Engineers Develop Soft Robotic Sleeve to Help the Heart Beat
A team of researchers from Harvard University and Boston Children’s Hospital has developed a customizable soft robot that fits around the heart and helps it…
Cardiology
New Yale Studies Explore the Science of Cardiovascular Diseases
Yale University scientists detail how basic science research insights are key to future breakthroughs in cardiovascular disease. Professor of cardiology Martin A. Schwartz led two…
New Yale Study Pinpoints Key Protein in Severe Vascular Disease
New research from Yale University investigates factors that squeeze, or narrow, the aorta in a common vascular disease, revealing a target for potential new treatments….
Yale Cardiologists Identify a Potential Therapeutic Target for Pulmonary Hypertension
In a newly published study, Yale scientists detail the discovery of a novel cell type that is essential to the development of pulmonary hypertension and…
New System Converts MRI Scans into 3D-Printed Heart Models for Surgical Planning
Engineers and computer scientists at MIT and Boston Children’s Hospital have developed a new system that can convert MRI scans of a patient’s heart into…
Smartphones Can Disrupt Pacemakers and Cause Painful Shocks
Electromagnetic interference from smartphones can disrupt pacemaker function and cause implantable cardioverter defibrillators to deliver painful shocks. Cardiac device wearers are advised to keep a…
FIT Treadmill Score Gauges Risk of Dying Based on Treadmill Exercise Performance
A new formula gauges a person’s 10-year risk of dying by estimating a person’s ability to exercise on a treadmill at an increasing speed and…
12-Year Study Shows Strenuous Joggers as Likely to Die as Sedentary Non-Joggers
A newly published study suggests that too much strenuous jogging may be harmful, revealing that over the 12-year study strenuous joggers were as likely to…
Research Shows There is a Medical Benefit to Reducing D2B Time
Newly published research reveals that doctors and emergency medical personnel have reduced the amount of time it takes to treat emergency heart patients, and shows…
CT Scans of Mummies Reveal Clogged Arteries
Using CT scans on mummies from four different geographical locations, researchers report that atherosclerosis may have been more common among ancient populations than previously thought,…
New Treatments for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
A newly published study from Yale University scientists could lead to the development of new therapies aimed at restoring the signaling balance in the pulmonary…
Genetic Trickery Coaxes Heart to Heal Itself
Two new studies suggest that heart muscle cells can make copies of themselves at a very low rate, but researchers have developed a genetic trick…
Genetically Modified Tomatoes Counteract Heart Disease
Researchers have developed a genetically modified tomato that produces a certain peptide which will lower the plaque buildup in the arteries of mice. This could…
Inhibition of MicroRNAs in Mice Can Attenuate Cardiovascular Stress
Cardiac stress that’s caused by a heart attack or high blood pressure will frequently lead to pathological heart growth and eventually lead to heart failure….
UCLA Cardiologists Complete Their First Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Cardiologists at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center have completed their first transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), a new minimally invasive procedure that doesn’t require incisions…
Human Cardiac Cells Derived from Stem Cells Could Repair Damaged Hearts
Contrary to the skin and liver, damaged hearts rarely heal themselves but there is new research that might raise hope for cell therapies. It’s been…
Immune Response to Heart Attack Can Worsen Atherosclerosis
A new study explains possible reasons why heart attack patients are at an increased risk for a second heart attack or a stroke, finding that…
Survival Rates for Mitral Valve Surgery Patients Improve
A new report shows that patients with mitral regurgitation are living longer after having surgery that replaces or repairs the mitral valve. A study analyzed…