News tagged with journal circulation


Encouraging news for heart patients

Inheriting gene variants that increase the risk of developing coronary heart disease does not necessarily mean an individual is going to have reduced life expectancy if he or she suffers a heart attack.

Cardiology created May 01, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Heart failure's effects in cells can be reversed with a rest

Structural changes in heart muscle cells after heart failure can be reversed by allowing the heart to rest, according to research at Imperial College London. Findings from a study in rats published today in the European Jo ...

Cardiology created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Non-invasive measurements of tricuspid valve anatomy can predict severity of valve leakage

An estimated 1.6 million Americans suffer moderate to severe leakage through their tricuspid valves, which are complex structures that allow blood to flow from the heart's upper right chamber to the ventricle. ...

Cardiology created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Middle-age blood pressure changes affect lifetime heart disease, stroke risk

An increase or decrease in your blood pressure during middle age can significantly impact your lifetime risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to research in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

Cardiology created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New hidden heart attack culprit identified in women

Researchers at the Cardiac & Vascular Institute at NYU Langone Medical Center have identified a hidden culprit in the battle against women's heart disease. Plaque disruption, a rupture or ulceration of cholesterol plaque ...

Cardiology created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Virus can cause high blood pressure: Chinese study

High blood pressure could be caused by a common virus, according to a study carried out by a team of Chinese doctors which could lead to better treatment for millions of people around the world.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Researchers develop new gene therapy for heart failure

Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found in a Phase II trial that a gene therapy developed at Mount Sinai stabilized or improved cardiac function in people with severe heart failure. Patients receiving a high ...

Cardiology created Jun 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Size, strength of heart's right side differs by age, gender, race/ethnicity

The size and pumping ability of the right side of the heart differs by age, gender and race/ethnicity, according to the first large imaging study of the right ventricle.

Cardiology created Jun 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Follow-up rehabilitation boosts survival odds for angioplasty patients

Patients who undergo a procedure to unblock a coronary artery are more likely to survive longer if they participate in structured follow-up care, according to research in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

Cardiology created May 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Simple new bedside screening effectively identifies patients with acute aortic dissection

The most lethal and sudden cardiovascular event can be the toughest for doctors to diagnose.

Cardiology created May 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Short term use of painkillers could be dangerous to heart patients

Even short-term use of some painkillers could be dangerous for people who've had a heart attack, according to research published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

Cardiology created May 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Targeting CPR education in high-risk neighborhoods could save more lives

Targeting CPR education in high-risk neighborhoods could increase the number of bystanders giving CPR and decrease deaths from cardiac arrest, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published in ...

Cardiology created Feb 25, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Improved survival rates for mitral valve heart surgery patients

Patients with mitral regurgitation, a type of valvular heart disease common in the elderly, are living longer after surgery, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality an ...

Cardiology created May 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In children born with severe heart defect, surgical management has little effect on neuro outcomes

In the largest multicenter clinical trial of children undergoing early-stage surgery for single-ventricle heart defects, differences in intraoperative management did not significantly affect neurodevelopmental outcomes at ...

Cardiology created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Guidelines-based CPR saves more non-shockable cardiac arrest victims

People who have a cardiac arrest that can't be helped by a defibrillator shock are more likely to survive if given CPR based on updated guidelines that emphasize chest compressions, according to research reported in the American ...

Cardiology created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0