Follow-up has improved for patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and heart failure, but disparities persist in follow-up rates, according to a study published online Aug. 6 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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Affecting as many as 6 million people in the United States, atrial fibrillation (or AFib) occurs when the heart's upper chambers beat out of coordination with the lower chambers, resulting in an irregular and often rapid ...
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To diagnose heart conditions including heart attacks and heart rhythm disturbances, clinicians typically rely on 12-lead electrocardiograms (ECGs)—complex arrangements of electrodes and wires placed around the chest and ...
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AI can help reduce underdiagnosis of Black patients with a common type of heart failure, compared to in routine practice, new research finds.
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In the United States and worldwide, cardiovascular disease is the leading avoidable cause of premature death and disability. Primarily heart attacks and stroke, cardiovascular disease accounts for more than 900,000 annual ...
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Cardiologists in Mayo Clinic's Heart Rhythm Clinic are using a new innovative energy source to safely and successfully treat a common type of heart arrhythmia. The therapy, called pulsed field ablation (PFA), has received ...
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Wearables measure several aspects of health, and heart rate variability might be one of those. It may be surprising when your device informs you that your heart rate variability is high or low, but what does it mean? Elijah ...
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A novel study co-authored by a heart failure cardiologist at University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute demonstrates the effectiveness of a newly developed scoring system in identifying patients with Heart ...
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Could a short diet questionnaire encourage patients to make better food choices and improve heart health? In the past, your health care team had to rely on lengthy surveys to better understand what you were eating. But that's ...
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University of Alberta research is creating new recovery advice for stroke patients based on a precision health approach.
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