November 15, 2022 — Ten months after transplanting the first genetically-modified pig heart into a human patient, University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers continue to report on new findings from the landmark transplant.

November 14, 2022 — When it comes to heart failure (HF), sex differencesare known to impact everything from risk factors to clinical presentation to response to treatment, making sex a key factor to consider in studies of emerging pharmacotherapies.

November 14, 2022 — For more than four decades, doctors have been split on whether giving steroids during a pediatric open-heart surgery could be helpful for post-operative recovery. A new study is providing a bit more clarity, suggesting there are some benefits for certain kinds of patients. 

November 14, 2022 — Bivalirudin is a safer and more effective anticoagulant than heparin for treating patients with the most serious type of heart attacks who undergo urgent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and can lower th

November 10, 2022 —  Biosense Webster, Inc., the global leader in cardiac arrhythmia treatment and part of Johnson & Johnson MedTechi, announced today that data from a Biosense Webster-sponsored study that compares the risk of dementia in patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib) who were treated with catheter ablation (CA) versus anti-arrhythmic drugs (AAD) was published in the American Heart Journal

November 10, 2022 —  A national study led by UBC researchers at the Centre for Cardiovascular Innovation is shedding light on how to more effectively treat atrial fibrillation (AF) – a common heart rhythm problem associated with increased risk of stroke and heart failure. 

November 10, 2022 —  Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s (UMSOM) Center for Precision Disease Modeling identified how a specific protein in SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, damages heart tissue. They then used a drug to reverse the toxic effects of that protein on the heart. 

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