Strong, flexible, gel-like tubes—created using a novel 3D printing technology—could improve outcomes for heart bypass patients by replacing the human and synthetic veins currently used in surgery to re-route blood flow, ...
Jul 25, 2024
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When it comes to helping patients with high blood pressure get their hypertension under control, a new Tulane University study finds that pharmacists and community health workers have the best success rates.
Jul 19, 2024
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Intermittent hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) may improve physical performance in sedentary older adults, according to a study published online July 3 in BMC Geriatrics.
Jul 25, 2024
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Using a wearable device, such as a smart watch, to track health data and symptoms, is supposed to help people monitor their health and address symptoms as quickly as possible to spur positive health outcomes. But for people ...
Jul 24, 2024
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It has been discovered that older adults over 60 years old who are prescribed statins against air pollutant exposure can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, especially stroke.
Aug 9, 2024
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Higher levels of urinary metals such as cadmium, tungsten, uranium, cobalt, copper and zinc are linked to increased cardiovascular disease and mortality in a racially and ethnically diverse U.S. population, according to a ...
Aug 1, 2024
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Binge drinking (five drinks within two hours for men and four drinks within two hours for women) is common around the world. Recent research has also found the incidence of atrial fibrillation (AFib), the most common type ...
Jul 23, 2024
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AI can help reduce underdiagnosis of Black patients with a common type of heart failure, compared to in routine practice, new research finds.
Aug 1, 2024
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People in their 50s with severe peripheral artery disease or PAD may be more likely than people in their 80s to undergo leg amputation one to five years after emergency surgery to restore blood flow to the lower limbs, according ...
Jul 22, 2024
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They sit in the middle—the intermediate zone—where they are considered neither low nor high risk for having a heart attack or stroke. But heart disease may well be within striking distance, so how can we more accurately ...
Jul 22, 2024
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