Discharge to healthcare facilities increased 6-month readmission risk in Chinese heart failure patients compared to home discharge
Discharge to healthcare facilities linked to higher heart failure readmission risk
This retrospective cohort study of 836 Chinese patients with heart failure found that discharge to healthcare facilities was independently a…
Chinese heart failure patients sent to healthcare facilities after discharge faced higher readmission rates than those going home.
Machine-learning model predicts coronary artery lesions in Kawasaki disease
Kids with rare heart condition may get faster help
This retrospective cohort study from a Chinese hospital developed a CatBoost machine-learning model to predict coronary artery lesions in Ka…
This tool could help doctors spot which kids face the highest risk of heart damage from Kawasaki disease — before it happens.
Retrospective cohort finds inverse triglyceride relationship with mortality in left main coronary artery disease
Low Fat, High Risk: Why Less Triglyceride Means Longer Life
This retrospective cohort study evaluated 2,778 patients with left main coronary artery disease undergoing percutaneous coronary interventio…
Imagine your heart is a busy highway. For years, doctors thought high cholesterol was the only traffic jam causing crashes.
Case Report Identifies KMT2D Variant in 4-Year-Old Girl With Shone Syndrome Phenotype
A rare genetic change may help explain complex heart defects in some children
This case report describes a 4-year-old girl with Shone syndrome phenotype and her parents.
A single family case suggests a specific gene variant might be linked to Shone syndrome, though more research is needed to confirm this conn…
Frequent outpatient BP visits and higher medication intensity associate with lower ischemic stroke odds in hypertensive adults
Frequent blood pressure checks linked to lower stroke risk
This retrospective case-control study of 40,428 adults with hypertension found that frequent outpatient visits with blood pressure measureme…
People with hypertension who had more than 5 BP checks per year had nearly half the odds of stroke, a new study finds.
CTA and TOF-MRA yield similar cerebral perfusion models in aortic arch surgery planning
CTA and TOF-MRA scans show similar results for aortic surgery planning
This observational study in 19 patients undergoing elective aortic arch surgery compared CTA and TOF-MRA segmentation for modeling cerebral …
In a small study of 19 patients, two different scan types produced nearly identical measurements for planning aortic arch surgery.
Shorter fibrin clot lysis time linked to higher bleeding risk in atrial fibrillation patients on anticoagulants
Short clot breakdown time predicts higher bleeding risk
This RCT in 1,841 atrial fibrillation patients found that shorter pretreatment fibrin clot lysis time was associated with a significantly hi…
A simple blood test measuring how fast clots dissolve could help doctors spot patients at higher risk of bleeding before they even start tak…
Memantine reduced PAC burden and new-onset AF in a Phase 2 randomized trial of 241 adults
Common Heart Flutters May Be Linked to Brain Drug
In this Phase 2 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of 241 symptomatic adults with frequent PACs (≥1000/24 h), memantine show…
A new study shows a brain medication may calm frequent heart flutters and lower the risk of more serious heart rhythm problems.
Remote i-CARE intervention improves self-care behaviors in coronary artery disease patients
Your Phone Can Help You Manage Heart Disease
In this randomized controlled trial of 294 community-dwelling adults with CAD, the remotely delivered i-CARE intervention led to significant…
Imagine waking up with a heart condition that requires daily attention.
MICT and HIIT similarly improve heart function after acute myocardial infarction
The surprising shift
In this randomized controlled trial of 100 AMI patients, an 8-week program of moderate-intensity continuous training or isovolumic high-inte…
Imagine waking up after a heart attack. Your doctor tells you to start moving again.
Meta-analysis suggests idarucizumab-enabled thrombolysis is feasible for dabigatran-treated stroke patients after AF ablation
Reversing blood thinners may allow stroke treatment with good safety and recovery
This meta-analysis and case report review examines idarucizumab-enabled intravenous thrombolysis in dabigatran-treated patients with peripro…
Reversing dabigatran before stroke treatment appears safe, showing low bleeding and death rates with recovery similar to standard care.
Narrative review outlines practical framework for combined lipid and anti-inflammatory therapy in coronary atherosclerosis
Your Heart Has a Hidden Fire
This narrative review examines the role of colchicine and IL-1β inhibitors in patients with coronary atherosclerosis.
Doctors now know you must fight two enemies at once: the bad fats in your blood and the hidden inflammation that makes them dangerous.