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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.

Landmark discovery provides a new perspective on tissue oxygenation

Cardiovascular medicine, hematology and pulmonary medicine may soon have the first-ever therapies to correct poor tissue oxygenation, a key driver of disease in millions, including peripheral artery disease, sickle cell disease, heart failure, stroke, emphysema and many others.

1 Mar 2023

Just 75 weekly minutes of physical activity can reduce the risks of early death and disease

One in 10 early deaths could have been prevented if everyone had met just half the recommended weekly target of 150 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity, indicates the largest pooled data analysis of its kind, published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

1 Mar 2023

Jersey Shore University Medical Center celebrates the opening of new Pulmonary Hypertension Center

Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center recently celebrated the opening of a new, specialized Pulmonary Hypertension Center.

28 Feb 2023

Ultrasound device may help some hypertensive patients to keep blood pressure under control

A device that uses ultrasound to calm overactive nerves in the kidneys may be able to help some people get their blood pressure under control.

28 Feb 2023

Using AI for early diagnosis of cardiovascular disease

Researchers may be able to predict cardiovascular disease – such as arterial fibrillation and heart failure – in patients by using artificial intelligence (AI) to examine the genes in their DNA, according to a new Rutgers study.

27 Feb 2023

Large cell therapy trial in patients with chronic heart failure shows promising results

Physician-scientists at The Texas Heart Institute announced today the results of the largest cell therapy trial to date in patients with chronic heart failure due to low ejection fraction.

27 Feb 2023

Latest treatments for cardiac emergencies to be revealed at ESC Acute CardioVascular Care 2023

The latest evidence on the treatment of urgent heart problems will be revealed at ESC Acute CardioVascular Care 2023, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology.

27 Feb 2023

Study establishes new pre-clinical model to develop clinically relevant treatments for heart attacks

CÚRAM SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices researchers have published in Nature Communications a key study establishing a new pre-clinical model to develop clinically relevant treatments for heart attacks.

24 Feb 2023

Palliative care not likely to reduce psychological distress

Palliative care - a specialized medical care focused on quality of life for people with a serious illness such as cancer or heart failure - isn't likely to reduce psychological distress, according to a Rutgers study.

24 Feb 2023

Technology-assisted pregnancies increase the likelihood of preeclampsia

People who became pregnant using assisted reproductive technologies were found to be over twice as likely to develop preeclampsia than those with traditional pregnancies, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology.

24 Feb 2023

Long-term exposure to air pollution linked to increased risk of heart disease

Long-term exposure to air pollution is tied to an increased risk of having a heart attack or dying from heart disease - with the greatest harms impacting under-resourced communities, new Kaiser Permanente research shows.

24 Feb 2023

Unmarried men more likely to die within five years after heart failure diagnosis

Men who never married were more than twice as likely to die within about five years after a heart failure diagnosis compared with women of any marital status or men who were previously married, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology.

23 Feb 2023

Hormone replacement therapy for gender dysphoria may increase risk of serious cardiac events

People with gender dysphoria taking hormone replacements as part of gender affirmation therapy face a substantially increased risk of serious cardiac events, including stroke, heart attack and pulmonary embolism, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology.

23 Feb 2023

Overly restricting dietary sodium can be harmful to people with heart failure

For people with heart failure, restricting dietary sodium intake to levels below the standard recommended maximum of about 2.3 grams per day does not bring additional benefits and may increase the risk of death, according to findings from nine randomized controlled trials in a new meta-analysis presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology.

23 Feb 2023

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy associated with future cardiovascular risk

The current study, published in JAMA Network Open Cardiology, used Mendelian randomization (MR) to conduct a genome-wide association study (GWAS) on the relationship between these diseases to the risk of multiple CVD in the future.

21 Feb 2023

Genome editing prevents hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in mice

In a recent study published in the journal PLoS Digital Health, researchers pursued one-time cures for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). They used a previously constructed murine model of HCM, designated as R403Q-129SvEv, to evaluate two different genetic therapies, as follows:

19 Feb 2023

Are SGLT2 inhibitors the next blockbuster drug?

Recent clinical trials investigating the therapeutic potency of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) have highlighted that this drug is highly effective in treating patients with cardiovascular and renal diseases.

19 Feb 2023

Canagliflozin ameliorates heart function in HFpEF rats partly by regulating ferroptosis

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors have been found to ameliorate major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), but the exact mechanism is unknown.

17 Feb 2023

How does alcohol affect blood pressure?

Drinking is part of human society worldwide. However, alcohol consumption has been strongly linked to human diseases, including dementia, liver cirrhosis, and neurological conditions. A recent research paper examined whether drinking was related to hypertension, the root factor in morbidity and mortality caused by cardiovascular disease (CVD).

16 Feb 2023

Increasing numbers of cancer survivors at high risk for cardiovascular disease

American Cancer Society (ACS) research estimates there are more than 18 million adult survivors of cancer in the United States, and that number is expected to climb to more than 22 million by 2030.

15 Feb 2023

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Further Reading

Landmark discovery provides a new perspective on tissue oxygenation

Just 75 weekly minutes of physical activity can reduce the risks of early death and disease

Jersey Shore University Medical Center celebrates the opening of new Pulmonary Hypertension Center

Ultrasound device may help some hypertensive patients to keep blood pressure under control

Using AI for early diagnosis of cardiovascular disease

Large cell therapy trial in patients with chronic heart failure shows promising results

Latest treatments for cardiac emergencies to be revealed at ESC Acute CardioVascular Care 2023

Study establishes new pre-clinical model to develop clinically relevant treatments for heart attacks

Palliative care not likely to reduce psychological distress

Technology-assisted pregnancies increase the likelihood of preeclampsia

Long-term exposure to air pollution linked to increased risk of heart disease

Unmarried men more likely to die within five years after heart failure diagnosis

Hormone replacement therapy for gender dysphoria may increase risk of serious cardiac events

Overly restricting dietary sodium can be harmful to people with heart failure

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy associated with future cardiovascular risk

Genome editing prevents hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in mice

Are SGLT2 inhibitors the next blockbuster drug?

Canagliflozin ameliorates heart function in HFpEF rats partly by regulating ferroptosis

How does alcohol affect blood pressure?

Increasing numbers of cancer survivors at high risk for cardiovascular disease

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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