 9-Jun-2023 1:35 PM EDT
Shed those pounds while digesting all these weight-loss research headlines from the Weight Loss channel
Newswise

As more families consider bariatric surgery a viable option to treat their child’s obesity, it is important to stay up-to-date on the latest research on weight loss. You can find the latest research on bariatric surgery and other weight loss options in the Weight Loss channel on Newswise, where journalists can find story ideas on this trending topic.

Released: 8-Jun-2023 1:25 PM EDT
One-month of COVID-19 lockdown cost heart attack patients up to two years of life
European Society of Cardiology

Patients who had heart attacks during the first COVID-19 lockdown in the UK and Spain are predicted to live 1.5 and 2 years less, respectively, than their pre-COVID counterparts.

Released: 8-Jun-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Identifying the cause of heart muscle disease in children is key to effective treatment
American Heart Association (AHA)

Treating children with cardiomyopathy should be personalized based on the root cause, symptoms and progression of the condition in each child , according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published today in the Association’s flagship, peer-reviewed journal Circulation.

Released: 8-Jun-2023 7:00 AM EDT
Climate Change Threatens Military Readiness
American Physiological Society (APS)

The growing frequency and intensity of heat waves around the globe pose “a substantial, persistent ‘non-combat threat’” to military training and operations, according to experts in environmental, thermoregulatory and cardiovascular physiology.

   
Newswise: Multicenter Trial Finds Using Circulatory Death Donors is Safe and Effective for Heart Transplantation
Released: 7-Jun-2023 6:40 PM EDT
Multicenter Trial Finds Using Circulatory Death Donors is Safe and Effective for Heart Transplantation
Northwestern Medicine

A study published in New England Journal of Medicine confirms that circulatory death donor hearts that are reanimated and perfused with blood outside of the body are as safe and effective to transplant as brain death donor hearts preserved using traditional cold storage. These findings suggest that using hearts donated after circulatory death (DCD) may have the potential to widen the donor pool helping more patients in need of life-saving heart transplants.

Newswise: New Heart Transplant Method May Grow Donor Pool 30%
2-Jun-2023 10:00 AM EDT
New Heart Transplant Method May Grow Donor Pool 30%
Duke Health

A study led by Duke Health physicians, appearing online June 8 in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that DCD hearts were equivalent to hearts procured through the current standard of care.

5-Jun-2023 11:25 AM EDT
Devastating heart condition can be reversed, study shows for the first time
University College London

Three men who had heart failure caused by the build-up of sticky, toxic proteins are now free of symptoms after their condition spontaneously reversed in an unprecedented case described by a team at UCL and the Royal Free Hospital.

1-Jun-2023 1:45 PM EDT
Trouble Falling Asleep, Staying Asleep Linked to Increased Risk of Stroke
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

People who have insomnia symptoms such as trouble falling asleep, staying asleep and waking up too early, may be more likely to have a stroke, according to a study published in the June 7, 2023, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. In addition, researchers found the risk was much higher in people under 50 years old. The study does not prove that insomnia symptoms cause stroke; it only shows an association.

Newswise: Study: Heart Attack Outcomes Far Worse for Those With COVID-19
Released: 7-Jun-2023 2:45 PM EDT
Study: Heart Attack Outcomes Far Worse for Those With COVID-19
Cedars-Sinai

New research from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai shows that patients who went to a hospital with a heart attack and were simultaneously sick with COVID-19 were three times more likely to die than patients experiencing a heart attack without a COVID-19 infection.

Newswise: Researchers Target Proteins, Pathways Behind Congenital Heart Disease
Released: 6-Jun-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Researchers Target Proteins, Pathways Behind Congenital Heart Disease
University of North Carolina School of Medicine

The research provides scientists with much-needed information to identify biological causes for congenital heart disease, or CHD.

Newswise: Mount Sinai Researchers Use New Deep Learning Approach to Enable Analysis of Electrocardiograms as Language
2-Jun-2023 12:35 PM EDT
Mount Sinai Researchers Use New Deep Learning Approach to Enable Analysis of Electrocardiograms as Language
Mount Sinai Health System

Mount Sinai researchers have developed an innovative artificial intelligence (AI) model for electrocardiogram (ECG) analysis that allows for the interpretation of ECGs as language. This approach can enhance the accuracy and effectiveness of ECG-related diagnoses, especially for cardiac conditions where limited data is available on which to train. In a study published in the June 6 online issue of npj Digital Medicine DOI: 10.1038/s41746-023-00840-9, the team reported that its new deep learning model, known as HeartBEiT, forms a foundation upon which specialized diagnostic models can be created. The team noted that in comparison tests, models created using HeartBEiT surpassed established methods for ECG analysis.

Released: 5-Jun-2023 7:00 PM EDT
New discoveries about where atherosclerotic plaques rupture can lead to preventive treatments
Lund University

A common cause of myocardial infarction and stroke is the rupture of atherosclerotic plaques. The exact location of plaque ruptures has previously been unknown, but now researchers at Lund University have mapped this. The research team has also identified an enzyme, a marker, that they hope will help predict who is at risk of having a myocardial infarction or a stroke due to a ruptured atherosclerotic plaque.

Released: 5-Jun-2023 1:00 PM EDT
Women taking oral estrogen hormones may have increased risk of high blood pressure
American Heart Association (AHA)

Women ages 45 years and older taking estrogen hormone therapy in pill form were more likely to develop high blood pressure than those using transdermal (topical, applied to the skin) or vaginal formulations, according to new research published today in Hypertension, a peer-reviewed American Heart Association journal.



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