Cardiovascular Diseases: News and Research on Heart Failure

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Home hospital care demonstrates success in rural communities

One in five people in the United States live in a rural area. Patients in rural communities often struggle to access care because of travel difficulties, high costs and limited resources, leading to worse medical outcomes. ...

'Beer belly' linked to heart damage in men

A large study using advanced imaging found that abdominal obesity, sometimes referred to as a "beer belly," is associated with more harmful changes in heart structure than overall body weight alone, especially in men.

AI detects first imaging biomarker of chronic stress

Using a deep learning AI model, researchers identified the first-of-its-kind biomarker of chronic stress detectable through routine imaging, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society ...

Feel your blood pressure rising? Here's how to monitor it

Nearly half of all adults in the U.S. have high blood pressure. "High blood pressure (also called hypertension) puts you at risk of many life-threatening problems," says Rachel Goodman, MD, Chief Cardiology Fellow at Tufts ...

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