Hundreds of thousands of Americans with heart failure are sick enough to benefit from a transplant, yet only around 4,000 heart transplants are performed annually. One reason for this gap is the time window during which a heart can survive outside the donor body before transplant hovers around four hours. And the longer it takes for the donor heart to […]
Nearly half a million people missed out on starting medication to lower their blood pressure during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to research supported by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) Data Science Centre at Health Data Research UK published today in Nature Medicine [1]. The researchers say that thousands of people could suffer an avoidable heart attack or stroke due to delays […]
New research involving adults diagnosed with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and morbid obesity (body mass index > 40) indicates that subjects who had bariatric surgery achieved a significantly reduced risk of developing subsequent cardiovascular disease (CVD). The findings appeared on Oct. 5, 2022 in JAMA Network Open. “The findings provide evidence in support of bariatric surgery as an effective […]
Development of myocarditis after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination is rare but appears to be more frequent among males aged 18-29 and especially after the second mRNA-1273 (Moderna) vaccine. The study is published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) on Nov. 21, 2022. “In this study, we found higher observed rates of myocarditis after receipt of mRNA vaccines than expected, but absolute rates were low,” […]
Among patients diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (AF) and valvular heart disease (VHD), those treated with apixaban have achieved a lower rate of ischemic stroke or systemic embolism and a lower rate of intracranial or gastrointestinal bleeding than those treated with rivaroxaban. Researchers from a large retrospective study reported these findings on Oct 18, 2022 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. […]
Of all out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in residential areas of Vienna and Copenhagen from 2016-2021, one-third of those cardiac arrests occurred in public housing communities. That occurrence jumped to more than 60% when including areas surrounding public housing communication, suggesting cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) education programs tailored to these communities may be an efficient strategy to train more people to save lives, according to preliminary research […]
Findings from a global study suggest that risk factors for cardiovascular disease are similar for men and women, with some notable differences. The outcomes were reported on Oct. 17, 2022 in The Lancet. “When it comes to cardiovascular disease in men and women, the similarities in terms of risk factors are considerably greater than the differences,” said investigator and second […]
A large retrospective study of patients diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (AF) and valvular heart disease (VHD) showed that apixaban treatment was associated with a lower rate of ischemic stroke or systemic embolism and a lower rate of intracranial or gastrointestinal bleeding than rivaroxaban treatment. Researchers reported these findings on Oct. 17, 2022 in the Annals of Internal Medicine As background, […]
Extended cardiac monitoring in patients and the use of implantable cardiovascular electronic devices can increase detection of atrial fibrillation (AF), but the devices have limitations including short battery life and lack of immediate feedback. Can new smartphone tools that can record an electrocardiogram (ECG) strip and make an automated diagnosis overcome these limitations and facilitate timely diagnosis? The largest study to date, […]
Good news for coffee lovers: drinking two to three cups of coffee a day is linked with a longer lifespan and lower risk of cardiovascular disease compared with avoiding coffee. The benefits apply to ground, instant and even decaffeinated coffee, according to Australian research published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. The health effects of coffee have been heavily […]
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