#Heart_Attack

Joseph Shavit

Jun 1, 2022

Diabetes drug reduces risk of heart attacks and strokes

Metformin prevents immune cells and macrophages from releasing dangerous molecules into the blood that promote heart attacks and strokes.

Joseph Shavit

Jun 1, 2022

The human heart can repair itself, and we now know how

A new study has revealed that the immune response system and the lymphatic system of the body are crucial in the heart's ability to repair.

Joseph Shavit

Apr 12, 2022

'Bionic' pacemaker reverses heart failure

A revolutionary pacemaker that re-establishes the heart’s naturally irregular beat is set to be trialled in New Zealand heart patients

Joseph Shavit

Apr 9, 2022

AI predicts if -- and when -- someone will have cardiac arrest

A new AI-based approach can predict, significantly more accurately than a doctor, if and when a patient could die of cardiac arrest.

Joseph Shavit

Apr 3, 2022

Unique folding design leads to heart sensor with smaller profile

Drawing on the Japanese art of kirigami to contour to the human body to better detect electrocardiographic signals.

Joseph Shavit

Feb 17, 2022

Breakthrough study identifies the genes most likely to lead to heart attacks

The most critical genes that cause coronary heart disease and trigger heart attacks have been identified in a major new study.

Joseph Shavit

Feb 9, 2022

'Bionic' pacemaker reverses heart failure

A revolutionary pacemaker that re-establishes the heart’s naturally irregular beat is set to be trialled in heart patients this year.

Joseph Shavit

Feb 4, 2022

'Smart stethoscope' using AI can spot heart failure, study finds

AI can help to improve the performance of ‘smart stethoscopes’, enabling doctors to diagnose heart failure earlier and improving outcomes.

Joseph Shavit

Jan 30, 2022

AI can predict risk of a heart attack in the next year from a routine eye scan

An AI system is capable of spotting whether someone will have a heart attack within the next year — through a routine eye scan.