Cardiology
Walk more to reduce heart failure risk, study says
A new University at Buffalo study has shown for the first time that walking more can significantly lower the risk of heart failure in older women.
Sep 5, 2018
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Cardiology
Antithrombin drug not effective in heart failure with sinus rhythm and coronary disease
The antithrombin drug rivaroxaban does not reduce the risk of a composite endpoint of survival, myocardial infarction and stroke after an episode of worsening heart failure in patients with heart failure, sinus rhythm, and ...
Aug 27, 2018
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Cardiology
Microvascular dysfunction—a common cause of heart failure with preserved pumping capacity
Microvascular dysfunction, or small vessel disease, can be an important cause of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (preserved pumping capacity), according to an international team including researchers from Karolinska ...
Aug 27, 2018
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Medical research
Stem cells restore function in primate heart-failure study
Researchers at UW Medicine in Seattle have successfully used human stem cells to restore heart function in monkeys with heart failure. The findings suggest that the technique will be effective in patients with heart failure, ...
Jul 2, 2018
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Cardiology
Clinical trial enrollment favors men
Clinical trial enrolment favours men, according to a study presented today at Heart Failure 2018 and the World Congress on Acute Heart Failure, a European Society of Cardiology congress. The study found that fewer women meet ...
May 28, 2018
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Cardiology
Popular heart medications can prevent Herceptin-induced heart issues in some patients
Breast cancer patients who started taking one of two well-known heart medications at the same time they initiated trastuzumab—a targeted cancer therapy that has been linked to heart damage—received no benefit in terms ...
Mar 12, 2018
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Cardiology
Inhaled therapy ineffective in difficult-to-treat heart failure
Four weeks of treatment with a novel inhaled medication failed to improve exercise capacity, daily activity levels, severity of symptoms or quality of life in patients with a type of heart failure for which no effective treatment ...
Mar 12, 2018
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Cardiology
Beta blocker shows mixed results in protecting against chemo-induced heart damage
After six months of follow up, women newly diagnosed with breast cancer who were given the beta blocker carvedilol to prevent heart issues while undergoing chemotherapy showed no difference in declines in heart function compared ...
Mar 12, 2018
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Cardiology
Wearable defibrillator cuts overall mortality, but not sudden deaths after heart attack
Wearing a lightweight vest equipped with a cardioverter defibrillator that detects abnormal heart rhythms in addition to taking recommended medications is associated with a reduction in the likelihood of dying during the ...
Mar 12, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Study: Two drugs prevent heart problems in breast cancer patients
Data released today from a large multi-center study provides a view into the effectiveness of two drugs used to prevent heart problems resulting from breast cancer treatment.
Mar 11, 2018
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