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'Thin' legs could increase chance of heart failure, new study finds

It's not the first study to link leg size to health

Nottingham Post

Hidden feature linked to heart failure risk as strong thighs are 'healthy sign'

The researchers found that having strong quadriceps could be a healthy sign, reducing the risk of heart failure in those who had suffered a heart attack.

Daily Record

Red flag symptom in your legs that could be sign of silent killer

A new study suggests that people's legs can reveal whether a person is more or less likely to suffer heart failure and researchers have said that the results are important for those suffering from coronary disease

Daily Mirror

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Common myths about heart failure that many believe to be true

Heart failure (HF) is a medical condition in which the heart muscle does not pump enough blood. One of the major causes of reduction in heart’s ability to pump blood is coronary artery disease (CAD) and heart attack. However, faulty heart valves, chronic blood pressure, or genetic disease can also…

The Times of India

Strong legs improve prognosis for heart attack victims: Study

In accordance with data presented today at Heart Failure 2023, a scientific conference of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), people with powerful legs are less likely to get heart failure following a heart attack. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Few young cancer survivors face a higher risk of early heart failure: Study

Imagine overcoming cancer only to discover that the medication that saved your life comes with a brand-new health risk: heart failure. Read further on Dynamite News:

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People with strong legs 'more likely to survive a heart attack'

Heart attacks are the most common cause of heart failure

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Health: Smartwatches could detect higher risk of heart failure, reveals a Study

A new study claims Wearable devices such as smartwatches could be used to detect a higher risk of developing heart failure and irregular heart rhythms in later life. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Brain surgery performed on baby in womb for first time

‘This may markedly reduce the risk of long-term brain damage, disability or death among infants’

The Independent UK

Woman, 22, dies in her sleep from silent killer as family say 'world has lost sparkle'

Jess Ball, 22, from Southport, died after suffering from unexplained acute heart failure in November 2021 - with her loved ones saying the world has now "lost its sparkle"

Daily Mirror

First-ever successful brain surgery on unborn baby performed by US doctors

For the first time ever, a team of US doctors have performed a successful brain surgery on an unborn baby with a gestational age of 34 weeks and 2 days. The surgery was necessary to prevent the child’s heart failure and brain injury after birth.

The Times of India

Brain surgery carried out on baby in the womb

The world first was to fix potentially deadly damage to vessels and saved the infant from suffering heart failure and a stroke

Wales Online

Living on a busy road risks a greater chance of heart failure

Toxic particles are the leading environmental risk factor for disease

Wales Online

Common pills given to heart attack patients 'may be doing more harm than good'

Experts call for large clinical trials to see whether they should continue to be taken

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Harry Belafonte: a singer and actor but an activist at heart

The Caribbean-American singer and actor Harry Belafonte has passed away from congestive heart failure at the age of 96. Although he was well known for songs like Day-O (The Banana Boat song) and Jump In The Line, which earned him the title “King of Calypso”, his music was a vehicle…

Glasgow Live

Glasgow mum 'wouldn't be alive' without 14-hour open heart surgery as six-month-old baby

Debbie Kearney was born with a heart defect but wasn't diagnosed until she was close to having heart failure at just six-months-old - and was transfused with 14 pints of blood before an operation

WEKU

Harry Belafonte, singer, actor and activist, has died at age 96

The iconic and barrier-breaking performer died Tuesday of congestive heart failure.

Chicago Sun-Times

Harry Belafonte, groundbreaking activist and entertainer, dies at 96

Mr. Belafonte died Tuesday of congestive heart failure at his New York home, his wife Pamela by his side, a representative said.

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Dublin Live

Major seminar for people with heart failure coming to Dublin

Heart failure happens when the heart is unable to pump enough blood around the body because the walls of the heart have become too weak or too stiff to work properly

Tribune News Service

Mayo Clinic Minute: Saving more lives by expanding the donor pool

Heart failure continues to be an epidemic in the U.S. Despite efforts put into awareness and prevention, heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women. A heart transplant is the gold standard to treat advanced heart failure. With more than 100,000 people on the transplant…

Dynamite News

Smartwatches may predict higher risk of heart failure: Study

According to a recent study performed by UCL researchers, wearable gadgets such as smartwatches might be used to predict a higher risk of developing heart failure and abnormal heart rhythms in later life. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Conversation

Older people have eating disorders too – but they're a largely ignored group

Josie (not her real name) has bulimia. She is prescribed steroids to manage a lung condition and heart failure and has gained a significant amount of weight as a result of using the drugs. Her body mass index (BMI) is over 35, which is in the obesity range. She was…

Wales Online

Toddler needs heart transplant after 'cold' virus left her with end stage heart failure

Evie Green caught a common virus which left her breathless and put pressure on her heart

Dynamite News

New treatment may improve cardiac pump function in heart failure patients: Research

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden discovered that the hunger hormone ghrelin can boost the heart's pump capacity in patients with heart failure in a clinical investigation. Read further on Dynamite News:

Daily Mirror

'Gene therapy found to wind hearts BACK 10 years and protect people from ageing'

Scientists in Bristol have experimented with the therapy on mice and found it effectively rewound their hearts by the equivalent of 10 human years - soon they hope to use it on heart failure patients

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