Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers discover how salt increases blood pressure
Dietary salt increases blood pressure in some people, putting them at higher risk for cardiovascular disease and death.
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Cardiology
Dentists should give antibiotics to high-risk patients to help prevent life-threatening heart infection, study suggests
People who are at high risk of developing a life-threatening heart infection should be given antibiotics before undergoing invasive dental procedures, according to new research from the University of Sheffield.
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Cardiology
Controlling a gene that controls cells' ability to contract could provide treatment for retinal diseases
A University of Tübingen team has discovered how malformations of the blood vessels can occur in mice—yielding information with possible ramifications for retinal disease
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Severe COVID-19 increases risk of life-threatening blood clots
Individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 are more likely to develop venous thromboembolism—a potentially life-threatening condition—than those hospitalized with influenza, according to a new study from the Perelman School ...
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Cardiology
Team uses open-source toolbox for harmonized analysis of clinical angiography images
Dr. Danuta Sampson, a visiting senior researcher at the University of Surrey, with her colleagues, has embraced open research principles to support the discovery of novel biomarkers aimed at reducing the mortality of vascular ...
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Cardiologists are first to use tool to remove tumor from heart
Interventional cardiologists at the UW Medicine Heart Institute in Seattle recently performed a first-in-human procedure, successfully employing a catheter-delivered device to retrieve a benign tumor from inside a patient's ...
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Cardiology
Consensus developed on managing hypertension in children
In a consensus document published online July 27 in the European Heart Journal, recommendations are presented for the management of hypertension among children aged 6 to 16 years.
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Report outlines most common symptoms of 6 cardiovascular diseases
A review of the latest research highlights the most reported symptoms of various cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), noting that men and women often experience different symptoms, according to a new American Heart Association ...
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Cardiology
Smartphone video motion analysis detects narrowed neck arteries that may lead to stroke
Motion analysis of video recorded on a smartphone accurately detected narrowed arteries in the neck, which are a risk factor for stroke, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, ...
Aug 17, 2022
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Genetics
New gene variant that protects against coronary heart disease uncovered
A variant typical of the Finnish population that protects against heart diseases was identified in the FinnGen genomic study coordinated by the University of Helsinki. The risk of developing heart diseases is roughly one-fifth ...
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