Cardiology

A randomised trial found that breathing exercise, HIBIT, and combined exercise significantly reduced blood pressure in adults with hypertension, though combining the interventions offered no additional benefit.

A meta-analysis found subtle heart muscle dysfunction in people with HIV despite normal ejection fraction, highlighting the potential of strain imaging.

An EMR-embedded cardiocerebrovascular registry integrated 27 modules, captured data from over 80,000 patients, and demonstrated feasibility for research, quality assessment, and patient reported outcome collection.

A prospective study found significant alterations in fetal cardiac function and Doppler parameters in severe preeclampsia, alongside earlier delivery, lower birth weight, and increased neonatal intensive care unit admission.

A UK study reports encouraging stent expansion with lithotripsy for severely calcified left main coronary disease.

A validation study found that contactless vital sign monitoring accurately measured respiratory and heart rates while maintaining performance across a range of realistic care scenarios.

A multimodal AI model combining tongue and facial photographs achieved excellent accuracy for coronary heart disease screening, outperforming single modality approaches while providing interpretable decision making.

An AI model identified atrial cardiomyopathy location and severity using simulated heart electrical recordings.