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. Trio whole-exome sequencing identified a heteroz…
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…
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.
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.
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 finds amlodipine–ARB combination improves hypertension control vs monotherapy
Combining amlodipine with an angiotensin receptor blocker may improve blood pressure control.
This systematic review and meta-analysis of six studies in primary hypertension found that amlodipine–ARB combination therapy had 2.25 times…
A combination of amlodipine and an angiotensin receptor blocker showed better blood pressure control than amlodipine alone in patients with …
Systematic review and meta-analysis of endovascular therapy for vertebrobasilar artery occlusion outcomes
Endovascular therapy improves function and lowers death risk for vertebrobasilar artery occlusion.
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated endovascular therapy versus standard medical treatment in patients with vertebrobasilar a…
A large review confirms endovascular therapy improves function and lowers death risk for vertebrobasilar artery occlusion, though it increas…