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Image: AI can be better at spotting heart failure than current tests (Photo courtesy of Pexels)

AI Tool Merges Patient Data with Blood Test Results to Detect Heart Failure

New research suggests that using artificial intelligence (AI) can help diagnose acute heart failure with more accuracy than just the current blood test for the heart protein NT-proBNP. More...
20 Jun 2022
Image: Heart surgery backlog requires urgent action, according to new research (Photo courtesy of Pexels)

Expanding Use of Quicker TAVI Procedure for AS Could Clear Heart Surgery Backlog

New research suggests that converting a proportion of procedures for the treatment of aortic stenosis (AS) from surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) to transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) would help clear the heart surgery backlog caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. More...
20 Jun 2022
Image: A groundbreaking findings could become a powerful clinical strategy for treating heart disease (Photo courtesy of University of Houston)

First-of-Its-Kind Technology Repairs and Regenerates Heart Muscle Cells

A first-of-its-kind technology not only repairs heart muscle cells in mice but also regenerates them following a heart attack, or myocardial infarction as it is medically known. More...
17 Jun 2022
Image: Magnetically controlled medical device removes blood accumulating in the brain during a stroke (Photo courtesy of Purdue University)

Microrobot Device Removes Brain Hemorrhages Due to Strokes

A new treatment for strokes caused by bleeding in the brain that uses a magnetically controlled microrobot-enabled self-clearing catheter has been shown to be 86% effective in animal models. More...
17 Jun 2022
Image: ELF test has been strongly recommended in 2022 AACE NAFLD guidelines (Photo courtesy of Siemens Healthineers)

Simple Blood Test Assesses Prognosis of Advanced Liver Fibrosis in NASH Patients

A non-invasive blood test that measures three direct markers of fibrosis provides a direct quantitative measure for the assessment of disease progression in patients with advanced fibrosis due to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). More...
17 Jun 2022
Image: MRI can yield greater insight into tumor characteristics and improve treatment outcomes (Photo courtesy of Pexels)

Preoperative MRI Improves Surgical Outcomes for Prostate Cancer Patients

A study examining the association between preoperative MRI usage and surgical outcomes in prostatectomy patients has demonstrated that MRI may significantly reduce postoperative complications. More...
17 Jun 2022
Image: Ceramide levels predict diabetes remission following gastric bypass surgery (Photo courtesy of Pexels)

Blood Test Predict Diabetes Remission Following Gastric Bypass Surgery

A newly developed test could help doctors more accurately predict whether individuals who undergo gastric bypass surgery will experience a remission of type 2 diabetes within two years of the procedure. More...
16 Jun 2022
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