Cardiovascular Health Related News
LDL-cholesterol is unable to predict future cardiovascular events
New international study shows that LDL-cholesterol is unable to predict future cardiovascular events and fails to identify those coronary heart disease patients who are...
Do you know how to trace the genetic causes of congenital heart defects?
Discover more about the collaborative research from Germany that sheds new light on the genetic basis behind congenital heart defects.
Using state-of-the-art gene analysis methods,...
What do you know about congenital heart defects and later-life illness?
Health Europa presents recent research into the long-term effects of congenital heart defects on both infants and their mothers.
Congenital heart defects – which include...
OXIMONITOR: a medical revolution in circulatory failure
Alison Sundset introduces the ODI Medical OXIMONITOR, the first non-invasive medical monitoring system providing accurate prognosis for patients with circulatory failure.
Diseases and conditions where...
Fibrinolytic therapy: discover the blood thinning medication
According to research presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 68th Annual Scientific Session, a new blood thinning medication could be effective in fibrinolytic...
Predicting death made easy after cardiac admission
Published in CMAJ, a new tool designed for patients is better at predicting death after hospital cardiac admission than current tools – could this...
Beware of toxic chemicals: shisha effects explained
Do you know anything about shisha effects? Well, now published in the journal Circulation, researchers have discovered smokers are inhaling toxic chemicals that may...
Introducing Europe’s first ever motor-controlled heart valve
Cardiologists from Mainz University Medical Center, Germany, have implanted a new motor-driven and self-expanding heart valve in three patients in Europe for the first...
Deciphering the genetics of cardiovascular diseases
The Institute for Cardiogenetics at the University of Lübeck, Germany, is breaking new ground in our understanding of the genetic factors that lead to...
Psoriasis medication may have the ability to improve heart disease
For patients with the skin condition, researchers found that psoriasis medication may have improved heart disease and coronary artery plaque.
Published today in Cardiovascular Research,...
What do you know about Elfi-Tech and their Finger Port device?
Elfi-Tech’s Dr Ilya Fine talks Finger Port, the innovative device that acts as your own personal health station, providing unparalleled ease of use at...