Blood Thinner Supply Under Pressure as National Supplier Falls Short
South Africa’s public healthcare system is facing supply pressure involving three strengths of rivaroxaban, an anticoagulant used in…
Boston Scientific Names New Chief Operating Officer
Boston Scientific Corporation has appointed Joseph M. Fitzgerald as executive vice president and chief operating officer (COO), effective…
ECG-CLIP improves heart disease detection using less labeled data
Clinicians often use a medical test called a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) to diagnose heart problems, which uses electrodes…
‘A warning saved my life’: can Hongkongers trust smartwatches, or are they being misled?
In the third instalment of a five-part Health Matters wellness series on Hong Kong’s growing wellness trends, Victor…
Exercise intervention associated with reduced atrial fibrillation burden
An exercise program combining short-term supervision with long-term home-based exercise was associated with reduced atrial fibrillation burden and other…
Potent antiplatelet therapy increases bleeding risk after heart attack in AF patients
Potent antiplatelet therapy increased bleeding without signs of benefit regarding cardiovascular events in patients with atrial fibrillation after…
New findings do not support the use of edoxaban in AF patients after intracranial hemorrhage
Edoxaban did not reduce stroke or systemic embolism but increased major bleeding in high-risk patients with atrial fibrillation…
The US switch in shingles vaccines revealed an unexpected heart health pattern
A natural experiment created by the rapid US switch in shingles vaccines gave researchers a rare opportunity to…
Newer blood thinners linked to slower Alzheimer’s decline
Newer blood thinners were linked to slightly slower memory and thinking decline in people with both Alzheimer’s disease…
A common dietary nutrient feeds a gut pathway linked to atrial fibrillation
A 5,090-person cohort and complementary mouse experiments trace how a diet-linked microbial pathway could reshape atrial structure, electrical…
Cleveland Clinic study links gut microbe byproduct to heart arrhythmia
A Cleveland Clinic-led study shows a connection between elevated blood levels of TMAO (trimethylamine N-oxide) – a byproduct…
Low blood pressure shows strongest link to Alzheimer’s disease
Numerous types of cardiovascular disease and CVD risk factors were linked to a higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease,…