heart failure

AI analysis of a handheld device holds potential to speed up detection of heart failureAI analysis of a handheld device holds potential to speed up detection of heart failure

AI analysis of a handheld device holds potential to speed up detection of heart failure

Using AI to interpret images from a handheld ultrasound device is comparable at detecting how well the heart pumps as…

Taking higher-than-recommended doses of vitamin D for five years reduced the risk of atrial fibrillationTaking higher-than-recommended doses of vitamin D for five years reduced the risk of atrial fibrillation

Taking higher-than-recommended doses of vitamin D for five years reduced the risk of atrial fibrillation

Taking higher-than-recommended doses of vitamin D for five years reduced the risk of atrial fibrillation in older men and women,…

Reproductive factors in women contribute to risk of cardiovascular diseaseReproductive factors in women contribute to risk of cardiovascular disease

Reproductive factors in women contribute to risk of cardiovascular disease

Reproductive factors in women contribute to risk of cardiovascular disease: An earlier first birth, a higher number of live births,…

New study using AI aims to increase understanding of fatigueNew study using AI aims to increase understanding of fatigue

New study using AI aims to increase understanding of fatigue

Innovative research using AI led by the University of Aberdeen aims to find better ways of managing and treating fatigue.…

Diabetes medication could revolutionise heart failure treatmentDiabetes medication could revolutionise heart failure treatment

Diabetes medication could revolutionise heart failure treatment

A medication originally used for patients with diabetes is the first to help people with heart failure and could revolutionise…

Novel biomarkers predict the development of incident heart failureNovel biomarkers predict the development of incident heart failure

Novel biomarkers predict the development of incident heart failure

Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital have discovered several new biomarkers that are associated with…

Age no criteria for heart attack treatmentAge no criteria for heart attack treatment

Age no criteria for heart attack treatment

Age no criteria for decisions on heart attack treatment, new research finds: Elderly patients suffering the most common type of…

Heart Failure & COVID-19Heart Failure & COVID-19

Heart Failure & COVID-19

https://youtu.be/09wVxttj_GM World Heart Rhythm Week will be held from 1 - 7 June. Learn more in this video interview between…

Dealing with illness in dreadful hot weatherDealing with illness in dreadful hot weather

Dealing with illness in dreadful hot weather

“What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps one in a continual state of inelegance,” cried Jane Austen. Inelegance is…

Heart risk of high protein dietsHeart risk of high protein diets

Heart risk of high protein diets

For middle-aged men, eating higher amounts of protein was associated with a slightly elevated risk for heart failure than those…

Breathless sleepBreathless sleep

Breathless sleep

Sleep apnoea is the most common sleep disorder in the UK, affecting around one million people. It happens when the…

New Hearts for oldNew Hearts for old

New Hearts for old

For a long time, it was thought that the heart muscle was post-mitotic - meaning the heart cells (that are responsible…