Category: CARDIOLOGY

Study reveals no link between high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and movement disorders

There is no correlation between high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels and a patient’s risk for developing movement disorders while taking an antipsychotic, according to a study published in the April-June

Researchers discover new target for treating heart failure: Protein kinase N

Protein kinase N (PKN) 1 and PKN2 are expressed in cardiac fibroblasts. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52068-0, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-52068-0 As society ages, the number of patients with heart failure is

Many US adults with uncontrolled hypertension are unaware of hypertension status

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain More than half of adults with uncontrolled hypertension are unaware that they have hypertension, according to a study published online Sept. 11 in JAMA Network Open.

Study finds some male cross-country skiers at higher risk for bradycardia and pacemakers

Vasaloppet is the world’s biggest cross-country ski race. The study examined 209,108 Swedish skiers who participated in at least one Vasaloppet race between 1989 and 2011. Credit: Vasaloppet Men who

Five facts about atrial fibrillation

A 12 lead ECG showing atrial fibrillation at approximately 150 beats per minute. Credit: James Heilman, MD/Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0 Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is a fast and irregular heart rhythm

Increased testing for heart disease indicator needed worldwide, say experts

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A review in The Lancet finds that 20% of the world population carries a genetic risk factor for cardiovascular diseases such as heart attacks, strokes, and

A new app uses smartphone technology to ‘uncuff’ blood pressure monitoring

Smartphone pulse pressure (PP) concept in relation to the analogous steps of automatic cuff blood pressure (BP) measurement. The user performs thumb pressing and hand raising with the phone to

Coordinated care important for children with Down syndrome and congenital heart disease, say researchers

A family‐centered, developmentally supportive care model for children with trisomy 21 and congenital heart disease from birth through adolescence. Credit: Journal of the American Heart Association (2024). DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.124.036214 A

Foods with low Nutri-Scores associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of mortality in Western Europe, accounting for 1/3 of deaths in 2019. Diet is thought to be responsible for around

Pulmonary vein isolation yields reduction in A-fib burden

For patients with symptomatic paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation, pulmonary vein isolation results in a significant and clinically important reduction in atrial fibrillation burden at six months, according to a