Black Adults Face Heart Failure Nearly 14 Years Earlier than White Patients - News Center
Black adults are hospitalized for heart failure nearly 14 years earlier than white adults, with disparities tied to insurance, unemployment, and education.
RNA Isoform Atlas May Improve Understanding of Cardiovascular Disease - News Center
Comprehensive atlas maps full-length splicing isoforms in healthy and failing adult human left ventricles, enabling improved understanding and therapeutic target discovery for cardiovascular disease.
Weight loss drugs can halve heart patients' risk of early death, study finds
GLP-1 agonist weight-loss drugs substantially reduce hospitalization and premature death risk in obese heart failure patients with type 2 diabetes, up to 58%.
A New Study Makes the Case for Eating More Potassium
There is some evidence from observational studies to suggest that low plasma potassium levels are associated with increased risk of dangerous alterations in heart rhythms and that potassium levels in the upper normal level have protective effects.
AI stethoscope could detect major heart conditions in seconds
An AI stethoscope rapidly detects heart failure, valvular disease, and arrhythmias, significantly increasing diagnostic rates and enabling earlier treatment.