Cardiology News and Research

Latest Cardiology News and Research

Left atrial fibrosis may indicate high risk of arrhythmias in trained endurance athletes

Left atrial fibrosis may explain the increased risk of arrhythmias seen in highly trained endurance athletes, according to research presented today at ESC Congress 2018.

27 Aug 2018

Patients with high blood pressure should be routinely tested for cognitive dysfunction

A clock drawing test for detecting cognitive dysfunction should be conducted routinely in patients with high blood pressure, according to research presented today at ESC Congress 2018.

27 Aug 2018

Antithrombin drug does not reduce risk of myocardial infarction, stroke in heart failure patients

The antithrombin drug rivaroxaban does not reduce the risk of a composite endpoint of survival, myocardial infarction and stroke after an episode of worsening heart failure in patients with heart failure, sinus rhythm, and coronary artery disease, according to late breaking results from the COMMANDER HF trial presented today in a Hot Line Session at ESC Congress 2018 and with simultaneous publication in NEJM.

27 Aug 2018

Food scientists turn soy milk residue into healthy probiotic drink

Food scientists at the National University of Singapore have given okara - the residue from the production of soy milk and tofu, and is usually discarded - a new lease of life by turning it into a refreshing drink that contains live probiotics, dietary fiber, free isoflavones and amino acids.

27 Aug 2018

A jolt to the jugular! You’re insured but still owe $109k for your heart attack

Drew Calver took out his trash cans and then waved goodbye to his wife, Erin, as she left for the grocery store the morning that upended his picture-perfect life.

27 Aug 2018

Cardiovascular disease patients with internal bleeding more likely to be diagnosed with cancer

Patients with cardiovascular disease who develop major internal bleeding are much more likely to be diagnosed with cancer, a large international clinical trial has found.

27 Aug 2018

VTCRI study may disrupt conventional understanding about how electrical activity travels in the heart

Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have found evidence that may disrupt conventional understanding about how electrical activity travels in the heart - a discovery that potentially can lead to new insight into medical problems such as heart arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death.

27 Aug 2018

Improving the Health of Older Men Through Exercise

Dr. Barbara Jefferis from UCL discusses the importance of exercise in later life and how her research is challenging current UK physical activity guidelines for men.

27 Aug 2018

Care coordination has huge impact on better health of older adults with multiple chronic diseases

For older adults with multiple chronic diseases, such as diabetes, depression, heart disease and others, care coordination appears to have the biggest impact on better health, according to a study published in CMAJ.

27 Aug 2018

Newly discovered target may prevent progression of liver injury to cancer

Problems like obesity and alcoholism appear to chronically trigger in the liver a receptor known to amplify inflammation in response to invaders like bacteria, scientists report.

27 Aug 2018

Hypertensive patients rely on medication rather than decreasing salt intake

Patients with high blood pressure are relying solely on medication to reduce their risk of heart attack, stroke and heart failure, rather than decreasing salt intake as instructed by their physicians, according to research presented today at ESC Congress 2018, the annual meeting of the European Society of Cardiology.

27 Aug 2018

Aspirin appears to cause major bleeds and have no effect on cancers

Aspirin prevented serious vascular events in patients with diabetes who did not already have cardiovascular disease, but it caused almost as many major bleeds and there was no effect on cancers.

27 Aug 2018

Study: 1 in 12 children taking multiple medications at risk of drug-drug interactions

According to new research from the University of Illinois at Chicago, about one in five children regularly use prescription medications, and nearly one in 12 of those children are at risk for experiencing a harmful drug-drug interaction.

27 Aug 2018

Oxygen therapy does not prevent development of heart failure in patients with heart attack

Oxygen therapy does not prevent the development of heart failure. Neither does it reduce the long-term risk of dying for patients with suspected heart attack.

27 Aug 2018

Use of medication reminder apps increases people's adherence to cardiovascular medication

We use them for everything from banking to workouts, and now research from the University of Sydney shows mobile apps could potentially save lives by helping people with coronary heart disease keep on top of their medication.

27 Aug 2018

Impaired mental status linked to doubled risk of death after heart attack in elderly patients

Impaired mental status is associated with a doubled risk of death one year after a heart attack in elderly patients, according to research presented today at ESC Congress 2018.

27 Aug 2018

Short and fragmented sleep associated with high risk of asymptomatic atherosclerosis

Sleeping less than six hours or waking up several times in the night is associated with an increased risk of asymptomatic atherosclerosis, which silently hardens and narrows the arteries, according to results of the PESA study presented today at ESC Congress 2018.

27 Aug 2018

Oral anticoagulant use after hospital discharge may offer protection from non-fatal blood clots

The use of an oral anticoagulant medicine in medically ill patients for 45 days following their discharge from the hospital reduces the rate of non-fatal symptomatic blood clots with no impact on fatal blood clots, according to late breaking results from the MARINER trial presented today in a Hot Line Session at ESC Congress 2018 and published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

27 Aug 2018

ARRIVE study assesses impact of daily aspirin on heart attacks, strokes

The jury is still out on whether people at moderate risk of a first heart attack or stroke should take daily aspirin to lower their risk, according to late breaking results from the ARRIVE study presented today in a Hot Line Session at ESC Congress 2018 and with simultaneous publication in the Lancet.

27 Aug 2018

Study demonstrates cardiovascular safety of weight loss drug

A weight loss drug does not increase cardiovascular events, according to late breaking results from the CAMELLIA-TIMI 61 trial presented today in a Hot Line Session at ESC Congress and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

27 Aug 2018

Cardiology News and Research

Latest Cardiology News and Research

Left atrial fibrosis may indicate high risk of arrhythmias in trained endurance athletes

Patients with high blood pressure should be routinely tested for cognitive dysfunction

Antithrombin drug does not reduce risk of myocardial infarction, stroke in heart failure patients

Food scientists turn soy milk residue into healthy probiotic drink

A jolt to the jugular! You’re insured but still owe $109k for your heart attack

Cardiovascular disease patients with internal bleeding more likely to be diagnosed with cancer

VTCRI study may disrupt conventional understanding about how electrical activity travels in the heart

Improving the Health of Older Men Through Exercise

Care coordination has huge impact on better health of older adults with multiple chronic diseases

Newly discovered target may prevent progression of liver injury to cancer

Hypertensive patients rely on medication rather than decreasing salt intake

Aspirin appears to cause major bleeds and have no effect on cancers

Study: 1 in 12 children taking multiple medications at risk of drug-drug interactions

Oxygen therapy does not prevent development of heart failure in patients with heart attack

Use of medication reminder apps increases people's adherence to cardiovascular medication

Impaired mental status linked to doubled risk of death after heart attack in elderly patients

Short and fragmented sleep associated with high risk of asymptomatic atherosclerosis

Oral anticoagulant use after hospital discharge may offer protection from non-fatal blood clots

ARRIVE study assesses impact of daily aspirin on heart attacks, strokes

Study demonstrates cardiovascular safety of weight loss drug

The Proteoform Puzzle: Unlocking the Next Frontier

Synthetic Biology and the Pursuit of Living Diagnostics

Modular, Scalable, Intelligent: How n6 Is Rethinking NGS Library Prep

Cardiology News and Research

Latest Cardiology News and Research

The Proteoform Puzzle: Unlocking the Next Frontier

Synthetic Biology and the Pursuit of Living Diagnostics

Modular, Scalable, Intelligent: How n6 Is Rethinking NGS Library Prep

Newsletters you may be interested in