Waist-to-height ratio emerges as strong predictor of heart failure risk
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 US hospitals see rising complications in patients with takotsubo cardiomyopathyUS hospitals see rising complications in patients with takotsubo cardiomyopathy
 
A large US study found that takotsubo cardiomyopathy is associated with high in-hospital mortality and serious cardiovascular complications, with no improvements in outcomes over five years. Mortality is more than double in men compared to women, and risk factors include age, race, and hospital characteristics.
 
 
 Waist-to-height ratio emerges as strong predictor of heart failure riskWaist-to-height ratio emerges as strong predictor of heart failure risk
 
Waist-to-height ratio predicts heart failure incidence, according to research presented today at Heart Failure 2025, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
 
   Many heart failure patients miss out on life saving specialist careMany heart failure patients miss out on life saving specialist care
 
If you have cancer, you expect to see an oncologist, but if you have heart failure you may or may not see a cardiologist.
 
   Cardiac MRI could help detect lamin heart diseaseCardiac MRI could help detect lamin heart disease
 
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the heart could help to detect a life-threatening heart disease and enable clinicians to better predict which patients are most at risk, according to a new study led by UCL (University College London) researchers.
 
 Red blood cells drive blood vessel damage in diabetes by exporting toxic vesicles
 
Red blood cells drive blood vessel damage in diabetes by exporting toxic vesiclesRed blood cell-derived extracellular vesicles in type 2 diabetes are actively taken up by the endothelium, transferring the enzyme arginase-1 and triggering oxidative stress. This mechanism helps explain vascular complications in diabetes and offers new targets for therapeutic intervention.
 
 
 Palliative care for cardiovascular conditions may help relieve symptoms and improve quality of life
 
Palliative care for cardiovascular conditions may help relieve symptoms and improve quality of lifePalliative care may help relieve symptoms and improve quality of life for people with cardiovascular disease and ensure that treatment is aligned with the patient's personal beliefs and values throughout all stages of illness, whether they are hospitalized in a cardiac intensive care unit or receiving outpatient care, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published today in the Association's flagship, peer-reviewed...
 
 
 Lithuanian researchers develop breakthrough stroke monitoring system
 
Lithuanian researchers develop breakthrough stroke monitoring systemStroke is one of the leading causes of long-term disability worldwide. According to the World Health Organization, approximately 15 million people suffer a stroke each year.
 
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