More articles about: Cardiovascular: Diseases & Conditions
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Rejected elsewhere, farmer gets new lease on life after double valve surgery
After being turned away elsewhere, an 88-year-old patient gets back to farming after receives an open heart surgery for two failing heart valves.
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Extreme temperature changes increase number of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, model finds
The University of Michigan has developed a machine learning model that’s discovered 17 environmental and social factors that can influence the risk of OHCA, including extreme temperatures, race, poverty and education levels.
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Stroke survivors miss critical treatment, face greater disability due to systemic transfer delays
Problems with the United States stroke transfer system are drastically reducing survivors’ chances of receiving critical treatment and increasing the likelihood that they will leave the hospital with a disability, a study suggests.
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Hospital partnership improves follow up scans, decreases long term risk after aortic repair
A statewide partnership of hospitals in Michigan, which drastically increased follow up imaging after aortic aneurysm repairs, resulted in patients having a nearly 60% decrease in the likelihood of dying within one year of surgery.
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AI model helps diagnose often undetected heart disease from simple EKG
Michigan Medicine doctors may soon be able to diagnose an elusive form of heart disease within seconds by using an artificial intelligence model.
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Study to focus on factors influencing brain development in kids with congenital heart disease
Researchers examine how early heart procedures may influence neurodevelopment in babies with limited blood flow to the lungs.
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Chronic blood clots in woman’s lungs treated without surgery
A woman who had difficulty breathing daily received a series of minimally invasive procedures to remove clots in the vessels that supply blood to her lungs, allowing her to breathe free again.
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Virtual reality enhances training for pediatric cardiologists
Multicenter study suggests virtual reality may be valuable educational tool in boosting understanding of complex congenital heart disease among pediatric cardiologists.
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Metformin may reduce Afib after ablation in adults with obesity
Taking the diabetes medication metformin may reduce episodes of atrial fibrillation, or Afib, in people with obesity. Preliminary findings were presented as late-breaking science at the 2025 American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.
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After 25 procedures and constant fainting, patient finds long term relief
After 25 procedures and constant fainting, patient finds long term relief at Michigan Medicine.
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Women missing cardiac rehabilitation, despite key benefits
Cardiac rehabilitation can significantly improve short and long term recovery, but attendance remains poor — with even fewer women utilizing the programs available says an American Heart Association scientific statement on cardiac rehabilitation in women.
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Biologic drug reduces symptoms, hospitalization for severe pulmonary hypertension after diagnosis
Prescribing the biologic drug sotatercept alongside standard treatment for the most severe form of pulmonary hypertension significantly reduces the likelihood of worsening disease when added within the first year after diagnosis, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine by Michigan Medicine.
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Telestroke patients more likely to receive treatment, but with greater delays
Stroke patients evaluated using telemedicine (telestroke) have higher odds of receiving essential treatment, yet it takes longer for them to be treated — potentially limiting the benefits, finds a Michigan Medicine.
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Peripheral artery disease: What to know
A multidisciplinary team at Michigan Medicine answers important questions about peripheral artery disease, also known as PAD.
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Returning to normal life after heart failure through LVAD therapy
Thirty-one-year-old is not letting his heart diagnosis define his life or his future.
