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For nearly 15 years, the Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network (CTSN) has played a key role in designing and conducting collaborative clinical trials aimed at improving surgical treatments for cardiovascular disease, the nation’s leading cause of death. CTSN’s efforts to learn more about these treatments – valve replacements, bypass procedures,...
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News Release
Findings underscore need for early treatment to prevent future cardiovascular disease Children with obstructive sleep apnea are nearly three times more likely to develop high blood pressure when they become teenagers than children who never experience sleep apnea, according to a new study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute...
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NHLBI in the Press
In a quest to map every cell in the human body, researchers are getting closer with a model of lung endothelial cells – which follows a recent atlas of human heart cells. These reference maps are helping scientists study a variety of conditions, including COVID-19.
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NHLBI in the Press
Among hundreds of adults who enrolled in a smoking cessation study following a hospitalization, some quit smoking or cut back in 2020. Others smoked more. Fear of severe COVID-19 outcomes and stress, respectively, contributed to decreased or increased tobacco use.
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Research Feature
Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood. And according to the American Red Cross, a single donation can save up to three lives. On June 14, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) joins the World Health Organization (WHO) in observing World Blood Donor Day. Simone Glynn, M.D., M.P.H., chief of the Blood Epidemiology and...
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NHLBI in the Press
Researchers found aging-related changes in white blood cells – part of the body’s natural immune response to infection – helped explain the increased vulnerability some adults have to a variety of conditions, including certain types of cancer, pneumonia, and COVID-19.
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NHLBI in the Press
After connecting with adults who have cardiovascular disease and a smoking history, researchers found quitting smoking can be a challenge – but they identify tools, outreach, and medical support that may help with this process.
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NHLBI in the Press
After reviewing blood samples representative of more than 250,000 single donations, researchers found no reason to recommend screening blood donations for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that can cause COVID-19.
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NHLBI in the Press
A retrospective analysis finds an association between the 2016 U.S. presidential election and an increase in irregular heart rhythms among hundreds of adults living in North Carolina with underlying heart conditions.
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NHLBI in the Press
After assessing the health records of adults with atrial fibrillation, an irregular heart rhythm, researchers found patients wearing health trackers were more likely to schedule medical care. However, there were no differences in pulse rates between patients who did and did not wear health trackers.
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News Release
A new study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and their colleagues has found that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, does not appear to pose a threat to the safety of the nation’s blood supply. The analysis, published in Transfusion , supports current donor screening guidelines, including those used by the U.S. Food and...