Pulmonary Hypertension

October 05, 2021 2 min read Source/Disclosures Published by: Source: Green B. Presentation 50. Presented at: American Heart Association's Hypertension Scientific Sessions; Sept. 27-29, 2021 (virtual meeting). Disclosures: The authors report no relevant financial disclosures. ADD TOPIC TO EMAIL ALERTS Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . " da...

This first article in a two part series explains why and when cardiac pacemaker therapy is used in clinical practice. This article comes with a self-assessment enabling you to test you knowledge after reading it Abstract A pacemaker is a device implanted into a patient's chest; it sends small electrical signals via leads placed in the heart and is used to treat clinically significant bradyarrhythmias. This article is the first of a two-part series introducing the concept of pacemaker therapy and outlining the clinical indications for its use. Placement, different modes of use and potential complications are also covered. Part 2 will focus on specific aspects of pacemakers and their role in improving patient quality of life. Citation: Coombes D (2021) Pacemaker therapy 1: clinical indications, placement and complications. Nursing Times [online], 117: 11, 22-24. Author: Darren Coombes is cardiology lecturer, Swansea University. Introduction A pacemaker is a device ...

A special artificial intelligence (AI)-based computer algorithm created by Mount Sinai researchers was able to learn how to identify subtle changes in electrocardiograms (also known as ECGs or EKGs) to predict whether a patient was experiencing heart failure. "We showed that deep-learning algorithms can recognize blood pumping problems on both sides of the heart from ECG waveform data," said Benjamin S. Glicksberg, PhD, Assistant Professor of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, a member of the Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Health at Mount Sinai, and a senior author of the study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Imaging . "Ordinarily, diagnosing these type of heart conditions requires expensive and time-consuming procedures. We hope that this algorithm will enable quicker diagnosis of heart failure." The study was led by Akhil Vaid, MD, a postdoctoral scholar who works in both the Glicksberg labby Girish N. Nadka...

Often enough, people develop heart problems, and most of the time, the reason behind it is aging, as simple as that. Although, there are cases where blood pressure issues are predisposed, meaning there's a genetic reason behind it. Low blood pressure isn't a big deal, but the higher the blood pressure, the bigger the risk of thickening blood cells and clogging up the arteries. With blood pressure issues rising, people begin to take things into their own hands and healthier diets. Consuming food beneficial for optimal blood pressure levels, such as salmon, beetroot, all kinds of citrus fruits, and even pumpkin seeds, can go a long way. But, dealing with high blood pressure levels is not as easy as following a healthy diet. Sometimes, eating right just doesn't cut it. Luckily enough, all kinds of different pills and additives contribute to regulating your blood pressure levels so you can go about your day and function properly. Having so many options to c...

Guido Mieth | Stone | Getty Images The thought of creating a budget may make you stressed. Add a spouse or partner and possibly children into the mix and you may want to go running for the hills. Yet it doesn't have to be that way. In fact, budgeting could help eliminate some anxiety in your life — both financial and otherwise. "Money causes a lot of stress and a lot of fighting with couples sometimes," said certified financial planner Misty Lynch, director of financial planning at Dedham, Massachusetts-based Beck Bode. "Having a budget, even if it is not dollar for dollar … can be really helpful and eliminate some stress when either money is tight or when there is maybe some additional money coming in — to know what to do with it ahead of time." More from Invest in You: Nearly 1 in 3 Americans will take on debt this holiday season How much house can you afford? Here's what you need to know Here's the budget this millennial used to save $100,000 by age 2...

NEW YORK, Oct. 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mesoblast Limited (Nasdaq:MESO; ASX:MSB), global leader in allogeneic cellular medicines for inflammatory diseases, today announced that results from the randomized, controlled Phase 3 trial of rexlemestrocel-L in 565 patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) class II and class III chronic heart failure (CHF) with low ejection fraction (HFrEF) have been selected through peer review as a late breaking presentation at the American Heart Association (AHA) annual meeting occurring November 13 th - 15 th . The featured session is titled 'Building on the Foundations of Treatment: Advances in Heart Failure Therapy'. The trial's co-principal investigator Dr Emerson Perin, Medical Director of Texas Heart Institute, and Clinical Professor, Baylor College of Medicine, will give the presentation titled ' Randomized Trial of Targeted Transendocardial Delivery of Mesenchymal Precursor Cells in High-Risk Chronic Heart Failure Patients ...