Cardiology News and Research

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High-risk heart attack patients could benefit from a long-term treatment with blood thinners

A new study examining the criteria proposed by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) to prescribe long-term treatment with more than one blood thinner after percutaneous coronary intervention was presented today as late-breaking clinical research at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) 2023 Scientific Sessions.

19 May 2023

Dynamic Coronary Roadmap effectively reduces iodinated contrast during PCI

Results from Dynamic Coronary Roadmap for Contrast Reduction (DCR4Contrast), a multi-center prospective, unblinded, randomized controlled trial were presented today as late-breaking clinical research at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) 2023 Scientific Sessions.

18 May 2023

Heart transplant patients receiving COVID-19 positive donor hearts may face increased mortality risk

Heart transplant recipients receiving organs from active COVID-19 positive donors may have an increased risk of death at six months and one year when compared to those receiving organs from recently recovered COVID-19 patients and COVID-19 negative patients, according to a study published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

18 May 2023

Study examines safety and efficacy of made-to-fade tattoos for medical markings

Researchers at Henry Ford Health -; one of the nation's leading integrated academic medical institutions -; in collaboration with Ephemeral Tattoo, have conducted a study on the safety and efficacy of made-to-fade tattoos for medical markings.

17 May 2023

Study tracks the trends in diabetes and CVD-related mortality

After an initial decline in diabetes mellitus (DM) plus cardiovascular disease (CVD)-related mortality, researchers have noted a reversal of this trend with mortality increasing from 2014 to 2019, according to a new study in The American Journal of Medicine, published by Elsevier.

17 May 2023

Vigorous exercise not linked to increased risk of adverse events in people with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Vigorous exercise does not appear to increase the risk of death or life-threatening arrhythmia for people with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), according to a study supported by the National Institutes of Health.

17 May 2023

Institution-specific machine learning model can predict cardiac patient's mortality risk prior to surgery

A machine learning-based model that enables medical institutions to predict the mortality risk for individual cardiac surgery patients has been developed by a Mount Sinai research team, providing a significant performance advantage over current population-derived models.

17 May 2023

Bioresorbable vascular scaffolds may be just as effective as drug-eluting metal stents for treating heart disease patients

First-generation bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BVS) may be just as effective as drug-eluting metallic stents, which are currently the standard treatment for heart disease patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

17 May 2023

Young adult cancer survivors at higher risk of heart failure when treated with anthracyclines

Imagine surviving cancer only to learn the drug that saved your life has introduced a completely different health risk: heart failure.

16 May 2023

Study reveals staggering toll of being Black in America: 1.6M excess deaths over 22 years

Research has long shown that Black people live sicker lives and die younger than white people.

16 May 2023

Clinical trial of a combination treatment shows great promise for patients with glioblastoma

A new international study published in Nature Medicine and presented as a late-breaking abstract at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons annual conference, shows great promise for patients with glioblastoma.

15 May 2023

Henry Ford Health cardiologists perform new coronary bypass procedure that replicates an old operation

Henry Ford Health Interventional cardiologists William O'Neill, M.D., and Khaldoon Alaswad, M.D., took a page out of the medical history books by performing a new coronary bypass procedure replicated from one not used in decades to treat a patient living with crippling angina - a severe symptom of coronary artery disease.

15 May 2023

AI may be on its way to your doctor’s office, but it’s not ready to see patients

What use could health care have for someone who makes things up, can't keep a secret, doesn't really know anything, and, when speaking, simply fills in the next word based on what's come before? Lots, if that individual is the newest form of artificial intelligence, according to some of the biggest companies out there.

12 May 2023

Healthier diets may lead to greater physical fitness

A healthy diet is associated with greater physical fitness in middle-aged adults, according to research published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology.

11 May 2023

AI algorithm could soon be used to rapidly diagnose heart attacks with better accuracy

An algorithm developed using artificial intelligence could soon be used by doctors to diagnose heart attacks with better speed and accuracy than ever before, according to new research from the University of Edinburgh, funded by the British Heart Foundation and the National Institute for Health and Care Research, and published today in Nature Medicine.

11 May 2023

Postmenopausal women with clogged arteries at higher risk of heart attacks than similar-aged men

Postmenopausal women with clogged arteries are at higher risk of heart attacks than men of similar age, according to research presented at EACVI 2023, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology, and published in European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging.

11 May 2023

Study reveals a novel method for assessing an important measure of heart function

Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of adult death worldwide. The coronary angiography procedure provides the clinical standard diagnostic assessment for nearly all related clinical decision-making, from medications to coronary bypass surgery.

10 May 2023

COVID-19 infection may promote aortic aneurysms and new treatment may slow its growth

The intravenous delivery of immune-modulating cells may someday slow the expansion of bulges in the aorta, known as abdominal aortic aneurysms.

10 May 2023

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy can be beneficial in patients with post-COVID syndrome

A small randomized trial in patients with post-COVID syndrome has found that hyperbaric oxygen therapy promotes restoration of the heart's ability to contract properly. The research is presented at EACVI 2023, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology.

10 May 2023

Mental disorders in adults aged 20–39 years linked to elevated risk of heart attack and stroke

Adults in their 20s and 30s with mental disorders have an up to three-fold elevated likelihood of a heart attack or stroke, according to a study in more than 6.5 million individuals published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology.

9 May 2023

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Cardiology News and Research

Latest Cardiology News and Research

High-risk heart attack patients could benefit from a long-term treatment with blood thinners

Dynamic Coronary Roadmap effectively reduces iodinated contrast during PCI

Heart transplant patients receiving COVID-19 positive donor hearts may face increased mortality risk

Study examines safety and efficacy of made-to-fade tattoos for medical markings

Study tracks the trends in diabetes and CVD-related mortality

Vigorous exercise not linked to increased risk of adverse events in people with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Institution-specific machine learning model can predict cardiac patient's mortality risk prior to surgery

Bioresorbable vascular scaffolds may be just as effective as drug-eluting metal stents for treating heart disease patients

Young adult cancer survivors at higher risk of heart failure when treated with anthracyclines

Study reveals staggering toll of being Black in America: 1.6M excess deaths over 22 years

Clinical trial of a combination treatment shows great promise for patients with glioblastoma

Henry Ford Health cardiologists perform new coronary bypass procedure that replicates an old operation

AI may be on its way to your doctor’s office, but it’s not ready to see patients

Healthier diets may lead to greater physical fitness

AI algorithm could soon be used to rapidly diagnose heart attacks with better accuracy

Postmenopausal women with clogged arteries at higher risk of heart attacks than similar-aged men

Study reveals a novel method for assessing an important measure of heart function

COVID-19 infection may promote aortic aneurysms and new treatment may slow its growth

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy can be beneficial in patients with post-COVID syndrome

Mental disorders in adults aged 20–39 years linked to elevated risk of heart attack and stroke

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