Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a minimally invasive procedure used to replace damaged heart valves, offering patients an alternative to open heart surgery.
لندن — بدأ الأشخاص حول العالم في الانخراط في الأنشطة الخارجية بعد قضاء أغلب فصل الشتاء داخل منازلهم مصحوبًا ربما بنشاط بدني أقل مقارنةً بالمواسم الأكثر اعتدالاً. ففي مناخات أخرى، قد يبدأ الأشخاص في قضاء وقت أقل نشاطًا داخل منازلهم.تقدم جوشيا وامل، دكتورة في الطب، وحاصلة على الدكتوراه، وطبيبة القلب في مايو كلينك هيلثكير في لندن، خمس نصائح لحماية قلبك عند البدء بالانطلاق بعد فترة من الخمول.
A research team reveals the promising antihypertensive effects of egg white hydrolysates (EWH) and ovotransferrin-depleted egg white hydrolysates (OD-EWH) in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs), suggesting that these natural ingredients could be effective alternatives to traditional pharmaceuticals for managing hypertension.
The ongoing shortage of donor hearts for children who need them stems from multiple causes, including a lack of donor awareness, organ allocation issues, and not enough organs that are of sufficient quality to transplant. Currently, new hearts for kids are still hard to find, and they are even scarcer for babies. Infants are particularly hard to match with a heart.
A team led by Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has become the first in the world to demonstrate the possibility of using genetically engineered pig hearts as a potential “bridge” to heart transplant for critically ill babies. The groundbreaking preclinical research could lead to a lifesaving alternative for supporting critically ill babies waiting for a new heart—particularly those with single-ventricle heart disease, most of whom currently die while waiting for a transplant.
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) today announced the launch of its latest surgical risk calculator designed for patients undergoing ascending aorta and aortic root surgery, with or without concomitant aortic valve replacement (AVR).
New research has shown that hypertensive individuals who maintain optimal control of several key health risk factors—such as blood pressure, cholesterol, and lifestyle behaviors—can significantly reduce their risk of dying prematurely. The study found that with each additional risk factor brought under control, the risk of death from cancer, cardiovascular disease, and other causes dropped substantially. Most importantly, those who achieved high levels of joint risk factor control had no greater risk of early death than people without hypertension. This suggests that a comprehensive, multi-pronged approach to managing hypertension could effectively eliminate the excess mortality risk associated with the condition.
Researchers have developed a new therapy that can be injected intravenously right after a heart attack to promote healing and prevent heart failure. The therapy both prompts the immune system to encourage tissue repair and promotes survival of heart muscle cells after a heart attack.
The molecular mechanism behind why heart attacks can vary in severity depending on the time of day has been uncovered by researchers at UTHealth Houston, potentially paving the way for innovative treatments that align with the natural circadian rhythm.
Field Medical Inc., a leader in cardiac pulsed field ablation (PFA) technology, announced today its FieldForce™ Ablation System will be featured in eight scientific presentations at the 46th annual Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) meeting, April 24–27, in San Diego, Calif.
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Children’s Hospital Los Angeles experts are set to speak at nearly 80 sessions and poster presentations at the 2025 Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) meeting April 24-28 in Honolulu.
Every eight minutes, someone joins the transplant waiting list in the United States, and just one organ donor can save up to eight lives. Penn State Health experts tell how registering as an organ donor can give others a second chance at life.
Researchers from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and the USC Viterbi School of Engineering have received key funding to support their work on a novel device: an artificial right atrium for patients with a Fontan circulation. The investigators—Cynthia Herrington, MD, and Andrew Cheng, MD, of CHLA, and Niema Pahlevan, PhD, of USC—received the USC Nemirovsky Engineering and Medicine Opportunity (NEMO) Prize.