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Newswise: New analysis shows COVID variant and severity of illness influence cardiac dysfunction, a key indicator of long COVID
Released: 5-Jun-2023 12:05 PM EDT
New analysis shows COVID variant and severity of illness influence cardiac dysfunction, a key indicator of long COVID
Houston Methodist

Patients infected with beta and delta COVID-19 variants, and those who required hospital stays for COVID-19 infection, were more likely to experience heart issues associated with long COVID, according to a recent study published in the European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Imaging. Patients recovering from the omicron variant were least likely to have microvascular involvement. The study also found that microvascular dysfunction started to be seen less often after nine months to one year following infection suggesting that this type of abnormality may be reversible.

Newswise: The Future of Low-Field MRI for Pediatric Imaging
Released: 5-Jun-2023 11:50 AM EDT
The Future of Low-Field MRI for Pediatric Imaging
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

John Wood, MD, PhD, Director of Cardiovascular MRI at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, co-authored a breakthrough research finding: the first real-time, diagnostic quality MRI images of fetal heart disease.

Newswise: Researchers Find Major Link Between Cardiovascular Health and Disorders Such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Rotator Cuff Tendinitis
Released: 5-Jun-2023 7:05 AM EDT
Researchers Find Major Link Between Cardiovascular Health and Disorders Such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Rotator Cuff Tendinitis
University of Utah Health

People with higher risks of cardiovascular disease are significantly more likely to develop carpal tunnel syndrome, tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow, and rotator cuff tendinitis, according to a new study involving researchers at the University of Utah and the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health.

Newswise: May Research Highlights
Released: 2-Jun-2023 3:05 AM EDT
May Research Highlights
Cedars-Sinai

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

Released: 1-Jun-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Treating Asymptomatic Elevated Blood Pressure Linked to Cardiac and Kidney Injury
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Researchers found that receiving intensive antihypertensive treatment as an inpatient was linked with greater risk of adverse events, particularly for patients receiving the medication intravenously as opposed to orally.

Newswise: NIH funding to propel UT Southwestern research into human heart regeneration
Released: 1-Jun-2023 11:00 AM EDT
NIH funding to propel UT Southwestern research into human heart regeneration
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Ongoing research at UT Southwestern Medical Center exploring the ability of human heart cells to regenerate after a heart attack or other cardiovascular event will be accelerated by a new award from the National Institutes of Health.

Released: 1-Jun-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Ochsner Health Implants Life-Saving Heart Devices in Pediatric Patient
Ochsner Health

Ochsner Hospital for Children, among the top ranked hospitals in the nation for pediatric cardiology and congenital heart surgery, recently performed groundbreaking procedures to treat severe heart failure in a child.

Released: 1-Jun-2023 7:00 AM EDT
Esperança para dissecção espontânea de artéria coronária
Mayo Clinic

As pesquisas sobre dissecção espontânea de artéria coronária aumentaram muito na última década, diz a Dra. Sharonne N. Hayes, cardiologista da Mayo Clinic e especialista principal nessa doença cardíaca rara.

Released: 1-Jun-2023 7:00 AM EDT
Esperanza para la disección espontánea de la arteria coronaria
Mayo Clinic

La investigación sobre la disección espontánea de la arteria coronaria se ha disparado en la última década, dice la Dra. Sharonne N. Hayes, cardióloga en Mayo Clinic y experta destacada de esta afección cardíaca poco frecuente.

Released: 1-Jun-2023 6:00 AM EDT
أمل يلوح في الأفق للتسلخ التلقائي للشريان التاجي
Mayo Clinic

لقد كثرت الأبحاث في العقد الماضي حول التسلخ التلقائي للشريان التاجي، وتقول الدكتورة شارون إن. هايز، طبيبة القلب في مايو كلينك، وخبيرة رائدة في حالة القلب النادرة هذه.

Released: 31-May-2023 1:00 PM EDT
What Anatomic Factors Impact Complete Atrioventricular Canal Defects?
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles study assessed which anatomic features affect the clinical course for babies born with complete atrioventricular canal (CAVC) defects.

Released: 31-May-2023 12:30 PM EDT
1 in 3 adults with Type 2 diabetes may have undetected cardiovascular disease
American Heart Association (AHA)

One-third of adults in the U.S. with Type 2 diabetes may have symptomless or undetected cardiovascular disease.

Newswise: Heart Attacks Associated with Faster Cognitive Decline Over Years
Released: 31-May-2023 9:00 AM EDT
Heart Attacks Associated with Faster Cognitive Decline Over Years
Johns Hopkins Medicine

In a recent study, a Johns Hopkins Medicine researcher and collaborators analyzed data on adults to determine if there is a link between having a heart attack and cognitive decline.

Released: 31-May-2023 6:05 AM EDT
U-M Health performs its first heart transplant after cardiac death
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Transplant surgeons at the University of Michigan Health completed the health system’s first heart transplant using a donation after circulatory death, or DCD, heart. DCD transplants increased 68% in 2022.

Released: 24-May-2023 1:35 PM EDT
Physical activities like a daily, 20-minute walk may help reduce disparities in heart health
American Heart Association (AHA)

Hearts are kept strong with regular physical activity, and daily activity such as a daily, 20-minute, brisk walk is key; however, some groups may have additional barriers that affect whether or not a daily walk is feasible.

Newswise: Study: Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair Safe, Successful
Released: 23-May-2023 12:35 PM EDT
Study: Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair Safe, Successful
Cedars-Sinai

Long-awaited outcomes data of transcatheter edge-to-edge procedures to repair patients’ leaky mitral valves revealed the minimally invasive procedure to be safe and effective in nearly 90% of patients, according to Cedars-Sinai physician-scientists.

Newswise: Five Hackensack Meridian Hospitals Recognized for Excellence with ACC Cardiac Cath Lab Accreditation with PCI
Released: 23-May-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Five Hackensack Meridian Hospitals Recognized for Excellence with ACC Cardiac Cath Lab Accreditation with PCI
Hackensack Meridian Health

The medical centers were recognized based on rigorous onsite evaluation of the staffs’ ability to evaluate, diagnose and treat patients who come to the cardiac cath lab.

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Newswise: Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Increase Stroke Risk
Released: 22-May-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Increase Stroke Risk
Cedars-Sinai

Investigators from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai found that women who experience an adverse pregnancy outcome—such as gestational hypertension, preeclampsia or preterm birth—have a higher risk of developing stroke in their lifetime, and at a younger age.

Newswise: Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD, Assumes Presidency of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery
Released: 22-May-2023 2:10 PM EDT
Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD, Assumes Presidency of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery
American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS)

Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD, became the 104th President of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS). He officially succeeded Yolonda L. Colson, MD, PhD, in a presentation during the AATS 103rd Annual Meeting in Los Angeles. Dr. Svensson obtained his medical degree in 1978, an MSc in 1983, and a PhD in 1986 from the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. His cardiology, general, and vascular surgery training was at Johannesburg Hospital, followed by cardiovascular surgery training at Cleveland Clinic and Baylor College of Medicine, including a cardiothoracic surgery residency. He was Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery at Houston Veterans Affairs Medical Center and worked with Drs. DeBakey and Crawford at Baylor College of Medicine, where he was also Assistant Professor of Surgery. Following this academic appointment, he was then Clinical Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Tufts University, and Instructor at Harvard Medical School while working at Lahey Ho

Newswise: Two small businesses added to Sandia National Laboratories’ Mentor-Protégé program
Released: 22-May-2023 2:00 PM EDT
Two small businesses added to Sandia National Laboratories’ Mentor-Protégé program
Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia National Laboratories grew its Mentor-Protégé program from three companies to five with the addition of Dynamic Structures and Materials, LLC of Franklin, Tennessee, and Compunetics Inc., of Monroeville, Pennsylvania. The program not only helps small businesses develop and grow, but also helps foster long-term relationships that help Sandia achieve its mission.

   
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Released: 22-May-2023 2:00 PM EDT
Study: New device gently diverts esophagus, making heart ablations safer
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

A new device invented with the help of an electrophysiologist at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center makes a heart procedure safer for patients suffering from atrial fibrillation (AFib), a common irregular heart rhythm.

Newswise: Hackensack Meridian Health Recognized for Excellence with ACC Chest Pain Center Accreditations
Released: 19-May-2023 3:55 PM EDT
Hackensack Meridian Health Recognized for Excellence with ACC Chest Pain Center Accreditations
Hackensack Meridian Health

The American College of Cardiology has recognized all eligible Hackensack Meridian medical centers for their demonstrated expertise and commitment in treating patients with chest pain.

Newswise: A ribosomal traffic jam that breaks the heart
Released: 19-May-2023 2:30 PM EDT
A ribosomal traffic jam that breaks the heart
Kyushu University

A team of researchers have discovered that a mutation in a ribosomal protein found specifically in heart and skeletal muscle leads to impaired cardiac contractility in mice.

Released: 17-May-2023 5:05 PM EDT
New Study Highlights Dangers of Cumulative Exposure to Cardiovascular Risks and Need for Earlier Primary Prevention Strategies
University of Maryland School of Medicine

The new research findings, published in March in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, used data from the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA), which recruited about 5,000 healthy young adults from four U.S. cities and followed them for 30 years. The researchers were able to calculate from this data the cumulative effect of individual risk factors, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, elevated cholesterol, and the additive effects of multiple risk factors that can cause cardiovascular disease.

Released: 17-May-2023 2:10 PM EDT
Lesbian, bisexual women more likely to have worse heart health than heterosexual women
American Heart Association (AHA)

Lesbian and bisexual women were less likely to have ideal cardiovascular health scores compared to heterosexual women, which should make them a priority group for cardiovascular disease prevention, 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.

Released: 17-May-2023 1:50 PM EDT
Learning to save lives can start as early as age 4, according to new scientific statement
American Heart Association (AHA)

Building the skills for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can begin as early as age 4 and layer on as children get older, so that by age 10 they may be able to perform effective chest compressions on training manikins, according to a new scientific statement from ILCOR, the American Heart Association and the European Resuscitation Council.

Newswise: Researchers Show That a Machine Learning Model Can Improve Mortality Risk Prediction for Cardiac Surgery Patients
11-May-2023 3:00 PM EDT
Researchers Show That a Machine Learning Model Can Improve Mortality Risk Prediction for Cardiac Surgery Patients
Mount Sinai Health System

A machine learning-based model that enables medical institutions to predict the mortality risk for individual cardiac surgery patients has been developed by a Mount Sinai research team, providing a significant performance advantage over current population-derived models.

Newswise: Coronary Bioresorbable Scaffolds Nearly as Safe and Effective as Conventional Metal Stents for Heart Disease Patients
Released: 17-May-2023 9:00 AM EDT
Coronary Bioresorbable Scaffolds Nearly as Safe and Effective as Conventional Metal Stents for Heart Disease Patients
Mount Sinai Health System

First-generation bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BVS) may be just as effective as drug-eluting metallic stents, which are currently the standard treatment for heart disease patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Released: 16-May-2023 3:35 PM EDT
Yale study finds staggering toll of excess deaths and health disparities for Black Americans
Yale School of Medicine

A new study reveals a staggering disparity in life expectancy between Black Americans and their white counterparts between 1999 and 2020. In an analysis of U.S. data, a Yale-led team of researchers found 1.63 million excess deaths in the Black population compared with white Americans, representing more than 80 million excess years of potential life lost.

Released: 16-May-2023 1:20 PM EDT
Predicting how CPR will work minutes ahead
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

Every year, between 1,200 and 1,500 patients suffer a cardiac arrest in Norwegian hospitals. Rapid and sound treatment is absolutely essential in helping these patients survive. Even if a patient suffers a cardiac arrest within the hospital's four walls, the prognosis is poor. Only one in four survives. However, a new study suggests that easily available informaiton from the patient's own ECG could change the outcome.

Released: 16-May-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Scientists Better Understand How People with Cantu Syndrome Develop Lymphedema
American Physiological Society (APS)

Ion channels in people with Cantu syndrome produce varying degrees of contractile dysfunction (when muscles and tendons function ineffectively) in the lymphatic system, according to a new research study in the journal Function.

Newswise: NCCN Global Policy Leader Named Co-Chair of Global Health Council Roundtable Advancing International Coordination in Cancer Care
Released: 16-May-2023 8:30 AM EDT
NCCN Global Policy Leader Named Co-Chair of Global Health Council Roundtable Advancing International Coordination in Cancer Care
National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®)

Katy Winckworth-Prejsnar, MPH, Senior Manager of Global Policy and Strategic Alliances for National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), to Co-Chair Non-Communicable Diseases Roundtable for the Global Health Council (GHC)

Newswise: Antibodies associated with rare disorder may signal future risk of heart attack and stroke
Released: 16-May-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Antibodies associated with rare disorder may signal future risk of heart attack and stroke
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Seemingly healthy people whose blood contained antibodies associated with a condition called antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) were significantly more likely to experience a cardiovascular event such as a heart attack or stroke than those without, a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists shows

Newswise: Smidt Heart Institute’s Adult Congenital Heart Care Earns Accreditation
Released: 15-May-2023 12:00 PM EDT
Smidt Heart Institute’s Adult Congenital Heart Care Earns Accreditation
Cedars-Sinai

The Guerin Family Congenital Heart Program in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai has earned accreditation from the Adult Congenital Heart Association, becoming one of only six programs in California and just 50 in the U.S. to be awarded the organization’s highest distinction.

Released: 12-May-2023 2:05 PM EDT
TVT 2023 Late-Breaking Science Announced
Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF)

The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) announced that TVT: The Structural Heart Summit will feature 15 Late-Breaking Clinical Science studies. An annual meeting featuring cutting-edge research and techniques for structural heart interventions, TVT will take place June 7-10, 2023, at the Phoenix Convention Center – West in Phoenix, Arizona.

Released: 12-May-2023 1:30 PM EDT
Professor and students seek to uncover Nature’s chilling secret
Creighton University

Eric Bredahl, PhD, and his team of undergraduate research assistants are trusting that Nature, if asked nicely, or at least insistently, will yield another of her secrets.

   
Released: 12-May-2023 9:40 AM EDT
Stanford Medicine Named Winner of the 2023 Hearst Health Prize in Partnership with the UCLA Center for SMART Health
Hearst Health

The UCLA Center for SMART Health, an interdisciplinary collaborative that looks to the integrated transformation of healthcare through emergent data and technologies, and Hearst Health, a division of Hearst and leader in care guidance, announced Thursday that Stanford Medicine is the winner of the 2023 Hearst Health Prize.

   
Newswise: Heavy drinking poses even greater risk for one in three Americans
Released: 11-May-2023 12:10 PM EDT
Heavy drinking poses even greater risk for one in three Americans
Keck Medicine of USC

A new study from Keck Medicine of USC published in the Annals of Internal Medicine shows that heavy alcohol use may be dramatically more damaging to the liver for people with metabolic syndrome.

Newswise: Chaos Announces Winners of 2022 Edward N. Lorenz Early Career Awards
Released: 11-May-2023 10:10 AM EDT
Chaos Announces Winners of 2022 Edward N. Lorenz Early Career Awards
American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Chaos congratulates Yuzuru Kato, Thomas Lilienkamp, and Tiemo Pedergnana for winning the journal’s 2022 Edward N. Lorenz Early Career Awards. Kato was recognized for introducing a definition of a phase function for quantum rhythmic systems, Lilienkamp was commended for developing a low-energy and safer approach to defibrillation, and Pedergnana was selected for work to better understand if and how an exact potential, which greatly simplifies analysis of the Langevin equation, can be found for a given system. The winners will split a $2,000 honorarium and are invited to contribute a perspective article to the journal.

Newswise: High-fat diet ‘turns up the thermostat’ on atherosclerosis
Released: 11-May-2023 10:00 AM EDT
High-fat diet ‘turns up the thermostat’ on atherosclerosis
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

Researchers show phospholipid derivatives from a Western diet promote increased levels of gut-derived bacterial toxins, systemic inflammation, atherosclerosis plaque formation

Newswise: Poor sleep can lead to long-term health problems for older adults, UTSW specialists say
Released: 10-May-2023 1:15 PM EDT
Poor sleep can lead to long-term health problems for older adults, UTSW specialists say
UT Southwestern Medical Center

It’s a common misconception that older adults need less sleep than those younger, but many get fewer hours due to insomnia and various health problems, including sleep apnea and heart trouble. In addition to a reduced quality of life, long-term health consequences of poor sleep include high blood pressure, weight gain, stroke, heart attack, diabetes, memory problems, and even increased risk of death, said Deborah Freeland, M.D., Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and a member of UTSW’s Division of Geriatric Medicine.

Newswise: The Acute Problem of Chronic Disease
Released: 10-May-2023 1:05 PM EDT
The Acute Problem of Chronic Disease
University of California San Diego

In medicine and science, the term “pathogenesis” describes the origin and development of disease. There is not, however, a broadly accepted term to describe the other half of the equation: the process of healing and recovery.

Newswise: Using AI to Predict Cardiac Pumping Performance, Minimizing the Need for Invasive Testing
9-May-2023 8:00 AM EDT
Using AI to Predict Cardiac Pumping Performance, Minimizing the Need for Invasive Testing
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)

In a study publishing May 10 in JAMA Cardiology, senior author and UCSF cardiologist Geoff Tison, MD, MPH, and first author Robert Avram, MD, of the Montreal Heart Institute, set out to determine whether deep neural networks (DNNs), a category of AI algorithm, could be used to predict cardiac pump (contractile) function from standard angiogram videos. They developed and tested a DNN called CathEF, to estimate LVEF from coronary angiograms of the left side of the heart.

Newswise: Research Identifies New Cause of Heart Failure Condition in Children
Released: 10-May-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Research Identifies New Cause of Heart Failure Condition in Children
University of Maryland School of Medicine

In an effort to determine the cause behind a rare condition that causes heart failure in children, University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers have identified new gene mutations responsible for the disorder in an infant patient. They were then able to learn how the mutation works and used a drug to reverse its effects in heart muscle cells derived from stem cells from the patient.

Newswise: Virginia Tech neuroscientist offers insight into how loneliness can affect health
Released: 10-May-2023 2:00 AM EDT
Virginia Tech neuroscientist offers insight into how loneliness can affect health
Virginia Tech

Efforts are underway to address the “epidemic of loneliness and isolation” affecting the country, as recently addressed by the U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy who is laying out a “National Strategy to Advance Social Connection” initiative. Virginia Tech neuroscientist Georgia Hodes says that reports of depression and anxiety are up at least 3-fold since the start of the COVID epidemic.

Newswise: Racial disparities exist in use of statins to reduce heart disease risk, UTSW study shows
Released: 9-May-2023 9:50 AM EDT
Racial disparities exist in use of statins to reduce heart disease risk, UTSW study shows
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Black and Hispanic adults at risk of developing cardiovascular disease are less likely to take statin drugs than white adults with the same risk factors, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers reported in JAMA Cardiology.

Released: 9-May-2023 7:00 AM EDT
Consejos para evitar que el estrés dañe su corazón
Mayo Clinic

Las personas reaccionan al estrés de manera diferente y la manera en que reaccionamos puede repercutir en la posibilidad de desarrollar problemas de salud graves, incluidas enfermedades cardíacas.



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