Hospitals across the U.S. are beginning to implant patients with the Watchman left atrial appendage closure device, which the FDA approved in March.
Source: Cardiologists begin implanting patients with the Watchman device
Month: October 2015
New Study Shows Why It’s Massively Important to Have a Good Attitude
Could a grin on your face be your ticker’s saving grace? In a new study at Penn State University, scientists looked at more than 1,000 people with coronary heart disease over a 5-year period. Patients who reported having higher levels of positive emotions like determination, excitement, and enthusiasm were more likely to exercise, sleep better, and avoid smoking. Not surprisingly, those three measures can all reduce your risk of heart disease, according to previous research.
Source: New Study Shows Why It’s Massively Important to Have a Good Attitude
Severity of skin psoriasis linked to blood vessel inflammation, cardiovascular risk – News on Heart.org
By AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION NEWS People with more psoriasis may also have more inflammation in their blood vessels, according to research published in the American Heart Association journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting about 3 percent of U.S. adults. It occurs when skin …
Early Bioprosthetic Valve Failure: Mechanistic Insights via Correlation between Echocardiographic and Operative Findings – Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Who’s Affected by Atrial Fibrillation
Who Is Affected by Atrial Fibrillation?
Strain echocardiography identifies impaired longitudinal systolic function in patients with septic shock and preserved ejection fraction
Myocardial dysfunction is recognized in sepsis. We hypothesized that mechanical left (LV) and right (RV) ventricular function analysed using 2-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography in a cohort of early severe sepsis or septic shock patients, would be different to that of a group of critically ill, non-septic patients.
Comparison of carotid plaque tissue characteristics in patients with acute coronary syndrome or stable angina pectoris: assessment by iPlaque, transcutaneous carotid ultrasonography with integrated backscatter analysis
The association of the tissue characteristics of carotid plaques with coronary artery disease has attracted interest. The present study compared the tissue characteristics of carotid plaques in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) with those in patients with stable angina pectoris (SAP) using the iPlaque system, which is based on ultrasound integrated backscatter.
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