More articles about: Cardiovascular: Diseases & Conditions
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Living longer on ventricular assist devices
Heart failure patients get back to a longer, more fulfilling life, thanks to VAD technology
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Donor hearts can be reprogrammed with medication for longer storage, improved transplant outcomes
Metabolic mechanism protects hearts from damaging metabolites that build up in cold storage, study finds
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Helping the most medically complex infants navigate care
For Lena Long, the Little Victors League has been ‘invaluable’ as her family works through managing her health
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Hospitals without highest stroke care designation may miss them after heart procedure
Using stroke as a measure of quality after TAVR could put stroke centers at a disadvantage, the study suggests
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Massive international study uncovers genes involved in heart disease
Scientists link dozens of new genome sites to coronary artery disease risk and pioneer a powerful method for illuminating the biological roots of common disease.
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Blood-based metabolic signature outperforms standard method for predicting diet, disease risk
The study found that machine learning techniques improved diet prediction by 10-20%.
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No advantage to Medicare Advantage seen in heart attack survival
The gap in this key outcome for traditional and private-insurer Medicare participants has narrowed in recent years, though differences remain in care during and after hospitalization.
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When FMD hits a family, abdominal aortic aneurysms may too
Study finds shared genetics between two inherited diseases of the arteries.
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Death, hospital readmission more likely for Black patients after coronary stenting
Social determinants of health in the outpatient setting played a key role in the disparity, the study finds.
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Cannabis users had worse bypass outcomes, increased amputation and opioid use
Just over 125 of 100,000 people in the U.S. will have a bypass procedure.
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Reducing liver disease in children who undergo complex heart surgery
Trial focuses on whether drug udenafil can help prevent chronic liver problems in kids who require a Fontan procedure for congenital heart disease.
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Black adults receive less advanced heart failure treatments than white patients
White adults were twice as likely as Black adults to receive mechanical heart pumps or heart transplants, according to study.
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A new heart brings new hope
Sethan Wilder’s cardiovascular issues began early in life and continued for many years until a heart transplant was his only option.
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Immune marker suPAR high in patients with heart failure, predicts risk and death
The ability to predict risk was even greater when combined with traditional measures of cardiac stress such as BNP.
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High blood pressure speeds up mental decline, but does not fully explain dementia disparities
High blood pressure means faster slide into signs of dementia or Alzheimer’s, but does not explain the overall disparity between Hispanic/Latino people and non-Hispanic people in dementia risk.