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Released: 6-Feb-2024 3:05 PM EST
ارتباط نمط الحياة بصحة القلب يتجاوز الطعام وممارسة الرياضة، وفقًا لخبيرة الرعاية الصحية في مايو كلينك هيلثكير
Mayo Clinic

ما هي الخطوات التي يمكنك اتخاذها بخلاف اتباع نظام غذائي صحي وممارسة الرياضة بهدف تحسين صحة قلبك؟ في هذا التنببه، تجيب جوشيا وامل، دكتورة الطب، الحاصلة على الدكتوراه، طبيبة القلب في مايو كلينك هيلثكير في لندن، على هذا السؤال وغيره من الأسئلة.

Released: 6-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
Ligações do estilo de vida à saúde do coração vão além de alimentação e exercícios físicos, explica especialista em saúde da Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic

Quais são os passos que se pode tomar além de uma alimentação saudável e exercícios físicos para melhorar a sua saúde do coração? Neste alerta, a especialista, PhD e Dra. Gosia Wamil, cardiologista pela Mayo Clinic Healthcare em Londres, responde a essa pergunta e muito mais.

Released: 6-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
Lifestyle links to heart health go beyond food, exercise, Mayo Clinic Healthcare expert explains
Mayo Clinic

What are steps you can take beyond a healthy diet and exercise to improve your heart health? In this expert alert, Gosia Wamil, M.D., Ph.D., a cardiologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London, answers that question and more.

Released: 6-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
“Los vínculos del estilo de vida con la salud del corazón van más allá de la alimentación y el ejercicio”, explica la experta en salud de Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic

¿Cuáles son los pasos que se pueden tomar más allá de una alimentación saludable y realizar ejercicios físicos para mejorar su salud del corazón? En esta alerta, la experta PhD y Dra. Gosia Wamil, cardióloga de Mayo Clinic Healthcare en Londres, responde a esa pregunta y más.

Released: 6-Feb-2024 9:30 AM EST
Physician Scientists Underrepresented in Medicine to Conduct Health Equity Research at Montefiore and Einstein
Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System

Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine have been awarded a $1.5 million National Institutes of Health grant to provide advanced research training to post-graduate trainees from groups that are underrepresented in medicine and have research interests in heart, lung, blood, and sleep disorders. Over five years, nine researchers will receive intense research training and robust mentorship from almost 30 established, senior investigators across Montefiore and Einstein.

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Released: 6-Feb-2024 9:00 AM EST
Team Brings Piccolo PDA Closure to the Bedside
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Since its approval in 2019, the Amplatzer Piccolo Occluder has been a game-changer—allowing teams to close a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in premature babies in a minimally invasive way.But there’s one problem: Some babies are too sick to be moved to a catheterization lab for the procedure.

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Released: 5-Feb-2024 9:05 AM EST
A Noninvasive Way to Measure Placental Health
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

A healthy placenta is critical for a healthy baby. But unfortunately, there’s no direct way to measure how well this important organ is working.

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Released: 2-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
A Record Year for Cedars-Sinai Transplant Patients
Cedars-Sinai

The Cedars-Sinai Comprehensive Transplant Center and Smidt Heart Institute together completed 652 solid organ transplants in 2023, far outpacing Cedars-Sinai’s internal record set just one year ago, when surgeons completed 583 transplants.

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Released: 1-Feb-2024 5:00 PM EST
VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT: Nurses -- The Most Trusted Profession in an Age of Mistrust
Newswise

For 21 years, nurses have consistently been the most trusted profession, according to the yearly Gallup poll. (The new poll will be issued by the end of January). Dr Rushton, who specializes in burnout, will speak on trust, moral injury, and how nurses cope in this day and age.

Released: 1-Feb-2024 9:30 AM EST
Cleveland Clinic Survey: Most Americans Using Health Monitoring Technology are Experiencing Significant Physical and Mental Benefits
Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland Clinic Survey: Most Americans Using Health Monitoring Technology are Experiencing Significant Physical and Mental Benefits

Newswise: How Will New Pediatric Heart Surgery Guidelines Impact Care?
Released: 31-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
How Will New Pediatric Heart Surgery Guidelines Impact Care?
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Every year, more than 40,000 patients in the U.S. undergo congenital heart surgery. But across centers, studies have shown that there can be significant variations in outcomes for these patients. To ensure that all children receive the best care, a group of leading experts across the country collaborated to create new, consensus recommendations for hospitals performing pediatric heart surgery.

Newswise: Risk Calculator Helps Personalize Care for Heart Failure Patients
29-Jan-2024 11:00 AM EST
Risk Calculator Helps Personalize Care for Heart Failure Patients
University of Utah Health

A heart pump can save left heart failure patients’ lives, but the surgery to implant the pump often leads to right heart failure. Doctors now have a way to predict which patients are most at risk.

Released: 30-Jan-2024 4:05 PM EST
Bernadette Boden-Albala to be honored for contributions in addressing stroke inequities
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Jan. 30, 2024 — Bernadette Boden-Albala, M.P.H., Dr.P.H., director of the University of California, Irvine Program in Public Health and founding dean of the planned School of Population and Public Health, has been selected to receive the prestigious Edgar J. Kenton III Lecture Award from the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association, just prior to its annual International Stroke Conference.

Released: 30-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
Our winter of discontent: Get the latest news on the flu in the Influenza channel
Newswise

The latest research and expertise on the flue can be found in the Influenza channel on Newswise.

Newswise: Heart of the Matter: Media Tipsheet From Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai
Released: 30-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Heart of the Matter: Media Tipsheet From Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai
Cedars-Sinai

Cardiologists and cardiac and vascular surgeons from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai are available for interviews throughout February to discuss heart-related topics, including the latest advances in research and patient care.

Newswise: Show Your Heart Love for American Heart Month — Johns Hopkins Medicine Adult and Pediatric Experts Available to Discuss Heart Health
Released: 30-Jan-2024 10:00 AM EST
Show Your Heart Love for American Heart Month — Johns Hopkins Medicine Adult and Pediatric Experts Available to Discuss Heart Health
Johns Hopkins Medicine

February is American Heart Month, a time for awareness of heart-related conditions that affect adults and children. Johns Hopkins Medicine experts are available all month to discuss various aspects of heart health.

Released: 30-Jan-2024 7:00 AM EST
Elite Athletic Events May Not Be Out of Reach for Recreational Athletes
American Physiological Society (APS)

A new case study finds that recreationally trained athletes—“regular” people, as compared to elite athletes—may be able to achieve the extremely high levels of energy expenditure needed to complete high-endurance athletic events.

Newswise: Keeping the heart healthy: FSU faculty available to comment for American Heart Month
Released: 29-Jan-2024 5:05 PM EST
Keeping the heart healthy: FSU faculty available to comment for American Heart Month
Florida State University

By: Bill Wellock | Published: January 29, 2024 | 8:51 am | SHARE: The American Heart Association spotlights cardiovascular health every February during American Heart Month. Understanding the risk factors that contribute to heart disease and how to manage that risk helps people live longer, healthier lives.Researchers at Florida State University examine heart health on a personal and community level.

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Released: 29-Jan-2024 3:05 PM EST
Emergency cardiovascular care impact goal outlines 3 target needs
American Heart Association (AHA)

Only 10% of people who experience a cardiac arrest survive.[1] In new challenge goals outlined in the American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care 2030 Impact Goals and Call to Action to Improve Cardiac Arrest Outcomes, the American Heart Association’s volunteer advisory Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee makes the case for doubling survivorship to 20%.

Released: 29-Jan-2024 3:05 PM EST
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School Researchers Develop Universal Risk Predictor for Cardiovascular Disease
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have developed a single “universal risk prediction model” for cardiovascular disease that, in initial tests, works well for patients who already have cardiovascular disease as well as patients who do not but who may be at risk for developing it.

Newswise: Jennifer Romano, MD, Elected  President of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Released: 29-Jan-2024 8:05 AM EST
Jennifer Romano, MD, Elected President of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Jennifer C. Romano, MD, a congenital heart surgeon at Congenital Heart Center/C. S. Mott Children's Hospital, and the Herbert Sloan Collegiate Professor of Cardiac Surgery at the University of Michigan Medical School, was elected president of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons today at STS 2024 during the Society’s Business Meeting.

24-Jan-2024 8:00 AM EST
Almost 50% of Patients Under 60 Years Choose TAVR Over Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement with Worse Outcomes
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

In a study presented at The Society of Thoracic Surgeons’ 2024 Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, researchers examined outcomes for patients undergoing SAVR and those undergoing TAVR from 2013 to 2021 in the state of California.

24-Jan-2024 8:00 AM EST
New Research Finds Volume Alone Does Not Predict Quality Outcomes in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

A study of pediatric heart surgery centers across the United States has demonstrated that, when it comes to successful surgery, it’s not just the size of the program that matters in determining quality outcomes.

26-Jan-2024 11:55 AM EST
New Research Highlights Superior Long-Term Survival with Multi-Arterial Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Over Single Arterial Grafting
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

A new study presented at The Society of Thoracic Surgeons’ 2024 Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, examines the ongoing controversy surrounding the choice between multi-arterial grafting (MAG) and single arterial grafting (SAG) in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for multivessel coronary revascularization.

Newswise: Smidt Heart Institute Experts to Discuss Study Findings, Techniques at Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting
Released: 26-Jan-2024 3:05 PM EST
Smidt Heart Institute Experts to Discuss Study Findings, Techniques at Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting
Cedars-Sinai

Cardiothoracic surgeons and investigators from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai will lead sessions featuring a range of heart procedures at the 60th Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), Jan. 27-29, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas.

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Released: 25-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
The 3 heart health tests you didn't know you need
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death for men and women in the United States. Eating a healthy diet and exercising help keep the heart healthy along with regular checkups with a doctor.

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Released: 25-Jan-2024 11:00 AM EST
Vascular Verification Program Verifies First Three Outpatient Centers
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

The American College of Surgeons (ACS), with the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS), has verified the first three outpatient centers as part of the recently launched Vascular Verification Program (Vascular-VP).

Newswise: International Consortium Identifies Biomarkers That Improve Prediction Accuracy of Cardiovascular Disease Risk in People with Type 2 Diabetes
Released: 25-Jan-2024 10:00 AM EST
International Consortium Identifies Biomarkers That Improve Prediction Accuracy of Cardiovascular Disease Risk in People with Type 2 Diabetes
Johns Hopkins Medicine

An international academic consortium has identified 13 biomarkers that significantly improve the ability to accurately predict cardiovascular disease risk in people with type 2 diabetes.

Released: 24-Jan-2024 3:05 PM EST
Estudo da Mayo Clinic explora a insuficiência cardíaca e revela a função do gene na recuperação
Mayo Clinic

Pesquisadores da Mayo Clinic que estudam a genética de pessoas que recentemente desenvolveram cardiomiopatia dilatada (uma das causas mais comuns de insuficiência cardíaca), descobriram um gene particular para o qual o desenvolvimento de futuros tratamentos de terapia medicamentosa poderá ser direcionado.

Released: 24-Jan-2024 3:05 PM EST
دراسة من مايو كلينك تستكشف فشل القلب وتكشف النقاب عن دور الجينات في التعافي
Mayo Clinic

مدينة روتشستر، ولاية مينيسوتا – يدرس الباحثون في مايو كلينك السمات الجينية للمرضى الذين أُصيبوا حديثًا باعتلالعضلة القلبالضخامي، أحد أكثر أسباب فشل القلب شيوعًا، واكتشفوا جينًا معيّنًا يمكن استهدافه من أجل تطوير العلاجات الدوائية المستقبلية. ويُذكر أن هذا المرض يُضعف من قدرة البطين الأيسر للقلب على ضخ الدم بفعالية إلى باقي الجسم. وفي هذه الدراسة التي تعتبر أول دراسة جماعية على مستوى الخريطة الجينية، يسعى الباحثون إلى اكتشاف السبب وراء تحسّن بعض المرضى بعد إصابتهم بهذه الحالة بينما لا يتحسن البعض الآخر.

Released: 24-Jan-2024 3:05 PM EST
Un estudio de Mayo Clinic explora la insuficiencia cardíaca y descubre el rol de un gen en la recuperación
Mayo Clinic

Investigadores de Mayo Clinic que estudian la genética de personas que recientemente desarrollaron miocardiopatía dilatada, una de las causas más comunes de insuficiencia cardíaca, descubrieron que deben enfocarse en un gen particular para desarrollar tratamientos farmacológicos en el futuro.

Released: 24-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Post pandemic, US cardiovascular death rate continues upward trajectory
Elsevier

New research confirms what public health leaders have been fearing: the significant uptick in the cardiovascular disease (CVD) death rate that began in 2020 has continued.

Newswise: Spotlight on Advancements in Mitral Valve Repair, Research
Released: 24-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Spotlight on Advancements in Mitral Valve Repair, Research
Cedars-Sinai

You may not know Carol Barr, but in the future, she could save your life. Barr’s death at 39 from sudden cardiac arrest was caused by mitral valve prolapse—a heart valve defect that can affect the heart’s ability to pump blood. It can, in some cases, lead to death.

Released: 22-Jan-2024 8:00 AM EST
Spike in Influenza, COVID-19, and Other Respiratory Illnesses Can Lead to Rise in Cardiovascular Complications
Mount Sinai Health System

Mount Sinai cardiologists warn about the risk of heart problems during winter for American Heart Month

Newswise: Sanjeev Ranade wants to get to the heart of congenital disease
Released: 22-Jan-2024 6:00 AM EST
Sanjeev Ranade wants to get to the heart of congenital disease
Sanford Burnham Prebys

Sanjeev S. Ranade, Ph.D., who joined the faculty of Sanford Burnham Prebys this month as an assistant professor in the Development, Aging and Regeneration program, studies how proteins called transcription factors (TFs) specifically control the development and function of cardiac cells — and what happens when things go wrong.

Released: 19-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Don't wait for an emergency to get the latest emergency medicine news
Newswise

Find the latest research and features on emergency medicine in the Emergency Medicine channel on Newswise.

       
Newswise: Smidt Heart Institute Sudden Cardiac Arrest Expert Receives 2024 Distinguished Scientist Award
Released: 19-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
Smidt Heart Institute Sudden Cardiac Arrest Expert Receives 2024 Distinguished Scientist Award
Cedars-Sinai

Heart rhythm expert Sumeet Chugh, MD, associate director of the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai, is the recipient of this year’s American College of Cardiology (ACC) Distinguished Scientist Award-Clinical Domain.

Newswise: Therapy Versus Medication: Comparing Treatments for Depression in Heart Disease
Released: 18-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Therapy Versus Medication: Comparing Treatments for Depression in Heart Disease
Cedars-Sinai

New research by investigators from the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at Cedars-Sinai shows that behavioral activation therapy is as effective as antidepressant medications in treating symptoms of depression in patients with heart failure.

Released: 18-Jan-2024 8:05 AM EST
Better survival rates among heart patients with Down syndrome
University of Gothenburg

Since 1990, the mortality rate for children born with Down syndrome and a congenital heart defect has more than halved. This has been shown by a study by the University of Gothenburg.



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