Tag: Cardiology
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Nonsurgical Heart Valve Replacement Improves Patient Outcomes
Patients with severe heart valve disease who underwent nonsurgical transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement showed significant improvements in overall cardiovascular health status and quality of life within 30 days post procedure, according to a recent study published in JAMA.
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Little-Used Cholesterol Test Could Prevent More Heart Attacks, Strokes
A new Northwestern Medicine study published in JAMA has found that a little-used cholesterol test outperformed standard tests in guiding cholesterol-lowering therapy.
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Understanding Mechanisms of Rare Inflammatory Autoantibodies
Northwestern Medicine investigators have uncovered a missing link behind the harmful effects of autoantibodies linked to blood clots, pregnancy complications and other inflammatory conditions, according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Premature Menopause Raises Long-Term Heart Risk by 40 Percent
Women who enter natural menopause before age 40 face about a 40 percent higher lifetime risk of developing coronary heart disease than women who experience menopause later, according to a large Northwestern Medicine study.
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Advancing Preventive Care and Cardiovascular Risk Prediction Through Online Tools
Recently named to the Time100 Health 2026 list, Sadiya Khan, MD, is establishing herself as a leader in preventive cardiology and calling for younger people to think about their heart health earlier in life.
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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.
