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Lowering the cutoff to diagnose hypertension during pregnancy better identified 20% of women at risk for preeclampsia, a study by a Columbia University researcher has found.
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Therapies that soothe inflammation could be effective at preventing heart disease in older people with a common blood condition, a new study from Columbia researchers suggests.
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A systematic screening program designed for athletes testing positive for COVID-19 has detected a low incidence of inflammatory heart disease, so far returning professional athletes safely to sport.
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Physicians at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons are exploring disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease in women.
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- May 26, 2016
Wearing a 24-hour monitoring device may help identify African-Americans who have masked hypertension.
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- May 25, 2016
A large study found a positive correlation between traffic-related air pollution and the amount of calcium deposited in the coronary arteries.
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- May 20, 2016
Researchers from Harvard and Columbia have found that trauma and PTSD symptoms increase the risk of blood clots in women.
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- May 15, 2016
Lowering blood pressure goals for people with cardiovascular risk factors could save tens of thousands of lives annually and reduce costs.
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- April 2, 2016
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a viable alternative to open heart surgery for patients with severe aortic stenosis at intermediate risk for surgery.
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- February 26, 2016
Researchers are collaborating with the NBA to create a new standard in the detection and reduction of cardiac risk among professional basketball athletes.
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- February 24, 2016
Women undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) have better survival rates than men at one year, according to a new study from Columbia researchers.
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- January 6, 2016
A new study has revealed that cholesterol-lowering statins may help reverse the mechanisms that increase the risk of heart disease in people with sleep apnea.
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- December 9, 2015
P&S researcher Wendy Chung and colleagues find genetic mutations that explain why many children with congenital heart disease also have neurodevelopmental disorders.
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- December 7, 2015
The NIH has granted $8.56 million for a first of its kind clinical trial examining cardiovascular disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. One of the principal investigators is Columbia's Joan Bathon.
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