Young woman shocked by implanted defibrillator while making a TikTok video
Mary "Micky" Foos was in her garage creating a TikTok video of her dancing when she felt like she was hit from behind by...
Watch your heart to keep your mind: link between heart problems and dementia
A scientist named Lina Rydén from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden has been studying a possible link between these two problems.
AI finds 5 types of heart failure to predict future risk
Heart failure is a condition where the heart struggles to pump blood effectively throughout the body.
Current methods of classifying heart failure don't accurately predict...
Potential kidney harm linked to rosuvastatin, a commonly used cholesterol-lowering drug
A recent study conducted by Johns Hopkins University has raised concerns about the potentially harmful effects of rosuvastatin, a widely prescribed statin drug used...
High blood pressure drug linked to higher risk of deadly heart disease
A recent study conducted by the European Sudden Cardiac Arrest network has discovered a potential connection between a commonly prescribed drug for high blood...
Air pollution increases death risk in heart failure
Heart failure patients have an increased risk of death from their condition on polluted days and up to two days afterward.
Regular nut eating can lower risk of heart disease, cancer, and other diseases
Researchers from Imperial College London and other institutions recently discovered that consuming at least 20 grams of nuts daily could significantly lower the risk...
Weight loss prior to heart procedure improves outcomes in overweight people
A new clinical trial led by researchers at UHealth—the University of Miami Health System and the Miller School of Medicine found that overweight and...
Why a cardiac crisis also can be a mental health issue
The physical needs of someone recovering from a heart attack, cardiac arrest or major heart surgery can be easy to understand. For many people,...
Pacemakers: Much more problems than we thought
Do you know what a pacemaker is? It's a tiny device that doctors put into people's bodies to help their hearts beat normally.
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