#heart-failure

#heart-failure

While COVID-19's effects on the lungs and respiratory system are well known, there is growing research suggesting that the virus is also affecting the heart, with potentially lasting effects.In a presentation at the annual meeting of the Biophysical Society, an international biophysics scientific group, Dr. Andrew Marks, chair of the department of physiology at Columbia University, and his colleagues reported on changes in the heart tissue of COVID-19 patients who had died from the disease, some of whom also had a history of heart conditions.

In a new study published in JAMA Health Forum, people with Long COVID had an increased risk of dying during the study period and developing serious health problems compared to people who never had COVID-19.Long COVID is an umbrella term for health issues that emerge during or after a case of COVID-19 and last weeks, months, or longer.

For the first time, patients with damaged tricuspid valves in their hearts might have a safe treatment that actually helps.More than 1 million mostly older Americans have seriously leaking tricuspids, a valve on the right side of the heart that lets deoxygenated blood flow between the right atrium and the right ventricle.

Today Samsung announced that its irregular heart rhythm notification (IHRN) feature has been cleared by the US FDA.IHRN will be added to the ECG function, helping you track abnormal heart rhythms, and, as the name implies, be notified when one occurs.The feature will debut on One UI 5 Watch, Samsung's own wear OS skin that will be running on the Galaxy Watch6 series, due to be made official later this year - by the latest rumors, sometime in July.

The police in Thailand have arrested a woman in the poisoning death of a friend and charged her with premeditated murder in the deaths of eight other people.After the arrest, the authorities quickly linked the woman, Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, to six more deaths, and the number grew to 14 after members of the public came forward and claimed that relatives had died soon after meeting her.

A digital initiative to free up space at hospitals has helped the NHS save more than 2,000 hospital bed days in south west London.The Hospital at Home' service provides hospital-level support for serious conditions, at a patient's home.It is run by the Wandsworth and Merton Hospital at Home team, who are part of Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust.

Bernard Rosen, the dependable first deputy budget director who advised four New York City mayors on how to close looming deficits by scraping together tens of millions of dollars here and tens more there, died on Oct. 22 in Queens.He was 91.The cause was heart failure, said his son, Eric, who is his only immediate survivor.

Heart disease needs no introduction.The disease, which encompasses heart attack, stroke, heart failure, and more, is the number one cause of death in adults, killing one person every 34 seconds in the U.S.But new research suggests a simple way to cut your individual risk of getting heart disease, and that making that one minor tweak can lessen your odds of developing cardiovascular-related medical problems by nearly 20%.

The Power of Exercise, Felicity Simpson, Surbiton High School (Image: Felicity Simpson) Brain health is linked to exercising.Exercise boosts blood flow to the brain which can drastically improve memory and help you think.Exercise also has a way of lowering levels of stress hormones through the release of endorphins which help increase the feeling of well-being.

Lawyers for indicted Ald.Carrie Austin, who has already announced she won't run for reelection, said in a court filing Friday she is medically unfit for trial and will retire from the City Council after the citywide elections in February.Austin, 73, and her top aide, Chester Wilson, were indicted in June 2021 on charges they shepherded a new real estate development through the City Hall approval process beginning in 2016 and were given home improvement perks from a developer seeking to influence them.