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Newswise: Late-Breaking Heart Research: AI More Accurate Than Technicians
Released: 28-Aug-2022 5:05 PM EDT
Late-Breaking Heart Research: AI More Accurate Than Technicians
Cedars-Sinai

In a first-of-its-kind randomized clinical trial led by researchers at the Smidt Heart Institute and the Division of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine at Cedars-Sinai, artificial intelligence (AI) proved more successful in assessing and diagnosing cardiac function when compared to echocardiogram assessments made by sonographers.

Newswise: New Risk Score Predicts Mortality for Atrial Fibrillation Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Released: 28-Aug-2022 8:00 AM EDT
New Risk Score Predicts Mortality for Atrial Fibrillation Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Mount Sinai Health System

Mount Sinai researchers develop new risk stratification tool to optimize patient care and outcomes after TAVR

Released: 26-Aug-2022 10:10 AM EDT
Researchers warn of potential threat to heart health from extreme weather
European Society of Cardiology

An analysis in nearly 2.3 million Europeans has found detrimental associations between cold weather and deaths from heart disease, particularly in poor neighbourhoods.

Newswise: “Polypill” Reduces Cardiovascular Mortality by 33 Percent in Patients Treated After a Heart Attack
Released: 26-Aug-2022 8:30 AM EDT
“Polypill” Reduces Cardiovascular Mortality by 33 Percent in Patients Treated After a Heart Attack
Mount Sinai Health System

A three-drug medication known as a “polypill,” developed by the Spanish National Center for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC) and Ferrer, is effective in preventing secondary adverse cardiovascular events in people who have previously had a heart attack, reducing cardiovascular mortality by 33 percent in this patient population.

Released: 25-Aug-2022 3:45 PM EDT
Pregnant Gen Zers, millennials twice as likely to develop hypertension in pregnancy
Northwestern University

High blood pressure in pregnancy is increasing and a leading cause of maternal death

Newswise: New Data Shows COVID-19 Vaccine Does Not Raise Stroke Risk
Released: 24-Aug-2022 5:00 PM EDT
New Data Shows COVID-19 Vaccine Does Not Raise Stroke Risk
Cedars-Sinai

Newly compiled data evaluated by researchers in the Department of Neurology and the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai shows that COVID-19 vaccines do not raise stroke risk--but that severe COVID-19 infection does. Physician-scientists hope this growing body of evidence, highlighted today in an editorial in the peer-reviewed journal Neurology, will ease the minds of individuals still hesitant to be vaccinated.

Released: 24-Aug-2022 3:55 PM EDT
Many types of leisure time activities may lower risk of death for older adults
National Cancer Institute (NCI) at NIH

Older adults who participate weekly in many different types of leisure time activities, such as walking for exercise, jogging, swimming laps, or playing tennis, may have a lower risk of death from any cause, as well as death from cardiovascular disease and cancer, according to a new study led by researchers at the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health.

Released: 24-Aug-2022 3:35 PM EDT
More parents than patients develop PTSD after cardiovascular defibrillators are implanted in their children
Elsevier

More than one in eight children (12%) receiving implanted cardiovascular defibrillators (ICDs) for heart rhythm problems exhibit signs of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), 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.

Released: 24-Aug-2022 12:30 PM EDT
Octogenarians should walk 10 minutes a day to prolong life
European Society of Cardiology

One hour of walking per week is associated with greater longevity in people aged 85 years and above, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2022.1

Newswise: University Hospitals Studying a Self-Management Treatment for Black Women with Depression and at Risk for High Blood Pressure
Released: 24-Aug-2022 11:55 AM EDT
University Hospitals Studying a Self-Management Treatment for Black Women with Depression and at Risk for High Blood Pressure
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Researchers at University Hospitals, with support from an American Heart Association® grant, will work to better understand how to successfully treat Black women diagnosed with depression who are also at risk for high blood pressure.

Released: 24-Aug-2022 11:15 AM EDT
CRF and Fogarty Innovation Announce Agenda For TCT MedTech Innovation Forum
Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF)

The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) and Fogarty Innovation announced today that the program is now available for the TCT MedTech Innovation Forum. The summit will be held on the first day of TCT, the annual scientific symposium of CRF, on Friday, September 16. TCT will take place September 16-19, 2022, in Boston, Massachusetts, at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.

Newswise: Thermedical Announces FDA Approval of Clinical Trial for SERF Ablation to Treat Patients with Ventricular Tachycardia, Leading Cause of Sudden Cardiac Death
Released: 24-Aug-2022 11:00 AM EDT
Thermedical Announces FDA Approval of Clinical Trial for SERF Ablation to Treat Patients with Ventricular Tachycardia, Leading Cause of Sudden Cardiac Death
Thermedical

WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 23, 2022 – Thermedical®, a developer of thermal-ablation systems to treat ventricular arrhythmias, announced today that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an open-label, single-arm interventional clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the Thermedical® SERF Ablation System with the Durablate® Catheter in people with ventricular tachycardia (VT) resistant to conventional treatment.

Released: 24-Aug-2022 9:55 AM EDT
Religious practices, spirituality associated with higher levels of heart health among African Americans
Mayo Clinic

A research study of African Americans with cardiovascular disease suggests religious practices and spirituality may contribute to heart health.

23-Aug-2022 10:05 AM EDT
Nationally Representative Study Shows Disparities Persist in Lipid Control
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Physician-scientists assessed whether lipid concentrations and rates of lipid control changed among U.S. adults from 2007 to 2018. The researchers observed that while mean cholesterol concentrations improved among U.S. adults overall during this time period, there were concerning variations in these trends by race and ethnicity.

Released: 23-Aug-2022 10:45 AM EDT
Poor Heart Health Predicts Premature Brain Ageing
University College London

By estimating people’s brain age from MRI scans using machine learning, a team led by UCL researchers has identified multiple risk factors for a prematurely ageing brain.

Released: 23-Aug-2022 10:15 AM EDT
Air pollution is associated with heart attacks in non-smokers
European Society of Cardiology

Research presented at ESC Congress 2022 supports a causal relationship between air pollution and heart attacks since smokers, who already inhale smoke, were unaffected by dirty air.1

Newswise: Most women OK with wearing ECG monitor in pregnancy
Released: 22-Aug-2022 6:05 PM EDT
Most women OK with wearing ECG monitor in pregnancy
University of Washington School of Medicine

About 78% of respondents who said they planned to get pregnant within the next five years expressed openness to wearing the monitor on a daily basis.

Newswise: Genetic Score Detects Those at Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death
Released: 22-Aug-2022 5:05 PM EDT
Genetic Score Detects Those at Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death
Cedars-Sinai

Researchers in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai are one step closer to identifying patients at highest risk for developing sudden cardiac death—an electrical malfunction in the heart that causes it to stop beating.

16-Aug-2022 2:05 PM EDT
Higher folate levels during pregnancy may lower risk of congenital heart disease
American College of Physicians (ACP)

A case-control study has found that higher folate levels before or during early pregnancy are associated with a lower risk for congenital heart disease (CHD) in children. Folate supplementation may help, and levels of red blood cell (RBC) folate higher than those currently recommended may be warranted. The findings are published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

16-Aug-2022 2:05 PM EDT
No association found between mRNA vaccines and severe cardiovascular events
American College of Physicians (ACP)

A case-series study has found that adenoviral-based vaccines may be associated with increased risk for myocardial infarction (MI) and pulmonary embolism (PE). No association between mRNA vaccines and severe cardiovascular incidence was found in the short term. Myocarditis and pericarditis were not included in the study. Risk for The findings are published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Newswise: Pheasant meat sold for food found to contain many tiny shards of toxic lead
Released: 22-Aug-2022 4:05 PM EDT
Pheasant meat sold for food found to contain many tiny shards of toxic lead
University of Cambridge

Eating pheasant killed using lead shot is likely to expose consumers to raised levels of lead in their diet, even if the meat is carefully prepared to remove the shotgun pellets and the most damaged tissue.

Released: 22-Aug-2022 3:05 PM EDT
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Experts Present on the Latest in Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Diseases at 25th Annual Cardiology 2022 Conference
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Twenty-six Children's Hospital Los Angeles physicians, nurses and leaders will serve as presenters at the 25th Annual Cardiology 2022 Conference, themed “The New Normal: Transformation in Pediatric & Congenital Heart Disease.”

Released: 22-Aug-2022 12:15 PM EDT
Myocarditis risk significantly higher after COVID-19 infection vs. after a COVID-19 vaccine
American Heart Association (AHA)

In a detailed analysis of nearly 43 million people, ages 13 and older, who received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in England, the risk of myocarditis in unvaccinated individuals after COVID-19 infection was at least 11 times higher compared to people who developed myocarditis after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine or booster dose between December 1, 2020 and December 15, 2021, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association’s flagship, peer-reviewed journal Circulation.

Newswise: Smidt Heart Institute Experts to Present Innovative Research Findings at European Society of Cardiology Congress 2022
Released: 22-Aug-2022 11:05 AM EDT
Smidt Heart Institute Experts to Present Innovative Research Findings at European Society of Cardiology Congress 2022
Cedars-Sinai

Experts from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai, home to California’s top-ranked cardiology and heart surgery programs, will present an array of innovative research—including late-breaking science—during the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2022, taking place in person and virtually Aug. 26-29.

Released: 22-Aug-2022 10:35 AM EDT
Cannabis prescribed for pain linked with small risk of heart problems
European Society of Cardiology

Cannabis prescribed for chronic pain is associated with an elevated risk of heart rhythm disorders, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2022.

Released: 22-Aug-2022 10:25 AM EDT
COVID mRNA vaccines are safe in patients with heart failure
European Society of Cardiology

COVID mRNA vaccines are associated with a decreased risk of death in patients with heart failure, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2022.

Released: 19-Aug-2022 9:15 AM EDT
خبير من مايو كلينك للرعاية الصحية يشارك مؤشرات فشل القلب التي قد يجهلها الأشخاص ذوي عوامل الخطر
Mayo Clinic

قد يبدو أن فشل القلب من أمراض التقدم في العمر، إلا إنه يمكن أن يصيب المرء في أي وقت خلال حياته. وفي كثير من الحالات، يمكن الوقاية منه أو علاجه. في هذا المقال  تشرح قوسية وامل، دكتور الطب، الحاصلة على الدكتوراه، طبيبة القلب في مايو كلينك للرعاية الصحية في لندن، عوامل الخطر، والأعراض التي قد يجهلها الناس وكيفية علاج فشل القلب. 

Released: 18-Aug-2022 5:05 PM EDT
Especialista da Mayo Clinic Healthcare compartilha sinais de insuficiência cardíaca e fatores de risco que as pessoas podem não conhecer
Mayo Clinic

A insuficiência cardíaca pode parecer uma doença de pessoas em idade avançada, mas ela pode se desenvolver em qualquer momento da vida. E, em muitos casos, ela pode ser prevenida ou tratada.

Released: 18-Aug-2022 5:05 PM EDT
Mayo Clinic Healthcare专家分享了人们可能没有注意到的心力衰竭迹象以及风险因素
Mayo Clinic

心力衰竭可能看上去是一种老年病,但它在任何年龄段都可能发生。在很多情况下,这种疾病是可以预防或治疗的。在本次专家提醒中,伦敦Mayo Clinic Healthcare的心脏病专家Gosia Wamil(医学博士、哲学博士)讲述了人们可能没有注意到的心力衰竭风险因素、症状,以及治疗方法。

Released: 18-Aug-2022 4:05 PM EDT
Experto de Mayo Clinic Healthcare comparte señales de insuficiencia cardíaca y factores de riesgo no muy conocidos
Mayo Clinic

Aunque aparentemente la insuficiencia cardíaca sea una enfermedad que se presenta a una edad avanzada, puede desarrollarse a cualquier edad; y en muchos casos, es posible prevenirla y tratarla.

Newswise: First in Nation: UC San Diego Health Offers Treatment for Hereditary Amyloidosis
Released: 18-Aug-2022 2:15 PM EDT
First in Nation: UC San Diego Health Offers Treatment for Hereditary Amyloidosis
UC San Diego Health

New medication now available at UC San Diego Health allows for less frequent visits for patients, helping improve quality of life.

Released: 18-Aug-2022 1:35 PM EDT
Standing desks alongside other measures cut office workers' sitting time by an hour a day
BMJ

Using a standing desk alongside a package of other measures to encourage office workers to sit less and move more, reduced sitting time by about an hour a day over one year, finds a trial published in The BMJ today.

   
Released: 18-Aug-2022 1:25 PM EDT
American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Recertifies Hackensack Meridian JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute’s Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program
Hackensack Meridian Health

“We are pleased to receive this prestigious recertification from the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation,” said Sara Cuccurullo, MD, chair, vice president, and medical director, JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute.

Released: 18-Aug-2022 11:05 AM EDT
Report outlines most common symptoms of 6 cardiovascular diseases
American Heart Association (AHA)

A review of the latest research highlights the most reported symptoms of various cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), noting that men and women often experience different symptoms, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published today in the Association’s flagship peer-reviewed journal, Circulation.

Newswise: Immunotherapy Covered in Special Edition of Current Clinical Pathology
Released: 18-Aug-2022 9:00 AM EDT
Immunotherapy Covered in Special Edition of Current Clinical Pathology
Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO)

In the latest Current Clinical Pathology publication on Immunotherapy, Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO) President, Antonio Giordano, M.D., Ph.D., co-edits the volume, focused on cardiovascular toxicities.

Newswise: New Guidelines from ASE Set Standards to Perform Transesophageal Echocardiographic Screening for Structural Heart Interventions
Released: 17-Aug-2022 5:05 PM EDT
New Guidelines from ASE Set Standards to Perform Transesophageal Echocardiographic Screening for Structural Heart Interventions
Hackensack Meridian Health

New guidelines published this year by the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE), Standards for the Performance of Transesophageal Echocardiographic Screening for Structural Heart Intervention, provide a unique teaching resource for interventional cardiologists, a growing group of heart specialists who perform echocardiography.

Newswise: Reduced myocardial blood flow is new clue in how COVID-19 is impacting the heart
Released: 17-Aug-2022 2:45 PM EDT
Reduced myocardial blood flow is new clue in how COVID-19 is impacting the heart
Houston Methodist

Patients with prior COVID may be twice as likely to have unhealthy endothelial cells that line the inside of the heart and blood vessels, according to newly published research from Houston Methodist. This finding offers a new clue in understanding COVID-19’s impact on cardiovascular health.

Released: 17-Aug-2022 12:35 PM EDT
Smartphone Video Motion Analysis Detected Narrowed Neck Arteries That May Lead to Stroke
American Heart Association (AHA)

Motion analysis of video recorded on a smartphone accurately detected narrowed arteries in the neck, which are a risk factor for 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.

Newswise: Hackensack University Medical Center Becomes Second Hospital in the World to Implant New Heart Pump to Treat Chronic Heart Failure
Released: 17-Aug-2022 10:50 AM EDT
Hackensack University Medical Center Becomes Second Hospital in the World to Implant New Heart Pump to Treat Chronic Heart Failure
Hackensack Meridian Health

Hospital is one of only five in the U.S. selected to participate in early clinical trial for the minimally invasive Impella BTR technology

Released: 17-Aug-2022 10:20 AM EDT
First-in-Human Trial Shows Promise for Hard-to-Treat Ventricular Tachycardia Heart Rhythms
Mayo Clinic

A first-in-human multicenter trial involving Mayo Clinic used a new ablation technique for patients with ventricular tachycardia, an abnormally rapid heart rhythm that is a leading cause of sudden cardiac death worldwide.

Newswise: Blue Light Affects the Heart, Doctors Discovered
Released: 17-Aug-2022 7:05 AM EDT
Blue Light Affects the Heart, Doctors Discovered
Scientific Project Lomonosov

RUDN doctors have discovered that LED light and device screens changes circadian rhythms and the functioning of the cardiovascular system. In an experiment with laboratory rats, doctors found that blue light affects blood pressure, pulse and hormone production. This is especially noticeable with concomitant hypertension

Released: 16-Aug-2022 4:30 PM EDT
AHA Statement Offers Guidance on Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Cardiac Arrhythmias in Adults
Cleveland Clinic

A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) provides important guidance about sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), an often undiagnosed but prevalent health problem, and its association with development of cardiac arrhythmia. Published in Circulation, the comprehensive analysis was authored by a panel led by Cleveland Clinic experts Reena Mehra, MD, MS, and Mina Chung, MD, as chair and vice chair, respectively. The statement provides data showing the potential value of how SDB treatment affects cardiac arrhythmias beneficially and thereby can improve patient outcomes.

Released: 16-Aug-2022 2:30 PM EDT
Study Provides Insight Into Why Babies with Down Syndrome Experience Heart and Lung Problems
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Medical School

A study from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has gained new insights into changes in heart function and blood pressure in the lungs of babies born with Down Syndrome.

Released: 16-Aug-2022 11:20 AM EDT
Five Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Centers Among Nation’s Top in Treating Heart Attack Patients
Hackensack Meridian Health

Five Hackensack Meridian Health medical centers have received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2022. These medical centers join only 240 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor.

Newswise: Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Group expands cardiology group with the addition of Mohammed Gibreal, M.D.
Released: 16-Aug-2022 8:00 AM EDT
Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Group expands cardiology group with the addition of Mohammed Gibreal, M.D.
Hackensack Meridian Health

Pascack Valley Medical Group announced that Mohammed Gibreal, M.D. has joined the practice’s cardiology group. As a noninvasive cardiologist practicing in community hospitals and tertiary care medical centers, Dr. Gibreal has vast experience delivering care in inpatient and outpatient settings.

9-Aug-2022 2:05 PM EDT
Decision model favors left atrial appendage occlusion over oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention in patients at highest risk for bleeding
American College of Physicians (ACP)

A decision model found that the relative clinical benefit of left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) and oral anticoagulants (OAC) in patients with atrial fibrillation depends on the patients' baseline risks for stroke and bleeding. LAAOs were found to be the preferred strategy in those with the highest bleeding risk. This benefit became less certain with increasing risk for ischemic stroke and decreasing bleeding risk. The findings are published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Released: 15-Aug-2022 3:15 PM EDT
Exercise answer: Research shows it’s how often you do it, not how much
Edith Cowan University

So… should I exercise a little bit every day, or exercise for longer once a week?

Released: 15-Aug-2022 2:35 PM EDT
The aging heart accumulates mutations — while losing the ability to repair them
Boston Children's Hospital

Why does the risk of heart disease go up as we age? Known risk factors such as hypertension or high cholesterol don’t explain all cases.

Released: 15-Aug-2022 2:05 PM EDT
Seven Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Centers Nationally Recognized for their Commitment to Providing High-Quality Heart Failure Care
Hackensack Meridian Health

Seven Hackensack Meridian Health medical centers have received American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines® - Heart Failure Quality Achievement Awards. The awards recognize the medical centers’ commitment to improving outcomes for patients with heart failure, reducing patient readmissions and providing more healthy days at home.



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