More than half the clinicians surveyed at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre reported burnout and high levels of distress according
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Machine learning helps predict survival rates of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Using neighborhood and local data in combination with existing information sources creates a more accurate prediction on a patient’s recovery
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COVID-19 cardiac involvement on the rise
In the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, the disease was recognized as a respiratory virus. Research is showing that
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Gene therapy corrects the cardiac effects of Friedreich’s ataxia
Gene therapy was successfully used to overcome the cardiac effects of Freidreich’s ataxia (FA) in a mouse model of the
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New algorithm for personalized models of human cardiac electrophysiology
Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Kazan Federal University, and George Washington University have proposed an algorithm
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Preoperative levels of heart proteins may help predict death or cardiac complications in patients undergoing surgery
Assessing preoperative levels of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), a biomarker of heart stress and structural changes, may improve risk
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Lonely cardiac patients at increased risk of death within year of hospital discharge
Cardiac patients who feel lonely are at heightened risk of dying within a year of being discharged from hospital, reveals
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Keck School of Medicine promotes patient diversity in cardiac surgery clinical trials
A highly competitive $4.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
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Bystanders Key to Cutting Cardiac Arrest Deaths
TUESDAY, March 12, 2019 — Cardiac arrest outside of a hospital setting is a leading cause of disease-related health loss
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Miracle on ice: Hockey player saves team member who went into cardiac arrest during game
Doctor saves fellow hockey player’s life It was truly a "miracle on ice" when a North Carolina doctor saved a
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