Placenta cells may lower blood pressure

by Sue Smethurst,La Trobe UniversityAngiotensin II induced-hypertension and aortic stiffening is reduced by administration of amnion epithelial cells. (A) Immunostaining for HLA-G in angiotensin

Updated on: March 26,2024

Placenta cells may lower blood pressure

by Sue Smethurst,La Trobe UniversityAngiotensin II induced-hypertension and aortic stiffening is reduced by administration of amnion epithelial cells. (A) Immunostaining for HLA-G in angiotensin

Updated on:March 26,2024

Giving pharmacists feedback improved care for veterans with heart failure

byAmerican Heart AssociationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPharmacists who received active feedback about their heart failure patients increased the frequency of their patient interactions an

Updated on: November 26,2024

Giving pharmacists feedback improved care for veterans with heart failure

byAmerican Heart AssociationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPharmacists who received active feedback about their heart failure patients increased the frequency of their patient interactions an

Updated on:November 26,2024

New program for psoriasis patients highlights cardiovascular risk

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAlmost 30% of the patients in a pilot program for those with psoriasis that was devised by resear

Updated on: March 30,2024

New program for psoriasis patients highlights cardiovascular risk

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAlmost 30% of the patients in a pilot program for those with psoriasis that was devised by resear

Updated on:March 30,2024

Almost 50% of patients under 60 years choose TAVR over surgical aortic valve replacement with worse outcomes

by The Society of Thoracic SurgeonsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDespite national guidelines recommending surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) for patients under age 65 with severe aortic sten

Updated on: March 15,2024

Almost 50% of patients under 60 years choose TAVR over surgical aortic valve replacement with worse outcomes

by The Society of Thoracic SurgeonsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDespite national guidelines recommending surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) for patients under age 65 with severe aortic sten

Updated on:March 15,2024

Research team discovers how Copaxone protects the heart muscle and improves its function after heart attack

byWeizmann Institute of ScienceCardiac sections of mice after an injury simulating a heart attack. In mice that were treated with Copaxone (bottom row), the sections reveal greater integrity of

Updated on: September 06,2024

Research team discovers how Copaxone protects the heart muscle and improves its function after heart attack

byWeizmann Institute of ScienceCardiac sections of mice after an injury simulating a heart attack. In mice that were treated with Copaxone (bottom row), the sections reveal greater integrity of

Updated on:September 06,2024

Researchers find that using patients' own blood, rather than saline, helps preserve veins in coronary bypass grafts

by Virginia TechCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a collaboration between the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC and Carilion Clinic, researchers have learned that by preserving large

Updated on: March 30,2024

Researchers find that using patients' own blood, rather than saline, helps preserve veins in coronary bypass grafts

by Virginia TechCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a collaboration between the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC and Carilion Clinic, researchers have learned that by preserving large

Updated on:March 30,2024

Revascularization may enhance quality of life for patients with chronic limb threatening ischemia

byBrigham and Women’s HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study reveals diminished quality of life among patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia, a severe form of peripheral a

Updated on: April 28,2024

Revascularization may enhance quality of life for patients with chronic limb threatening ischemia

byBrigham and Women’s HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study reveals diminished quality of life among patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia, a severe form of peripheral a

Updated on:April 28,2024

Novel approach improves heart failure outcomes in animal model

FEBRUARY 8, 2024by Ana María Rodríguez,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn 2020, heart failure affected about 6.5 million people in the U.S. and 23 million around the w

Updated on: March 25,2024

Novel approach improves heart failure outcomes in animal model

FEBRUARY 8, 2024by Ana María Rodríguez,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn 2020, heart failure affected about 6.5 million people in the U.S. and 23 million around the w

Updated on:March 25,2024

Cardiac amyloidosis: New AI system developed for early diagnosis

byMedical University of ViennaCohort origin overview. Patients from nine centers in four countries and two continents were enrolled. The largest cohort in terms of patient number, the Austrian c

Updated on: March 28,2024

Cardiac amyloidosis: New AI system developed for early diagnosis

byMedical University of ViennaCohort origin overview. Patients from nine centers in four countries and two continents were enrolled. The largest cohort in terms of patient number, the Austrian c

Updated on:March 28,2024

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy increase risk of cardiovascular death after giving birth, study finds

by Andrew Smith,Rutgers UniversityPregnancy-associated mortality rates from heart disease and stroke by hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, eclampsia (ECL), superimposed preeclampsia (SUP), pre

Updated on: April 28,2024

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy increase risk of cardiovascular death after giving birth, study finds

by Andrew Smith,Rutgers UniversityPregnancy-associated mortality rates from heart disease and stroke by hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, eclampsia (ECL), superimposed preeclampsia (SUP), pre

Updated on:April 28,2024

Quality initiative improves thrombolysis frequency, timeliness

by Elana GotkineThe U.S. nationwide quality initiative Target: Stroke (TS) is associated with improvement in thrombolysis frequency, timeliness, and outcome, according to a study published online Feb.

Updated on: March 21,2024

Quality initiative improves thrombolysis frequency, timeliness

by Elana GotkineThe U.S. nationwide quality initiative Target: Stroke (TS) is associated with improvement in thrombolysis frequency, timeliness, and outcome, according to a study published online Feb.

Updated on:March 21,2024

New trial highlights promising intervention to reduce sitting and improve blood pressure in older adults

by Kaiser PermanenteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new Kaiser Permanente study found that a health coaching intervention successfully reduced sitting time for a group of older adults by just

Updated on: March 30,2024

New trial highlights promising intervention to reduce sitting and improve blood pressure in older adults

by Kaiser PermanenteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new Kaiser Permanente study found that a health coaching intervention successfully reduced sitting time for a group of older adults by just

Updated on:March 30,2024