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Bradycardia, ("heart slowness"), as applied to adult medicine, is defined as a resting heart rate of under 60 beats per minute, though it is seldom symptomatic until the rate drops below 50 beat/min.

Beta-blockers show no benefit for heart attack patients with normal heart function

The REDUCE-AMI trial found that long-term beta-blocker therapy does not reduce mortality risk in acute myocardial infarction patients with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction compared to no beta-blocker treatment.

8 Apr 2024

AvoMD partners with Mass General Brigham to develop inpatient emergency clinical care algorithms

Mass General Brigham, a leading integrated academic health care system, and the Healthcare Transformation Lab at Massachusetts General Hospital are proud to announce their collaboration with AvoMD, a digital clinical decision support platform that brings current medical evidence into the clinical workflow, to develop a series of inpatient emergency clinical care algorithms.

6 Mar 2024

Autopsy study provides new insights into yellow fever's impact on the heart

To fill gaps in knowledge of yellow fever (YF), a group of researchers in Brazil affiliated with the Department of Pathology at the University of São Paulo's Medical School (FM-USP), Hospital das Clínicas (HC, the hospital complex run by FM-USP), the Heart Institute (InCor, linked to HC) and Emílio Ribas Institute of Infectious Diseases (IIER) decided to study the pathogenesis of YF-associated heart injury.

19 Dec 2023

Latest scientific findings provide new insights into heart and stroke health

More than 4,000 abstracts were presented during the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2023 and Resuscitation Science Symposium 2023, held earlier this month in Philadelphia.

28 Nov 2023

Experimental wireless pacemaker harvests energy from heart to recharge battery

By converting mechanical energy into electrical energy, an experimental wireless, or leadless, pacemaker housing is able to partially recharge its battery, according to a proof-of-principle study to be presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2023.

6 Nov 2023

Examining the cardiac pathology in fatal cases of yellow fever

The characteristics of yellow fever (YF)-related myocardial damage.

28 Sep 2023

Identifying trajectories of the evolution of post-COVID-19 condition

Researchers analyzed the evolution of the post-coronavirus disease 2019 condition.

17 May 2023

How eating mushrooms may lower blood pressure levels

Scientists review the potential of edible mushrooms as functional foods in improving cardiovascular function and ameliorating hypertension.

11 May 2023

Severe COVID-19 patients 16 times more likely to develop ventricular tachycardia within six months

Patients with severe COVID-19 requiring mechanical ventilation are 16 times more likely to develop ventricular tachycardia within six months compared to their peers without severe infection, according to research presented at EHRA 2023, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology.

18 Apr 2023

Leadless pacemakers may be a safe, effective short-term option for children with slow heartbeats

Wireless or leadless pacemakers, commonly implanted in adults, may be a safe and effective short-term option for children with slow heartbeats, according to new research published today in Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

11 Apr 2023

Study summarizes two cases of Cronobacter illness in infants linked to powdered infant formula and breast pump equipment

The findings indicate that C. sakazakii bacteria are common in the environment, and protocols for safe and hygienic food preparation for infants are essential.

6 Mar 2023

UT Southwestern researchers map gene control elements responsible for coordinating heartbeats

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have mapped gene control elements in specialized cardiac cells responsible for coordinating heartbeats.

13 Feb 2023

Study highlights the emergence of S. cerevisiae as an opportunistic fungal pathogen in immunosuppressed patients presenting several severe comorbidities

Researchers from Brazil presented a fatal case of a patient developing Saccharomyces cerevisiae infection and succumbing to septic shock after contracting and recovering from a SARS-CoV-2 infection.

7 Feb 2023

The safety and tolerability of Remdesivir in children affected by COVID-19

Researchers reported findings of a multicenter study conducted across ten hospitals in Italy to investigate the safety of RDV in children affected by COVID-19.

2 Feb 2023

Jynneos vaccine for Monkeypox not linked to hospitalization, serious cardiac events

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers investigated the incidence of cardiac AESIs (adverse events of special interest) among Kaiser Permanente Northwest (KPNW) members who had received JYNNEOS vaccinations against the monkeypox (MPX) virus.

16 Nov 2022

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Beta-blockers show no benefit for heart attack patients with normal heart function

AvoMD partners with Mass General Brigham to develop inpatient emergency clinical care algorithms

Autopsy study provides new insights into yellow fever's impact on the heart

Latest scientific findings provide new insights into heart and stroke health

Experimental wireless pacemaker harvests energy from heart to recharge battery

Examining the cardiac pathology in fatal cases of yellow fever

Identifying trajectories of the evolution of post-COVID-19 condition

How eating mushrooms may lower blood pressure levels

Severe COVID-19 patients 16 times more likely to develop ventricular tachycardia within six months

Leadless pacemakers may be a safe, effective short-term option for children with slow heartbeats

Study summarizes two cases of Cronobacter illness in infants linked to powdered infant formula and breast pump equipment

UT Southwestern researchers map gene control elements responsible for coordinating heartbeats

Study highlights the emergence of S. cerevisiae as an opportunistic fungal pathogen in immunosuppressed patients presenting several severe comorbidities

The safety and tolerability of Remdesivir in children affected by COVID-19

Jynneos vaccine for Monkeypox not linked to hospitalization, serious cardiac events

Antiviral activity of favipiravir against Zika and SARS-CoV-2 in cynomolgus macaques

Remdesivir activates urotensin II receptor and induces cardiomyocyte dysfunction

The role of smartphone apps during the COVID-19 pandemic

Examining hypomagnesemia in critically ill patients with Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

Study reveals how skin tone may affect the accuracy of heart data in wearables

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