Omega watch: Researchers develop new blood test for measuring levels of critical omega-3 fatty acids

byMcMaster UniversityGraphical AbstractResearchers at McMaster and the University of Guelph have discovered a convenient new way to track levels of omega-3 fatty acids in the bloodstream, making

Updated on: January 06,2024 20

Omega watch: Researchers develop new blood test for measuring levels of critical omega-3 fatty acids

byMcMaster UniversityGraphical AbstractResearchers at McMaster and the University of Guelph have discovered a convenient new way to track levels of omega-3 fatty acids in the bloodstream, making

Updated on:January 06,2024 20

Self-care steps can keep your heart healthy during the holidays

by Mayo Clinic Staff, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHeart attacks, along with heart problems in general, are more common around the holidays. Various factors can play into t

Updated on: December 30,2023 5

Self-care steps can keep your heart healthy during the holidays

by Mayo Clinic Staff, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHeart attacks, along with heart problems in general, are more common around the holidays. Various factors can play into t

Updated on:December 30,2023 5

Artery calcification more common in night owls, shows study

by Sahlgrenska AcademyCredit:Sleep Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2023.11.004Artery calcification is almost twice as common in night owls compared to early birds, according to a stud

Updated on: December 26,2023 6

Artery calcification more common in night owls, shows study

by Sahlgrenska AcademyCredit:Sleep Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2023.11.004Artery calcification is almost twice as common in night owls compared to early birds, according to a stud

Updated on:December 26,2023 6

New electrode design promises major improvements in wearable electrocardiograms

byAmerican Institute of PhysicsIllustrative image of ECG device and various applications. Credit: Peter Francis Mathew ElangoNearly 200 million people around the globe have coronary heart diseas

Updated on: January 04,2024 16

New electrode design promises major improvements in wearable electrocardiograms

byAmerican Institute of PhysicsIllustrative image of ECG device and various applications. Credit: Peter Francis Mathew ElangoNearly 200 million people around the globe have coronary heart diseas

Updated on:January 04,2024 16

Researchers reveal benefits and risks of continuing oral anti-coagulation therapy after catheter ablation

by National Cerebral and Cardiovascular CenterContinuation of oral anticoagulation therapy after a first-time catheter ablation and the benefits and risks of continuing oral anticoagulation therapy af

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Researchers reveal benefits and risks of continuing oral anti-coagulation therapy after catheter ablation

by National Cerebral and Cardiovascular CenterContinuation of oral anticoagulation therapy after a first-time catheter ablation and the benefits and risks of continuing oral anticoagulation therapy af

Updated on:December 28,2023 18

Major breakthrough in hypertension diagnosis could save billions

by Hunter Medical Research InstituteRelationship between increasing urinary sodium/potassium ratio and blood pressure. Systolic blood pressure (SBP, left) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP, right

Updated on: March 23,2024 18

Major breakthrough in hypertension diagnosis could save billions

by Hunter Medical Research InstituteRelationship between increasing urinary sodium/potassium ratio and blood pressure. Systolic blood pressure (SBP, left) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP, right

Updated on:March 23,2024 18

What Are the Symptoms of Advanced-Stage Heart Failure?

ByShamard Charles, MD, MPHUpdated on May 23, 2022Medically reviewed byRichard N. Fogoros, MDIf you are living with heart failure that is no longer responding to conventional he

Updated on: March 14,2024 6

What Are the Symptoms of Advanced-Stage Heart Failure?

ByShamard Charles, MD, MPHUpdated on May 23, 2022Medically reviewed byRichard N. Fogoros, MDIf you are living with heart failure that is no longer responding to conventional he

Updated on:March 14,2024 6

How ACE Inhibitors Treat Heart Failure

ByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on June 30, 2022Medically reviewed byJeffrey S. Lander, MDUsing an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor drug is an important part of tr

Updated on: March 14,2024 11

How ACE Inhibitors Treat Heart Failure

ByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on June 30, 2022Medically reviewed byJeffrey S. Lander, MDUsing an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor drug is an important part of tr

Updated on:March 14,2024 11

What Is a Bundle Branch Block?

Learn more about this abnormal ECG patternByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on October 16, 2022Medically reviewed byAnisha Shah, MDBundle branch block is a heart conduction disor

Updated on: March 14,2024 3

What Is a Bundle Branch Block?

Learn more about this abnormal ECG patternByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on October 16, 2022Medically reviewed byAnisha Shah, MDBundle branch block is a heart conduction disor

Updated on:March 14,2024 3

Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Exercise Intolerance in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Insights from a Cross-Sectional Study

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is the predominant form of heart failure among elderly individuals and women, characterized primarily by significant exercise intolerance. Patients with HFpEF frequently experience fatigue during phys

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Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Exercise Intolerance in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Insights from a Cross-Sectional Study

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is the predominant form of heart failure among elderly individuals and women, characterized primarily by significant exercise intolerance. Patients with HFpEF frequently experience fatigue during phys

Updated on:July 06,2024 0

The aorta categorized as an independent organ for the first time

by Johannes Faber, Universitätsklinikum FreiburgProf Czerny (right) in the hybrid operating theater inserting an aortic arch prosthesis. Credit: Britt Schilling, Universitätsklinikum FreiburgThe aorta

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The aorta categorized as an independent organ for the first time

by Johannes Faber, Universitätsklinikum FreiburgProf Czerny (right) in the hybrid operating theater inserting an aortic arch prosthesis. Credit: Britt Schilling, Universitätsklinikum FreiburgThe aorta

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What Are High Triglycerides?

ByRosalyn Carson-DeWitt, MDUpdated on June 27, 2022Medically reviewed byYasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCIHightriglycerides, orhypertriglyceridemia, is a medical condition in

Updated on: March 14,2024 4

What Are High Triglycerides?

ByRosalyn Carson-DeWitt, MDUpdated on June 27, 2022Medically reviewed byYasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCIHightriglycerides, orhypertriglyceridemia, is a medical condition in

Updated on:March 14,2024 4