Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is underdiagnosed in patients with severe secondary tricuspid regurgitation (STR) of undefined etiology (isolated STR), according to a study published online Nov. 6 in JAMA Cardiology. Jwan A. Naser, M.B.B.S., from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and colleagues examined the prevalence of HFpEF and precapillary pulmonary hypertension
Visualization of an individual data sample as a P-QRS-T wave progression viewed from 12 leads. Credit: Heart Rhythm (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.07.061 Researchers at Penn State are using machine learning and existing electrocardiogram (ECG) data to help doctors make more accurate predictions. A team of artificial intelligence engineers, in collaboration with a team of physicians from
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Past psychology studies have consistently highlighted the link between adverse and traumatic life events and mental health problems. Better understanding the intricate relationship between stressful life events and the emergence of psychopathology in childhood could inform psychotherapeutic practice, potentially enabling the development of more effective interventions. Researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital
PHILADELPHIA — Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) among patients on dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) remains risky in terms of morbidity and mortality, but the Predicting Bleeding Complications in Patients Undergoing Stent Implantation and Subsequent Dual Antiplatelet Therapy (PRECISE-DAPT) score could help predict that risk…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global gendered epidemic that inordinately impacts females. Worldwide, 25%–50% of women report abuse in a personal relationship and two out of three victims of IPV are female. Although both women and men experience abuse at the hands of their partners, women disproportionately experience more severe
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new randomized controlled trial out of the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute has found that combining structured exercise training with reductions in sitting time protects against heart damage and declines in cardiovascular fitness in adults receiving stem cell transplantation for blood cancers. The average blood cancer patient loses 15–24% of
TOPLINE: Postpartum exercise reduces the severity of depressive and anxiety symptoms. Initiating exercise within 12 weeks postpartum is linked to greater reductions in depressive symptoms. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis including 35 studies with a total of 4072 participants. The review included randomized controlled trials and nonrandomized interventions examining the impact of
Two-color fluorescence nerve and tumor visualization, with green color for the 700-nm LGW05-75 imaging channel (top) and red color for the 800-nm ABY-029 imaging channel (middle row), and with the 700- and 800-nm fluorescence images merged (bottom). Credit: Journal of Biomedical Optics (2024). DOI: 10.1117/1.JBO.30.S1.S13707 Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) ranks as one
MedPage Today) — In the absence of air conditioning, simple measures proved effective at lowering heat-induced cardiac strain in older people. Randomized crossover studies showed that electric fans and skin wetting both worked better than no…
New collaborative research from the University of Sydney and the Montreal Heart Institute has shown that using a fan in hot and humid weather reduces cardiac strain in older people, contradicting recommendations from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention in the US…