Search Tag: Heart
2023 16 Mar
According to a new study by Cornell University researchers, the length of the present moment depends on an individual's heartbeat. Study researchers found that a human being's perception of time is not constant but stretches or shrinks with each heartbeat. This provides evidence that the heart is one of the brain's crucial timekeepers. This idea...Read more
2022 11 Nov
Established in 1991 by the International Diabetes Federation, World Diabetes Day aims to raise awareness of this disease to achieve increased access to affordable and quality diabetes care. The awareness campaign will take place on 14th November. The global prevalence of diabetes has almost doubled since 1980, having increased from 4.7% to 8.5%...Read more
2022 01 Feb
A recent statement by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) warns that nutritional supplements taken to boost athletic performance can pose risks to the heart. “Nutritional supplements are commonly viewed as risk-free substances that may improve performance, Some nutritional supplements, including various plant and ‘natural’ extracts, may pose...Read more
2021 10 May
Researchers from the Kobe University Hospital, Japan, have developed an AI that uses multiple types of test data to predict the location of surplus pathways in the heart. These “accessory pathways” cause the heart to beat irregularly. In this study on “Accessory pathway analysis using a multimodal deep learning model” published in Scientific Reports,...Read more
2020 16 Mar
According to the latest figures from the World Health Organization (WHO) , there are a total of 168,019 confirmed cases of coronavirus worldwide. So far, the virus has caused 6610 deaths and has affected 148 countries. The highest number of cases are in China (81,077), followed by Italy (24,747), Iran (14,991), Republic of Korea (8236), Spain (7753),...Read more
2020 03 Feb
New research shows that heart attack survivors who have extra weight around their waist are at a greater risk of another heart attack. This is another reason why measuring the waist may actually be more important than stepping on the scale. Excess weight around the waist has already been known to increase the odds of having a first heart attack....Read more
2019 24 Oct
With the help of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, experts at the Prairie Heart Institute of HSHS St. John's Hospital have developed a robust coronary CT angiography (CTA) programme for improved patient care. This AI-based coronary evaluation system enables clinicians to comprehensively treat patients with just one test. At Prairie, myocardial...Read more
2019 26 Aug
Arthur M. Feldman, MD, PhD, Laura H. Carnell Professor of Medicine at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, has been recognised with the 2019 Distinguished Scientist Award-Basic Domain by the American College of Cardiology. Prof. Feldman has received this honour due to his contribution towards improving cardiovascular health and...Read more
2018 28 Nov
The book “Heart: A History”, written by Dr. Sandeep Jauhar, a cardiologist, is a useful reference on the evolution of cardiovascular medicine. It features stories of the intrepid doctors who pioneered cardiovascular surgery in the late 19th century, using needles and catgut in performing some procedures back then. Readers also learn about remarkable...Read more
2018 13 Sep
Stanford-led research has found that people with cardiomyopathy have abnormally short telomeres in the muscles that contract the heart. The finding, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could lead to new pathways for drug discovery. A telomere is a DNA sequence that serves as a protective cap on the ends of chromosomes....Read more
2015 10 Feb
Journalists and the public are invited to join the Twitter and Facebook campaign #loveyourheart2015 to promote heart health from 12 to 14 February. The campaign was initiated by Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) through the MEP Heart Group and aims to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease, the number one killer in Europe (1). It is supported...Read more