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Pilot program designed to help patients manage heart failure results in fewer readmissions

A pilot program at a New York hospital designed to help patients manage heart failure after being discharged from the hospital quickly improved patient adherence to their medication and treatment plan, and resulted in fewer readmissions.

1 Aug 2022

Hypertension heightens the risk of hospitalization related to SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infection

Hypertension more than doubles the risk of hospitalization related to Omicron infection, even in people who are fully vaccinated and boosted, according to a new study led by investigators in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai.

29 Jul 2022

Celebrating the role of aspirin as chemopreventative agent against cancer

A special edition issue of the Aspirin Summaries has been published '125 years of aspirin - the role of aspirin in cancer' issue 2022.

29 Jul 2022

Ultra-precise gene therapy technologies could edit or silence faulty genes causing fatal heart diseases

An injectable cure for inherited heart muscle conditions that can kill young people in the prime of their lives could be available within a few years, after an international team of researchers were announced as the winners of the British Heart Foundation's Big Beat Challenge.

29 Jul 2022

Most familial hypercholesterolemia patients remain undiagnosed, analysis reveals

The Family Heart Foundation, a leading research and advocacy organization, completed an analysis of its large U.S. Family Heart Database showing that while the percentage of patients diagnosed with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) has increased substantially since 2016, most remain undiagnosed.

27 Jul 2022

NYU Langone ranked as the top academic health system in the U.S.

NYU Langone Health is the top hospital in New York State and No. 3 in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report's annual "Best Hospitals" Honor Roll released today.

26 Jul 2022

Black patients have higher risk of advanced vision loss after glaucoma diagnosis compared to whites

Black patients have a dramatically higher risk of advanced vision loss after a new diagnosis of primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) when compared to white patients, according to a new study from New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai (NYEE).

25 Jul 2022

Potassium-rich diets linked with lower blood pressure in women with high salt intake

Women who eat bananas, avocados and salmon could reduce the negative effects of salt in the diet, according to a study published today in European Heart Journal, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology.

22 Jul 2022

Associations between whole blood viscosity and SARS-CoV-2-linked death

Researchers depicted the link between COVID-19-associated mortality and whole blood viscosity (WBV).

21 Jul 2022

Women a history of endometriosis may have greater stroke risk

A large, prospective study found that women with endometriosis may have a higher risk of stroke compared to women without the chronic inflammatory condition, according to new research published today in Stroke, the peer-reviewed flagship journal of the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association.

21 Jul 2022

Myocardial fibrosis linked to worse cardiovascular outcomes in patients with hypertension

A recent study conducted by the National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS) discovered that myocardial fibrosis is associated with worse cardiovascular outcomes in patients with hypertension. Myocardial fibrosis is an important prognostic marker in the development of adverse cardiovascular events, such as heart failure and death.

21 Jul 2022

Research highlights the impact of social determinants of health on hypertension control

A research article published this month in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings highlights the significant impact of social determinants of health on patients' ability to sustain control of hypertension.

20 Jul 2022

Hypertension linked to double the risk of severe COVID-19 despite booster vaccination

Having high blood pressure more than doubled a person's risk for hospitalization from an Omicron-variant COVID-19 infection - even despite full vaccination including a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccines, in an analysis of adults hospitalized with COVID-19 in Los Angeles between December 2021 and April 2022, according to new research published today in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal.

20 Jul 2022

Modifying lifestyle risk factors can offset a genetic risk of stroke, study shows

People who are genetically at higher risk for stroke can lower that risk by as much as 43% by adopting a healthy cardiovascular lifestyle, according to new research led by UTHealth Houston, which was published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

20 Jul 2022

Study finds decline in cardiovascular mortality rates over the last 20 years, but racial disparities remain

While it's well-established that Black adults experience a disproportionately high burden of cardiovascular risk factors and disease in comparison to white adults in the United States, few gender-based analyses of recent national trends exist.

19 Jul 2022

Hospitalized COVID-19 patients with high blood viscosity have greater risk of death

Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 with high estimated blood viscosity are at higher risk of death from complications. High blood viscosity impairs flow to small vessels and increases the risk of blood clots. This measure of blood thickness can be used as a predictor of mortality.

18 Jul 2022

New collaboration focuses on employing AI to help improve cardiovascular disease outcomes

Employing artificial intelligence to help improve outcomes for people with cardiovascular disease is the focus of a three-year, $15 million collaboration among Cornell Tech, the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science (Cornell Bowers CIS) and NewYork-Presbyterian – with physicians from its affiliated medical schools Weill Cornell Medicine and Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (Columbia University VP&S).

15 Jul 2022

Alcohol consumption does not provide any health benefits, presents many risks for young people

Young people face higher health risks from alcohol consumption than older adults, according to a new analysis published in The Lancet.

15 Jul 2022

Risk profiles in adults with cardiovascular disease fail to improve despite advances guidelines and treatments

In an analysis of medical information of more than 6,000 American adults with a history of cardiovascular disease (CVD), researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine conclude that CVD risk "profiles" in secondary prevention have failed to improve over the last two decades.

14 Jul 2022

Long-established drug for angina pectoris shows anti-inflammatory effect, reduces atherosclerotic plaques

A drug used in the clinical treatment of angina symptoms also has an anti-inflammatory effect and reduces atherosclerotic plaques in blood vessels - thereby reducing the risk of heart attack or stroke.

14 Jul 2022

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Cardiology News and Research

Latest Cardiology News and Research

Pilot program designed to help patients manage heart failure results in fewer readmissions

Hypertension heightens the risk of hospitalization related to SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infection

Celebrating the role of aspirin as chemopreventative agent against cancer

Ultra-precise gene therapy technologies could edit or silence faulty genes causing fatal heart diseases

Most familial hypercholesterolemia patients remain undiagnosed, analysis reveals

NYU Langone ranked as the top academic health system in the U.S.

Black patients have higher risk of advanced vision loss after glaucoma diagnosis compared to whites

Potassium-rich diets linked with lower blood pressure in women with high salt intake

Associations between whole blood viscosity and SARS-CoV-2-linked death

Women a history of endometriosis may have greater stroke risk

Myocardial fibrosis linked to worse cardiovascular outcomes in patients with hypertension

Research highlights the impact of social determinants of health on hypertension control

Hypertension linked to double the risk of severe COVID-19 despite booster vaccination

Modifying lifestyle risk factors can offset a genetic risk of stroke, study shows

Study finds decline in cardiovascular mortality rates over the last 20 years, but racial disparities remain

Hospitalized COVID-19 patients with high blood viscosity have greater risk of death

New collaboration focuses on employing AI to help improve cardiovascular disease outcomes

Alcohol consumption does not provide any health benefits, presents many risks for young people

Risk profiles in adults with cardiovascular disease fail to improve despite advances guidelines and treatments

Long-established drug for angina pectoris shows anti-inflammatory effect, reduces atherosclerotic plaques

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