Athletes with a genetic heart disease are often disqualified from participating in competitive sports because of the perceived risk of sudden cardiac arrest. While the clinicians' intent may be understandable, is it necessarily ...
Feb 10, 2023
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COVID was Australia's third leading cause of death (after heart disease and dementia) in 2022. In a bad flu year we have about 1,200 influenza deaths. We had more than 1,500 COVID deaths in just the first month of 2023. We ...
Jan 31, 2023
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It's no secret that athletic endurance and strength go hand-in-hand with a healthy heart.
Jan 24, 2023
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A new study published in Circulation Research provides novel insights into how mutations in the NOTCH1gene may lead to abnormal differentiation and proliferation of cardiomyocytes and contribute to ventricular hypoplasia ...
Jan 23, 2023
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A team of international scientists from Griffith University and the University of Alberta are about to start human clinical trials for a strep A vaccine they hope will induce long-lasting immunity against the deadly pathogen ...
Nov 10, 2022
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New research from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Aging (TILDA) at Trinity College Dublin shows a high prevalence of metabolic syndrome among adults aged ≥50 years in Ireland. The study is published in the journal PLOS ...
Sep 16, 2022
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People with chronic pain who use medical cannabis have a higher risk for heart rhythm disorders versus nonusers, according to a study presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2022, held from Aug. 26 to 29 ...
Sep 14, 2022
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The EAST—AFNET 4 (Early Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation for Stroke Prevention) trial investigated whether rhythm control therapy—with antiarrhythmic drugs or atrial fibrillation ablation—delivered within one year after ...
Aug 29, 2022
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The gout medicine allopurinol has failed to reduce the primary endpoint of nonfatal myocardial infarction, nonfatal stroke or cardiovascular death in patients with ischemic heart disease, according to late breaking research ...
Aug 29, 2022
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A home test to help patients manage long COVID at home has been developed and is available to download.
Aug 23, 2022
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