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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.

Study identifies risk factors for cardiotoxicity with relapsed multiple myeloma therapy

More than half of patients with relapsed multiple myeloma treated with carfilzomib experienced cardiac issues during treatment, according to a multi-institutional study published June 12 in Journal of Clinical Oncology.

14 Jun 2019

FAU scientists develop rapid, reliable method to continuously monitor sickle cell disease

Sickle cell disease is a hereditary disorder that affects red blood cells, distorting their natural disc shape into a crescent moon or "sickle" shape. Normal red blood cells move freely through small vessels throughout the body to deliver oxygen.

14 Jun 2019

UAB researchers awarded $2.3 million grant to study macrophage circadian rhythms in heart failure

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have been awarded a four-year, $2.3 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to study macrophage circadian rhythms in heart failure.

13 Jun 2019

Replacing a small amount of red meat with healthier foods may improve life expectancy

A new large-scale review of data on red meat consumption and mortality suggests that increasing intake of red and processed meats reduces life expectancy.

13 Jun 2019

Heart failure drug could be effective in treating leukemia

Canadian researchers followed their intuition that a drug initially intended for heart failure could be effective in treating cancer. Those efforts have borne fruit, as demonstrated by their work published in the Journal of Experimental and Clinical Cancer Research.

13 Jun 2019

Remission of rheumatoid arthritis linked with reduction in cardiovascular complications

The results of a study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2019) demonstrate that remission in patients with rheumatoid arthritis is associated with an 80% reduction in risk of cardiovascular outcomes.

12 Jun 2019

Fibrinogen a key player in health and disease, says new study

A new study from the University of Alberta demonstrated that the blood clotting protein called fibrinogen also regulates MMP-2, an enzyme involved in immunity and in clot formation inside blood vessels. Prolonged MMP-2 inhibition could potentially produce a deficiency state with severe consequences.

12 Jun 2019

New therapeutic approach utilizes endogenous processes to enhance cardiac repair

Myocardial infarction results in the localized death of the muscle cells that are essential for the heart's pumping function.

12 Jun 2019

UIC researchers describe role of unique pressure-sensing protein in lung edema

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago describe for the first time the role of a unique, pressure-sensing protein in the development of lung edema -- a condition in which chronic high vascular pressure in the lungs causes fluid from the bloodstream to enter the air spaces of the lungs.

11 Jun 2019

Patients receiving drug therapy before LVAD implantation have high risk of right-sided heart failure

Patients with left-sided heart failure who get implanted devices to improve the pumping of their hearts may be more likely to develop heart failure on the opposite side of their hearts if they are pre-treated with off-label selective vasodilator drugs, according to new research published in Circulation: Heart Failure, an American Heart Association journal.

11 Jun 2019

Radiation associated with increased risk of adverse cardiac events in lung cancer patients

As advances in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) extend patients' lives, more of these patients are facing a different threat: adverse cardiovascular events, such as heart attacks and heart failure.

11 Jun 2019

Rapid fluid removal from patients with failing kidneys linked to increased risk of death

The faster fluid is removed using continuous dialysis from patients with failing kidneys, the higher the likelihood they will die in the next several months, according to a study published today in JAMA Network Open by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers.

8 Jun 2019

‘Promising’ results for beating heart patch that repairs heart cells after cardiac arrest

Researchers have developed a blood test that flags up heart failure early on and a “pumping” patch that could help to repair heart damage after an attack.

4 Jun 2019

People living with HIV have increased risk for heart diseases and face health challenges

Effective antiretroviral therapy has changed the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from a progressive, fatal disease to a chronic, manageable condition that is associated with higher rates of heart attacks, strokes, heart failure, sudden cardiac deaths, and other diseases compared to people without HIV, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association published in the Association journal Circulation.

3 Jun 2019

Study finds no increase in deaths from cardiac arrests at the weekend

People admitted to NHS hospitals with a cardiac arrest over the weekend do not face a higher risk of dying compared to those admitted during the week, according to new research presented today at the British Cardiovascular Society Conference in Manchester.

3 Jun 2019

UAB study reveals how enzyme lipoxygenase drives heart failure after heart attacks

Heart failure after a heart attack is a global epidemic leading to chronic heart failure pathology. About 6 million people in the United States and 23 million worldwide suffer from this end-stage disease that involves dysfunction of the heart, a change that clinicians call cardiac remodeling.

31 May 2019

IVI and MCRI to coordinate global push for developing vaccine against Strep A bacteria

The International Vaccine Institute and Australia's Murdoch Children's Research Institute will coordinate a global push to free the world of Group A Streptococcus, the contagious bacteria that kills half a million people every year and is developing resistance to antibiotics.

31 May 2019

Reprieve Cardiovascular announces results of clinical trials in patients with acute heart failure

Reprieve Cardiovascular, a pioneering medical device company focused on improving outcomes for patients suffering from Acute Decompensated Heart Failure, today announced the results of two non-randomized, prospective clinical trials in patients hospitalized with Acute Heart Failure.

28 May 2019

Being overweight around age 18 linked with higher risk of cardiomyopathy in adulthood

A large study of Swedish men found that those who were even mildly overweight around age 18 were more likely develop cardiomyopathy in adulthood -- an uncommon heart muscle condition that can cause heart failure, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.

27 May 2019

Drug therapy for stable heart failure patients can be simplified by stopping diuretics

Drug therapy for patients with stable heart failure can be simplified by stopping diuretics, according to late-breaking results from the ReBIC-1 trial presented today at Heart Failure 2019, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology.

27 May 2019

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Study identifies risk factors for cardiotoxicity with relapsed multiple myeloma therapy

FAU scientists develop rapid, reliable method to continuously monitor sickle cell disease

UAB researchers awarded $2.3 million grant to study macrophage circadian rhythms in heart failure

Replacing a small amount of red meat with healthier foods may improve life expectancy

Heart failure drug could be effective in treating leukemia

Remission of rheumatoid arthritis linked with reduction in cardiovascular complications

Fibrinogen a key player in health and disease, says new study

New therapeutic approach utilizes endogenous processes to enhance cardiac repair

UIC researchers describe role of unique pressure-sensing protein in lung edema

Patients receiving drug therapy before LVAD implantation have high risk of right-sided heart failure

Radiation associated with increased risk of adverse cardiac events in lung cancer patients

Rapid fluid removal from patients with failing kidneys linked to increased risk of death

‘Promising’ results for beating heart patch that repairs heart cells after cardiac arrest

People living with HIV have increased risk for heart diseases and face health challenges

Study finds no increase in deaths from cardiac arrests at the weekend

UAB study reveals how enzyme lipoxygenase drives heart failure after heart attacks

IVI and MCRI to coordinate global push for developing vaccine against Strep A bacteria

Reprieve Cardiovascular announces results of clinical trials in patients with acute heart failure

Being overweight around age 18 linked with higher risk of cardiomyopathy in adulthood

Drug therapy for stable heart failure patients can be simplified by stopping diuretics

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