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Women are less likely than men to take medication after a stroke, study suggests

Female stroke victims are less likely than men to take drugs that could lower their odds of a second stroke.

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Reprogramming cells for heart repair: New method transforms ordinary fibroblasts into mature cardiomyocytes

Cardiovascular disease continues to lead as the primary cause of death across the globe, taking millions of lives every year. Damage caused by these diseases is particularly difficult to repair, since the heart has minimal ...

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What can fecal proteins reveal about heart health?

Human and microbial proteins found in feces could help doctors detect a long-term risk of deadly cardiovascular conditions in otherwise healthy patients, avoiding the need for costly and invasive diagnostic procedures.

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Heart team implants new blood-pumping device for first time in US

Physicians at Emory University Hospital performed the first-ever surgical implantation in the United States of a brand-new type of heart pump designed to help save patients with heart failure, using a smaller, more comfortable ...

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Coronary artery disease common in patients with cirrhosis

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is common in patients with cirrhosis, but cirrhosis itself is not significantly associated with an increased CAD risk, according to a review published online Nov. 21 in the Journal of Clinical ...

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First dual chamber leadless pacemaker implanted in a child

UC Davis Director of Pediatric Electrophysiology Dan Cortez has set another world record: He is the first to implant a dual chamber leadless pacemaker in a child. His case report was published this week in the journal Pacing ...

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Scientists create first-ever blood-generating heart organoid

How do human organs develop and what happens to them when they become diseased? To answer these questions, researchers are increasingly focusing on so-called organoids. These mini-organs, just a few millimeters in size, consist ...

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New gene therapy reverses heart failure in large animal model

A new gene therapy can reverse the effects of heart failure and restore heart function in a large animal model. The therapy increases the amount of blood the heart can pump and dramatically improves survival, in what a paper ...

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Culturally tailored patient education can improve heart health

For individuals from diverse backgrounds, managing heart disease effectively often depends on more than access to medical care—it requires culturally relevant education. Recent research reveals that adapting patient education ...

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Advice from a cardiologist: Cardiac arrest vs. heart attacks

Sudden cardiac arrest may occur in various conditions when someone, while active (playing basketball or walking with friends), collapses and passes out. Their blood pressure drops, and often their heart stops. This may be ...

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Researchers develop new coronary risk score for women

A new risk score accurately predicts and categorizes the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events, such as heart attack, in women. The findings were published today in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging.

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AI can boost cost-effective heart failure screening, study shows

Earlier research showed that primary care clinicians using AI-ECG tools identified more unknown cases of a weak heart pump, also called low ejection fraction, than without AI. New study findings published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings: ...