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.
Serial echocardiography in severe aortic regurgitation shows LVESD and FS changes predict risk
Does waiting for a specific heart measurement number actually keep you safe?
A retrospective analysis of 140 patients with severe aortic regurgitation undergoing serial echocardiographic follow-up found that small inc…
Waiting for a specific heart measurement to justify surgery may miss warning signs, as every millimeter of heart widening raises risk by 5% …
Probiotics with high-fiber diet linked to lower blood pressure in hypertensive patients
Your Gut Bacteria May Be a Hidden Lever for Blood Pressure
A retrospective cohort study of 322 hypertensive patients found that a 3-month regimen of probiotics combined with a high-fiber diet was ass…
Combining probiotic supplements with a high-fiber diet changed the gut microbiome in ways that measurably lowered blood pressure and improve…
GWAS meta-analysis identifies 89 loci for mitral valve prolapse and genetic links to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
New DNA Clues Link Heart Valve to Dangerous Rhythms
This meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) evaluated genetic factors in over 2.2 million individuals, including 21,517 cas…
Imagine your heart has a tiny door that sometimes swings too wide.
GMPI software packages show varied reference values for left ventricular function in low-risk CAD patients
Your Heart's "Normal" Range May Depend on Your Sex and Age
A retrospective cohort of 142 consecutive patients with low-risk coronary artery disease found significant differences in left ventricular f…
What's considered normal heart function on a common imaging test varies by sex and age, with new benchmarks showing significant differences …
Triple product of diameters predicts early medical abortion failure better than other gestational sac metrics in outpatients.
Can the size of the pregnancy sac predict if early abortion medicine will work?
This retrospective cohort study evaluated 159 early pregnancy outpatients in China receiving mifepristone and misoprostol for medical aborti…
A specific calculation of pregnancy sac size predicts when early abortion medicine might fail, while age 35 or older also raises the risk of…
Time of symptom onset does not affect ICH severity or outcomes in retrospective study
Does the time of day you have a brain bleed change your survival chances?
A retrospective monocentric study of 381 adult patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage found no significant differences in ICH vo…
The time of day a brain bleed starts does not change survival chances, as study results show outcomes depend on age and health instead.
Biplane 3D-CT transseptal puncture shows feasibility and safety in 100 atrial fibrillation ablation patients
New imaging method shows safety for heart rhythm procedure in small study
A retrospective cohort feasibility study of 100 atrial fibrillation patients undergoing radiofrequency catheter ablation found that transsep…
A new 3D CT imaging method for heart rhythm procedures worked safely in every patient without complications in a recent study.
Adenosine and other interventions show variable success in adult paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia patients.
Why Your Heart Palpitations Might Be Different
This retrospective observational study evaluated treatment responses in 427 adult patients with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia at a…
Heart palpitations often signal different problems depending on your health history, as new research shows comorbidities like diabetes reduc…
TyG index predicts complex CAD in young adults with aortic valve calcification
A Simple Blood Test Ratio Could Predict Heart Disease Risk Earlier
This cross-sectional study evaluated 260 young and middle-aged adults (aged 18–65 years) with aortic valve calcification to assess the assoc…
A straightforward blood calculation may help doctors spot dangerous heart disease earlier in younger adults who have a specific type of valv…
Vital sign trajectories in early ICU sepsis thrombocytopenia link to mortality risk.
Early ICU signs predict who needs extra care
A retrospective cohort study of adults with sepsis-associated thrombocytopenia in the ICU found that Cluster 2 (based on vital sign trajecto…
Tracking how your body changes in the first few hours of ICU care can help doctors spot danger early and adjust treatment plans before it ge…