Tag: Cardiology
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New ‘Heart Percentile’ Calculator Helps Young Adults Grasp Their Long-Term Risk
A new Northwestern Medicine study introduces a first-of-its-kind online calculator that uses percentiles to help younger adults forecast and understand their risk of a heart event over the next 30 years.
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Genetic Testing Trifecta Predicts Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death and Arrhythmia
Scientists have developed a more precise genetic risk score to determine whether a person is likely to develop arrhythmia, which can lead to serious conditions such as atrial fibrillation or sudden cardiac death.
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Targeting Cardiovascular Aging to Reduce Disease Risk
Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered new insights into how the PAI-1 protein contributes to cardiovascular aging and how inhibiting PAI-1 may be a promising therapeutic approach for mitigating cardiovascular disease, according to recent findings published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation.
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Nearly Everyone Has at Least One Risk Factor Before a Heart Attack, Stroke or Heart Failure
More than 99 percent of people who went on to suffer a heart attack, stroke or heart failure already had at least one risk factor above optimal level beforehand, according to a new study.
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Childhood Blood Pressure Holds Clues for Lifelong Heart Health
Blood pressure measured as early as age seven can predict cardiovascular mortality decades later, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study published in JAMA.
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Black Adults Face Heart Failure Nearly 14 Years Earlier than White Patients
Black adults in the U.S. are first hospitalized for heart failure nearly 14 years earlier than white adults, according to a new study analyzing data from more than 42,000 patients across hundreds of hospitals.
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RNA Isoform Atlas May Improve Understanding of Cardiovascular Disease
Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed a comprehensive atlas of genetic coding sequences in both healthy adult hearts and those with heart failure, as detailed in a recent study published in Circulation.
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CVD Risk Prediction Tool May Help Guide Statin Therapy
A cardiovascular disease risk prediction tool developed by Northwestern Medicine scientists may also be effective for identifying which patients most benefit from statin therapy, according to a recent study published in JAMA Cardiology.
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Predicting Risk in Children with Heart Defects
A multi-center study has identified critical risk factors that increase the likelihood of death in children with Fontan circulatory failure who are awaiting or have recently undergone heart transplantation, according to findings published in Circulation.
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Most U.S. Adults Have Hearts Older than Their Actual Age
Northwestern scientists have created a free online tool that calculates a person’s “heart age” based on their risk for cardiovascular disease using routine health data, according to a study published in JAMA Cardiology.
