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Featured
New Strategies for Heart Failure Patients Improves Outcomes
One-third of heart failure patients do not respond to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) | A coordinated care approach at Mass General for heart failure patients improves outcomes.
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The Promise of Ventricular-Assist Devices (VADs)
VAD technology is continually improving. Mass General data indicates new VADs improve 5-year survival rates. Trials for the latest generation are under way.
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Men and Women with HFpEF Differ in Physiologic Responses to Exercise
In a study that may improve the understanding of pathophysiologic mechanisms, women and men who had heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) differed in cardiac and skeletal muscle responses to exercise. Women with HFpEFexhibited worse systolic reserve, diastolic reserve and peripheral oxygen extraction.
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Cardiovascular Safety of Tramadol Not Assured for Osteoarthritis Patients
In a large population-based study of patients with osteoarthritis, the risk of myocardial infarction with tramadol was higher or comparable to that with NSAIDs and comparable to that with codeine.
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Study Shows ActRII Signaling Contributes to Heart Failure and Aging
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital show that increased activin type II pathway receptor signaling contributes to heart failure and aging, and the findings may lead to new therapeutic targets in heart disease.
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Studies Uncover Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Women
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital have found significant connections between cardiovascular disease risk and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and early menopause.
Heart Failure contributors
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James Louis Januzzi, MD
Hutter Family Professor of Medicine, Director, Dennis and Marilyn Barry Fellowship in Cardiology Research
Recent Article
Review: Myocardial Injury in the Era of High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin Assays
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Thoralf M. Sundt, MD
Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Director, Corrigan Minehan Heart Center
Recent Article
Outcomes of Elective Cardiac Surgery at Mass General Not Affected by Start Time
Cardiovascular Care at Mass General
At Mass General, our world-class physicians and nurses specialize in specific forms of both heart and vascular disease, and work closely together to offer leading treatments and preventive care for cardiovascular conditions.Resource links
