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

Updated on: December 30,2023

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

Updated on:December 30,2023

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

Updated on: May 08,2024

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

Updated on:May 08,2024

Canadian researchers create a bio-ink for 3D printing of heart valves

byUniversity of MontrealCredit: University of MontrealIn a breakthrough in pediatric cardiac science, Canadian researchers have successfully produced a bio-ink that could someday be used to prin

Updated on: January 02,2024

Canadian researchers create a bio-ink for 3D printing of heart valves

byUniversity of MontrealCredit: University of MontrealIn a breakthrough in pediatric cardiac science, Canadian researchers have successfully produced a bio-ink that could someday be used to prin

Updated on:January 02,2024

Drug acoramidis to treat rare heart disease approved by FDA

by Hanae Armitage,Stanford UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved adrug developed at Stanford Medicinethat offers hope to peopl

Updated on: December 18,2024

Drug acoramidis to treat rare heart disease approved by FDA

by Hanae Armitage,Stanford UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved adrug developed at Stanford Medicinethat offers hope to peopl

Updated on:December 18,2024

Treatment of Premature Ventricular Complexes

ByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on August 03, 2023Medically reviewed byAnthony Pearson, MDPremature ventricular complexes, orPVCs, are among the most commoncardiac

Updated on: March 14,2024

Treatment of Premature Ventricular Complexes

ByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on August 03, 2023Medically reviewed byAnthony Pearson, MDPremature ventricular complexes, orPVCs, are among the most commoncardiac

Updated on:March 14,2024

Building a better salt substitute: New formula helps reduce high blood pressure

by NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainLet's face it: Americans eat too much salt. The popular seasoning, also known as sodium chloride, is found in many food

Updated on: March 15,2024

Building a better salt substitute: New formula helps reduce high blood pressure

by NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood InstituteCredit: CC0 Public DomainLet's face it: Americans eat too much salt. The popular seasoning, also known as sodium chloride, is found in many food

Updated on:March 15,2024

Keep it steady: The importance of maintaining healthy blood pressure

FEBRUARY 7, 2024 Editors' notesby Graciela Gutierrez,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainIf you are waiting for symptoms to pop up as a warning for high blood pressure, think

Updated on: March 14,2024

Keep it steady: The importance of maintaining healthy blood pressure

FEBRUARY 7, 2024 Editors' notesby Graciela Gutierrez,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainIf you are waiting for symptoms to pop up as a warning for high blood pressure, think

Updated on:March 14,2024

Vascular Surgery: Recovery

Vascular Surgery: RecoveryBySherry ChristiansenUpdated on August 15, 2023Medically reviewed byDavid Strosberg, MDIf you are scheduled forvascular surgery, it’s important

Updated on: July 02,2024

Vascular Surgery: Recovery

Vascular Surgery: RecoveryBySherry ChristiansenUpdated on August 15, 2023Medically reviewed byDavid Strosberg, MDIf you are scheduled forvascular surgery, it’s important

Updated on:July 02,2024

Blood pressure, cholesterol before age 55 years impact risk for heart disease

by Lori SolomonGenetically-predicted systolic blood pressure (SBP) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) increase the risk for coronary heart disease (CHD), independent of age, according to

Updated on: December 28,2023

Blood pressure, cholesterol before age 55 years impact risk for heart disease

by Lori SolomonGenetically-predicted systolic blood pressure (SBP) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) increase the risk for coronary heart disease (CHD), independent of age, according to

Updated on:December 28,2023

Heart failure causally linked to chronic kidney disease

by Elana GotkineHeart failure is causally associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online Dec. 11 inPLOS ONE.Junyu Zhang, from Hunan University of Chinese Med

Updated on: December 30,2023

Heart failure causally linked to chronic kidney disease

by Elana GotkineHeart failure is causally associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online Dec. 11 inPLOS ONE.Junyu Zhang, from Hunan University of Chinese Med

Updated on:December 30,2023

From Gut to Heart: The Critical Role of Oscillibacter in Cholesterol Metabolism

Updated on: June 12,2024

From Gut to Heart: The Critical Role of Oscillibacter in Cholesterol Metabolism

Updated on:June 12,2024

Chicagoans are dying from cardiac arrest outside the hospital at increasingly younger ages

by University of Illinois at ChicagoCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe mean age at which people in Chicago have fatal heart attacks outside the hospital is decreasing, with the biggest changes happenin

Updated on: March 20,2024

Chicagoans are dying from cardiac arrest outside the hospital at increasingly younger ages

by University of Illinois at ChicagoCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe mean age at which people in Chicago have fatal heart attacks outside the hospital is decreasing, with the biggest changes happenin

Updated on:March 20,2024