by Mayo Clinic News Network, Mayo Clinic News Network Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDetecting a heart murmur on your own can be tricky. A murmur is an extra heart sound that can be heard by a stethoscope. Sometimes, a murmur sounds like a humming sound, which can be faint or loud. It might be temporary or...
A recent report by a nonprofit clinical watchdog group is drawing fire from cardiologists, in part because the organization alleged that 1 in 5 stents placed in Medicare recipients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) over a 3-year period were considered “overuse.” The Lown Institute report looked at percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) — primarily stent...
by Elizabeth Fernandez, University of California, San Francisco Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Clinicians rely daily on electrocardiograms (ECG) to detect common cardiovascular conditions, but accurate diagnoses require high levels of expertise. In a new study that reviewed nearly 1 million ECGs from 365,000 adults, an artificial intelligence algorithm exceeded the performance of a widely available commercial...
Tapping into the technology behind facial recognition programs and self-driving cars, researchers in a new study have taught computers key elements of assessing echocardiograms. The advance might simplify an otherwise extensive process now done by humans. Researchers created algorithms to recognize images and potential heart problems that echocardiograms commonly capture, including enlarged chambers, diminished pumping...
‘No evidence’ having high levels of bad cholesterol causes heart disease, claim 17 cardiologists as they call on doctors to ‘abandon’ statins Researchers have warned statins to offer no protection to millions of people The findings add to the ever-growing row over the cholesterol-busting pills High levels of LDL-C has been considered a major cause of...
