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Walking speed predicts midterm mortality in older heart surgery patients
A simple test to measure walking speed can indicate frailty and inform survival predictions for…
Psychosocial health in adults with CHD better than 20 years ago
The psychosocial status of adults living with congenital heart disease (CHD) has improved over the…
‘Alexa, what’s my blood pressure?’: Amazon’s solution to home BP monitoring
Amazon has teamed up with product developer Omron Healthcare to integrate its Alexa voice assistant…
Heart failure outcomes remain steady in US
Although efforts to reduce heart failure (HF)-related deaths and readmissions in the United States…
Top execs resign after investigation into deaths at pediatric heart program
Three administrators at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, including the CEO, have resigned…
Baboons survived months with transplanted pig hearts. Could humans do the same?
Two baboons recently survived for six months following the transplantation of genetically modified…
Female STEMI patients wait 37 minutes longer than men to seek help
Women suffering ST-segment elevation MI (STEMI) wait on average 37 minutes longer than men to call…
25% of diabetics skimp on insulin because of cost
As insulin prices in the U.S. continue to surge, lower-income diabetics are struggling to afford a…
Women rarely first or senior authors in cardiology research
Although female authorship in cardiology journals is improving, women continue to be…
Can implantable CV devices be hacked?
Implantable medical devices—from pacemakers to cardioverter-defibrillators to neurostimulators—are…
Paclitaxel-coated devices linked to late mortality in PAD treatment
The use of paclitaxel-coated balloons and stents in the femoropopliteal arteries of patients with…
Gene editing process leads to personalized advice for heart patient
University of Pennsylvania researchers have developed a stem cell-based test to determine whether…
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