Scientists at the University of Augsburg have discovered a particularly active subgroup of blood platelets that may cause heart attacks in people with coronary heart disease despite drug therapy. This discovery may open up ...
Sep 1, 2025
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Ivabradine did not reduce the occurrence of myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery (MINS), according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2025.
Sep 1, 2025
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Concerned about the ability of artificial intelligence models trained on data from urban demographics to make the right medical diagnoses for rural populations, West Virginia University computer scientists have developed ...
Aug 31, 2025
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Taking low-dose colchicine daily may slow the progression of a common acquired gene mutation found in the blood of older adults that can lead to certain blood cancers and increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), according ...
Aug 29, 2025
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Doctors have long relied on measurements like body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-hip ratios to assess health risks. However, researchers are increasingly focusing their attention on an unexpected indicator: neck circumference.
Aug 28, 2025
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After a person survives a heart attack, the heart has a brief window of time in which it can heal if the right circumstances exist. But most of the time, scar tissue forms in the areas that lacked oxygen during the heart ...
Aug 25, 2025
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U.S. adults aged 65 and older with high blood pressure, heart failure or stroke had significant declines in cardiovascular health, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Aug 20, 2025
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An international team, led by scientists from the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, has studied around 3,000 people affected by the heart disease dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM)—a driver of heart failure and sudden ...
Aug 11, 2025
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A new study brings reassuring news for older adults using cannabis: smoking or consuming cannabis does not appear to raise the risk of heart attacks, strokes or cardiovascular death—at least among older veterans with pre-existing ...
Jul 30, 2025
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A multi-institution team of investigators report that adults who later develop cardiovascular disease show declining physical activity levels beginning roughly 12 years before their event, with the gap versus their healthy ...
