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Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death for adults in America and is something many people live with for the rest of their lives. With this in mind, it is understandable to question if it can be reversed. After all, the ability to do so would dramatically improve lives while simultaneously improving...

FRIDAY, Sept. 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Rates of ambulatory heart failure remained steady in the United States between 2001 and 2016, according to a study published online Sept. 2 in JAMA Cardiology. Leah Rethy, from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, and colleagues examined the prevalence of ambulatory heart failure overall...

Some of the excess risk for heart failure explained by higher prevalence of malignant LVH in blacks. A “malignant” subphenotype of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) with minimal elevations in cardiac biomarkers is associated with an increased risk for heart failure, with some of the excess risk for heart failure among blacks explained by a higher...

Medically reviewed by Dr. Shani S. Saks, D.O. on July 27, 2023 This study found that patients with higher transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy scores had different clinical and echocardiographic characteristics and higher cardiovascular risk. Heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction may benefit from the transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy score’s moderate discriminatory performance and satisfactory calibration in...

Hana Hooper went to college with dreams of becoming a veterinarian. She aspired to boost her knowledge of biology and intended to amplify her interest in art. She was 18, and her future was aflame with potential. “We thought she’d go and have a normal college experience,” said her mother, Ali. Five years later, Hana...

FRIDAY, March 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Residents in rural counties have higher age-adjusted mortality rates (AAMRs) for heart failure-related death compared with urban adults, according to a study published online March 3 in PLOS ONE. Jacob B. Pierce, from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, and colleagues calculated national AAMRs for...

THURSDAY, Jan. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — For women with early breast cancer treated with anthracyclines, statin exposure is associated with a lower risk for hospital presentation for heart failure, according to a study published online Jan. 6 in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Husam Abdel-Qadir, M.D., Ph.D., from the Women’s College Hospital...

ADHD medications are increasingly being prescribed to older adults, and they may cause a short-term spike in the risk of heart attack, stroke and arrhythmias, a large new study suggests. Stimulant medications, such as Ritalin, Concerta and Adderall, are commonly used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). But they are also increasingly being prescribed...

MONDAY, Sept. 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Real-world, pre-COVID-19 adverse events data show hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and chloroquine (CQ) are associated with cardiovascular adverse events (CVAEs), according to a study published online Sept. 22 in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. Adam Goldman, from the Sackler School of Medicine at Tel Aviv University in Israel, and...

Unlike most of his cardiology colleagues, Dr. Satjit “Saj” Bhusri has personal experience with heart disease – and he doesn’t hesitate to share his story with patients. Sometimes, he’ll even show them a picture. He’s lying in a hospital bed, hooked up to a ventilator and covered in ice to bring down a raging fever...