Thousands of people have new hope for treatment of thoracic aortic arch disease and UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute is at the forefront of studying the safety and efficacy of this new procedure.
Chronic heart failure causes the cell’s powerhouses to dysfunction, in part due to overconsumption of an important intermediary compound in energy production.
New data analysis from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai found that deaths from heart attacks rose significantly during pandemic surges, including the COVID-19 Omicron surges, overall reversing a heart-healthier pre-pandemic trend.
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The Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai has selected leading vascular surgeon Donald Baril, MD, as director of the Vascular Surgery Fellowship Program. Baril, who joined Cedars-Sinai in 2020, aims to advance the academic medical center’s excellence in vascular care, research and education for current and future fellows.
Quando falamos em AVCs, cada segundo é importante. Especialistas da Mayo Clinic explicam como reconhecer os sinais de um AVC e como reduzir o seu risco. “Dizemos com frequência que o ‘tempo é valioso para o cérebro,’ o que significa que, quanto mais rápido for restabelecido o fluxo sanguíneo para ele, melhores serão os resultados para o paciente,” afirma o Dr. James Meschia, neurologista da Mayo Clinic, na Flórida.
مدينة روتشستر، ولاية مينيسوتا. — كل ثانية مهمة عند الحديث عن السكتات الدماغية. حيث يشرح أحد خبراء مايو كلينك كيفية التعرف على مؤشرات السَّكتة الدماغية وكيفية التقليل من مخاطر حدوثها. "نحن نقول دائمًا إن (الوقت من ذهب)، أي أنه كلما أسرعنا في استعادة تدفق الدم إلى الدماغ، صارت النتائج أفضل بالنسبة للمريض" - كما يقول جيمس ميسكيا، دكتور الطب، طبيب الأعصاب في مايو كلينك في فلوريدا.
罗切斯特，明尼苏达州— 当卒中来袭时，每一秒都很重要。妙佑医疗国际专家解释了如何识别卒中的体征以及如何降低卒中风险。“我们常说‘时间就是大脑’，意思是大脑的血流能越早恢复，患者的结果就越好，”妙佑医疗国际佛罗里达州院区的神经科医生James Meschia医学博士说。
Cuando se trata de accidentes cerebrovasculares , cada segundo cuenta. Los expertos de Mayo Clinic explican cómo reconocer los signos de un accidente cerebrovascular y cómo reducir el riesgo de que se produzcan. "A menudo decimos 'el tiempo es cerebro' para referirnos a que cuanto antes podamos restaurar el flujo de sangre al cerebro, mejores serán los resultados para el paciente," dice el Dr. James Meschia, neurólogo de Mayo Clinic en Florida .
When it comes to strokes, every second counts. Mayo Clinic experts explain how to recognize the signs of a stroke and how to reduce stroke risk.
Physician scientists from the Department of Radiation Oncology at Cedars-Sinai Cancer will present research and discuss advances in clinical care at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting Oct. 23-26 in San Antonio.
Researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health evaluated an expanded measure of cardiovascular health (CVH) that includes sleep as an eighth metric, in relation to cardiovascular disease risk.
For decades, scientists in Berlin have been researching a strange hereditary condition that results in half the members of certain families having unusually short fingers and extremely high blood pressure.
A team at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles recently became the first in the world to use a novel, basket-shaped retrieval device to successfully remove a large right atrial thrombus (blood clot).
After 11 years spent in medical school, residency and fellowships, Elizabeth Chou, MD, a vascular surgeon who recently joined the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai, has earned her dream career. And she has no plans of stopping there. She’s on a path toward ensuring women in vascular surgery are represented—as incoming physicians and as patients.
Vasa Therapeutics, Inc., a preclinical stage company developing first-in-class treatments for cardiovascular indications with limited or no available therapies, today announced two upcoming poster presentations showing data on the company's lead clinical candidate, VS-041, a selective matrix metalloprotease (MMP) inhibitor for treatment of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and the discovery of novel calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II delta (CaMKIIδ) inhibitors for treatment of β-blocker resistant arrythmias, at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions November 5 – 7 in Chicago, IL.
The new study showed apixaban is superior to rivaroxaban against stroke or systemic embolism in patients with atrial fibrillation and valvular heart disease
Currently, the U.S. leads western nations in infant mortality and cardiac birth defects are a leading cause. New research harnesses the power of AI to detect dangerous cardiac abnormalities prenatally. Resulting medical protocols implemented at birth in those at-risk could go a long way toward saving lives.
Studies have suggested that psoriasis is an independent risk factor for heart attack in the general population, but investigators have made the surprising finding that in people who also have end-stage renal disease, which shares many risk factors with heart disease, it is not.
Endocrine experts will deliver free health services in West Baltimore during EndoCares® Baltimore, an in-person health education event being held on November 5.
Mount Sinai Health System’s globally acclaimed cardiologist Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, has been named President of Mount Sinai Heart, a newly created position, effective Sunday, January 1, 2023. Dr. Fuster will continue in his roles as Physician-in-Chief of The Mount Sinai Hospital and as the Richard Gorlin, MD/Heart Research Foundation Professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
A large population-based study of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and valvular heart disease (VHD) found that use of apixaban was associated with a lower rate of ischemic stroke or systemic embolism and a lower rate of intracranial or gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding compared with rivaroxaban. The authors say clinicians should consider these findings when selecting anticoagulants in this patient population. The study is published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
For men and women, the risk factors for cardiovascular disease are largely the same, an extensive global study involving University of Gothenburg researchers shows.
Due to longstanding systemic inequities, Hispanic and Black adults are generally less satisfied with their interaction with physicians and may not receive the same quality of care.
Asher Kimchi, MD, clinical chief of Cardiology, vice-clinical chief of the Department of Medicine, and founder and co-medical director of the Preventive and Consultative Heart Center of Excellence at Smidt Heart Institute, passed away Friday, Oct. 7. He was 76.
Levels of the immune protein suPAR are high in patients with heart failure and predict both heart failure and death, a new study suggests. Beyond that, when suPAR is combined with BNP, a downstream indicator of heart failure, the ability to predict such risks gets even stronger.
Nationally recognized cardiothoracic surgeon, Douglas R. Johnston, MD, has been named surgical director of Northwestern Medicine’s Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute and chief of the division of cardiac surgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
Global health has paid a deadly price for not using simple, low-cost blood pressure lowering drugs, statins and aspirin widely in the form of a single pill, also known as the polypill, say two leading cardiologists in a commentary published in The Lancet.
New findings by the American Cancer Society showed disparities in mortality rates by educational attainment as a measure of socio-economic status considerably increased in 2020 compared to prior years.
Heart disease patients with symptomatic COVID-19 are often treated with nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) to prevent progression to severe disease; however, it can interact with some previously prescribed medications.
Los expertos en salud brindarán servicios de salud gratuitos a la comunidad, incluyendo los residentes de Phoenix durante EndoCares® Phoenix, un evento de educación para la salud que se llevará a cabo el 22 de octubre.
Endocrine experts will deliver free health services to underrepresented communities, including LatinX residents, during EndoCares® Phoenix, an in-person health education event being held on October 22.
A national study suggests that risk factors for cardiovascular disease, such as age, smoking and diabetes – not preexisting heart disease – are the main contributors to death and poor outcomes for critically ill COVID-19 patients. Researchers say the findings reinforce COVID-19 as a pulmonary disease with multi-organ injury related to systemic inflammation. However, they conclude results should not minimize the fact that patients with cardiovascular disease are still at risk for death due to COVID-19, as they have a high burden of risk factors for the disease.
In 2015, published findings from the landmark Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) showed that intensive blood pressure management reduced cardiovascular disease and lowered the risk of death. In 2019, results of the SPRINT MIND trial showed that lowering blood pressure also reduced the risk of mild cognitive impairment in older adults. Now, researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine have shown that while intensive blood pressure control was beneficial to SPRINT participants’ health during the trial, the benefits for cardiovascular mortality went away after approximately two years when protocols for blood pressure management were no longer being followed.
Keki R. Balsara, MD, MBA, has been appointed surgical director of Heart Failure and Transplantation at MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute. Dr. Balsara, a renowned cardiothoracic surgeon, will lead the heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support programs based at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C.
University Hospitals in Cleveland has received national recognition for its care of patients with uncontrolled blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.
Electronic gaming can precipitate life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias in susceptible children whose predisposition may have been previously unrecognized, according to a new report in Heart Rhythm, the official journal of the Heart Rhythm Society, the Cardiac Electrophysiology Society, and the Pediatric & Congenital Electrophysiology Society, published by Elsevier.
Cleveland Clinic researchers have identified a common diabetes medication, metformin, as a possible treatment for atrial fibrillation. The study, published in Cell Reports Medicine, built on ongoing collaborative Cleveland Clinic research to support further investigation into metformin as a drug repurposing candidate. Researchers used advanced computation and genetic sequencing to determine that metformin’s targets overlap significantly with genes dysregulated in atrial fibrillation.
The American Heart Association releases new survey highlighting mealtime impact on mental well-being and introduces Together Tuesdays™ to help people maximize health benefits of shared meals.
Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine have made a significant advance in the promising field of cellular reprogramming and organ regeneration, and the discovery could play a major role in future medicines to heal damaged hearts.
Wake Forest University School of Medicine has received a five-year, $30 million grant to test a novel rehabilitation program designed for older patients hospitalized for acute heart failure.
In a new study of younger heart attack victims in Ontario, Canada, researchers found that the healthcare system delivers high quality care for younger heart attack survivors; however, there are still disparities between men and women.
Particle radioactivity, a characteristic of air pollution that reflects the colorless, odorless gas radon found in fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution, enhances PM2.5 toxicity and increases risk of death from cardiovascular disease, especially from heart attack or stroke, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.
Pioneering heart care is a tradition at Cedars-Sinai. It’s a tradition that took root in 1924, when Cedars-Sinai became home to the first electrocardiogram machine in Los Angeles.
Ser pionero en el cuidado del corazón es una tradición en Cedars-Sinai. Es una tradición que se arraigó en 1924, cuando Cedars-Sinai se convirtió en el hogar de la primera máquina de electrocardiograma en Los Ángeles.
In this population-based surveillance, the authors found that myocarditis/pericarditis 0 to 7 days after mRNA vaccination in persons aged 5 to 39 years occurred in approximately 1 in 200,000 doses after the first dose and 1 in 30,000 doses after second dose of the primary series, and 1 in 50,000 doses after the first booster. The incidence varied markedly by age and sex, however, with a disproportionate number of cases occurring in male persons, notably among adolescents after dose 2 and first boosters.
New research led by a Keele University professor has found that uncontrolled high blood pressure is the main cause of cardiovascular emergencies in the USA.
In one of the first studies to examine the relationship between different types of grain intake and premature coronary artery disease in the Middle East, researchers found a higher intake of refined grain was associated with an increased risk of premature coronary artery disease in an Iranian population, while eating whole grains was associated with reduced risk.
The American Heart Association® and the American Medical Association recognized 15 Loyola Medicine primary care practices for their commitment to achieving better blood pressure control by awarding them Gold Status though their national initiative, Target: BP™.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a $15.75 million contract to researchers led by Case Western Reserve and Duke universities to accelerate development of therapeutic devices that improve chronic medical conditions.
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