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Coffee Drinking Tied to Better Survival, but Timing Matters

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- Any presumed health benefits of coffee may be limited to morning cups of joe, according to an observational study based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Compared with non-coffee drinkers, those.

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Blood pressure trial intervention shows mixed outcomes in chronic kidney disease patients

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Stanford University School of Medicineled researchers have found that intensive blood pressure (BP) control produces cardiovascular benefits and increases the risk of adverse events in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

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Morning coffee may protect the heart better than all-day coffee drinking

Science Daily - Heart Disease

People who drink coffee in the morning have a lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease and a lower overall mortality risk compared to all-day coffee drinkers, according to new research.

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Study Shows a Correlation Between Social Media Use and Irritability

HCPLive

New research reveals that frequent social media use, especially active use of platforms such as TikTok and Facebook, is linked to greater irritability levels.

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Blood Pressure Ticks Up With Microaggressions During Pregnancy

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- Researchers drew ties between microaggressions experienced during obstetric care and higher postpartum blood pressures (BPs) based on a study on Asian, Black, and Hispanic women. In a prospective postpartum cohort recruited.

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Red light linked to lowered risk of blood clots

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Humans and mice exposed to long-wavelength red light had lower rates of blood clots that can cause heart attacks, lung damage and strokes, according to research led by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC surgeon-scientists and published today in the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis.

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Study challenges traditional risk factors for brain health in the oldest-old

Science Daily - Heart Disease

A study has found cardiovascular conditions such as high blood pressure and diabetes, which are known to contribute to brain blood vessel damage in younger populations, not to be associated with an increased risk of such harm in individuals 90 and older.

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Race- and gender-based microaggressions linked to higher post-birth blood pressure

American Heart News - Heart News

Research Highlights: More than one-third of Asian, Black and Hispanic women in the study group reported experiencing at least one microaggression related to race and gender during or after their pregnancy. The link between racial microaggressions and.

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Online QT calculator for wide QRS (LBBB, RBBB, etc.)

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

(This was created by Arron Pearce ( [link] ) Online QT calculator for wide QRS (LBBB, RBBB, etc.

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Top 10 Signs of Diabetes You Can See

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- Internal medicine and rheumatology specialist Siobhan Deshauer, MD, goes over the visual physical signs that a patient might have diabetes. Following is a partial transcript of the video (note that errors are possible).

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Racial, Ethnic Pediatric Kidney Transplant Disparities Suggest Inequities in ESRD Care

HCPLive

Non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic children were less likely to undergo preemptive KT and had longer wait times than non-Hispanic White children.

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Morning coffee may protect the heart better than all-day coffee drinking, study suggests

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

People who drink coffee in the morning have a lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease and a lower overall mortality risk compared to all-day coffee drinkers, according to research published in the European Heart Journal.

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Exposure to aircraft noise linked to worse heart function

Science Daily - Heart Disease

People who live close to airports and are exposed to high aircraft noise levels could be at greater risk of poor heart function, increasing the likelihood of heart attacks, life-threatening heart rhythms and strokes, according to a new study.

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What if we call them “self-care promises” instead of resolutions?

Heart Sisters

Why are 80% of New Year’s resolutions abandoned by the second week of February?

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Female Patients with HS Face Disproportionate Disease-Related Limitations

HCPLive

These findings highlight the value in understanding and recognizing gender differences in patient experiences with hidradenitis suppurativa and their impact on life quality.

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High blood pressure in pregnancy a risk factor for early heart disease

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

A study has revealed a significant link between a common pregnancy complication and early heart disease in women. The study is published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

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Wildfires Blanket Southern California With Smoky Air, Threatening Health of Millions

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- LOS ANGELES -- Massive wildfires burning in the Los Angeles area have filled the air with a thick cloud of smoke and ash, prompting air quality advisories across a vast stretch of Southern California. Three major fires broke.

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Combined effects of reflexology massage and respiratory relaxation on pain following chest tube removal in heart surgery patients

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Removing the chest tube in cardiac patients after surgery is one of the worst experiences of hospitalization in the intensive care units. Various pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods are available t.

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Pain Coping Skills Training Aids Pain Management for Dialysis-Dependent Kidney Failure

HCPLive

Findings from the HOPE Consortium Trial suggest PCST can help pain interference and quality of life in patients on hemodialysis experiencing chronic pain.

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Global study links millions of diabetes and heart disease cases to sugary drinks

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

A new study from researchers at the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, published in Nature Medicine, estimates that 2.2 million new cases of type 2 diabetes and 1.2 million new cases of cardiovascular disease occur each year globally due to consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages.

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Varipulse Heart Device Procedures Paused After Safety Events

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- Just months after FDA approval, Johnson & Johnson paused the rollout of its Varipulse pulsed field ablation (PFA) platform in the U.S. due to safety reasons. In a U.S. external evaluation cohort, four reported neurovascular.

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Multi-disciplinary treatment of broncho-esophageal fistula in a high-risk single-lung patient

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

A broncho-esophageal fistula (BEF) is a medical and surgical disaster. Treatment of BEF is often limited to palliative stent treatment that may migrate or cause erosions and tissue necrosis. Surgical repair of.

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Organic Food Consumption May Protect Against Allergic Sensitization

HCPLive

This analysis highlights the connection between organic food consumption and respiratory/allergic morbidity among those of school age.

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CPR coach training boosts coach presence on code teams in pediatric ICU

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Coach presence on code teams is significantly increased following a quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) coach training intervention within a pediatric intensive care unit, according to a study published in the American Journal of Critical Care.

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Insulin Beats Oral Alternatives for Gestational Diabetes Outcome

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- Oral glucose-lowering medications weren't up to snuff with insulin for gestational diabetes, a randomized clinical trial found. Among 820 individuals, 23.9% of infants born to mothers treated with a sequential regimen of metformin.

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New York hospital to resume open-heart surgery after 8-month pause

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

"Wynn Hospital in Utica, N.Y. to resume open-heart surgery in January after 8-month pause due to safety concerns.

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Glutamatergic Medications Show Promise in Improving OCD Symptoms

HCPLive

Glutamatergic medications show promise for OCD & related disorders, reducing Y-BOCS scores.

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Cell-based therapy improves outcomes in a pig model of heart attacks

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

In a large-animal model study, researchers have found that heart attack recovery is aided by the injection of heart muscle cell spheroids derived from human-induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs), that overexpress cyclin D2 and are knocked out for human leukocyte antigen classes I and II.

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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation After Tai Chi Improves Sleep in Older Adults

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) added to tai chi chuan exercise improved sleep and cognition in older adults who had both sleep disorders and mild cognitive impairment, a randomized clinical trial showed.

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Personalized Heart Digital Twins Detect Substrate Abnormalities in Scar-Dependent Ventricular Tachycardia

Circulation

Circulation, Ahead of Print. BACKGROUND:Current outcomes from catheter ablation for scar-dependent ventricular tachycardia (VT) are limited by high recurrence rates and long procedure durations. Personalized heart digital twin technology presents a noninvasive method of predicting critical substrate in VT, and its integration into clinical VT ablation offers a promising solution.

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Current Kidney Failure Mortality Prediction Models Miss the Mark for Clinical Use

HCPLive

Systematic review findings point to bias and insufficient clinical applicability with current mortality risk models in patients with kidney failure.

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Building digital twins and hearts: New technology could predict various health outcomes

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Imagine having a digital carbon copy of yourself that physicians could use to predict long-term risks for disease, assess how your body may respond to treatment, and simulate surgeries in advance. A virtual twin may sound as far-fetched as robotic surgery and self-driving cars once did, but researchers are studying how to turn this vision into a reality.

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CVD Toll From Sugary Drinks; Migraine Tx and Heart Risk; Baby Heart Xenotransplant?

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- An estimated 2.2 million new cases of type 2 diabetes and 1.2 million new cases of cardiovascular disease (CVD) each year around the world were attributed to sugar-sweetened beverages. (Nature Medicine) With dropping temperatures.

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Aspirin After LVAD Implantation and Arterial Vascular Disease

JAMA Cardiology

This prespecified analysis of the Aspirin and Hemocompatibility Events With a Left Ventricular Assist Device in Advanced Heart Failure (ARIES-HM3) randomized clinical trial investigates if common conditions for which aspirin is indicated influence outcomes differentially when aspirin is removed from the antithrombotic regimen in patients who receive the HeartMate 3 (HM3 [Abbott Cardiovascular]) left ventricular assist device (LVAD).

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Metabolic Syndrome Components Influence IgA Nephropathy Prognosis, Study Finds

HCPLive

As the number of metabolic components increased, so did the risk of adverse outcomes in patients with biopsy-proven IgAN.

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Study details how ketones improve blood flow to the heart

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

A research team led by Matthew Nystoriak, Ph.D., associate professor of biomedical research and translational medicine at Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI), has uncovered groundbreaking insights into heart health in a study titled "Myocardial Hyperemia via Cardiomyocyte Catabolism of -Hydroxybutyrate.

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Chlorthalidone vs. Hydrochlorothiazide for Hypertension: Renal Outcomes

NEJM Journal Watch - Cardiology

In a secondary analysis from a randomized trial, no important differences were noted.