NIH-supported findings also show cardiovascular risks and pregnancy complications can raise chances of hypertension years after childbirth A new study of first-time pregnant women found risk factors for heart disease, such as obesity and elevated blood sugar, can put expectant moms at higher risk for pregnancy complications and gestational diabetes...
A five-year observational study, supported by the National Institutes of Health, will enroll up to 600 children with MIS-C, a rare immune response to COVID-19, to enable physicians to quickly characterize the condition and develop treatment guidelines.
After conducting a clinical trial of 422 patients with sepsis who required breathing support in intensive care units, physicians found no significant difference between using dexmedetomidine or propofol.
A review using the Cleveland Clinic’s COVID-19 patient registry found patients who smoked the most throughout their life had higher incidents of being hospitalized for or dying from COVID-19.
After reviewing 4,126 incidents of sudden cardiac death, researchers found nighttime occurrences happened more often in women, among adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma, and among adults using medication that affects the central nervous system.
Genetic clues for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy may inform the diagnosis and management of this inherited heart condition, which affects about one in 500 people worldwide.
New research elucidates a process involved with how blood-producing cells form in the lining of blood vessels, which supports ongoing research for treating blood disorders.
Using lung cell samples provided by patients, researchers from Northwestern University School of Medicine pinpoint the origins and immune pathways that likely sustain COVID-19 pneumonia.
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.