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An Overview of Hypertensive Emergency

An Overview of Hypertensive Emergency

An Overview of Hypertensive EmergencyByBrandon Peters, MDUpdated on October 28, 2021Medically reviewed byJeffrey S. Lander, MDAn extreme form of high blood pressure is called h

An Overview of Hypertensive Emergency

An Overview of Hypertensive EmergencyByBrandon Peters, MDUpdated on October 28, 2021Medically reviewed byJeffrey S. Lander, MDAn extreme form of high blood pressure is called h
Engineered human heart tissue shows researchers the mechanics of tachycardia

Engineered human heart tissue shows researchers the mechanics of tachycardia

byStanford University Medical CenterTachycardia is associated with the downregulation of OXPHOS, TCA cycle and fatty acid oxidation in patients with HF. a, Transcriptomic analysis of myocardial

Engineered human heart tissue shows researchers the mechanics of tachycardia

byStanford University Medical CenterTachycardia is associated with the downregulation of OXPHOS, TCA cycle and fatty acid oxidation in patients with HF. a, Transcriptomic analysis of myocardial
Angioplasty Surgery: Everything You Need to Know

Angioplasty Surgery: Everything You Need to Know

ByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on October 08, 2022Medically reviewed byRichard N. Fogoros, MDAngioplasty is a minimally invasive surgical procedure used to open block blood ve

Angioplasty Surgery: Everything You Need to Know

ByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on October 08, 2022Medically reviewed byRichard N. Fogoros, MDAngioplasty is a minimally invasive surgical procedure used to open block blood ve
Drug shown to block artery fat takes a major step forward

Drug shown to block artery fat takes a major step forward

byUniversity of AberdeenMSI-1436 inhibits foam cell formation and increases cholesterol efflux. MSI-1436 treatment decreases foam cell formation (A, B) and improves specific cholesterol efflux (

Drug shown to block artery fat takes a major step forward

byUniversity of AberdeenMSI-1436 inhibits foam cell formation and increases cholesterol efflux. MSI-1436 treatment decreases foam cell formation (A, B) and improves specific cholesterol efflux (
Experimental pacemaker converts heartbeat energy to recharge battery

Experimental pacemaker converts heartbeat energy to recharge battery

byAmerican Heart AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainBy converting mechanical energy into electrical energy, an experimental wireless, or leadless, pacemaker housing is able to partially recharg

Experimental pacemaker converts heartbeat energy to recharge battery

byAmerican Heart AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainBy converting mechanical energy into electrical energy, an experimental wireless, or leadless, pacemaker housing is able to partially recharg
Study provides first stratification of the risk of developing dilated cardiomyopathy in symptom-free genetic carriers

Study provides first stratification of the risk of developing dilated cardiomyopathy in symptom-free genetic carriers

by Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (F.S.P.)Cardiac MRI of a patient with dilated cardiomyopathy (left) and an individual without heart disease (right). In the patient wi

Study provides first stratification of the risk of developing dilated cardiomyopathy in symptom-free genetic carriers

by Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (F.S.P.)Cardiac MRI of a patient with dilated cardiomyopathy (left) and an individual without heart disease (right). In the patient wi
Childhood stress linked to higher risk of high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes in adults

Childhood stress linked to higher risk of high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes in adults

by American Heart AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainYoung adults who reported higher stress during their teenage years to adulthood were more likely to have high blood pressure, obesity and oth

Childhood stress linked to higher risk of high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes in adults

by American Heart AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainYoung adults who reported higher stress during their teenage years to adulthood were more likely to have high blood pressure, obesity and oth
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
Researchers report detailed analysis of heart injury caused by yellow fever virus

Researchers report detailed analysis of heart injury caused by yellow fever virus

byFAPESPFigure A shows hemorrhage and edema (arrows) close to the cardiac conduction system (asterisk), which generates and conducts the electrical signals that coordinate contraction of the hea

Researchers report detailed analysis of heart injury caused by yellow fever virus

byFAPESPFigure A shows hemorrhage and edema (arrows) close to the cardiac conduction system (asterisk), which generates and conducts the electrical signals that coordinate contraction of the hea
A blow to the heart can kill you—or bring you back to life

A blow to the heart can kill you—or bring you back to life

by Dan Baumgardt,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageI first became aware of the notion of the "touch of death" as a teenager—after watching Uma Thurman as the Bride finally kill

A blow to the heart can kill you—or bring you back to life

by Dan Baumgardt,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageI first became aware of the notion of the "touch of death" as a teenager—after watching Uma Thurman as the Bride finally kill