Timing of heart surgery crucial, research shows
Valve replacement heart surgery should be performed earlier than conventionally thought for people with aortic stenosis — according to new research from the University of East Anglia. The condition is one of the most common and serious valve disease problems, caused by a narrowing of the aortic valve opening. Once patients develop symptoms such as […]
AHA News: Improved Fitness Gave Man Chance to Walk Daughter Down the Aisle After Heart Attack
Latest Heart News FRIDAY, May 13, 2022 (American Heart Association News) Justin Ballard of Prairie Grove, Arkansas, stared at the photos in disbelief. “Do I really look that big?” he thought. The pictures came from a joyous occasion – Christmas Day 2019, when Kelsey, the oldest of his three children, had gotten engaged. The couple […]
Flu causes cardiac complications by directly infecting the heart: In mouse study, heart is unaffected by lung inflammation alone
Researchers have shown for the first time in mice that heart problems associated with the flu are not caused by raging inflammation in the lungs, as has long been predicted. Instead, the Ohio State University study revealed, the electrical malfunctions and heart scarring seen in some of the sickest flu patients are caused by direct […]
Do COVID Vaccines Stave Off New Medical Conditions?
Risks of long COVID symptoms and the incidence of new onset hypertension, diabetes, and heart disease were lower among vaccinated patients with breakthrough infection versus those with COVID who were unvaccinated, a large analysis of medical records in the U.S. suggested. Compared to those who were unvaccinated, relative risks were 0.33 for hypertension (95% CI […]
Could Student Loan Debt Threaten Your Health?
Latest Heart News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, May 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) As the Biden Administration weighs the possibility of broad student loan forgiveness, a new study finds that people mired in student debt face a heightened risk of heart disease by middle age. The findings are not the first to suggest that […]
AHA News: Limited By Stroke at 48, His Wife Helps Him Make the Most of Their ‘New Normal’
Latest Heart News MONDAY, May 2, 2022 (American Heart Association News) While a worker cleaned out the septic system at John Cathey’s house in Murray, Kentucky, John was down in the crawl space checking the pipes. When it came time to exit, he pushed his legs to scoot out. His left leg wouldn’t move. His […]
Task Force Rejects Daily Aspirin for Heart Health – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Heart News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, April 27, 2022 It seemed a simple prospect — take a low-dose baby aspirin tablet once a day and reduce your risk of ever suffering a heart attack or stroke. But new science has shown it’s not that simple. Noting the drug’s risk of dangerous bleeding, […]
AHA News: Air Pollution Exposure May Cause Heart Attack Within an Hour
Latest Heart News FRIDAY, April 22, 2022 (American Heart Association News) Exposure to air pollutants – even at levels below World Health Organization air quality guidelines – may trigger a heart attack within the hour, according to a new study from China that found the risks were highest among older people and when the weather […]
New miniature heart could help speed heart disease cures
There’s no safe way to get a close-up view of the human heart as it goes about its work: you can’t just pop it out, take a look, then slot it back in. Scientists have tried different ways to get around this fundamental problem: they’ve hooked up cadaver hearts to machines to make them pump […]
Study finds infertility history linked with increased risk of heart failure: The future risk of heart failure is not related to other known factors
A new study finds that a history of infertility is associated with increased risk of heart failure. Published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) revealed that women who had experienced infertility had a 16% increased risk of heart failure compared with women who did not have […]