'Broken Heart Syndrome' Has Risen During Pandemic
Doctors at one Ohio hospital system have discovered yet another possible consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic: More cases of “broken heart syndrome.” Source link...
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Grilling Tips for Heart Health
Summer is grilling season, and this year, as we continue the battle against coronavirus, we have a feeling those backyard getaways are going to be...
Heart and Vascular Telemedicine Visit
Here are a few steps and expectations for before, during and after a heart and vascular telemedicine visit. Source link...
Could Trump’s push to undo the ACA cause problems for COVID survivors? Biden thinks so.
The same day the Trump administration reaffirmed its support of a lawsuit that would invalidate all of the Affordable Care Act, Joe Biden sharply warned...
Scientists identify key factor regulating abnormal heart growth
The human heart is like a sponge, able to expand and grow, increasing its capacity to take up blood. In theory, an enlarged heart can...
Nearly One in 10 Patients Will Continue Use of Opioids After Heart Surgery
(MedPage Today) — Study Authors: Chase R. Brown, Zehang Chen, et al.; Steven A. Farmer, Michelle Schreiber, Keith A. Horvath Target Audience and Goal Statement:...
Inspiratory muscle dysfunction and restrictive lung function impairment in congenital heart disease: Association with immune inflammatory response and exercise intolerance.
Related Articles Inspiratory muscle dysfunction and restrictive lung function impairment in congenital heart disease: Association with immune inflammatory response and exercise intolerance. Int J Cardiol....
Updated Strategies for Pulse Oximetry Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease
Seven years after its addition to the US Recommended Uniform Screening Panel, newborn screening for critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) using pulse oximetry became mandatory...
75 or Older? Statins Can Still Benefit Your Heart
People 75 and older who were free of heart disease and prescribed a statin wound up with a 25% lower risk of death from any...
Emerging 3D technologies and applications within congenital heart disease: teach, predict, plan and guide.
Related Articles Emerging 3D technologies and applications within congenital heart disease: teach, predict, plan and guide. Future Cardiol. 2020 Jul 06;: Authors: Salavitabar A, Figueroa CA,...
‘Please tell me my life is worth a LITTLE of your discomfort,’ nurse pleads
When an employee told a group of 20-somethings they needed face masks to enter his fast-food restaurant, one woman fired off a stream of expletives....
7 in 10 U.S. adults worry poor health will limit their life experiences, survey finds
Seven in 10 U.S. adults worry poor health will prevent them from doing all the things they’d like to do in life, according to a...
Clinical spectrum and prevalence of congenital heart disease in children in Botswana.
Clinical spectrum and prevalence of congenital heart disease in children in Botswana. Cardiovasc J Afr. 2020 Jun 22;31:1-5 Authors: Mazhani T, Steenhoff AP, Tefera E,...
Abbott’s Gallant Heart Rhythm Implants FDA Approved
Abbott won FDA approval for its Gallant implantable cardioverter defibrillator and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator devices. Cleared in Europe earlier this year, the implants feature...
Asthma does not appear to increase the risk of contracting COVID-19, shows study
Asthma does not appear to increase the risk for a person contracting COVID-19 or influence its severity, according to a team of Rutgers researchers. Source...
Childhood Viral Respiratory Infection and Congenital Heart Disease: Many Questions Remain Unanswered.
Related Articles Childhood Viral Respiratory Infection and Congenital Heart Disease: Many Questions Remain Unanswered. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2020 Jul;21(7):694-696 Authors: Moynihan KM, Alexander PMA...
Complete Heart Block Secondary to Flecainide Toxicity: Is It Time for CYP2D6 Genotype Testing?
Flecainide acetate is a Vaughan-Williams class IC antiarrhythmic drug prescribed for the treatment of supraventricular arrhythmias. It has a narrow therapeutic index and proarrhythmic effects...
Toxic metallic air pollution nanoparticles found inside myocardial mitochondria of city dwellers
Toxic metallic air pollution nanoparticles are getting inside the crucial, energy-producing structures within the hearts of people living in polluted cities, causing cardiac stress –...
Morning walks can improve the sleeping habits of bypass surgery patients
Trouble sleeping after heart bypass surgery? Morning walks are the solution, according to research presented today on ACNAP Essentials 4 You, a scientific platform of...