Cardiology
Obesity-linked heart deaths nearly tripled in U.S. over past two decades
Lives lost to obesity-related heart disease have nearly tripled over the past 20 years, a new study reports.
Nov 11, 2024
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High Blood Pressure
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Research points to correlation between preeclampsia and COVID-19 in pregnant women
During the COVID-19 pandemic, above all before vaccines were available, an alarm was sounded regarding a possible correlation between severe cases of COVID-19 in pregnant women and preeclampsia, a condition characterized ...
Nov 8, 2024
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Cardiology
Metabolic surgery may help reduce heart failure-related risk factors
Pennington Biomedical Research Center researchers at the Metamor Institute, along with colleagues from Our Lady of the Lake and LSU Health-New Orleans, have recently determined that metabolic surgery on patients with heart ...
Nov 7, 2024
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Cardiology
New hourglass-shaped stent offers relief for microvascular chest pain
A study at Mayo Clinic suggests that an hourglass-shaped stent could improve blood flow and ease severe and reoccurring chest pain in people with microvascular disease. Of 30 participants in a phase 2 clinical trial, 76% ...
Nov 7, 2024
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Cardiology
Higher heart rate may help spur atrial fibrillation in Black patients
An elevated heart rate could provide an important clue to which Black adults often have a dangerous heart rhythm disorder, a new study finds. Higher resting heart rate is associated with increased risk of atrial fibrillation, ...
Nov 5, 2024
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Medications
Investigating the effect of treatment with GLP-1 receptor agonists on muscle mass
Recent studies have shown that pharmacological treatment with GLP-1-RA and dual GLP-1/glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptor agonists (GIP-RA) causes almost as much weight loss as gastric surgery.
Nov 4, 2024
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Diabetes
An Indigenous person is four times more likely to die from diabetes—we need to better understand how exercise can help
It's estimated almost 1.9 million Australians have diabetes, and numbers are growing. Between 2013 and 2023, the total number of people known to be living with diabetes across the country rose by 32%.
Nov 4, 2024
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Cardiology
Can a mammogram identify heart disease risk?
When people check in for their annual mammogram these days, some may face a surprising question: In addition to reviewing the mammogram for breast cancer, would the patient like the radiologist to examine the images for heart ...
Nov 2, 2024
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Cardiology
Expert explains cardiac amyloidosis
Cardiac amyloidosis is a rare condition defined by the abnormal production of proteins that bind together to form amyloid proteins. These amyloids can gather in different organs throughout the body, including the heart, liver ...
Nov 2, 2024
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Obesity combined with polycystic ovary syndrome in mothers poses risk to children
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and obesity are at a higher risk of giving birth to smaller babies in terms of birth weight, length, and head circumference, according to a recent study conducted at NTNU.
Oct 31, 2024
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