Receiving palliative or hospice care services was found to improve quality of life for hospitalized ischemic stroke patients, however, disparities […]
More heart infections and strokes in the U.S. linked to national opioid epidemic
The ongoing U.S. opioid epidemic may have led to an increase in the number of strokes due to more bacterial […]
Mindfulness meditation improves quality of life in heart attack survivors
An eight-week programme of mindfulness meditation improves quality of life and reduces fear of activity in heart attack patients, according […]
Proof-of-concept system turns smart speakers into contactless heart rhythm monitors
Smart speakers such as the Amazon Echo or the Google Nest can be used to monitor heart rhythms without physical contact as […]
Interaction between LDL cholesterol and PRS can predict risk of heart attack
Allelica, a leading genomics software company specializing in developing polygenic risk scores (PRS) for personalized medicine, today announced publication of […]
COVID-19 can kill heart muscle cells, interfere with contraction
Since early in the pandemic, COVID-19 has been associated with heart problems, including reduced ability to pump blood and abnormal […]
Identical in nearly every way, these twins even had the same kind of heart attack
As identical twins who look alike, sound alike and even have the same mannerisms, Patricia Wood and Pamela Smith are […]
Team develops breakthrough heart ablation evaluation system
The Texas Heart Institute (THI) has announced that a research team led by Dr. Mehdi Razavi, Director of Electrophysiology Clinical […]
Stem cell study illuminates the cause of a devastating inherited heart disorder
Scientists in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have uncovered the molecular causes of a congenital […]
Diabetes during pregnancy may increase risk of heart disease
Women with a history of diabetes during pregnancy (gestational diabetes) are twice as likely by mid-life to develop calcium in […]