Cardiology

Asthma, depression, anxiety, and hypothyroidism are associated with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) among women, according to a study published online Aug. 22 in the Journal of Primary Care and Community Health.

An AI tool could help cardiologists identify and target cells that trigger arrhythmia in patients with ventricular tachycardia, a serious heart condition.

About 1 in 3 Australian adults have hypertension, or high blood pressure.

Researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center are using novel nonviral gene therapy technology to gain insight into how to treat age-related heart disease. Researchers found that adding more brown fat or increasing the level of a fat molecule, or lipokine, released by energy-burning brown fat helps preserve heart health.

A newly published, post-hoc analysis of the landmark FUEL (Fontan Udenafil Exercise Longitudinal) Trial demonstrates that udenafil, a PDE5 inhibitor, significantly improves peak oxygen consumption (peak VO₂) in adolescents with single-ventricle congenital heart disease (SV-CHD) who have undergone the Fontan procedure and have reduced exercise capacity.

Scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) have shown that 18FDG-PET, an imaging technique widely used to study other conditions, can also be used to monitor atherosclerosis by measuring cellular metabolism within arterial plaques.

Researchers have found why common cuff-based blood pressure readings are inaccurate and how they might be improved, which could improve health outcomes for patients.

Stroke continues to place a heavy burden on Australians, especially those from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, with a stroke occurring every 11 minutes. Yet, new research led by University of Wollongong (UOW) Ph.D. candidate Shegaw Zeleke has found a striking paradox: despite the disproportionate impact of stroke on CALD communities, stroke care guidelines worldwide lack cultural recommendations.

The simple daily habit of standing up more often may impact heart health for postmenopausal women, according to a new study from the University of California San Diego. Researchers reported that women experiencing overweight or obesity who increased daily sit-to-stand movements saw measurable improvements in blood pressure.

Pain that persists one year after a heart attack can be linked to a significant risk of death at a level consistent with the effects of smoking and diabetes. This is shown in a new study involving close to 100,000 patients that was led by researchers from Dalarna University, Region Dalarna, Karolinska Institutet and Uppsala University.