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Many young people don't believe they are at risk for heart disease, survey finds

February is American Heart Month and a new national survey commissioned by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center found that even though heart attacks are increasingly common in younger people, many don't believe they are at risk for heart disease.

2 Feb 2023

Team-oriented approach improves the risk of acquiring post-procedural acute kidney injury

Findings from a new study published in The Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, involving a collaborative effort between researchers at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine, Vanderbilt, and Veteran's Affairs (VA) medical centers, show that an implementation science approach using team-based coaching and automated surveillance reporting significantly improves the risk of acquiring post-procedural acute kidney injury (AKI) when compared to other interventions.

19 Jan 2023

Screening patients for hidden reservoirs of bacteria could supplement infection-control efforts in hospitals

Hospitals have strict hygiene and sanitation protocols to protect patients from bacteria that rarely sicken healthy people but can be deadly for vulnerable patients already hospitalized with serious illnesses.

12 Jan 2023

New £1.5 million healthcare simulation facilities opened at Aston University

New £1.5 million healthcare simulation facilities have officially opened at Aston Medical School and in the School of Optometry at Aston University.

2 Dec 2022

Study demonstrates unexpected electrical changes in first successful transplant of genetically-modified pig heart

Ten months after transplanting the first genetically-modified pig heart into a human patient, University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers continue to report on new findings from the landmark transplant.

14 Nov 2022

Personalized 'precision' testing approach leads to efficient chest pain evaluations for heart disease risk

For people with stable chest pain, a personalized "precision" testing approach led to more efficient evaluations for heart disease risk and improved diagnosis and treatment of coronary artery disease when compared to usual care, according to late-breaking science presented today at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2022.

7 Nov 2022

New risk analysis strategy benefits chest pain patients compared to the usual testing approach

A study comparing two approaches for diagnosing heart disease found that a risk analysis strategy is superior to the usual approach of immediately performing functional tests or catheterization for low- to intermediate-risk patients with new-onset chest pain.

6 Nov 2022

Ophthalmologists may be able to safely cut back on having anesthesiologists during cataract surgery

Ophthalmologists may be able to safely cut back on having anesthesiologists or nurse anesthetists routinely at bedside during cataract surgery, which accounts for more than two million surgeries per year in the U.S., according to a study publishing Oct. 3 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

3 Oct 2022

Study examines the link between different types of grain intake and premature coronary artery disease

In one of the first studies to examine the relationship between different types of grain intake and premature coronary artery disease in the Middle East, researchers found a higher intake of refined grain was associated with an increased risk of premature coronary artery disease in an Iranian population, while eating whole grains was associated with reduced risk.

3 Oct 2022

UW cardiologists employ catheter-delivered device to retrieve a benign tumor from the heart

Interventional cardiologists at the UW Medicine Heart Institute in Seattle recently performed a first-in-human procedure, successfully employing a catheter-delivered device to retrieve a benign tumor from inside a patient's heart.

17 Aug 2022

Routine periodic fasting associated with lower hospitalization risk in patients with COVID-19

The main objective of a new prospective observational cohort study was to evaluate whether periodic fasting is linked with severe COVID-19 symptoms.

1 Aug 2022

Study quantifies the cardiovascular risk posed by specific environmental exposures

A new study from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai quantifies the cardiovascular risk posed by exposure to specific environmental factors, showing, for example, that air pollution heightens the risk of heart disease mortality by 17 percent.

24 Jun 2022

Environmental factors are highly predictive of people's risk of death, study shows

Along with high blood pressure, diabetes, and smoking, environmental factors such as air pollution are highly predictive of people's chances of dying, especially from heart attack and stroke, a new study shows.

24 Jun 2022

Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center retains No. 1 rank in North Carolina

Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center continues to rank as the No. 1 children's hospital in North Carolina by U.S. News & World Report, with nine pediatric specialties ranked among the best in the nation.

14 Jun 2022

New analysis finds increase in success and efficiency of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention

A new analysis of PROGRESS-CTO (PROspective Global REgiStry for the Study of Chronic Total Occlusion Intervention; www.progresscto.org), an international multi-center registry of chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), was presented today as late-breaking clinical research at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) 2022 Scientific Sessions.

20 May 2022

Study finds no difference in survival between patients treated with paclitaxel drug-coated devices and non-DCDs

New long-term data from the Safety Assessment of Femoropopliteal Endovascular Treatment With PAclitaxel-coated Devices (SAFE-PAD) study were presented today as late-breaking clinical research at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) 2022 Scientific Sessions.

20 May 2022

Multi-center trial shows promising results for implant-free interatrial shunt device to treat heart failure patients

Results from early clinical evaluation of the Alleviant System to treat heart failure patients with preserved and reduced ejection fraction (HFpEF and HFrEF) was presented today as late-breaking clinical research at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) 2022 Scientific Sessions.

20 May 2022

Clopidogrel monotherapy linked with reduced risk of net adverse clinical events, study finds

Results from a real-world study investigating safety and effectiveness of clopidogrel versus aspirin monotherapy beyond 12 months after PCI in high-risk patients during the chronic maintenance period.

20 May 2022

Study validates long-term safety and efficacy of Harmony transcatheter pulmonary valve implant

A study of one year outcomes in the largest cohort to date of Harmony transcatheter pulmonary valve (TPV) patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) and severe pulmonary regurgitation (PR) was presented today as late-breaking clinical research at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions 2022 Scientific Sessions.

19 May 2022

Disrupt PAD III Trial reveals consistent safety and effectiveness of intravascular lithotripsy

One year outcomes from the Disrupt PAD III Trial comparing intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) with a drug-coated balloon (DCB) to percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) with a DCB was presented today as late-breaking clinical research at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions 2022 Scientific Sessions.

19 May 2022

Catheterization News and Research

Many young people don't believe they are at risk for heart disease, survey finds

Team-oriented approach improves the risk of acquiring post-procedural acute kidney injury

Screening patients for hidden reservoirs of bacteria could supplement infection-control efforts in hospitals

New £1.5 million healthcare simulation facilities opened at Aston University

Study demonstrates unexpected electrical changes in first successful transplant of genetically-modified pig heart

Personalized 'precision' testing approach leads to efficient chest pain evaluations for heart disease risk

New risk analysis strategy benefits chest pain patients compared to the usual testing approach

Ophthalmologists may be able to safely cut back on having anesthesiologists during cataract surgery

Study examines the link between different types of grain intake and premature coronary artery disease

UW cardiologists employ catheter-delivered device to retrieve a benign tumor from the heart

Routine periodic fasting associated with lower hospitalization risk in patients with COVID-19

Study quantifies the cardiovascular risk posed by specific environmental exposures

Environmental factors are highly predictive of people's risk of death, study shows

Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center retains No. 1 rank in North Carolina

New analysis finds increase in success and efficiency of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention

Study finds no difference in survival between patients treated with paclitaxel drug-coated devices and non-DCDs

Multi-center trial shows promising results for implant-free interatrial shunt device to treat heart failure patients

Clopidogrel monotherapy linked with reduced risk of net adverse clinical events, study finds

Study validates long-term safety and efficacy of Harmony transcatheter pulmonary valve implant

Disrupt PAD III Trial reveals consistent safety and effectiveness of intravascular lithotripsy

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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