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Heart failure (HF) is a condition in which a problem with the structure or function of the heart impairs its ability to supply sufficient blood flow to meet the body's needs. It should not be confused with cardiac arrest or myocardial infarction.

Researchers prove the ability to grow human-derived blood vessels in a pig

A team of researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School recently proved the ability to grow human-derived blood vessels in a pig--a novel approach that has the potential for providing unlimited human vessels for transplant purposes.

11 Mar 2020

Healthy lifestyle for longer keeps disease at bay

Researchers from the Boston University School of Medicine have conclusively found that increased time spent leading a healthy lifestyle during midlife can keep certain diseases at bay and promote good cardiovascular health.

11 Mar 2020

Music appears to decrease delirium in critically ill patients

It is common for critically ill patients on life support to develop delirium, a form of acute brain failure for which no effective treatment is known.

10 Mar 2020

Gene therapy reverses cardiac dysfunction in mice with Barth syndrome

Barth syndrome is a rare metabolic disease in boys caused by mutation of a gene called tafazzin or TAZ. It can cause life-threatening heart failure and also weakens the skeletal muscles, undercuts the immune response, and impairs overall growth.

9 Mar 2020

Focusing on healthcare quality as a business strategy

Despite two decades of effort - targeting care processes, outcomes, and most recently the value of care - progress has been slow in closing the gap between quality and cost in the US healthcare system.

7 Mar 2020

Liver fibrosis associated with one type of heart failure, regardless of HIV or hepatitis C status

While there is an association between liver fibrosis and heart failure, the mechanisms for this association are currently unclear but may be of particular importance for people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and/or hepatitis C, both of which are chronic infections that affect the liver and heart.

7 Mar 2020

Sphingotec’s bio-ADM can reliably support physicians in identifying high-risk sepsis patients

Diagnostics company SphingoTec GmbH today reported on new data on the utility of endothelial function biomarker bioactive Adrenomedullin

5 Mar 2020

PET imaging helps researchers to detect transplant patients with cardiac allograft vasculopathy

Myocardial blood flow and myocardial flow reserve have been identified as accurate indicators for graft failure after cardiac transplantation, according to a new study published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

5 Mar 2020

Automated CT-based biomarkers can better predict cardiovascular events than standard methods

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health and the University of Wisconsin have demonstrated that using artificial intelligence to analyze CT scans can produce more accurate risk assessment for major cardiovascular events than current, standard methods such as the Framingham risk score and body-mass index.

5 Mar 2020

Mayo research provides evidence supporting benefit of ablation for heart failure patients with AFib

Only 1 in 13 everyday patients could have participated in a pivotal international clinical trial looking at the use of catheter ablation to treat atrial fibrillation among people with heart failure.

4 Mar 2020

Study explores ways to predict patients' risk of future readmissions

Recurrent, unplanned readmissions to the hospital -- which happen when patients return shortly after discharge and are readmitted for the same or a related condition -- are a challenge worldwide.

3 Mar 2020

Study identifies a protein and signaling pathway that may contribute to sudden cardiac death

By studying the sick hearts removed from four patients undergoing heart transplants, researchers have identified a protein and a signaling pathway that may contribute to sudden death in an inherited form of heart disease.

3 Mar 2020

Many science investigations launch to the International Space Station

A variety of science investigations, along with supplies and equipment, launch to the International Space Station on the 20th SpaceX commercial resupply services mission.

2 Mar 2020

Irregular sleep could be linked to poor cardiovascular health

A new study from the researchers at the Brigham and Women's Hospital has revealed that irregular sleep patterns could be adversely affecting the cardiovascular health of an individual. Their study titled, "Actigraphy-measured Sleep Regularity and Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Disease: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis," was published in the latest issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

2 Mar 2020

New research cluster aims to use mass spectrometry to provide insights in systems medicine

The Mainz University Medical Center and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz are establishing the interdisciplinary research cluster entitled "Data-Independent Acquisition-based Systems Medicine (DIASyM): Mass Spectrometry for High-Throughput Deep Phenotyping of Heart Failure Syndrome".

28 Feb 2020

Researchers identify genes related to cardiorespiratory function

How high altitudes affect people's breathing and its coordination with the heart beat is due to genetic differences say researchers.

27 Feb 2020

EHRA 2020: Latest practice-changing research in heart rhythm disorders

Get ready for the latest practice-changing research in heart rhythm disorders: presented at EHRA 2020, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology.

27 Feb 2020

First patient in U.S. treated for atrial fibrillation using new type of ablation technology

Cardiologists at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center are the first in the United States to test a new type of ablation technology for patients suffering from atrial fibrillation, a common type of irregular heartbeat.

26 Feb 2020

As the coronavirus spreads, Americans lose ground against other health threats

Antibiotics revolutionized the care of infections. Vaccines turned deadly childhood diseases into distant memories. Americans lived longer, healthier lives than their parents.

26 Feb 2020

New wearable sensor could help remotely detect critical changes in heart failure patients

A new wearable sensor that works in conjunction with artificial intelligence technology could help doctors remotely detect critical changes in heart failure patients days before a health crisis occurs and could prevent hospitalization, according to a study led by University of Utah Health and VA Salt Lake City Health Care System scientists.

25 Feb 2020

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Researchers prove the ability to grow human-derived blood vessels in a pig

Healthy lifestyle for longer keeps disease at bay

Music appears to decrease delirium in critically ill patients

Gene therapy reverses cardiac dysfunction in mice with Barth syndrome

Focusing on healthcare quality as a business strategy

Liver fibrosis associated with one type of heart failure, regardless of HIV or hepatitis C status

Sphingotec’s bio-ADM can reliably support physicians in identifying high-risk sepsis patients

PET imaging helps researchers to detect transplant patients with cardiac allograft vasculopathy

Automated CT-based biomarkers can better predict cardiovascular events than standard methods

Mayo research provides evidence supporting benefit of ablation for heart failure patients with AFib

Study explores ways to predict patients' risk of future readmissions

Study identifies a protein and signaling pathway that may contribute to sudden cardiac death

Many science investigations launch to the International Space Station

Irregular sleep could be linked to poor cardiovascular health

New research cluster aims to use mass spectrometry to provide insights in systems medicine

Researchers identify genes related to cardiorespiratory function

EHRA 2020: Latest practice-changing research in heart rhythm disorders

First patient in U.S. treated for atrial fibrillation using new type of ablation technology

As the coronavirus spreads, Americans lose ground against other health threats

New wearable sensor could help remotely detect critical changes in heart failure patients

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