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AI-powered knowledge graph links heart images to genes and drug predictions

Knowledge graphs are a powerful tool for bringing together information from biological databases and linking what is already known about genes, diseases, treatments, molecular pathways and symptoms in a structured network. ...

Cardiology

Do marathons damage your heart? Decade-long study shows no long-term cardiac harm

A marathon pushes the human body close to its limits. Legs tire, lungs burn and the heart works hard for hours on end. For years, that strain has raised an uncomfortable question: does running 26 miles actually damage the ...

Cardiology

Mammograms may reveal hidden heart risks for women, study finds

Routine mammograms are best known as a front-line tool for detecting breast cancer. But new research suggests the same X-ray images may also offer an early warning sign for cardiovascular disease—the leading cause of death ...

Medications

Worried about statins? Here's what the evidence shows

Few medicines have sparked as much debate as statins. Cardiologists often describe them as life-saving, while some patients remain wary of side effects or uneasy about taking a daily pill.

Cardiology

Sleep variability linked with sleep apnea and hypertension

Over 70 million Americans wear digital activity trackers (DATs) to record their sleep, steps and heart rate. A new study from Scripps Research found that these devices could also provide insight into even more, including ...

Health

Heart attack deaths spike during the holidays

The holidays can turn deadly as research shows that more people die from heart attacks during the last week of December than at any other time of the year. While being aware of the signs of a heart attack and taking steps ...

Genetics

Improving diagnosis of aortic stenosis with genetics and AI

Aortic stenosis is a narrowing of the aortic valve, which connects the heart to the rest of the body. It affects millions of people and can be fatal if left untreated. At present, there are no effective medical therapies ...

Cardiology

What to know about exercise as medicine for high blood pressure

Linda Pescatello, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor in the Department of Kinesiology (CAHNR), has established herself as a leading figure in the study of exercise as medicine. One avenue of Pescatello's work has highlighted ...

Cardiology

High blood pressure in your 30s tied to heart attack risk

People in their 30s may risk a heart attack or stroke in later life even when they have "normal" blood pressure, if it's too high or steeply rising, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.

Cardiology

Stress MRI may boost angina diagnosis, treatment

Chest pain may still be angina even when coronary angiogram testing shows the main heart arteries look clear. Using stress cardiac stress MRI testing to measure blood flow around the heart appears to improve diagnosis and ...

Cardiology

Study highlights AI limits in heart care

There are limits in applying AI to images of the heart, according to a new study from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai published in the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography.

Medications

Combo pill boosts heart function, symptoms, life quality

Adults with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) who took a "polypill" combining medications prescribed for the treatment of heart failure, had improved heart function and symptoms, better quality of life, ...