High-Fat Diets May Damage Hearts Through a Protein Called AGO2
Researchers discovered how eating too many fatty foods can harm the heart, even when the heart appears to pump normally. They found that a protein called AGO2 …
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Can Traditional Navajo Foods Help Heart Failure Patients?
Researchers are testing whether traditional Navajo foods can help people with heart failure feel better and stay out of the hospital. The study, called …
Read MoreCan Phone Apps Help Heart Patients Eat Better?
Researchers looked at studies about using smartphone apps to help people with heart failure improve their eating habits and nutrition. Heart failure is a …
Read MoreTraditional Navajo Foods Help Heart Patients Feel Better
Researchers tested a new program called MUTTON-HF that delivers traditional Navajo meals to people with heart failure living in rural areas. Over 4 weeks, 20 …
Read MoreHow Belly Fat May Damage Your Heart Through Tiny Messengers
Researchers discovered a surprising way that excess belly fat might harm the heart, even when it appears to be pumping normally. Using mice and human samples, …
Read MoreNatural Plant Compound May Help Heart Patients With Irregular Heartbeats
Researchers discovered that berberine, a natural compound found in certain plants, may help treat a serious heart condition where the heart struggles to relax …
Read MoreNatural Plant Compound May Help Prevent a Common Type of Heart Failure
Researchers discovered that a natural compound called Tanshinone VI, extracted from a traditional Chinese medicinal plant, may help prevent a specific type of …
Read MoreWhy Folate Matters for Your Heart Health
Scientists have discovered an important connection between a B vitamin called folate and heart health. When your body doesn't get enough folate, a harmful …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Protect Older Hearts from Inflammation
Researchers studied over 4,000 older adults to understand how vitamin D affects heart health. They found that people with low vitamin D and high inflammation …
Read MoreThe Heart's Protective Lining: Why It Matters for Heart Failure
Scientists are discovering that a thin, protective layer inside blood vessels called the glycocalyx may play a crucial role in a common type of heart failure. …
Read MoreHow Diet and Heart Medicine Helped a Young Man With a Rare Metabolic Disease
A 20-year-old man with propionic acidemia, a rare genetic condition that affects how the body breaks down certain proteins, developed heart problems. Doctors …
Read MoreA Simple Blood Test May Help Predict Heart Failure Outcomes
Researchers studied over 1,100 people with heart failure to understand how a measurement called osmolality (which shows how concentrated your blood is) might …
Read MoreStomach Balloon Helps Man With Heart Problems Lose Nearly Half His Weight
A man with severe heart problems caused by obesity experienced remarkable improvement after doctors placed a special balloon in his stomach to help him eat …
Read MoreHow Team Care Helps Heart Patients Stay Strong and Independent
Nearly half of people with heart failure also experience frailty—a condition that makes their bodies weaker and more vulnerable to illness. This review looked …
Read MoreNew Drug Helps Heart Recover Better After Weight Loss
Researchers studied how a medication called finerenone could help the heart recover when people lose weight after obesity. Using mice that were fed an …
Read MoreWhy Different Types of Obesity Damage Hearts in Different Ways
Scientists compared two groups of mice with heart problems caused in different ways: one group ate an unhealthy high-fat diet, while the other had genetic …
Read MoreSkinny Calves May Signal Heart Stress in Heart Failure Patients
Researchers studied 202 people hospitalized with heart failure and discovered something surprising: those with smaller calf muscles had higher levels of a …
Read MoreVitamin B1 Deficiency May Cause Dangerous High Blood Pressure in Lungs
Researchers found that not getting enough vitamin B1 (thiamine) might cause a serious condition called pulmonary arterial hypertension, where blood pressure in …
Read MoreHigh Salt + Heart Medications May Trigger Body's Survival Mode
Scientists studied 102 heart failure patients and found something surprising: when people take water pills (diuretics) and eat lots of salt, their bodies may …
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