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…
Shorter heparin-to-bivalirudin bridging times (≤30 min) reduce hospitalization in acute coronary syndrome patients undergoing PCI
The Clock Is Ticking When You Switch Blood Thinners During Heart Surgery
This retrospective cohort study evaluated 197 patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.
A simple timing tweak in how two common blood thinners are switched during heart procedures may cut the odds of landing back in the hospital…
Multimodal cardiac imaging shows highest accuracy for myocardial injury detection in heat stroke patients
Heat Stroke Can Silently Damage Your Heart — Here's How Doctors Now Check
A retrospective cohort study of 187 heat stroke patients found that a multimodal imaging approach combining echocardiography, cardiac MRI, a…
Combining three heart scans after heat stroke detects dangerous muscle damage that any single test would miss in nearly 1 in 7 patients.
Cardiac MRI parametric mapping aids cardiac amyloidosis diagnosis in advanced renal dysfunction cohorts
MRI Works for Heart Amyloid Even With Kidney Failure
This single-institution cohort study evaluated 65 patients with advanced renal dysfunction (ARD) using cardiac MRI (CMR) to diagnose cardiac…
Cardiac MRI can accurately diagnose heart amyloidosis in patients with severe kidney failure, offering a reliable option where standard scan…
Carotid plaque measures predict coronary heart disease in CKD patients
A Simple Neck Ultrasound Could Spot Hidden Heart Disease in Kidney Patients
A retrospective analysis of 377 patients with chronic kidney disease found carotid plaque number and maximum plaque length predicted coronar…
For patients with early-stage kidney disease, counting and measuring plaque deposits in the neck arteries may offer a safer, contrast-free w…
Right bundle branch block predicts recurrence after atrial fibrillation ablation in retrospective cohort
Old Heart Rhythm, New Rules
A retrospective cohort study of 949 atrial fibrillation patients undergoing radiofrequency catheter ablation found that complete right bundl…
A hidden electrical block in the heart may signal that atrial fibrillation surgery will fail sooner for some patients.
Retrospective study of levosimendan use in acute heart failure patients across Jiangxi Province hospitals
A Heart Drug Works Differently Depending on Your Body Weight
This retrospective, observational study evaluated levosimendan in 2,398 acute heart failure patients across Jiangxi Province hospitals.
A heart failure drug called levosimendan may work differently depending on how much a patient weighs, according to new real-world data.