By UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON JUNE 23, 2023 Three elderly men diagnosed with an until-now irreversible heart condition, transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis, experienced an unprecedented spontaneous recovery confirmed by medical scans, leading researchers at UCL and the Royal Free Hospital to identify a unique amyloid-targeting immune response in these patients. This breakthrough raises the potential for new treatments and the possibility...
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON Wearable devices such as smart watches could be used to detect a higher risk of developing heart failure and irregular heart rhythms in later life, suggests a new study led by UCL researchers. The peer-reviewed study, published in The European Heart Journal – Digital Health, looked at data from 83,000 people who had...
by Temple University Credit: Circulation Research (2023). DOI: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.122.321583 Greater awareness and advances in treatment have greatly improved survival rates following heart attack. With more survivors, however, has come the challenge of managing long-term impacts on heart function, especially chronic heart failure, in which the heart gradually loses its ability to pump blood. Mortality among individuals affected by...
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION CONTENT UPDATED 3/17 – note new references to cardiac rehabilitation. Statement Highlights: A new scientific statement indicates supervised exercise therapy may help improve symptoms for people with one of the most common types of heart failure, known as heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), in which the heart muscle’s pumping strength...
Scientists are searching for medications that will have fewer side effects for people with heart failure. Orlando/Getty Images Heart failure is a severe condition concerning how well the heart can pump blood throughout the body. The management of heart failure involves lifestyle modifications and the use of certain medications. A recent study tested the hormone...
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY Men who never married were more than twice as likely to die within about five years after a heart failure diagnosis compared with women of any marital status or men who were previously married, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session Together With the...
THE HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN IMAGE: SECTIONS OF A NORMAL HEART (LEFT) AND A HEART IN WHICH ENERGY PRODUCTION DEFICIENCY CAUSED DILATION OF THE CHAMBERS (RIGHT), WHICH IS A SIGN OF HEART FAILURE. CREDIT: PAUL DELGADO-OLGUIN/THE HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN (SICKKIDS) Heart failure is often identified only when the heart has already deteriorated. This is...
by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Phone calls from a nurse may improve survival for patients treated for heart failure, according to a new study by investigators from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai. Heart failure occurs when the heart does not pump enough blood to support the organs. Investigators at Cedars-Sinai have...
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY IMAGE: THE LIGHTWEIGHT BELT CONTINUOUSLY MONITORS ALL OF THE PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS ASSOCIATED WITH HEART FAILURE IN REAL TIME, 24/7. CREDIT: FAU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE There are about 64 million cases of heart failure worldwide. According to the American Heart Association, 6.2 million adults in the United States have heart...
by American Heart Association Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain There are some benefits and potentially serious risks when people with heart failure use complementary and alternative medicines (CAM), to manage symptoms, so involving the health care team is important for safety, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published today in the Association’s flagship,...
