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The Heart Surgery That Isn’t as Safe for Older Women

Last Thanksgiving, Cynthia Mosson had been on her feet all day in her kitchen in Frankfort, Ind., preparing dinner for nine. She was nearly finished — the ham in the oven, the dressing made — when she suddenly felt the need to sit down. “I started hurting in my left shoulder,” said Ms. Mosson, 61. …

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Weight Loss Drug Wegovy Can Also Reduce Risk of Heart Events

Popular weight loss drugs have dominated news headlines and social media, mostly for their ability to help people shed pounds and control diabetes. But now there is evidence that one of the drugs, semaglutide, can also help reduce the risk of dying from heart disease in some patients. The drug semaglutide is sold under the …

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How COVID-19 Changes the Heart

While COVID-19’s effects on the lungs and respiratory system are well known, there is growing research suggesting that the virus is also affecting the heart, with potentially lasting effects. In a presentation at the annual meeting of the Biophysical Society, an international biophysics scientific group, Dr. Andrew Marks, chair of the department of physiology at …

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Intermountain Healthcare, Story Health partner on heart failure care

Intermountain Healthcare and virtual specialty care company Story Health announced a strategic partnership to allow the health system’s patients with heart failure to access care outside the clinic.  Calif.-based Story Health offers telehealth, health coaches, AI and connected devices to treat patients with heart failure at home. It also lets doctors access patient data and …

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Sydney-based medtech Echo IQ brings AI heart screening platform to the US

ASX-listed medical AI company Echo IQ has launched its cloud-based platform for screening structural heart disease in the United States. WHAT IT DOES The software platform called EchoSolv supports the identification of structural heart diseases, including guideline-defined aortic stenosis at present, automating this process using AI. It can also complete bulk assessments at a rate of …

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