IC-ECG-guided port placement in three breast cancer patients with PLSVC showed no complications.
When Your Chest Port Takes an Unexpected Route to Your Heart
This case series and literature review examined implantable venous access port placement in three breast cancer patients with persistent lef…
A small signal on the heart monitor during port placement can reveal a harmless but important difference in how some people's blood returns …
CHIP mutations increase cardiovascular risk and mortality in older adults independent of traditional factors.
Your Aging Blood Cells May Be Quietly Attacking Your Heart
This review synthesizes evidence regarding clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) in individuals older than 70 years. Findin…
Aging blood cell mutations called CHIP quietly raise heart attack risk by fueling inflammation, affecting over 10% of adults over 70.
Intraoperative FFR and FLOW800 imaging predict postoperative perfusion abnormalities in Moyamoya bypass patients.
A Heart Tool Finds New Purpose Inside the Brain
This retrospective analysis evaluated 26 patients with Moyamoya disease who underwent STA-MCA bypass. Intraoperative fractional flow reserve…
A heart tool now helps predict brain complications in Moyamoya surgery by combining pressure wire data with special imaging.
In pediatric complex CHD, VR modeling showed superior utility over CT alone for coronary assessment and strong inter-operator agreement.
Why Surgeons Are Strapping On VR Headsets Before Kids' Heart Procedures
This retrospective bi-center feasibility study evaluated patient-specific 3D reconstruction and virtual reality (VR) modeling versus CT alon…
Virtual reality lets pediatric cardiologists walk inside a child's heart before surgery, helping them spot dangers that flat scans can miss.
Outcomes of acute myocardial infarction patients with supranormal versus normal or reduced left ventricular ejection fraction
When a Heart Pumps Too Well After a Heart Attack
This Korean nationwide cohort study evaluated clinical outcomes in 27,903 patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) stratified by left…
A heart that pumps harder than normal after a heart attack might carry its own hidden risks, and doctors are just starting to figure out wha…
Modified cardiometabolic index predicts mortality in adults with cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome better than traditional indices.
New Score Predicts Heart and Kidney Risk Better Than Old Tests
This prospective cohort study of 5,189 adults with cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome assessed the modified cardiometabolic index (MCM…
A new health score predicts heart and kidney failure risk better than standard blood tests, revealing hidden dangers in millions of patients…
Guideline proposes mechanistic phenotyping to distinguish POTS from autonomic failure
The POTS Label May Be Hiding What Actually Makes Patients Sick
A hypothesis-driven review and guideline for patients with POTS proposes reframing physiology by distinguishing compensatory orthostatic tac…
Calling POTS "dysautonomia" may push doctors to silence a symptom instead of fixing what triggered it.
AI-assisted echocardiography shows moderate agreement with cardiologists in ATTR-CM monitoring
AI Ultrasounds Match Experts for Tracking a Stealth Heart Disease
This retrospective observational study evaluated a fully automated, AI-assisted echocardiographic algorithm (Us2.ai) against human readers i…
AI heart scans match expert doctors for tracking a silent protein buildup, offering reliable monitoring for patients with a common form of h…
Complex PCI is associated with higher risks of myocardial infarction, bleeding, and death compared to non-complex PCI in revascularization patients.
A Common Heart Procedure Carries a Hidden, Long-Term Risk
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated 290,039 patients undergoing myocardial revascularization. The analysis found that complex…
A powerful new analysis reveals that patients needing more complicated heart stents face a significantly higher long-term risk of new heart …
Serum NT-proBNP levels demonstrate high diagnostic accuracy for congestive heart failure-related pleural effusions in a meta-analysis.
Blood Test Beats Fluid Drain for Heart Failure Clues
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the diagnostic utility of serum NT-proBNP levels for identifying congestive heart failure…
A simple blood test can diagnose heart failure with fluid buildup as accurately as invasive fluid drainage, sparing patients uncomfortable p…
Remote monitoring chatbot increased GDMT target dose achievement in recently discharged HFrEF patients compared to standard care.
A Simple Chatbot After Heart Failure Hospitalization May Keep You Healthier and Out of the Hospital
This randomized controlled trial enrolled 66 patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) recently discharged from the…
For people with heart failure, consistent digital check-ins after leaving the hospital could be the key to getting the right medication stre…
Machine learning models predict noninvasive support failure in acute respiratory failure with moderate accuracy
AI Predicts Breathing Trouble, But Can We Trust It Yet?
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 34,500 adults with acute respiratory failure found machine learning prediction models had a pooled …
A new computer program predicts breathing tube failure with 84% accuracy, but doctors must decide if this tool is ready to save lives.