The sex hormone estrogen has a negative impact on heartbeat regulation, according to an experimental study from Linköping University, Sweden, published in Science Advances.
Now in its 11th year, participants in Utah Cardiac Recovery Symposium (U-CARS) will exchange ideas and evaluate paradigms on a now-thriving field of science and medicine that was once thought to be impossible: making diseased hearts healthy again.
It's sleep awareness week, according to the National Sleep Foundation. It’s important to understand how sleep deprivation can impact your health. Most people recognize that if they don’t get enough sleep, their mood and memory will suffer the next day.
About 2,000 young, seemingly healthy people under the age of 25 die annually of sudden cardiac arrest. Rutgers emergency medicine experts highlight the importance of CPR as a lifesaving procedure for children’s activities
A clinical study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden shows that the hunger hormone ghrelin can increase the heart’s pump capacity in patients with heart failure.
To save lives and improve outcomes for patients with aortic disease of all kinds, Ochsner Health is excited to announce the establishment of The Ochsner Aortic Center. Outfitted with cutting-edge imaging technology that allows medical staff to make faster, easier, and safer decisions, this dedicated, comprehensive aortic center is now the only of its kind in the Gulf South.
Even decades after delivering pre-term or with conditions like gestational diabetes or high blood pressure, those with complications in pregnancy or birth have a higher risk of death
Sadeer Al-Kindi, MD, received the American College of Cardiology’s prestigious Young Investigator Award at the ACC’s annual meeting recently held in New Orleans. The bulk of Dr. Al-Kindi’s research focuses on how environmental and socioeconomic factors impact heart health.
New research has found that a remote hypertension program, operated by Mass General Brigham since 2019, successfully supported patients through the pandemic in achieving their blood pressure goals, with patients who enrolled during the pandemic reaching and maintaining their goal blood pressures an average of two months earlier than in the pre-pandemic period.
Hackensack University Medical Center interventional cardiologists are regional leaders in the multicenter national PROTECT IV clinical trial, which is evaluating the effectiveness of a novel treatment for high-risk patients with complex heart disease and reduced heart function who require cardiac catheterization.
Hackensack University Medical Center, celebrated the 20th anniversary of its annual “Cardiac Rehab Persons of the Year” awards.
Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers are collaborating with NASA to send human heart “tissue-on-a-chip” specimens into space as early as March. The project is designed to monitor the tissue for changes in heart muscle cells’ mitochondria (their power supply) and ability to contract in low-gravity conditions.
The first evidence that exceeding the World Health Organization (WHO) ozone limit is associated with substantial increases in hospital admissions for heart attack, heart failure and stroke is published today in European Heart Journal, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).1 Even ozone levels below the WHO maximum were linked with worsened health.
The shift to daylight saving time disrupts the body’s biological clock, affecting sleep patterns and how we function. A UT Southwestern Medical Center neuroscientist explains why.
On a Sunday afternoon in April, Adiel Nájera’s world turned upside down.The 25-year-old University of Kentucky doctoral student knew something was wrong. Earlier that week, he experienced exhaustion, chest pains and trouble driving. On this spring weekend in 2022, he slept through his alarm, missed church, then found himself disoriented and barely able to move.
Dr. Nancy Pike, professor and director of research at the UCLA School of Nursing, has been elected to serve as the Chair of the American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing. She is the first pediatric nurse scientist to hold this position.
Cedars-Sinai is taking telehealth and the patient experience to the next level, now offering Cedars-Sinai Virtual Second Opinion—an online platform connecting individuals in need of complex cardiac, spine or gynecologic care with top-ranked experts who provide customized treatment options and virtual education sessions.
Adults living with cerebral palsy cannot die from cerebral palsy, yet the condition is commonly listed as an underlying cause of death on records for adults with cerebral palsy. Research from the University of Michigan Health System suggests that mislabeling the cause of death for patients with cerebral palsy can set back appropriate care for individuals with cerebral palsy.
Keck Medicine of USC has launched a clinical trial to study the effect of a novel hormone replacement therapy on postmenopausal cardiovascular disease and cognitive decline.
Researchers guided by Main Line Health's Peter Kowey, MD, one of the nation’s preeminent experts in treating arrhythmia, have delivered the most powerful evidence to date that ablation is safe and effective in treating atrial fibrillation.
A novel type of therapy, known as ANGPTL3 inhibitor therapy, was effective in lowering triglycerides in certain types of patients with severe hypertriglyceridemia (sHTG) who had a prior episode(s) of acute pancreatitis. sHTG is a well-established risk factor for recurrent episodes of acute pancreatitis. These high-risk patients were the focus of a phase 2 study that was led by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and sponsored and funded by Regeneron.
People who have symptoms of depression may have an increased risk of having a stroke, according to a study published in the March 8, 2023, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Researchers also found that people with symptoms of depression were more likely to have worse recovery after a stroke.
In a large study of diverse adults in California, individuals with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation, or an irregular heart rhythm, had a modestly elevated risk of developing dementia.
The new partnership aims to accelerate an innovative heart-failure gene therapy. The agreement is an exclusive world-wide license and includes a sponsored research program to support future FDA filings.
Space travel has always tested the human body by the effects of the new conditions of altered gravity on biological systems.
Mountainside received the HeartFlow® CT Quality Award. Honorees are in the top 22% of medical centers providing patients with better pathways for identifying and understanding heart health using CT scans and HeartFlow® Analysis, a groundbreaking technology for diagnosing coronary artery disease.
Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers are collaborating with NASA to send human heart “tissue-on-a-chip” specimens into space as early as March. The project is designed to monitor the tissue for changes in heart muscle cells’ mitochondria (their power supply) and ability to contract in low-gravity conditions.
When receiving treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysm, female patients have a higher risk for kidney damage after endovascular repair, a study finds. Investigators also found that those with kidney disease and larger aneurysms had higher odds of developing acute injury after repair.
A research team from the Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University has jointly developed AICute, an innovative program to assess the chances of stroke caused by heart disease (Ischemic Stroke), aimed at helping hospitals that lack cardiologists to enhance the effectiveness of stroke treatment, reduce congestion in hospitals and medical schools.
¿Acaso sería posible extraer células de una pequeña porción de piel y transformarlas en tejido muscular para reparar un defecto cardíaco congénito? Esta es una pregunta científica que el Dr. Timothy Nelson, y sus colaboradores esperan responder para ayudar a quienes nazcan con una cavidad malformada en el hemisferio izquierdo del corazón, una afección compleja e infrecuente conocida como síndrome del corazón izquierdo hipoplásico (HLHS, por sus siglas en inglés).
As células coletadas de uma pequena porção de pele poderiam se transformar em músculo cardíaco e reparar um defeito cardíaco congênito raro? Esta é uma questão científica que o Dr. Timothy Nelson (Ph.D.) e os seus colaboradores esperam responder para as pessoas que nasceram com a cavidade cardíaca esquerda subdesenvolvida (uma condição rara e complexa conhecida como Síndrome de hipoplasia do coração esquerdo, SHCE).
هل يمكن لخلايا مأخوذة من رقعة جلدية صغيرة أن تتحول لتصبح عضلة قلبية وتصلح عيبًا خلقيًا نادرًا بالقلب؟ هذا هو السؤال العلمي الذي يأمل تيموثي نيلسون، دكتور في الطب وحاصل على دكتوراه، والمتعاونون معه في الإجابة عليه من أجل هؤلاء الذين يولدون بحجرة قلب يسرى غير مكتملة النمو، وهي حالة مرضية نادرة ومعقدة تعرف باسم متلازمة القلب الأيسر ناقص التنسُّج.
Staying awake later into the night and sleeping in on the weekends are hallmarks of adolescent behavior, however, erratic sleep patterns may have consequences for future heart health by increasing blood pressure among teens who have more abdominal fat.
Research shows connection between hospitalization rates for cardiovascular disease and proximity to fracking, providing evidence that exposure to airborne pollutants from unconventional natural gas development may impact human health
To evaluate best strategies for increasing vaccination rates, researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, collaborated with Danish researchers to develop and implement a nationwide trial in Denmark testing nine different electronic messaging tactics among adults over age 65.
Breakthrough findings from study led by Mount Sinai researcher could improve outcomes for high-risk patients
Noel Bairey Merz, MD, professor of cardiology and the director of the Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center in the Smidt Heart Institute, will receive the 2023 Master of the ACC Award from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) in honor of her pioneering contributions to the cardiovascular profession.
Dr. Partho P. Sengupta, chief of cardiology at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH), an RWJBarnabas Health Facility, has been selected by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) as its 2023 Gifted Educator Award honoree.
Two new studies by related research groups have found that adults who live a heart-healthy lifestyle, as measured by the American Heart Association’s Life’s Essential 8 (LE8) cardiovascular health scoring, tend to live longer lives free of chronic disease.
Patients with serious pneumococcal infections, including pneumonia and sepsis, are at a substantially increased risk of heart attack after the onset of infection.
Researchers have discovered how a gene that increases the risk of developing genetic heart disease functions, paving the way for new treatments.
Recent advances in newborn heart surgery have greatly reduced brain injuries in infants with congenital heart disease, according to a 20-year study by scientists at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals and British Columbia Children’s Hospital (BCCH).
Cardiovascular medicine, hematology and pulmonary medicine may soon have the first-ever therapies to correct poor tissue oxygenation, a key driver of disease in millions, including peripheral artery disease, sickle cell disease, heart failure, stroke, emphysema and many others. The breakthrough follows a landmark discovery from investigators at Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals (UH) and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. The research team showed that a modified version of hemoglobin, termed S-nitrosohemoglobin, senses areas with insufficient oxygen, and then restores blood flow for oxygenation. The study recently published in PNAS.
Sean Pinney, MD, FACC, FAST, FHFSA, a top expert in cardiovascular medicine and advanced heart failure and transplantation, has been named Chief of Cardiology at Mount Sinai Morningside. Dr. Pinney will lead all aspects of cardiology at the hospital, including the cardiac catheterization lab and the Al-Sabah Arrhythmia Institute.
Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center recently celebrated the opening of a new, specialized Pulmonary Hypertension Center.
Learn about the latest research breakthroughs and faculty updates at Cedars-Sinai for February 2023.
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