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Joncita Todechine, a mother of four who lives on the Navajo Nation, knows all too well what can trigger asthma symptoms in her daughter Ashley. But she didn’t always. She recalls a time in 2013, living in Phoenix and attending medical assistant school, when she rushed her then-three-year-old to the Indian Medical Center. “She was really sick,”...
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NHLBI in the Press
After reviewing the hospital records of hundreds of adults, researchers found a potential link between those who experienced a severe heart attack and whose mothers had elevated cholesterol during the pregnancy.
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NHLBI in the Press
After studying the health records of some 2 million women in Sweden, researchers found those who had preterm pregnancies were more likely to develop high blood pressure later in life.
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NHLBI in the Press
After assessing the nighttime sleep patterns of 298 infants during their first six months of life, researchers found newborns who slept longer and with fewer interruptions were less likely to be overweight during that period.
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NHLBI in the Press
A clinical research trial with hundreds of participants was stopped early after it became apparent that neither aspirin nor an anti-clotting medication strengthened recovery among patients with COVID-19 who did not require hospitalization.
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NHLBI in the Press
After reviewing the electronic health records of 72,147 patients with COVID-19, Cleveland Clinic researchers found those who had previously used a steroid-based nasal spray prior to infection were less likely to be hospitalized, receive intensive care, or die prematurely.
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NHLBI in the Press
NHLBI Director Dr. Gary H. Gibbons was interviewed by Princeton University Alumni magazine for an Alumni Spotlight.
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NHLBI in the Press
After assessing cholesterol levels and incidents of heart disease among more than 18,000 adults, researchers found adults who maintained normal LDL cholesterol levels in young adulthood and midlife were less likely to develop coronary heart disease.
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NHLBI in the Press
Researchers developed a novel sensor that can help diagnose a heart attack in less than 30 minutes, much faster than current tools used for that purpose.
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NHLBI in the Press
After studying 22,346 young to middle-aged adults at risk for heart disease, researchers recommend age- and sex-specific coronary artery screening guidelines to help detect the earliest forms of atherosclerotic plaque.
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NHLBI in the Press
A small study suggests radiation therapy may provide a less-invasive and effective treatment option for some patients with heart failure who have ventricular tachycardia, a condition that can cause the heart to beat faster than normal or quiver.