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Elevated levels of lipoprotein(a) prompt earlier preventative treatment but clinician response rate remains low
Elevated lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is an independent, genetically determined risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), with levels >50 mg/dL affecting 20–30% of the global population. Despite therapeutic ...
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Studies suggest Maine wild blueberries support gut and heart health
Wild blueberries—the iconic Maine crop dotting hillsides, decorating sweatshirts and adding personality to local menus—is more than a cultural symbol. More than 20 years of preclinical and clinical studies suggest that ...
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Vaping: Emerging harms health systems can't ignore
When e-cigarettes first appeared around 2010, they were hailed as a breakthrough: nicotine delivery without the toxic tar and combustion byproducts of traditional cigarettes. Public health bodies cautiously endorsed them ...
Mar 14, 2026
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Algorithm allows paramedics to predict brain damage risk after cardiac arrest
Results from the RAPID-MIRACLE trial have found, for the first time, that the widely used MIRACLE2 risk score can be applied outside a hospital setting to accurately predict brain injury following a cardiac arrest. This could ...
Mar 14, 2026
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Research reveals how blood flow directs vessel health at the molecular level
How do blood vessels stay strong, flexible, and responsive to the body's changing need for oxygen and nutrients? The answer lies not only in biology—but also in physics. Researchers at Åbo Akademi University and the InFLAMES ...
Mar 13, 2026
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Deep learning model predicts which heart-failure patients will worsen within a year
Characterized by weakened or damaged heart musculature, heart failure results in the gradual buildup of fluid in a patient's lungs, legs, feet, and other parts of the body. The condition is chronic and incurable, often leading ...
Mar 13, 2026
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A single blood test can predict heart diseases up to 15 years before onset
A research team from the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy at the LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has developed an innovative AI-based cardiovascular risk prediction tool, called CardiOmicScore. ...
Mar 12, 2026
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Power outages linked to more emergency hospital visits for older adults
Adults over age 65 experience greater numbers of emergency hospitalizations for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases during and after power outages, reports a new study by Heather McBrien of Columbia Mailman School of ...
Mar 12, 2026
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Blood marker for Alzheimer's may also be useful in heart and kidney diseases
A certain blood protein regarded as an early indicator of Alzheimer's disease also appears to play a role in other disorders. Researchers at DZNE and the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research (HIH) at the University ...
Mar 11, 2026
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Safer blood clot treatment: Apixaban beats rivaroxaban in head-to-head comparison
The first clinical trial to compare two commonly used drugs head-to-head for venous thrombosis treatment has found a clear winner: while both drugs work well to prevent recurrent blood clots, apixaban is safer than rivaroxaban, ...
Mar 11, 2026
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A workout playlist for your heart? Why musical structure could guide rehab
New findings on how the human heart adapts to expressive music features, like loudness or tempo, could lay the foundations for targeted music-based "exercises" to support heart health. Led by King's College London, the study ...
Mar 11, 2026
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16-year study finds major health burden in single‑ventricle heart disease
Children born with single-ventricle heart disease, a rare and serious heart defect, often undergo multiple surgeries in their first years of life. A new study shows the challenges for these children can last well into adolescence ...
Mar 11, 2026
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Many older adults develop cardiovascular conditions that affect anti-amyloid treatment
A new study finds that a significant portion of older adults with mild cognitive impairment or dementia develop new cardiovascular diagnoses each year that may require treatment with anticoagulants or thrombolytics—medications ...
Mar 11, 2026
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Breathe better, longer: New clues to shortness of breath in older adults
Understanding how aging reshapes the body and why physical function often declines over time has become a central focus of modern biomedical research. A new Yale School of Medicine (YSM) study, published in Aging Cell, points ...
Mar 11, 2026
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Prior authorization may hinder access to lifesaving heart failure medications
Prior authorization, a process that requires physicians to obtain approval from health care insurers before certain treatments are covered, may keep patients from filling prescriptions for two critical heart failure drugs, ...
Mar 11, 2026
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Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest incidence rises on postholiday weekdays
In South Korea, postholiday weekdays are associated with a significantly increased incidence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, according to a study published online March 6 in JAMA Network Open.
Mar 11, 2026
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Q&A: A troubling mortality shift for late Gen Xers and early Millennials
Despite major advances in medicine, U.S. life expectancy barely budged in the 2010s, and it still lags that of other wealthy nations. Researchers have pointed to rising "deaths of despair"—drug overdoses, suicides, and ...
Mar 10, 2026
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How one receptor can help—or hurt—your blood vessels
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have uncovered how a single protein triggers two opposite responses in blood vessels—one inflammatory and one protective. This protein, a cell-surface receptor called ...
Mar 10, 2026
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Bad gut bacteria could raise risk of premature death for people with heart failure
Poor gut health could increase the risk of dying early or being hospitalized by almost 10% for people with heart failure, and in the first year after being admitted to hospital with heart failure, people are 8% more likely ...
Mar 10, 2026
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'Asian flush' mutation may trigger ferroptosis during heart attacks, study reveals
About 40% of East Asians suffer from alcohol intolerance, known as "Asian Flush Syndrome," caused by an ALDH2 genetic mutation. Beyond facial flushing, this mutation carries serious cardiovascular risks. Carriers experience ...
Mar 9, 2026
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Elevated heart failure risk identified in adults with prediabetes, hypertension and subclinical heart injury or stress
A new study from researchers led by Johns Hopkins Medicine reports substantial new evidence that elevated blood biomarkers of subclinical heart injury or stress—heart muscle damage without symptoms of a heart attack—are ...
Mar 9, 2026
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Babies with congenital heart disease have altered brain networks, research reveals
The prevalence of congenital heart disease points to the need for a better understanding of how it influences neurodevelopment. Jung-Hoon Kim and Catherine Limperopoulos, from Children's National Hospital, led a study examining ...
Mar 9, 2026
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Pregnancy complications can impact women's stress levels and cardiovascular risk long after delivery
Women who experience pregnancy complications, like preeclampsia, pre-term birth, stillbirth or having a baby that is small for gestational age, may face an increased risk for cardiovascular disease later in life. For those ...
Mar 9, 2026
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