Cardiology News and Research

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NOAH-AFNET 6 trial: Oral anticoagulation not recommended for patients with atrial high rate episodes

Blood thinners (anticoagulants) cause bleeding without preventing stroke in patients with atrial high rate episodes (AHRE), but without electrocardiogram (ECG)-diagnosed atrial fibrillation, according to late breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2023 and simultaneously published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

25 Aug 2023

Colchicine does not reduce perioperative AF or MINS in major non-cardiac thoracic surgery

Colchicine does not significantly reduce perioperative atrial fibrillation (AF) or myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery (MINS) in patients undergoing major non-cardiac thoracic surgery, according to late breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2023.

25 Aug 2023

ESC statement: Competency-based cardiac imaging delivery needed for effective patient care

Competency-based cardiac imaging delivery is needed for effective and efficient patient care, according to a European Society of Cardiology (ESC) statement published today in European Heart Journal, a journal of the ESC.

25 Aug 2023

Patients with heart conditions should practice good hygiene to prevent infective endocarditis

Patients with specific cardiac conditions such as valvular heart disease and congenital abnormalities, or those requiring a pacemaker, should practice good dental and skin hygiene to help prevent rare but potentially deadly infections of the heart's inner lining and valves, according to European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines on infective endocarditis, published online today in European Heart Journal.

25 Aug 2023

Early smoking linked to higher nicotine dependency, even in young adults

Researchers urge governments to raise the legal age to purchase cigarettes to 22 years or higher as study finds it becomes less addictive and easier to quit as people get older. The research is presented at ESC Congress 2023.

25 Aug 2023

Semaglutide could be a game-changer for patients with HFpEF and obesity

Semaglutide improves heart failure-related symptoms and physical function and results in greater weight loss compared with placebo in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and obesity, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2023.

25 Aug 2023

New ESC Guidelines for the management of cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes released

Patients with type 2 diabetes are more than twice as likely to develop cardiovascular disease (CVD) than their healthy peers.

25 Aug 2023

Middle-aged adults with cluster of unhealthy traits have heart attacks and strokes two years earlier

Middle-aged adults with three or more unhealthy traits including slightly high waist circumference, blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose have heart attacks and strokes two years earlier than their peers, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2023.

25 Aug 2023

New ESC Guidelines on cardiomyopathies published online today

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines on cardiomyopathies are published online today in European Heart Journal.

25 Aug 2023

Newly published ESC Guidelines provide comprehensive overview of acute coronary syndromes

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines on acute coronary syndromes are published online today in European Heart Journal.

25 Aug 2023

Bystander defibrillation improves 30-day survival even with short ambulance response times

Using a defibrillator for a cardiac arrest victim improves 30-day survival even with ambulance response times as short as two minutes, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2023.

24 Aug 2023

Asian Americans have the highest PFAS exposure, study finds

Asian Americans have significantly higher exposure than other ethnic or racial groups to PFAS, a family of thousands of synthetic chemicals also known as "toxic forever" chemicals, Mount Sinai-led researchers report.

24 Aug 2023

Sedentary lifestyle in young people may harm heart health

Hours of inactivity during childhood could be setting the stage for heart attacks and strokes later in life, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2023.

23 Aug 2023

Aspirin underutilized for preventing heart attack, stroke

For people who have experienced a heart attack or stroke, taking a daily aspirin has been shown to help prevent a second one.

22 Aug 2023

Texas Heart Institute receives $1.14 million grant to develop first-in-class drug to treat cardiovascular disease

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) recently awarded The Texas Heart Institute (THI) a two-year, $1.14 million grant to develop a novel, first-in-class drug to treat cardiovascular disease (CVD) as a significant improvement to current treatment regimens -; specifically for adverse events arising from atherosclerosis.

22 Aug 2023

Keeping fit may help prevent atrial fibrillation and stroke

A study in more than 15,000 people has found that physical fitness is linked with a lower likelihood of developing atrial fibrillation and stroke. The research is presented at ESC Congress 2023.

22 Aug 2023

Recognizing and acting on heart attack symptoms linked to faster treatment, better outcomes

Recognizing and acting on heart attack symptoms is linked with faster life-saving treatment, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2023.

22 Aug 2023

Aspirin adherence after heart attack linked to lower risk of recurrent heart attack, stroke, death

Heart attack patients who do not take daily aspirin have an elevated likelihood of recurrent myocardial infarction, stroke or death compared with those who consistently take the drug, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2023.

22 Aug 2023

Doctors advocate fresh efforts to combat Chagas disease, a silent killer

When Maira Gutiérrez was diagnosed with Chagas disease in 1997, neither she nor her primary care physician had even heard of the malady. She discovered her illness only by chance, after participating in a Red Cross blood drive organized by her employer, Universal Studios.

22 Aug 2023

Simple blood test may predict risk of progressive heart and kidney disease in people with diabetic kidney disease

A simple blood test may predict the risk of progressive heart and kidney disease in people with Type 2 diabetes and kidney disease, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship journal Circulation.

21 Aug 2023

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Cardiology News and Research

Latest Cardiology News and Research

NOAH-AFNET 6 trial: Oral anticoagulation not recommended for patients with atrial high rate episodes

Colchicine does not reduce perioperative AF or MINS in major non-cardiac thoracic surgery

ESC statement: Competency-based cardiac imaging delivery needed for effective patient care

Patients with heart conditions should practice good hygiene to prevent infective endocarditis

Early smoking linked to higher nicotine dependency, even in young adults

Semaglutide could be a game-changer for patients with HFpEF and obesity

New ESC Guidelines for the management of cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes released

Middle-aged adults with cluster of unhealthy traits have heart attacks and strokes two years earlier

New ESC Guidelines on cardiomyopathies published online today

Newly published ESC Guidelines provide comprehensive overview of acute coronary syndromes

Bystander defibrillation improves 30-day survival even with short ambulance response times

Asian Americans have the highest PFAS exposure, study finds

Sedentary lifestyle in young people may harm heart health

Aspirin underutilized for preventing heart attack, stroke

Texas Heart Institute receives $1.14 million grant to develop first-in-class drug to treat cardiovascular disease

Keeping fit may help prevent atrial fibrillation and stroke

Recognizing and acting on heart attack symptoms linked to faster treatment, better outcomes

Aspirin adherence after heart attack linked to lower risk of recurrent heart attack, stroke, death

Doctors advocate fresh efforts to combat Chagas disease, a silent killer

Simple blood test may predict risk of progressive heart and kidney disease in people with diabetic kidney disease

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