November 17, 2023 Researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School examining the cause of cardiomyopathy discovered one out of every six patients with coronary artery disease had non-ischemic or dual cardiomyopathy. The findings of this study werepublished this week in the peer-reviewed journalCirculation,the flagship journal of the American Heart Association Continue reading →

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The presence of positive antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLs) is associated with future atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk among individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).1 These findings were presented at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2023 Convergence held in San Diego, California. The studys investigators pointed to the fact that those with diagnoses of SLE are known to have a rising susceptibility to cardiovascular diseases, adding that the incidence is 23.3 events per 1000 patient-years. The investigators presenting this data noted that aPLs are autoantibodies that are known to impact phospholipid-binding proteins Continue reading →

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Covid-19 hasnt gone away. But, almost four years after it was first identified, the infectious disease certainly features less in the zeitgeist. Continue reading →