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The aorta, one of the “great arteries,” carries blood away from the heart to support circulation throughout the body. However, sometimes a tear in the lining of the aorta can occur, and while this is uncommon, it often requires immediate treatment. That’s why it’s important for people to be aware of common risk factors and symptoms. Sujata M...
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NHLBI in the Press
Incorporating updated criteria, such as kidney function and removing race, into a 10-year cardiovascular disease risk prediction tool could change medication eligibility for 15 million Americans, according to new research.
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NIH-funded study found Black adults and women had fewer gains A National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported study has found race- and sex-based differences in the increased chances of survival from people who received bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Average survival benefits for cardiac arrest...
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NIH-supported study could lessen exercise restrictions for those with genetic heart condition WHAT: People who exercise vigorously and have long QT syndrome (LQTS), an inherited disorder of the heart’s electrical system that leads to chaotic heartbeats, do not have a higher risk of adverse cardiac events compared to those who exercise moderately or...
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Early studies show unusual approach might speed response times and save lives When you look to the sky these days, you never know what you might see — a bird, a plane, a shooting star, or…a drone carrying an automated external defibrillator (AED)? That’s right: A medical drone. A team of NHLBI-funded researchers is testing drones to deliver AEDs...
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NHLBI in the Press
A study with more than 45,000 middle-aged women found that participants who incorporated more light and moderate activities throughout their day had a greater likelihood for living disease free 20 years later.
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NHLBI in the Press
Nearly one in 10 people who get COVID while pregnant will go on to develop long COVID, a new study supported by the NIH Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) Initiative finds.
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NIH-funded analysis of health record data shows severe reinfections often follow severe first infections What: Using health data from almost 213,000 Americans who experienced reinfections, researchers have found that severe infections from the virus that causes COVID-19 tend to foreshadow similar severity of infection the next time a person...
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Longest running study of HIV survivors is marking its 40th anniversary this year. In the 1980s, infection with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, was often viewed as a death sentence. With no treatments available and little understanding of the virus or the disease, hundreds of thousands of people in the United States ultimately lost their lives and...
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Study with 1,800 first-time moms found no added benefit of screening proteins from blood samples in early pregnancy WHAT: Results from a large study supported by the National Institutes of Health show that protein analyses taken during the first trimester of pregnancy did not improve predictions for identifying people at risk for experiencing...
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Imagine being a paramedic treating a trauma patient who’s bleeding severely. You know your patient’s life is in danger, but there’s not much you can do because the patient needs an infusion of blood containing platelets. Platelets encourage clotting, help stop bleeding, and are critical in emergencies like this. Yet, on board your ambulance, none...