AI-derived digital marker to measure characteristics of heart disease in patients : Lancet Study – ET HealthWorld

AI-derived digital marker to measure characteristics of heart disease in patients : Lancet Study – ET HealthWorld

Washington: Scientists have constructed an in silico, or computer-derived, marker for coronary artery disease (CAD) to better measure clinically important characterizations of the disease, a new study has found. Using machine learning and clinical data from electronic health records, the researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York are the … Read more

Apple Watch can help detect silent heart disease, reveals study – ET HealthWorld

Apple Watch can help detect silent heart disease, reveals study – ET HealthWorld

San Francisco: With a focus on identifying heart abnormalities like left ventricular dysfunction, a recent study has taken a closer look at the ECG capabilities of the Apple Watch. Left Ventricular dysfunction of the heart is usually followed by congestive heart failure that can lead to a multitude of cardiac disorders. The Mayo Clinic study … Read more

New cutting-edge tech diagnoses heart failure in record time – ET HealthWorld

New cutting-edge tech diagnoses heart failure in record time – ET HealthWorld

London: Scientists have developed an innovative technology that can halve the time taken to detect patients with heart failure, and may be useful for improving diagnosis and delivering more effective treatments to patients. The technology developed by researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA), UK, makes use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to develop … Read more

Minimally invasive procedure saved life of a 3-year-old toddler suffering from rare congenital heart condition

Minimally invasive procedure saved life of a 3-year-old toddler suffering from rare congenital heart condition

The child from Bikaner who was born with this condition known as Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome, had been having several severe episodes of irregular heartbeats requiring multiple times admissions to ICU since birth. Despite being referred to various hospitals, pertaining to her tender age and other complications, she was denied any procedure, before being brought to … Read more

Post pandemic effect: Why middle aged in Bengaluru are witnessing spike in heart ailments

Post pandemic effect: Why middle aged in Bengaluru are witnessing spike in heart ailments

Heart ailments are on a rise among the young People aged between 20 and 40 in Bengaluru are witnessing a rise in heart-related ailments in the last two to three months that the experts predicts is a post pandemic effect. Dr C N Manjunath, Director, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardio-Vascular Sciences and Research (SJICR) said … Read more

What to know about intravascular ultrasound imaging system for diagnosis of heart diseases

What to know about intravascular ultrasound imaging system for diagnosis of heart diseases

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common reason for heart attack or failure. Together, heart diseases and strokes account for 17.7 million deaths, across the globe. Dr Rahul Gupta What happens when there is a huge rock on a narrow road? It hinders the flow of the traffic causing a blockage. Now imagine the … Read more

Precision PCI and evidence-based treatment for better patient outcomes – ET HealthWorld

Precision PCI and evidence-based treatment for better patient outcomes – ET HealthWorld

By Dr Sanjay Mittal The dawn of 2020 saw the world battling the worst pandemic of our times. The crisis made us realize the limitations of current knowledge with respect to the constant uncertainties of the future, thus, emphasizing on the value and necessity of innovations. The COVID-19 outbreak drew our attention to some of … Read more