Unexplained exertional dyspnea caused by low ventricular filling pressures 2016
The latest research of cardiovascular issues in CTDs, listed from most recent (top of list) to older resources (bottom of list).
Unstable ‘fluttering’ predicts aortic aneurysm with 98% accuracy, Northwestern University researchers have developed the first physics-based metric to predict whether or not a person might someday suffer an aortic aneurysm, a deadly condition that often causes no symptoms until it ruptures. Amanda Morris for Northwestern University, December 2023, via Jane Y.
MIT engineers design a robotic replica of the heart’s right chamber, by Jennifer Chu wrote for MIT News, December 2023
Should BP Guidelines Be Sex-Specific? Dr JoAnn Manson, professor of medicine talks about a recent report in the journal Hypertension that raises questions about whether blood pressure (BP) guidelines should be revisited and whether sex-specific thresholds and targets should be considered. Current BP guidelines are sex-agnostic. Video for Medscape, December 2023
GPs to Trial AI Stethoscope for Heart Failure Diagnosis, Dr. Rob Hicks for Medscape UK, November 2023
Reproductive Health, Family Planning, Pregnancy, Genetics, and Aortic Disease, informative webinar that addresses the intersection of reproductive health and genetic aortic disease, Dr. Sara Thorne and Gretchen MacCarrick joined GADA Canada and the John Ritter Foundation, November 2023
With A-Fib on the Rise, Researchers Work to Fine-Tune Treatments, Harvard Medicine Magazine, October 2023
Long COVID: pathophysiological factors and abnormalities of coagulation, in Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, June 2023, via James N.
Custom, 3D-printed heart replicas look and pump just like the real thing, The soft robotic models are patient-specific and could help clinicians zero in on the best implant for an individual. Jennifer Chu for the MIT News Office, February 2023 via Jon R.
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