Microplastics found in artery plaque linked with higher risk of heart attack, stroke and death

by Meiru Wang,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMicroplastics and nanoplastics are everywhere in our environment—including in ouroceansandlakes, farmland, and ev

Updated on: March 28,2024

Microplastics found in artery plaque linked with higher risk of heart attack, stroke and death

by Meiru Wang,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMicroplastics and nanoplastics are everywhere in our environment—including in ouroceansandlakes, farmland, and ev

Updated on:March 28,2024

CT scan is most effective to assess people with chest pain, research finds

by American College of CardiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPrevious studies have found less than 40% of patients with stable chest pain undergoing invasive coronary angiography are found t

Updated on: March 28,2024

CT scan is most effective to assess people with chest pain, research finds

by American College of CardiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPrevious studies have found less than 40% of patients with stable chest pain undergoing invasive coronary angiography are found t

Updated on:March 28,2024

AI proves better than humans at analyzing long-term ECG recordings in large international study

byLund UniversitySankey diagram showing arrhythmic event durations for critical arrhythmias as detected by each of the two methods. Cardiologist panel annotations are used to classify DeepRhythm

Updated on: March 03,2025

AI proves better than humans at analyzing long-term ECG recordings in large international study

byLund UniversitySankey diagram showing arrhythmic event durations for critical arrhythmias as detected by each of the two methods. Cardiologist panel annotations are used to classify DeepRhythm

Updated on:March 03,2025

Panel advocates for increased adoption of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) in peripheral vascular interventions

by Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and InterventionsKaplan–Meier curve of 12-month freedom from binary restenosis after femoropopliteal endovascular intervention using angiography (blue) a

Updated on: March 15,2024

Panel advocates for increased adoption of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) in peripheral vascular interventions

by Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and InterventionsKaplan–Meier curve of 12-month freedom from binary restenosis after femoropopliteal endovascular intervention using angiography (blue) a

Updated on:March 15,2024

Updated guidelines issued for assessing prosthetic heart valves

by Elana GotkineIn guidelines issued by the American Society of Echocardiography andpublished onlinein the January issue of theJournal of the American Society of Echocardiography, up

Updated on: March 15,2024

Updated guidelines issued for assessing prosthetic heart valves

by Elana GotkineIn guidelines issued by the American Society of Echocardiography andpublished onlinein the January issue of theJournal of the American Society of Echocardiography, up

Updated on:March 15,2024

Researchers investigate why aortic aneurysms form at the arch or in the abdominal segment

byRuhr-Universitaet-BochumDifferential expression of genes related to ECM organization, angiogenesis and inflammation in ECs from the ascending arch (asc) and abdominal aorta (abd) in the AngII

Updated on: July 06,2024

Researchers investigate why aortic aneurysms form at the arch or in the abdominal segment

byRuhr-Universitaet-BochumDifferential expression of genes related to ECM organization, angiogenesis and inflammation in ECs from the ascending arch (asc) and abdominal aorta (abd) in the AngII

Updated on:July 06,2024

Latest research redefines neurodevelopmental risks, outcomes for congenital heart disease

by American Heart AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainMore than a decade of new knowledge about neurodevelopmental risk in people with congenital heart disease has changed the thinking about who

Updated on: March 30,2024

Latest research redefines neurodevelopmental risks, outcomes for congenital heart disease

by American Heart AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainMore than a decade of new knowledge about neurodevelopmental risk in people with congenital heart disease has changed the thinking about who

Updated on:March 30,2024

Defibrillators are now mandatory at some gyms and stadiums. So why aren't more people using them?

by Ernie MundellBecause athletes young and old can suffer cardiac arrest, some states have mandated the placement of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in gyms, stadiums and other sports venues.

Updated on: March 30,2024

Defibrillators are now mandatory at some gyms and stadiums. So why aren't more people using them?

by Ernie MundellBecause athletes young and old can suffer cardiac arrest, some states have mandated the placement of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in gyms, stadiums and other sports venues.

Updated on:March 30,2024

Oxidative stress in heart failure found to vary between males and females

byKarolinska InstitutetA summary of the proposed molecular mechanism. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46384-8Researchers from Karolinska Institutet, Astra

Updated on: March 27,2024

Oxidative stress in heart failure found to vary between males and females

byKarolinska InstitutetA summary of the proposed molecular mechanism. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46384-8Researchers from Karolinska Institutet, Astra

Updated on:March 27,2024

Vascular Surgery: Overview

Updated on: July 02,2024

Vascular Surgery: Overview

Updated on:July 02,2024

Transplanted gut bacteria causes cardiovascular changes in mice

by University of MissouriCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine and MU Health Care have discovered how obstructive sleep apnea affects th

Updated on: April 01,2024

Transplanted gut bacteria causes cardiovascular changes in mice

by University of MissouriCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine and MU Health Care have discovered how obstructive sleep apnea affects th

Updated on:April 01,2024

Anti-obesity drugs, lifestyle interventions show cardiovascular benefits beyond weight loss

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPopular anti-obesity drugs continue to show cardiovascular benefits beyond weight loss, according to several new papers published

Updated on: November 26,2024

Anti-obesity drugs, lifestyle interventions show cardiovascular benefits beyond weight loss

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPopular anti-obesity drugs continue to show cardiovascular benefits beyond weight loss, according to several new papers published

Updated on:November 26,2024