Early heart changes may predict cancer years before diagnosis, long-term study suggests

A new study led by UCLA Health physician-scientists suggests that subtle changes in heart structure and function may signal ...
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Could Your Heart Reveal Cancer Risk Years Before Diagnosis?

Doctors have long treated heart disease and cancer as two separate health problems. Heart specialists focus on the ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Heart Study Shows Atrial Shunting Shrinks Left Side, Expands Right

Patients who responded positively to shunt treatment experienced more beneficial changes in their heart's structure and function compared with nonresponders. After 2 years of follow-up, a post hoc ...
Medical Xpress

Researchers study adults with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) thriving without transplants

Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) reported long-term clinical outcomes for the largest single center cohort of individuals who underwent complex reconstructive surgery for ...
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Sex-specific associations between midlife body mass index and later-life left atrial enlargement in the Hordaland health study

Background Increased body mass index (BMI) leads to blood volume increase and left atrial enlargement (LAE). It is not known ...
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Sport does not affect the left and right sides of the heart in the same way

Sport does not only strengthen the heart. It could also modify the nerves that regulate its beats. Researchers at the ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Left Bundle Branch Block May Be Key Indicator of Progressive Heart Failure

LBBB is linked to electrical abnormalities, causing inefficient heart pumping, dilation, and systolic dysfunction. The study found LBBB associated with increased heart failure risk, surpassing other ...