Heart

2023 - 2 - 14

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First wearable heart ultrasound is powered by an AI brain (Freethink)

A new wearable heart monitor powered by AI provides accurate and continuous measurements of cardiac performance at all times.

It is soft and stretchable, adheres well to human skin, and it’s the size of a postage stamp, making it ideal for bodies in motion. It sends and receives ultrasound waves, which it uses to generate a constant stream of images of the heart’s structure in real time. Early signs of heart disease are more likely to present themselves as the heart transitions from one state to another. [need to breathe](https://www.freethink.com/health/breath-brain-connection), and this is the bane of the cardiac echocardiogram technician. With every breath a patient takes, their chest expands and contracts, and a technician must scramble to keep the ultrasonic want focused on the patient’s heart. The threemetrics of the heart: The root of most cardiovascular diseases is the heart not pumping enough blood.

AI Improves Heart Valve Surgery Outcomes (Mirage News)

The 68-year-old man was admitted to the Texas hospital with severe complications stemming from a previously implanted heart valve. Sales reps from two.

The company’s technology also includes 3D predictive modeling, which gives medical teams a better understanding of potential outcomes and the likelihood of complications. DASI Simulations technology, which is based on research conducted at Georgia Tech, Ohio State University, Emory University, and Piedmont Hospital, uses AI to create 3D models for accurate measurements based on the CT scans. The physician imager today uses a computer mouse and takes measurements of a patient’s heart from those 2D scans to determine what size replacement valve would be needed. “The decisions that the heart team makes are compromised not only because measurements may be inaccurate but also because they’re unable to predict risks that the patient may have with a particular device selection. Not only that, but they were also able to go in boldly and dilate the previous valve and perform the procedure of implanting a second trans-catheter heart valve within the first,” said “When the surgeons run these patients through our system, the physician team can clear many of the complications that they’re worried about.

High sugar intake linked to risk of heart disease and stroke: study (NBC News)

Diets higher in free sugars — like those in processed foods and sodas, as well as fruit juice and syrups — raise the risk of heart disease and stroke, ...

A large body of previous research has also found health benefits associated with fiber consumption, as well as risks linked to diets high in sugar. Watling and his team relied on data from the UK Biobank, a large-scale database of health records, which included multiple assessments of participants' diets. They’re going to have to consume more food," Watling said. Fruit juice, sugar-sweetened beverages and desserts were also common, he added. The results suggested that each 5% increase in the share of a person's total energy intake that comes from free sugars was associated with a 6% higher risk of heart disease and a 10% higher risk of stroke. [research](https://www.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-022-02712-7), published in the journal BMC Medicine, found that diets higher in free sugars — a category that includes sugar added to processed foods and sodas, as well as that found in fruit juice and syrups — raise one's risk of heart disease and stroke.

Chris Minns' date with spouse 'really warmed my heart': Clennell (Sky News Australia)

NSW Opposition Leader Chris Minns brought love to the campaign trail when he was spotted by media on Valentine's Day enjoying a romantic coffee date with ...

A statue to celebrate Australia's next football record-holder? Her ... (KEEPUP)

As Clare Polkinghorne prepares to become Australia's most-capped player, key figures along the way tell Tom Smithies why she carries such prestige in the ...

“If you ask any player or any staff member in the Matildas, they only have good things to say about her professionalism, her team camaraderie, she puts the team first of all time, she puts her heart on the sleeve. “She’s played for this amount of time, and to have that kind of reputation, she’s a true legend of the game,” says Hopkins. We had injuries and she had to play in midfield – she was enormous for us, won the ball, supported her teammates, started attacks.” “When I first met her she hardly said a word and even now she says what’s necessary, with her it’s all about her actions. “The whole Polkinghorne family were an integral part of our lives (at the QAS), they were always checking in with us and even had people staying with them,” she says. But most crucially, through the whole span of that career, she has stayed true to basic principles in how she carries herself.

Woman's death from rare heart condition was inevitable due to lack ... (ABC News)

The "tragic reality" of the death of an Indigenous woman at Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH) was that even if her rare heart condition had been detected earlier, ...

"The tragic reality though, is that even if an earlier diagnosis of aortic dissection had been made, Janelle could not have been saved as RDH does not have a cardiothoracic surgery service and therefore, she could not have received the urgent surgical treatment required," Ms McConnel said. Doctor Nicolas Forget told the coroner there was not a specific test to diagnose the rare issues Janelle had, and said that even with the benefit of hindsight he would not change the approach medical staff had taken to her care. The "tragic reality" of the death of an Indigenous woman at Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH) was that even if her rare heart condition had been detected earlier, she could not have been saved because the hospital lacked the surgical treatment she required, the Northern Territory (NT) coroner has heard.