Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Improving diagnosis of asthma-COPD overlap
A University of Texas at Arlington faculty member and nurse practitioner (NP) said she hopes to bring more attention to an underrecognized condition.
Apr 4, 2022
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Cardiology
Overweight patients should slim down before procedure to treat abnormal heart rhythm
Overweight patients with atrial fibrillation are more likely to experience a return of the heart rhythm disorder after a corrective procedure than those of normal weight, according to research presented at EHRA 2022, a scientific ...
Apr 4, 2022
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Cardiology
Researchers are the first to distinguish between treatable and untreatable sudden cardiac arrest
Clinician-scientists in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai developed a clinical algorithm that, for the first time, distinguishes between treatable sudden cardiac arrest and untreatable forms of the condition.
Mar 30, 2022
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Medications
Two drugs show promise in rejuvenating lung epithelial progenitor cells damaged by COPD
A team of researchers from the Netherlands, Germany and the U.S. reports that two drugs show promise in rejuvenating lung epithelial progenitor cells damaged by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In their study, ...
Medical research
Novel therapy could help people with asthma, COPD, cystic fibrosis and cancer-related lung disease
A multicenter research team co-led by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center developed the first drug to treat the uncontrolled secretion of mucins in the airways, which causes potentially life-threatening symptoms ...
Mar 23, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Depression after a heart attack heightens stroke risk
Depression can complicate and slow recovery from a heart attack, not to mention the toll it can take on one's mental outlook, relationships and joy of life. In addition, new research finds that people who had depression following ...
Mar 23, 2022
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Cardiology
Shortness of breath heralds worse survival than chest pain for heart attack patients
Just 76% of heart attack patients with dyspnoea or fatigue as their main symptom are alive at one year compared to 94% of those with chest pain as the predominant feature. That's the finding of research presented today at ...
Mar 20, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
'Long COVID' linked to lasting airways disease
Disease of the small airways in the lungs is a potential long-lasting effect of COVID-19, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology. The study found that small airways disease occurred independently of initial ...
Mar 15, 2022
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Surgery
Lungs have their own microbiome, and these microbes affect the success of bone marrow transplants in kids
The microorganisms deep in your lungs may play an important role in your overall lung health. And for children undergoing bone marrow transplants, measuring the microbes in their lungs could help predict treatment outcomes, ...
Mar 10, 2022
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Cardiology
Understanding pulmonary hypertension
February is American Heart Month, which makes this a good time to learn about pulmonary hypertension.
Feb 23, 2022
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