Displaying items by tag: division of cardiovascular disease
Scarinci’s Cervical Cancer Elimination project aims to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health problem in Sri Lanka.
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Differences in DNA methylation correlated with differences in heart-failure outcomes, as measured by two-year mortality.
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Heart failure is a leading cause of death in the United States. Highly effective medications are now available, and the disease is manageable if patients seek care and take their prescribed medications regularly.
A study conducted by UAB investigators found that the newly recommended scores are very effective in diagnosing a type of heart failure that is challenging to detect, and can also help predict patients’ long-term outcomes.
In a study of more than 6,000 American adults, UAB investigators found that those with a coronary artery calcium score greater than zero have a higher risk of cardiac events. CAC may help guide blood pressure control and comprehensive cardiovascular care.
A study conducted by UAB investigators has outlined that deaths due to mitral regurgitation are increasing in the United States since 2012, after a continuous decline for 14 years.
Acute respiratory failure mortality increases in United States and may worsen with COVID-19 pandemic
A study conducted by UAB investigators has outlined that deaths due to acute respiratory failure are increasing in the United States, and this disproportionately impacts Southern states and racial minorities.
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A study conducted by UAB investigators has outlined that Black individuals are disproportionately affected by COVID-19, and there are key geographic differences in health determinants in the United States.
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A study conducted by UAB investigators has outlined that Black individuals with heart failure have a worse prognosis, even after achieving biomarker-based heart failure treatment targets.
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There is a narrow window of opportunity for successfully treating major cardiovascular events, and patients risk serious consequences if they wait for symptoms to get worse before seeking medical attention.
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A study conducted by UAB investigators shows that nearly a third of non-Hispanic Black young adults nationwide have hypertension, and the control of high blood pressure in all young adults is only 10 percent.
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ACCSAP is the American College of Cardiology’s self-assessment program covering the entire field of adult clinical cardiology. Bittner has been with UAB since 1987.
A study conducted by UAB investigators has outlined the importance of strict blood pressure control in the development of atrial fibrillation, which can lead to poor outcomes such as stroke, heart attacks and death.
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iNO has been used for the treatment of failing lungs, but it was also found to have antiviral properties against coronaviruses.
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There are plenty of other potential suspects when it comes to chest pain.
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“Broken heart syndrome” is a common name for stress-induced cardiomyopathy.
Coronary microvascular dysfunction is a precursor to later heart disease, heart failure and possible death.
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Cardiovascular disease accounts for nearly 801,000 American deaths.
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UAB is continuing its world-class patient care with the establishment of a new Division of Breast and Endocrine Surgery.
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A mouse-model study of the sensor will aid the search for treatments to delay human heart failure, which often follows a heart attack.