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What high triglycerides mean and why it matters to your heart

What high triglycerides mean and why it matters to your heart

FEBRUARY 16, 2024 Editors' notesby Deb Balzer, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainYou may be familiar with high-density, or good cholesterol; low-density lipoproteins (LDL),

What high triglycerides mean and why it matters to your heart

FEBRUARY 16, 2024 Editors' notesby Deb Balzer, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainYou may be familiar with high-density, or good cholesterol; low-density lipoproteins (LDL),
Blood Clots

Blood Clots

Blood ClotsThey are usually beneficial, but they can be harmfulByHeidi Moawad, MDUpdated on August 31, 2022Medically reviewed byKimberly Brown, MDBlood clots form to stop exces

Blood Clots

Blood ClotsThey are usually beneficial, but they can be harmfulByHeidi Moawad, MDUpdated on August 31, 2022Medically reviewed byKimberly Brown, MDBlood clots form to stop exces
First-in-the-field application of non-contrast optical coherence tomography for coronary artery disease

First-in-the-field application of non-contrast optical coherence tomography for coronary artery disease

by Korea University College of MedicineSchematic diagram of the study flow chart. (A) This study enrolled patients who underwent OCT-guided PCI for coronary artery disease. Pre-PCI and non-culprit ves

First-in-the-field application of non-contrast optical coherence tomography for coronary artery disease

by Korea University College of MedicineSchematic diagram of the study flow chart. (A) This study enrolled patients who underwent OCT-guided PCI for coronary artery disease. Pre-PCI and non-culprit ves
Diagnosing atherosclerosis with an oxidative stress biomarker triggered multiplexed instrument

Diagnosing atherosclerosis with an oxidative stress biomarker triggered multiplexed instrument

by Thamarasee Jeewandara , Medical XpressA multiplexed diagnostic tool for detecting intraplaque and urinary MDA. We design a multiplexed diagnostic tool that includes two functions (photoacoustic ima

Diagnosing atherosclerosis with an oxidative stress biomarker triggered multiplexed instrument

by Thamarasee Jeewandara , Medical XpressA multiplexed diagnostic tool for detecting intraplaque and urinary MDA. We design a multiplexed diagnostic tool that includes two functions (photoacoustic ima
Treatment initiation with thiazide diuretics increases hyponatremia risk, researchers find

Treatment initiation with thiazide diuretics increases hyponatremia risk, researchers find

by Elana GotkineThe excess risk for hyponatremia is increased with treatment initiation with thiazide diuretics, according to a study published online Dec. 19 in theAnnals of Internal Medicine.N

Treatment initiation with thiazide diuretics increases hyponatremia risk, researchers find

by Elana GotkineThe excess risk for hyponatremia is increased with treatment initiation with thiazide diuretics, according to a study published online Dec. 19 in theAnnals of Internal Medicine.N
Can this thumb test tell if you are at increased risk of a hidden aortic aneurysm?

Can this thumb test tell if you are at increased risk of a hidden aortic aneurysm?

by Dan Baumgardt,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAll the parts of our bodies share an inherent connectivity. This goes much further than "the foot bone's connected to t

Can this thumb test tell if you are at increased risk of a hidden aortic aneurysm?

by Dan Baumgardt,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAll the parts of our bodies share an inherent connectivity. This goes much further than "the foot bone's connected to t
The slowly evolving truth about heart disease and women

The slowly evolving truth about heart disease and women

by Laura Williamson,American Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA century ago, so little was known about heart disease that people who had it resigned themselves to years of bed r

The slowly evolving truth about heart disease and women

by Laura Williamson,American Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA century ago, so little was known about heart disease that people who had it resigned themselves to years of bed r
Systolic vs. Diastolic Heart Failure

Systolic vs. Diastolic Heart Failure

ByShamard Charles, MD, MPHPublished on June 04, 2021Medically reviewed byJeffrey S. Lander, MDThe heart is the center of the circulatory system, and its main job is to provide

Systolic vs. Diastolic Heart Failure

ByShamard Charles, MD, MPHPublished on June 04, 2021Medically reviewed byJeffrey S. Lander, MDThe heart is the center of the circulatory system, and its main job is to provide
AI phone app detects worsening heart failure based on changes in patients' voices

AI phone app detects worsening heart failure based on changes in patients' voices

byAmerican Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA smartphone app using artificial intelligence technology to detect changes in the voice of a person with heart failure predicted mor

AI phone app detects worsening heart failure based on changes in patients' voices

byAmerican Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA smartphone app using artificial intelligence technology to detect changes in the voice of a person with heart failure predicted mor
Cardiology Experts Release First Chest Pain Guidelines

Cardiology Experts Release First Chest Pain Guidelines

ByFran KritzPublished on November 15, 2021Fact checked byAngela UnderwoodKey TakeawaysNew chest pain guidelines remind people that heart attack pain can also occur in the shoul

Cardiology Experts Release First Chest Pain Guidelines

ByFran KritzPublished on November 15, 2021Fact checked byAngela UnderwoodKey TakeawaysNew chest pain guidelines remind people that heart attack pain can also occur in the shoul