Advancing smartphone tools will screen populations for hidden stroke risks
Smartphone-based heart rhythm monitoring from home can reduce same-day cancellations and help save significant healthcare resources ahead of…
Study reveals right ventricle better tolerates oxygen loss during cardiac arrest
A study led by scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC) provides new insights…
Trends reveal growing burden of deaths from non-ischemic cardiogenic shock
New data from the CDC WONDER database finds deaths from heart attack-related cardiogenic shock (CS) decreased between 1999…
4D digital heart model transforms treatment for heart failure patients
A made-in-Calgary 4D heart model is transforming treatment for heart failure patients having a specialized pacemaker inserted, called…
Etomidate proves safer than ketamine for emergency intubations
Doctors treating seriously ill patients in an emergency setting may want to give the sedative etomidate, rather than ketamine,…
Radiation therapy shows promise as safer alternative for severe heart rhythm disorder
Radiation therapy may offer a comparable and potentially safer alternative to repeat catheter ablation for patients with severe…
How stress, anxiety, depression and other mental health issues put your heart at risk
Having anxiety or other chronic mental health disorders is now an established independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease,…