News • Cardiomyopathy research
Genetic defects can cause heart failure
Cardiomyopathy is not a uniform disease. Rather, individual genetic defects lead to heart failure in different ways, an international consortium reports.
Cardiology
News • Gene therapy in the heart muscle
Targeting heart disease with viral vectors
Researchers have developed adeno-associated virus variants that target heart muscle cells and can thus be used for the precise treatment of heart diseases.
News • CMR-ECV vs. light-chain cardiac amyloidosis
'Stiff heart syndrome': Advanced MRI benefits patients
An advanced form of cardiac MRI has for the first-time enabled clinicians to measure the effectiveness of chemotherapy in patients with the life-limiting condition ‘stiff heart syndrome’.
News • Organ transplantation
Biofabrication: major step forward for building human heart
By recreating the helical structure of heart muscles, bioengineers improve understanding of how the heart beats.
News • In the heart
4D flow MRI scans to assess blood flow
Researchers have developed cutting-edge imaging technology to help doctors better diagnose and monitor patients with heart failure. The state-of-the-art technology uses magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to create detailed 4D flow images of the heart.
News • Heart failure
Atrial fibrillation after surgery increases risk of hospitalization
People who develop an abnormal heart rhythm after surgery have an increased risk of subsequently being admitted to hospital with heart failure, according to a study of over 3 million patients.
News • New study
AI better at spotting heart failure than current tests
Artificial intelligence can help diagnose acute heart failure with more accuracy than current blood tests alone, research suggests.
News • Study shows elevated risk
Finding connections between diabetes and heart valve disease
Individuals with diabetes display a substantially increased risk of disease in left-sided heart valves compared to controls without diabetes, a new comprehensive register study shows.
News • "Broken heart syndrome"
Brain changes linked to emotion discovered in Takotsubo syndrome
Changes in areas of the brain associated with emotion have been identified in people with Takotsubo syndrome, sometimes known as broken heart syndrome, according to new research.
News • New treatment approach
Injectable gel to repair damage after a heart attack
Researchers have developed a biodegradable gel that can help to improve the delivery of cells into the living heart and could form a new generation of treatments to repair heart attack damage.
News • Novel manufacturing technique
3D printed heart valves to support tissue growth
Researchers have developed 3D printed artificial heart valves designed to allow a patient’s own cells to form new tissue.
News • Cardiac care
Cardiac disease expected to worsen post corona pandemic
COVID-19 pandemic has caused “global collateral damage” by disrupting cardiac services . Across the world problems with heart health will “...continue to accrue unless mitigation strategies are speedily implemented”.
News • Smart device
Dissolving pacemaker communicates with body-area sensor
Wireless bioresorbable pacemaker bypasses need to extract non-biodegradable leads, eliminating additional risk to the patient.
News • Vascular monitoring system
Implantable smart stent monitors hemodynamics
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a smart stent that can monitor hemodynamic parameters. The wireless and battery-free device can transmit the data to the outside of the body.
News • Minimally invasive cardiology
TAVI: viable alternative to open heart surgery in aortic stenosis
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) is a less invasive procedure that is just as effective as open-heart surgery in treating severe symptomatic aortic stenosis, a new study shows.
Video • Real-time blood flow assessment
Major advance in 3D ultrasound imaging of heart and brain
Two successive studies highlight advances in non-invasive 3D ultrasound imaging, making it possible to observe blood flow in real time in the heart and the brain.
News • Cardio-imaging
MRI could revolutionise heart failure diagnosis
Using MRI scans to detect heart failure could revolutionise how the condition is diagnosed, thanks to new research from the University of East Anglia and the University of Sheffield.
News • Cardiology research
Covid-19 vaccine technique could also save tissue after heart attack
A method for delivering genetic material to the body that has proven useful in Covid-19 vaccination is now being tested as a way to repair damaged heart muscle after a heart attack.
News • Cardiology research
Can't sleep? Why heart patients should take insomnia seriously
Sleep problems could hint at a heightened risk of heart disease, caution experts at the ESC Preventive Cardiology 2022 congress.
News • Survival predictor
AI mines MRI to predict cardiac arrest
An algorithm built to assess scar patterns in patient heart tissue can predict potentially life-threatening arrhythmias more accurately than doctors can.
News • Proven relation
Atrial fibrillation and dementia clearly associate
For people with atrial fibrillation, one of our most common cardiac disorders, dementia risk is elevated.
News • Variable-stiffness
Nontoxic threads for dexterous cardiac catheters
Engineers developed a variable stiffness catheter made of nontoxic threads that can transition between soft and rigid states during surgery.
News • Blood filtering against inflammation
Hemoadsorption brings no benefit in endocarditis surgery
Reducing inflammatory mediators in the blood before surgical treatment of cardiac bacterial infection does not improve clinically relevant outcome, a new study shows.
Article • Wearable technology
Smart textiles to help detect heart conditions
Smart textiles with built-in sensors and transmitters present themselves as a diagnostic solution as they can monitor heart rhythm over long periods and thus pick up on potential Atrial Fibrillation.
News • In heart disease
Lab-grown pig heart tissue could replace animals research
A way to replicate what happens inside the heart after cardiac arrest could open new avenues for the study of heart regeneration whilst reducing the use of live animals in research.