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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

CD82 protein may hold key to stopping deadly blood vessel leakage in multi-organ failure

A new study from the University of Oklahoma reveals how a little-understood protein, CD82, contributes to blood vessel leakage, a process that initiates inflammation but becomes dangerous when it occurs during severe inflammatory ...

Health

Cardiac rehabilitation: You cannot tell a good story if you do not know how to listen

As a clinician and researcher in cardiac rehabilitation, I've learned that the most important tool in our work is not a stethoscope or a treadmill—it is our ability to listen. Not just to the words patients say, but to ...

Medications

Beta blockers: Why are celebrities name-checking this drug?

A little blue pill is creating a stir in Hollywood—and no, it's not Viagra. It's propranolol, a beta blocker originally designed for heart conditions, that's now making its way into dressing rooms, award ceremonies and ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Bilingual campaign targets silent killer in Latino communities

Erika Perez was diagnosed with high blood pressure during her third pregnancy. Ten days after giving birth to her child, she suffered a heart attack. Years later, she had a stroke. Perez's story is a powerful reminder of ...

Cardiology

AI model shows high accuracy in heart attack detection

An artificial intelligence (AI) model trained to detect blocked coronary arteries based on electrocardiogram (ECG) readings performed better than expert clinicians and was on par with troponin T testing, according to research ...

Medications

Rivaroxaban comparable to warfarin in left ventricular blood clots

At three months of follow-up, patients hospitalized for a serious heart attack who were treated with the oral blood thinner rivaroxaban for a blood clot in the left ventricle did as well as similar patients who received standard ...

Cardiology

Pulse oximeter performance varies by skin pigment

The differences, or bias, between estimates of blood oxygen saturation levels as measured with pulse oximeters compared to the gold-standard method of measuring oxygen saturation in arterial blood varied significantly between ...

Cardiology

Women with chest pain may not need intensive medical therapy

An intensive three-drug regimen of heart medications did not significantly impact the rate of serious cardiovascular events at five years in women who experienced signs and symptoms of ischemia, or insufficient blood flow ...

Cardiology

New guidelines highlight benefits of conduction system pacing

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has released a groundbreaking consensus statement on conduction system pacing (CSP), marking a significant milestone in the evolution of pacing therapy. The document was officially ...