Patients with advanced cancer who also had cardiac defibrillators were more likely than those without these implants to receive aggressive end-of-life care, a team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers found in ...
Jan 8, 2025
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Using computers to make a digital replica of the heart—a digital heart twin—can successfully identify problem areas deep in the heart muscle of people with a serious heart rhythm disorder, a new study finds. The research ...
Jan 6, 2025
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A major study aiming to improve outcomes from higher-risk operations has ruled out a fluid therapy approach during surgery. The results from the large international trial have been published in the BMJ.
Jan 6, 2025
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Salt, or more precisely the sodium it contains, is very much a "Goldilocks" nutrient. Low sodium levels cause a drop in blood volume, which can have serious, sometimes deadly, health consequences. Conversely, too much salt ...
Dec 21, 2024
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In the not-so-distant past, doctors treated strokes in an after-the-fact way. A stroke did its damage, and then—if the patient survived—a rehabilitation team stepped in to address the stroke's effects.
Nov 21, 2024
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Looking for a creative way to quicken your recovery from surgery? The key may be found in listening to music, according to research presented at the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress 2024 in San Francisco, ...
Oct 18, 2024
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Consuming too much caffeine is definitely bad for your health, and there may be good reasons why some people want to quit it altogether. But if you despair at the idea of giving up your morning coffee, fear not.
Aug 21, 2024
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Irregular heartbeats can raise a person's risk of death even when they go unnoticed by traditional heart monitoring, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Circulation.
Aug 13, 2024
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An artificial intelligence program developed by investigators in the Smidt Heart Institute and their Cedars-Sinai colleagues can detect a type of abnormal heart rhythm that can go unnoticed during medical appointments, according ...
May 7, 2024
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Almost 1 in 5 adults with congenital heart disease living in Israel had or developed an abnormal heart rhythm/arrhythmia during a five-year study, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart ...
Apr 17, 2024
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