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Heart Failure

Tablet paracetamol the medical on a blue background
Health

Paracetamol: A hidden risk for older adults?

Pranjal Malewar

Paracetamol may not be as safe as perceived in older people.

Image showing heart
Health

A new hope for preventing heart failure and reducing fibrosis

Dr. Prajakta Banik

As people age, more patients are developing heart failure. A study from Nagoya University found that an enzyme called PKN is linked to heart...

Health

City noise could affect heart attack recovery and risk assessment

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Noise exposure in heart risk assessments could improve predictions and help prevent heart attacks by identifying high-risk patients earlier.

Futuristic Bioprinting Facility for Organ Manufacturing and Transplants
Health

Heart-in-a-Box more effective than cooler for transplants

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Storing donor hearts in a "heart-in-a-box" reduces the risk of early heart failure compared to the usual ice cooler.

Cardiogram pulse trace and heart concept for cardiovascular medical exam concept
Health

Small heart protein deletion affects embryonic and adult hearts

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Millions of adults have atrial fibrillation, which is an irregular heartbeat in the upper heart chambers. This increases the risk of heart failure, stroke,...

Doctor looking at Xray image of human brain on blurred background.
Health

Hidden brain changes in heart disease

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Imaging guides safer treatment choices.

bio-robotic model
Biology

A robotic replica of the heart’s right chamber

Amit Malewar

The realistic model could aid the development of better heart implants.

Image showing Study published this Tuesday detailed a new mechanism involved in the progression of heart failure.
Health

University of São Paulo tests molecule to mitigate heart failure

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Dicer modification by 4-Hydroxynonenal impairs miRNA maturation in heart failure.

Image showing blood sample
Health

Blood test predicts heart and kidney risk in type 2 Diabetes

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Exploring cardiorenal biomarkers and canagliflozin in the CREDENCE trial.

Man excercise and using smartwatch to monitoring and tracking health
Health

AI detects systolic heart failure via wearables

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Detecting heart dysfunction with wearable single-lead ECG.

Image showing anatomic heart model for educational purpose with stethoscope
Health

UCL researchers identified five types of heart failure

Pranjal Malewar

Significant differences found between the subtypes in patients’ risk of dying in the year after diagnosis.

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Health

The diagnosis of heart failure is often missed, especially for women

Vidya Nagalwade

Greater Glasgow & Clyde Population Analysis presented at Heart Failure 2023.

Image showing heart attack.
Health

Women are more likely to die from heart attacks than men

Vidya Nagalwade

Women with STEMI have a worse prognosis due to their older age.

Image showing a woman having severe chest pain
Health

People with strong legs are less likely to develop heart failure after a heart attack

Pranjal Malewar

Heart attack patients with strong legs have better prognosis.

Image showing man touching his chest
Health

Long-term exposure to particulate matter linked to increased hospital procedures

Editorial Team

Long term exposure to PM2.5 pollution associated with three hospital tests.

Image showing patient suffer from heart burn.
Health

Heart damage from cancer drugs traced to specific cause

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Potential drug targets for heart failure therapies and cancer-related heart damage.

Medical lecturer in cardiology and medical team in the heart transplantation room
Health

Maintaining heart function in donors declared ‘dead’ could improve access to heart transplantation

Vidya Nagalwade

Donated hearts could be used for transplantation after death.

Immune marker suPAR
Health

Immune marker suPAR high in patients with heart failure

Pranjal Malewar

The ability to predict risk was even greater when combined with traditional measures of cardiac stress.

Patients with heart failure are more likely to develop cancer
Health

Patients with heart failure are more likely to develop cancer

Pranjal Malewar

Heart failure patients may benefit from cancer prevention measures.

photo of sleeping man
Health

Obstructive sleep apnea worsens heart disease

Pranjal Malewar

We need to increase awareness about screening for and treating OSA.

Heart graphic
Health

Switching off heart protein could protect against heart failure

Pranjal Malewar

A new way for drugs to combat heart failure in people who’ve had a heart attack.

Heart patients afraid to seek medical help during COVID crisis
Health

Heart patients afraid to seek medical help during COVID crisis

Pranjal Malewar

If patients delay or avoid treatment, they will suffer life-limiting complications or they will die.

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Health

Patients with acute heart failure nearly double their risk of dying if they get COVID-19

Pranjal Malewar

COVID-19 infection linked with the higher death rate in acute heart failure patients.

High blood pressure during pregnancy are more likely to develop heart disease
Health

High blood pressure during pregnancy are more likely to develop heart disease

Pranjal Malewar

Pregnancy‐induced hypertension is increasingly recognized as a risk factor for subsequent cardiovascular disease in women. In particular, preeclampsia, characterized by Gestational hypertension with proteinuria,...

Microorganisms on the tongue could help diagnose heart failure
Health

Microorganisms on the tongue could help diagnose heart failure

Pranjal Malewar

Past studies have shown that microorganisms in the tongue coating could distinguish patients with pancreatic cancer from healthy people. This is early to diagnose...

A new treatment for stimulating the growth of new blood vessels
Health

A new treatment for stimulating the growth of new blood vessels

Pranjal Malewar

Thanks to the funding of over £100,000 from national charity Heart Research UK.

Diets with reduced protein may be key to lowering the risk for heart disease
Health

Diets with reduced protein may be key to lowering the risk for heart disease

Pranjal Malewar

Lower protein diets may lessen the risk for cardiovascular disease.

Health

Brushing teeth regularly is linked with a lower risk of heart failure

Pranjal Malewar

Brush your teeth to protect the heart

Study aims to improve acne in women
Health

Study aims to improve acne in women

Pranjal Malewar

Scientists at the Universities of Bristol and Southampton want to check whether Spironolactone is useful for treating acne in women. For this, they are...

How Vitamin D deficiency can cause heart failure?
Health

How Vitamin D deficiency can cause heart failure?

Pranjal Malewar

Vitamin D is essential for strong bones because it helps the body use calcium from the diet. Traditionally, vitamin D deficiency has been associated...

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