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Researchers train AI to diagnose heart failure in rural patients using low-tech electrocardiograms

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-ai-heart-failure-rural-patients.html

Published: August 31, 2025 10:58

Concerned about the ability of artificial intelligence models trained on data from urban demographics to make the right medical diagnoses for rural populations, West Virginia University computer scientists have developed several AI models that can identify…

Changes in biology of internal fat may be the leading cause of heart failure

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-biology-internal-fat-heart-failure.html

Published: August 31, 2025 03:00

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) appears to develop as a result of changes in the biology of a person's internal fat tissue, according to the Adipokine Hypothesis, a new way of understanding how fat may impact the heart.

Beta blockers may offer no benefit for heart attack patients, and women can have worse outcomes

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-beta-blockers-benefit-heart-patients.html

Published: August 30, 2025 11:00

Beta blockers—drugs commonly prescribed for a range of cardiac conditions, including heart attacks—provide no clinical benefit for patients who have had an uncomplicated myocardial infarction with preserved heart function. Beta blockers have been the…

Stubborn high blood pressure drops with an experimental drug that targets hormone imbalance

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-stubborn-high-blood-pressure-experimental.html

Published: August 30, 2025 10:20

A new treatment has been shown to significantly lower blood pressure in people whose levels stay dangerously high, despite taking several existing medicines, according to the results of a Phase III clinical trial led by a UCL Professor.

Humble stethoscope gets an upgrade: AI helps it detect three heart conditions in 15 seconds

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-humble-stethoscope-ai-heart-conditions.html

Published: August 30, 2025 05:10

An AI-enabled stethoscope can help doctors pick up three heart conditions in just 15 seconds, according to the results of a real-world trial presented at the European Society of Cardiology's annual congress in Madrid.

After a heart attack, women shown to have worse prognosis when treated with beta-blockers

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-heart-women-shown-worse-prognosis.html

Published: August 30, 2025 05:00

A major new analysis from the REBOOT (Treatment with Beta-blockers after Myocardial Infarction without Reduced Ejection Fraction) clinical trial, an international study coordinated by the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC),…

Common inflammation drug may slow blood mutation, related cardiovascular disease risk

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-common-inflammation-drug-blood-mutation.html

Published: August 29, 2025 12:20

Taking low-dose colchicine daily may slow the progression of a common acquired gene mutation found in the blood of older adults that can lead to certain blood cancers and increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a subanalysis of the…

Large-scale study reveals 'flat-line ECG' indicates poor outcomes for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-large-scale-reveals-flat-line.html

Published: August 29, 2025 12:09

Asystole is the most serious form of cardiac arrest. It happens when the heart stops beating and there is no more electrical activity. It is sometimes called "flat-line" or "flat-lining" because the lines on an electrocardiogram become flat when electrical…

Home-based heart rhythm screening improves diagnosis of common heart condition

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-home-based-heart-rhythm-screening.html

Published: August 29, 2025 12:08

A wearable electrocardiogram (ECG) patch increases diagnosis of a common heart rhythm disorder, according to a study led by researchers at Oxford Population Health. The results of the Active Monitoring for Atrial Fibrillation (AMALFI) trial have been…

Study reveals how a popular fentanyl additive affects breathing and heart rate

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-reveals-popular-fentanyl-additive-affects.html

Published: August 29, 2025 11:57

While the grip of the opioid epidemic is loosening, thanks in part to extensive public health efforts and rescue medications like Narcan, deaths from accidental overdose still threaten those who use synthetic opioids like fentanyl. The drug is increasingly…

Updated guideline for valvular heart disease released

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-guideline-valvular-heart-disease.html

Published: August 29, 2025 10:20

Updated ESC/EACTS Guidelines, being released at the ESC Congress 2025, aim to improve the way that patients with valvular heart disease are diagnosed and treated, responding to robust new evidence that suggests some newer and less invasive treatments could…

Updated guidelines put focus on women's autonomy to make their own reproductive choices about high-risk pregnancies

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-guidelines-focus-women-autonomy-reproductive.html

Published: August 29, 2025 10:10

Updated ESC Guidelines, published at ESC Congress 2025 and featured in the European Heart Journal, put a focus on a woman's autonomy in making her own reproductive choices by promoting transparent dialogue and shared decision-making for pregnancies that…

Guidance recommends new approach to assess cardiovascular risk and reach treatment goals for lipid levels

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-guidance-approach-cardiovascular-treatment-goals.html

Published: August 29, 2025 10:00

A new ESC/EAS Focused Update to guidelines, about how best to manage lipid levels in patients to reduce cardiovascular risk, recommends the use of new cardiovascular risk prediction algorithms. The update was released at ESC Congress 2025 and published in…

Increasing potassium levels can improve outcomes in patients at high risk of ventricular arrhythmia

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-potassium-outcomes-patients-high-ventricular.html

Published: August 29, 2025 09:53

Targeting high-normal potassium levels reduced the risk of arrhythmias, hospitalization for heart failure or arrhythmia and death compared with no intervention, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2025…

Study uncovers key proteins that keep the heart beating properly

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-uncovers-key-proteins-heart-properly.html

Published: August 29, 2025 05:14

A groundbreaking new study led by researchers at the Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) has identified that two closely related proteins, RBPMS and RBPMS2, act in tandem to protect the heart's ability to process the genetic information needed for…

Inflammation may explain why women with no standard modifiable risk factors have heart attacks and strokes

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-inflammation-women-standard-factors-heart.html

Published: August 29, 2025 02:50

Cardiologists have long known that up to half of all heart attacks and strokes occur among apparently healthy individuals who do not smoke and do not have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or diabetes, the "standard modifiable risk factors" which…

Blood pressure calculator promises more precise medication choices for millions

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-blood-pressure-precise-medication-choices.html

Published: August 28, 2025 18:30

A first-of-its-kind Blood Pressure Treatment Efficacy Calculator built on data from nearly 500 randomized clinical trials in over 100,000 people allows doctors to see how much different medications are likely to lower blood pressure.

Exploring the promise of human iPSC-heart cells in understanding fentanyl abuse

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-exploring-human-ipsc-heart-cells.html

Published: August 28, 2025 15:31

In recent years, fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is 50 to 100 times stronger than morphine, has been a main contributor to the opioid crisis. One of the worst adverse effects of fentanyl abuse is opioid-induced cardiac arrest. Although it is well known…

Predictable structures in music synchronize blood pressure the most, study finds

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-music-synchronize-blood-pressure.html

Published: August 28, 2025 14:57

A new study has found that blood pressure synchronizes to predictable phrase structures in music. Blood pressure was more affected by loudness than tempo and was more strongly influenced by phrase structures that were more predictable.

Variables associated with heart failure compared for men and women

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-variables-heart-failure-men-women.html

Published: August 28, 2025 14:10

Asthma, depression, anxiety, and hypothyroidism are associated with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) among women, according to a study published online Aug. 22 in the Journal of…

Cocoa extract supplementation does not reduce hypertension risk

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-cocoa-supplementation-hypertension.html

Published: August 28, 2025 13:40

Long-term cocoa extract supplementation does not reduce the risk for incident hypertension but does reduce hypertension incidence among those with normal systolic blood pressure (BP) at baseline, according to a study published online Aug. 20 in…

Review and meta-analysis show an association between shingles vaccination and lower risk of heart attack, stroke

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-meta-analysis-association-shingles-vaccination.html

Published: August 28, 2025 11:20

A new global systematic literature review and meta-analysis has shown that herpes zoster vaccination, used to prevent shingles, is associated with a statistically significant lower risk of heart attack and stroke.

Research helps medical providers determine best approach to high blood pressure

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-medical-approach-high-blood-pressure.html

Published: August 28, 2025 10:11

University of North Carolina researchers affiliated with the School of Nursing and School of Medicine contributed to new blood pressure guidelines released by the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology.

High protein or Trp diet increases the risk of cancer-associated venous thromboembolism

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-high-protein-trp-diet-cancer.html

Published: August 28, 2025 09:50

Next to cancer recurrence or progression, cardiovascular diseases are the leading causes of death in cancer survivors. The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database revealed that among the more than three million who initially survived cancer…

Leveraging food delivery services to provide rapid cardiac arrest response could save lives

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-leveraging-food-delivery-rapid-cardiac.html

Published: August 28, 2025 00:10

Inspired by an urgent need to improve timely defibrillation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) in dense urban settings, a team of investigators developed a simulation that explored the potential of leveraging an existing food delivery network in…

Study finds stroke risk highest among Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander people

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-highest-native-hawaiian-pacific-islander.html

Published: August 27, 2025 16:10

A new study found that Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander people had the highest rate of stroke among people from other race and ethnic groups, with a rate more than three times higher than that of white people. The study is published on August 27, 2025,…

Heart attacks may be triggered by dormant bacteria in arterial plaques

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-heart-triggered-dormant-bacteria-arterial.html

Published: August 27, 2025 14:27

A pioneering study by researchers from Finland and the UK has demonstrated for the first time that myocardial infarction may be an infectious disease. This discovery challenges the conventional understanding of the pathogenesis of myocardial infarction and…

'Eye-on-a-chip' reveals trigger for steroid-induced glaucoma

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-eye-chip-reveals-trigger-steroid.html

Published: August 27, 2025 14:14

The eye, like most organs, has an intricate plumbing system. Pressure builds when drainage is impaired, and this condition—glaucoma—can cause irreversible vision loss. Certain popular anti-inflammatory eye medications that contain steroids can in some…

Treating heart failure patients with anti-obesity medication can reduce emissions and improve clinical outcomes

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-heart-failure-patients-anti-obesity.html

Published: August 27, 2025 02:00

New research has found that the use of GLP-1 receptor agonists, a class of medications commonly prescribed for patients with obesity and diabetes, reduces the environmental footprint of health care and clinical outcomes when used to treat heart failure.

Older age and low fitness levels associated with heartbeat abnormalities that increase future cardiovascular risk

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-older-age-heartbeat-abnormalities-future.html

Published: August 27, 2025 02:00

New research has revealed that older age and low aerobic fitness levels are strong and independent risk factors for a high burden of heartbeat irregularities, known as arrhythmias, that indicate future cardiovascular risk. The research was conducted in…

Gene variant that protects against cardiovascular diseases hints at safer treatments

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-gene-variant-cardiovascular-diseases-hints.html

Published: August 26, 2025 15:24

Lowering the activity of interleukin-6 (IL-6)—a key immune signal regulating inflammatory responses in the body—could reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease without making people more vulnerable to infections, according to new research from LMU's…

Cells from the spleen found to play a surprising role after heart attack

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-cells-spleen-play-role-heart.html

Published: August 25, 2025 11:36

After a person survives a heart attack, the heart has a brief window of time in which it can heal if the right circumstances exist. But most of the time, scar tissue forms in the areas that lacked oxygen during the heart attack. This scar tissue impairs…

AI tool finds early signs of blood mutations linked to cancer and heart disease

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-ai-tool-early-blood-mutations.html

Published: August 25, 2025 11:34

Deep inside the body, a slow-growing cluster of mutated blood cells can form. This cluster, found in 1 in 5 older adults, can raise the risk of leukemia and heart disease, often without warning.

Study compares cardiovascular disease risk in type 1 and 2 diabetes in men and women

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-cardiovascular-disease-diabetes-men-women.html

Published: August 24, 2025 18:00

The first study of its kind to compare cardiovascular risk in type 1 diabetes (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) in both men and women shows that younger men with T2D have worse mortality and cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes than those with T1D, whereas…