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A new study shows sleep helps mice recover from heart attacks. Reanalyzed data from a Columbia sleep restriction study suggest sleep plays the same role in people.
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Adding a measure of psychological health to a predictor of mortality from heart disease improved predictions, particularly among Black and female populations.
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The study by Columbia researchers adds to emerging evidence that environmental metals are preventable risk factors of cardiovascular disease and mortality.
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Thanks to a collaboration between Columbia and Cornell doctors, Yasin Samad is one of the first children in the United States to receive an innovative artificial heart valve.
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- March 24, 2023
Columbia surgeons performed the first pediatric total artificial heart surgery in the Northeast.
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- March 23, 2023
People exposed to low doses of ionizing radiation have an extra, but modest, risk of developing heart disease during their lifetime, according to a new study.
- March 13, 2023
Cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins have the potential to reduce heart disease in people with obstructive sleep apnea regardless of CPAP use, suggests a new study from Columbia University.
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- February 28, 2023
A new device that calms overactive kidney nerves with ultrasound consistently lowered blood pressure in patients with uncontrolled hypertension, Columbia researchers found.
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- February 27, 2023
You don’t need medical training to use a defibrillator and save a life. You just need to know where to find a defibrillator.
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- February 22, 2023
The study from researchers at Columbia University School of Nursing also provides important insights into improving heart health among bisexual women.
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- February 9, 2023
Columbia cardiologist Jennifer Haythe, MD, shares doable tweaks that will help you get your heart into shape.
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- January 31, 2023
Serotonin can impact the mitral valve of the heart and potentially accelerate a cardiac condition known as degenerative mitral regurgitation, according to a new study led by Columbia researchers.
- January 12, 2023
Just five minutes of walking every half hour offsets harmful effects of prolonged sitting, a Columbia University study has found.
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- January 5, 2023
According to the American Heart Association, CPR can double or triple the chance of survival from an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. A Columbia cardiologist explains.
