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New Model for Predicting Kidney Injury After Common Heart Procedure
A Yale-led group of doctors has developed a new mathematical model that can predict the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients undergoing a common heart procedure.
30 Nov 2019
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Meet Yale Internal Medicine: Erica Spatz, MD, MHS, Associate Professor (Cardiovascular Medicine)
As part of our “Meet Yale Internal Medicine” series, today’s featured faculty is Erica Spatz, MD, MHS, associate professor (cardiovascular medicine).
26 Nov 2019
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Krumholz Receives the American Heart Association's Clinical Research Prize
Krumholz was recognized “for his work as a founding leader in the field of outcomes research. His work has led to improvements in the quality of care and outcomes for millions of patients nationwide and beyond,” said American Heart Association President Robert A. Harrington, MD, FAHA.
19 Nov 2019
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Improving the Odds for Patients With Heart Pumps
A new Yale study shows that some patients being treated for severe heart failure with a battery-operated pump saw significant improvement after additionally using neurohormonal blockade (NHB) drug therapy.
18 Nov 2019
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Hypertension Drugs Do Not Work Equally Well for All, Reports Big-Data Study
A Yale co-authored study reveals that angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors may not be the best choice for initial treatment of hypertension.
25 Oct 2019
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$2M Federal Funding for Stem Cell-Based Therapy
Yibing Qyang, PhD, has received $2 million in peer-reviewed medical research funding. The project proposes to use hiPSC-derived heart muscle cells to improve the pumping activity of tissue-engineered pulsatile conduits.
20 Oct 2019
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Study Explores Why Caribbean Adults Have Higher Hypertension Rates
Adult populations in the Caribbean, mirroring black populations in the U.S., experience higher rates of hypertension, stroke, and heart disease, and researchers want to know why.
17 Oct 2019
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Why A Heart Attack Should Not Disqualify Someone From Being President
Last week politics and medicine intersected with news that Bernie Sanders had a heart attack. For the campaign there are questions of what it means for his candidacy.
8 Oct 2019
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Yale Offers New Medication for Fatal Disease
Yale Medicine physicians were the first in Connecticut to offer a new medication for hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis (hATTR), a life-threatening genetic mutation that causes transport proteins called transthyretin to cluster together and deposit amyloids in the peripheral nerves, heart, kidney, and gastrointestinal tract.
7 Oct 2019
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NIH Grants Fund Image-Guided Therapy After a Heart Attack
A team of researchers from the Yale School of Medicine and the University of Washington will use ultrasound to guide the delivery of theranostic hydrogels into the heart to prevent dilation of the heart post-MI and subsequent heart failure.
7 Oct 2019
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What’s New In Structural Heart Disease?
The Yale Structural Heart Team became the first program in Connecticut to perform a transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR).
7 Oct 2019
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A Physician's Guide to Stroke Prevention
Yale has been a leader in ongoing research to determine which patients could benefit most from WATCHMAN.
7 Oct 2019
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New Expectations
De Motu Cordis is a reference to William Harvey’s 1628 treatise that first described the circulation of the blood pumped by the heart.
7 Oct 2019
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New Consensus for Managing Patients Hospitalized with Heart Failure
The American Heart Association estimates that by 2030 more than 8 million Americans will be diagnosed with chronic heart failure (HF). This condition may lead to kidney failure, liver damage, and other complications. The 2019 American College of Cardiology report provides clinical tools to improve the management of HF patients.
24 Sep 2019
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The Genetic Origins of Sex Differences in Disease
Women's Health Research at Yale is launching a genome-wide association study to uncover the genetic origins of sex differences in disease.
17 Sep 2019
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2019 Early Career Investigator Honorees
The American Heart Association (AHA) selected three Yale physicians as finalists for the Early Career Investigator Awards.
16 Sep 2019
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Blood Pressure Control Less Likely Among Those Treated in Low-income Areas
People enrolled in a large clinical hypertension management trial were half as likely to control their blood pressure if they received care at clinics and primary care practices in low-income areas, according to new Yale-led research.
31 Jul 2019
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Gene Plays Role in Early-Onset Heart Disease and Diabetes
When heart disease affects people under age 50, it’s considered “early onset” and experts believe there’s a genetic link. Yale investigators have found that a particular gene is common to families with multiple members who either have early-onset heart disease or are at risk for it.
29 Jul 2019
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Machine Learning Better Predicts Bleeding Risk During Coronary Procedures
Machine learning techniques can better predict bleeding risk for patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) than traditional methods, report Yale researchers.
24 Jul 2019
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Cardiac Complications and Ethical Implications of the Opioid Epidemic
We can and must do better in the prevention and mitigation of opioid addiction and its devastating complications.
3 Jul 2019