Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Patients who had heart attacks during the first COVID-19 lockdown in the UK and Spain are predicted to live 1.5 and 2 years less, respectively, than…
Tag: Cardiology
Virtual ward for atrial fibrillation patients could prevent thousands of hospital admissions per year
A 12 lead ECG showing atrial fibrillation at approximately 150 beats per minute. Credit: James Heilman, MD/Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0 A new virtual ward to safely treat atrial fibrillation patients could…
Cancer survivors who quit smoking found to have 36% lower cardiovascular risk than those who continue
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Cancer patients who continue smoking after their diagnosis have a nearly doubled risk of heart attack, stroke or death due to cardiovascular disease compared with non-smokers,…
AI tool outperforms human emergency call handlers in identifying stroke, new study shows
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A team of researchers from Denmark has developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) framework to address the number of strokes that go unrecognized by human emergency…
New device gently moves esophagus, making heart ablations safer, study finds
Heart ablations are an effective treatment for persistent AFib but can also cause serious damage to the nearby esophagus, an injury that can be life threatening. Doctors at The Ohio…
New clinical practice guideline on cardiac physiological pacing
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Today, the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS), and Latin American Heart Rhythm Society (LAHRS) released a new clinical practice guideline on…
Heart attack patients with strong legs have better prognosis, finds research
Credit: CC0 Public Domain People with strong legs are less likely to develop heart failure after a heart attack, according to research presented today at Heart Failure 2023, a scientific…
High blood pressure is the most deadly risk factor for women worldwide
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain All women should know their blood pressure to prevent heart disease and stroke, urged cardiologists from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) on World Hypertension Day.…
Prowess, persistence yield first-anywhere heart procedure
Dr. James McCabe displays a clothespin-like MitraClip like the one he detached and removed via catheter from John Steenmeyer’s heart. Credit: UW Medicine photo Cardiologists at the UW Medicine Heart…
