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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.

Higher plasma caffeine concentrations might reduce body fat and type 2 diabetes risk

In a recent study published in the journal BMJ Medicine, researchers in the United Kingdom and Sweden investigated the probable causality of long-term serum caffeine concentrations on type 2 diabetes (T2D), adiposity, and major cardiovascular diseases (CVDs).

22 Mar 2023

Supervised exercise training is safe and may improve quality of life for many people with heart failure

For many people who have heart failure, supervised exercise training is safe and may offer substantial improvement in exercise capacity and quality of life, even more than medications, according to a new, joint scientific statement from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology.

21 Mar 2023

Study demonstrates effectiveness of a procedure done under the skin to treat uncontrolled hypertension

Hypertension remains poorly controlled worldwide and is becoming more common. Lifestyle changes and blood pressure-reducing drugs are the mainstays of therapy for hypertension, but despite widespread availability of these approaches, many patients with hypertension are not adequately treated.

17 Mar 2023

Albumedix and Heartseed announce Recombumin® as a critical excipient in the manufacture of Heartseed's HS-001 investigational cell therapy as its first in-human trial commences

Albumedix Ltd, Nottingham, United Kingdom, now part of the global life science group Sartorius, and Heartseed Inc ('Heartseed'), Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday 14th March 2023, announce that Recombumin® is a critical component of Heartseed's HS-001, an investigational cardiac remuscularization cell therapy which has commenced first in human dosing.

From Albumedix Ltd. 16 Mar 2023

How does soy consumption affect the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases?

A higher intake of plant protein could effectively improve metabolic health and lower CVD mortality. Recently, scientists in China reviewed existing literature and conducted a meta-analysis to understand the association between increased soy consumption and the risk of T2D and CVDs. This review is available in the journal Nutrients.

15 Mar 2023

Higher plasma caffeine levels may reduce adiposity and risk of type 2 diabetes

A high blood caffeine level might curb the amount of body fat a person carries and their risk of type 2 diabetes, suggests research published in the open access journal BMJ Medicine.

15 Mar 2023

Scientists find a good treatment target for pulmonary hypertension

The vascular smooth muscle cells that normally give blood vessel walls strength and flexibility proliferate and become destructive in pulmonary hypertension, a typically rapidly progressing condition that makes it hard to get blood inside our lungs and oxygen to our bodies.

14 Mar 2023

Hunger hormone can increase the heart's pump capacity in patients with heart failure

A clinical study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden shows that the hunger hormone ghrelin can increase the heart's pump capacity in patients with heart failure.

14 Mar 2023

What are the risk factors associated with post-acute SARS-CoV-2 infection?

In a recent study posted to the Research Square* preprint server, researchers assessed the risk factors and predictive models for post-acute severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection.

13 Mar 2023

Remote hypertension program helped patients to manage blood pressure during the pandemic

Hypertension is the leading risk factor for death worldwide. During the COVID-19 pandemic, routine blood pressure assessments decreased because of global disruptions to medical care delivery.

13 Mar 2023

Ozone pollution associated with increase in hospital admissions for heart attack, heart failure and stroke

The first evidence that exceeding the World Health Organization ozone limit is associated with substantial increases in hospital admissions for heart attack, heart failure and stroke is published today in European Heart Journal, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology.

10 Mar 2023

Seniors with anxiety frequently don’t get help. Here’s why.

Anxiety is the most common psychological disorder affecting adults in the U.S. In older people, it's associated with considerable distress as well as ill health, diminished quality of life, and elevated rates of disability.

10 Mar 2023

University of Utah and Tikkunlev partner to bring heart failure gene therapy innovation to the clinic

The University of Utah, one of the nation's leading research universities, and TikkunLev Therapeutics, a gene therapy company, have announced a new partnership to accelerate an innovative heart-failure gene therapy.

8 Mar 2023

Does treatment status relate to other diseases in gout patients?

A new study shows how urate-lowering therapy (ULT) is related to such conditions as chronic kidney disease (CKD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD).

8 Mar 2023

Statin-related residual inflammation predicts cardiovascular events and mortality

A recent Lancet study assessed the importance of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLC) and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) as risk predictors of cardiovascular death, cardiovascular events, and all-cause death among patients subjected to statins.

7 Mar 2023

Long-term intermittent fasting can offer protection from heart-related COVID-19 complications

Intermittent fasting, especially when done over the course of decades, can have positive effects on metabolic and cardiovascular health.

7 Mar 2023

Virtual care team strategy found to be safe and effective in improving treatment for heart failure patients

Recent studies have provided strong evidence that patients with heart failure can benefit from medical therapies that can reduce risk of worsening symptoms and extend patients' lives.

7 Mar 2023

Exploring adverse outcomes in post-COVID-19 condition patients

In a recent study published in the JAMA Health Forum, researchers assessed the adverse outcomes observed among post-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) condition (PCC) patients as compared to non-COVID-19 (NC) persons.

7 Mar 2023

Stick-on sensor alerts clinicians about heart failure complications

People with heart failure were 38% less likely to be readmitted to the hospital for heart failure complications within 90 days if they wore a stick-on sensor that alerted their clinician about fluid buildup in the lungs, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology.

6 Mar 2023

Virtual or in person: Which kind of doctor’s visit is better, and when it matters

When the covid-19 pandemic swept the country in early 2020 and emptied doctors' offices nationwide, telemedicine was suddenly thrust into the spotlight. Patients and their physicians turned to virtual visits by video or phone rather than risk meeting face-to-face.

6 Mar 2023

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Higher plasma caffeine concentrations might reduce body fat and type 2 diabetes risk

Supervised exercise training is safe and may improve quality of life for many people with heart failure

Study demonstrates effectiveness of a procedure done under the skin to treat uncontrolled hypertension

Albumedix and Heartseed announce Recombumin® as a critical excipient in the manufacture of Heartseed's HS-001 investigational cell therapy as its first in-human trial commences

How does soy consumption affect the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases?

Higher plasma caffeine levels may reduce adiposity and risk of type 2 diabetes

Scientists find a good treatment target for pulmonary hypertension

Hunger hormone can increase the heart's pump capacity in patients with heart failure

What are the risk factors associated with post-acute SARS-CoV-2 infection?

Remote hypertension program helped patients to manage blood pressure during the pandemic

Ozone pollution associated with increase in hospital admissions for heart attack, heart failure and stroke

Seniors with anxiety frequently don’t get help. Here’s why.

University of Utah and Tikkunlev partner to bring heart failure gene therapy innovation to the clinic

Does treatment status relate to other diseases in gout patients?

Statin-related residual inflammation predicts cardiovascular events and mortality

Long-term intermittent fasting can offer protection from heart-related COVID-19 complications

Virtual care team strategy found to be safe and effective in improving treatment for heart failure patients

Exploring adverse outcomes in post-COVID-19 condition patients

Stick-on sensor alerts clinicians about heart failure complications

Virtual or in person: Which kind of doctor’s visit is better, and when it matters

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