MRI Technique Improves Risk Prediction for Sudden Cardiac Death in Pediatric HCM
A new study explores a novel approach to improve risk prediction for sudden cardiac death in children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
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Light-Activated Shunt Could Cut Down on Multiple Heart Surgeries in Children
The device is designed to expand with a light-activated catheter, potentially eliminating the need for multiple open-chest surgeries in children with heart defects.
Heart Cell Reboot Could Heal Congenital Defects, Heart Attacks
By genetically manipulating cells to revert to a fetal-like state, scientists triggered the regeneration of heart muscle in adult mice.
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New Cardiac Pump Gives Kids a Better Way to Await Heart Transplants
A small, implantable cardiac pump called the Jarvik 2015 ventricular assist device has shown promising results in a feasibility trial in kids.
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Diabetes Drug Shows Promise in Treating Acute Heart Failure
A multicenter study finds that a drug initially approved for type 2 diabetes benefits patients after admission to the hospital for acute heart failure.
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Inter-Atrial Shunts Yield Unexpectedly Different Results in Heart Failure Patient Groups
Inter-atrial shunts may be beneficial to heart failure patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) but harmful or even deadly for heart failure patients with preserved LVEF, a new Mount Sinai-led study shows.
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Drug Duo Could Reverse Heart Failure by Regenerating Cardiac Muscle
A study by UT Southwestern Medical Center has demonstrated that a combination of FDA-approved drugs can effectively regenerate damaged heart muscle.
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Vest Spots Early Signs of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
The vest has 256 sensors rather than the 12 used in a standard electrocardiogram and can provide detailed electrical mapping of the heart in just five minutes.
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Beta Blocker Investigated as Treatment for Sickle Cell Cardiomyopathy
A beta blocker typically used to treat heart problems, hemangioma, migraines, and anxiety could be a new therapeutic for patients with sickle cell disease.
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Pulsed Field Ablation Just as Effective in Women With Atrial Fibrillation as Men
Women with atrial fibrillation undergoing a procedure called pulsed field ablation have just as good outcomes as men, a new study finds.
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FDA Approves Medtronic’s Extravascular Defibrillator to Treat Fast Heart Rhythms
The US Food and Drug Administration approved Medtronic’s Aurora EV-ICD MRI SureScan and Epsila EV MRI SureScan defibrillation lead to treat dangerously fast heart rhythms that can lead to sudden cardiac arrest.
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