Axillary IABP support enables ambulation in most heart failure patients with low complication rates.
Heart Pump Patients Can Walk Again Before Transplant
A meta-analysis of four retrospective studies in patients receiving axillary IABP support for heart failure found most patients could ambula…
A new heart pump placement lets dying patients walk while waiting for a transplant, keeping them strong for life-saving surgery.
Narrative review examines peak frequency algorithm versus conventional mapping for cardiac arrhythmias
New Tool Clears Up Confusing Heart Signals
This narrative review evaluates the use of a peak frequency (PF) algorithm utilizing Wavelet transformation (WT) compared to conventional ma…
A new tool helps doctors clearly separate confusing heart signals to treat dangerous rhythms more accurately.
CF-LVADs in end-stage heart failure show functional improvements but high readmission in small cohort
A Tiny Pump Is Helping Failing Hearts Last Longer
A retrospective cohort study of 27 patients with end-stage heart failure on CF-LVADs as destination therapy found significant improvements i…
A tiny chest pump helped 27 patients with severe heart failure live longer and feel better, though some still faced hospital readmissions or…
One-year post-CABG diastolic function worsens despite preserved ejection fraction in ischemic heart disease patients.
Heart Surgery Makes Pumping Harder Later
This observational review assessed cardiac mechanics in 96 patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) compared to b…
Even when heart surgery restores blood flow, the heart muscle may struggle to relax and fill properly a year later.
Ten-year HOST-EXAM trial data show clopidogrel reduces major adverse events versus aspirin in chronic PCI maintenance.
Long-term clopidogrel may lower risks compared to aspirin after heart stents
This 10-year extended follow-up of the HOST-EXAM randomized controlled trial evaluated clopidogrel versus aspirin in 5,438 patients during t…
After heart stents, long-term clopidogrel alone lowered risks of major heart events and death compared to aspirin alone in a 10-year study.
Deferral of PCI non-inferior to routine PCI before TAVI in coronary artery disease patients
Study finds delaying heart artery procedure before valve replacement is as safe as doing it first
A randomised controlled trial of 466 patients undergoing TAVI with coronary artery disease in 12 Dutch hospitals found deferral of PCI was n…
Delaying heart artery procedures before valve replacement is just as safe as doing them first, with similar rates of death, heart attack, st…
Image-based deep learning models show high accuracy for aortic dissection segmentation and diagnosis compared to clinicians.
AI Reads Your Scan Better Than Doctors
This systematic review and meta-analysis pooled data from 48 studies evaluating image-based deep learning models against clinicians for aort…
Smart computer programs now spot life-threatening aortic tears with accuracy that matches top human doctors, catching dangerous signs humans…
Sacubitril/valsartan shows greater LVMI regression than some antihypertensives in hypertension with remodeling
New Drug Shrinks Heart Muscle Better Than Old Options
A network meta-analysis of 851 patients with essential hypertension and cardiovascular remodeling found sacubitril/valsartan achieved greate…
A new analysis shows one specific medicine shrinks thickened heart muscle better than older blood pressure treatments, offering hope for rev…
External validation of three DVT prediction models in 1,270 acute stroke patients.
Three DVT prediction models showed varying accuracy in a single-center stroke study.
This single-center spatial validation cohort study assessed three deep vein thrombosis (DVT) prediction models in 1,270 patients with acute …
The Lu Qiufang model outperformed others with 82.1% accuracy in predicting deep vein thrombosis among 1,270 acute stroke patients at a Shenz…
Meta-analysis shows altered muscle morphology and metabolism in heart failure patients versus healthy controls.
Why Your Muscles Change in Heart Failure
This systematic review and meta-analysis of 35 studies compared cross-sectional muscle morphology and metabolism in patients with heart fail…
Heart failure doesn't just weaken the heart; it silently rewrites the blueprint of your leg muscles to make them less efficient.
HIIT improves cardiorespiratory fitness and waist circumference in sedentary adults versus no exercise.
HIIT exercise improves fitness and waist size in sedentary adults, review finds
A Cochrane systematic review of 2,075 healthy, sedentary adults found that high-intensity interval training (HIIT) likely increases VO2max a…
High-intensity interval training likely boosts fitness and shrinks waist size for sedentary adults, though more research is needed to confir…
Serum biomarkers stratify disease severity in acute myocarditis cohorts
New Blood Test Predicts Heart Attack Risk in Inflammation
This prospective cohort study analyzed 103 patients across two independent settings to evaluate serum analyses and multimodal data integrati…
A new blood test predicts heart attack risk by spotting inflammation signals from repair workers in the heart muscle.