Cardiology
Blood clots on a chip: New model could improve thromboinflammation treatment
Blood clots are associated with life-threatening conditions such as sepsis, sickle cell disease, heart attack, and stroke.
Apr 3, 2025
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Heart Attack
Cardiology
Cognitive decline comes sooner for people with heart failure
There are over six million Americans with heart failure who are at greater risk of losing their cognitive abilities earlier in life, a study suggests.
Apr 3, 2025
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Cardiology
The heart remembers: Scientists describe how early-life cardiac injury in parents influences the next generation
Stress during the first years of life can have effects that last into adulthood. Less is known, however, about the possible inheritance of the consequences of early-life stress by the next generation. Now, scientists at the ...
Apr 2, 2025
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Medical research
Experts challenge aspirin guidelines based on their undue reliance on a flawed trial
Recent guidelines have restricted aspirin use in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. The American Heart Association (AHA)/American College of Cardiology (ACC) guidelines restricted aspirin to patients under ...
Apr 2, 2025
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Cardiology
Study finds gap between heart disease outcomes in men and women has narrowed over past 20 years
While the typical image of someone suffering a heart attack might be a man clutching his chest, heart disease is a major problem for women, too. In fact, it's the leading cause of death among women in the United States, with ...
Apr 1, 2025
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Medications
New drug may cut sudden heart risk by 94%
A new drug may help protect millions of people from heart attacks and strokes by lowering a little-known risk factor in the blood.
Mar 31, 2025
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Cardiology
Survival of athletes after sudden cardiac arrest varies by race, finds study
The overall survival rate of athletes who suffer sudden cardiac arrest has improved over the past decade, but the likelihood of surviving varies by race, where the cardiac arrest occurred and what athletes were doing when ...
Mar 31, 2025
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Cardiology
Semaglutide boosts walking ability in diabetes patients with peripheral artery disease, clinical trial finds
Semaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonist, significantly improved maximal walking distance in people with symptomatic peripheral artery disease (PAD) and type 2 diabetes in the first-of-its kind trial to evaluate ...
Mar 31, 2025
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Cardiology
Open-heart bypass surgery and less invasive procedure show similar outcomes in heart disease study
In sharp contrast to earlier studies, patients with severe triple-vessel heart disease fared equally well whether they underwent open-heart bypass surgery (CABG) or a less invasive procedure called PCI (percutaneous coronary ...
Mar 31, 2025
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Cardiology
Novel AI-powered imaging technique shows promise in evaluating patients for percutaneous coronary intervention
Patients with narrowing of at least 50% in three major coronary arteries did equally well when treated with a minimally invasive stent placement guided either by ultrasound-based imaging or by a novel, artificial-intelligence-powered ...
Mar 31, 2025
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