NIH-funded study incorporates new measures to better predict outcomes in chronic heart condition. Findings from a study supported in part by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have identified a new model for predicting outcomes for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a heart condition with a prevalence of 1 in 500 people and a frequent cause of
UT South Western-led Kenya study suggests relatively inexpensive technology could reduce cardiac health disparities in developing countries Interpreting relatively inexpensive electrocardiograms (ECGs) with an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm accurately screened patients for a key precursor of heart failure in Kenya, a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers shows. The results, published in JAMA Cardiology, suggest
Developed in partnership with NYU Grossman School of Medicine investigators, the tool predicted risk among more than 6.4 million people across the world. Atool developed by the American Heart Association (AHA), already proven to accurately predict heart disease risk for Americans, can also be applied to the global population, a new study led by NYU
Abdominal contractions are tightly linked to gentle brain movements that help circulate cerebrospinal fluid, researchers find in mouse study The brain is more mechanically connected to the body than previously appreciated, scientists reported today (April 27) in Nature Neuroscience. Through a study using mice and simulations, the team found a potential biological mechanism underlying why exercise is
A simple tool, developed by researchers at Queen Mary University of London and the Berlin Institute of Health at Charité, could help identify which people living with obesity or overweight are most likely to develop serious obesity-related conditions such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease. The study, published in Nature Medicine, shows that future risk
Following 9 key steps for a lifetime of eating well can support heart health More than half of adults and about 60% of children in the U.S. have unhealthy diets, which can contribute to higher rates of health factors such as high blood pressure and obesity, and lead directly to poor health outcomes including deaths from cardiovascular disease and other
Blood clots that form in veins — known as venous thromboembolisms — are a leading cause of illness and death worldwide. Despite the serious threat they pose to human health, researchers have never fully understood why these clots develop in some people but not others. A recent study led by researchers at the University of
Northeastern experts say to call a physical therapist if rotator cuff injuries become painful or disabling The first sign that retired accountant Kathey Parcels had torn her left rotator cuff was pain, sudden and acute pain. “It was really bad,” said Parcels, who experienced the injury three years ago when she was 73. “You couldn’t
A new multicenter study published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery finds that reoperative surgical mitral valve replacement (rSMVR) is associated with significantly better long-term survival compared to transcatheter mitral valve-in-valve (mViV) procedures in patients with failing bioprosthetic mitral valves. While both approaches demonstrated similar safety and procedural success at 30 days, key differences emerged over time,
Millions of older women are at risk of fractures, and standard tests miss many of them. Now, researchers from Ohio University, University of Florida and Indiana University are changing how that risk is detected. Why standard bone density tests don’t always capture fracture risk Most tools used to assess the risk of fractures and osteoporosis
