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Doctor listens to baby’s heartbeat with stethoscope while examining pregnant woman.
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Research Feature
Studies address link between rising U.S. maternal deaths and heart disease
Sleep apnea, obesity, race among the risk factors for pregnancy-related complications During the last few decades, maternal deaths — long considered a critical marker of the health of a nation — have been declining in much of the world. But in the United States, the maternal death rate has increased an estimated 58% since 1990. The increase has...
3D-rendering of man’s chest showing a heart with evidence of heart disease.
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Research Feature
Wave of the future: NHLBI contest explores machine learning to target heart failure
For decades, the NHLBI has aggressively studied heart failure – a chronic, debilitating condition that develops when the heart can’t pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs. Heart failure affects more than 6.5 million adults in the United States alone and continues to be a growing public health threat, largely because of an aging population and...
Hand of lab technician holds test tube containing blood for study.
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News Release
Blood test shows promise for early detection of acute heart transplant rejection
DNA-based “liquid biopsy” could help save lives and reduce health disparities Researchers have developed a blood test that could make it possible for doctors to detect—then quickly prevent or slow down—acute heart transplant rejection, a potentially deadly condition that occurs in the early months after a patient has received a donor heart. They...
Elderly man seated on sofa making a video call to his doctor.
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Research Feature
At-home monitoring devices, tools play leading role in patient care during pandemic
When you think of the San Francisco Bay Area, those young, tech-savvy college graduates who work for some of the world’s largest software companies there may first come to mind. But this bustling metropolitan area is also home to nearly 1.5 million people age 65 and older . So when the city went into its first lockdown in March to try to halt the...
Health care provider prepares to inject patient with influenza vaccine. Image credit: Shutterstock.
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News Release
High-dose influenza vaccine shows no additional benefit for heart disease patients
NIH-funded study finds higher dose is not more effective at reducing serious flu complications in this high-risk group High-dose influenza (commonly known as flu) vaccines are no better than regular-dose influenza vaccines in reducing deaths and hospitalizations among patients with underlying heart disease, according to a large study publishing in...
Console for control extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machine that replicates the functions of the heart and lungs includes knob, buttons and displays
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News Release
Cardiac arrest treatment that uses life support machine boosts survival
Using a life support machine to replicate the functions of the heart and lungs significantly improved the survival of people who suffered from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, according to a new study published today in The Lancet . The treatment program involving the life support machine called extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) proved so...
Elderly woman is doing gentle, light exercises in a garden.
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News Release
Light physical activity linked to lower risk of heart disease in older women
Light physical activity such as gardening, strolling through a park, and folding clothes might be enough to significantly lower the risk of cardiovascular disease among women 63 and older, a new study has found. This kind of activity, researchers said, appears to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease events such as stroke or heart failure by up...