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Though rare, sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) in athletes often unfolds in high-visibility settings, like sports arenas, prompting questions about underlying causes, emergency preparedness, and long-term outcomes. A new review ...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Myqorzo (aficamten) for the treatment of adults with symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM). Approval of Myqorzo was granted to Cytokinetics.
Jan 6, 2026
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Sudden cardiac arrest may occur in various conditions when someone, while active (playing basketball or walking with friends), collapses and passes out. Their blood pressure drops, and often their heart stops. This may be ...
Dec 10, 2025
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Chest pain may still be angina even when coronary angiogram testing shows the main heart arteries look clear. Using stress cardiac stress MRI testing to measure blood flow around the heart appears to improve diagnosis and ...
Nov 10, 2025
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common hereditary heart disease. It causes the left ventricle to thicken, the heart muscle to contract too strongly and work too hard. This additional strain puts pressure on ...
Oct 24, 2025
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A major cardiovascular risk factor is thickening of the heart walls (hypertrophy), which can result from high blood pressure—but is also linked to inherited diseases of the heart which can lead to sudden death.
Oct 7, 2025
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Noonan syndrome with multiple lentigines (NSML) is a rare genetic disorder that causes short stature, distinctive facial features, and clusters of dark skin spots called lentigines. But its most serious impact is a dangerous ...
Sep 16, 2025
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No one can live without a heart pumping blood to the rest of the body. New research from the University of Missouri School of Medicine reveals more information about this vital function and how it's related to certain heart ...
Jul 23, 2025
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A new AI model is much better than doctors at identifying patients likely to experience cardiac arrest. The linchpin is the system's ability to analyze long-underused heart imaging, alongside a full spectrum of medical records, ...
Jul 2, 2025
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The development of novel therapeutics offers great hope for the fight against widespread diseases such as cancer, but they can impair the cardiovascular system, so development often fails early on.
May 5, 2025
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