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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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- July 29, 2022
Now a thriving 19-year-old, the pediatric heart transplant patient offers hope to others.
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- May 17, 2022
A combination of genetic and lab testing could identify 1 million Americans who are at risk of early death from heart disease because they carry a gene that causes high cholesterol.
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- April 15, 2022
The Columbia Hypertension Center has been certified by the American Heart Association, recognition that Columbia is a leader in the care of patients with high blood pressure.
- March 15, 2022
Internationally renowned “surgeon’s surgeon” is known for his skill in highly complex cases.
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- February 17, 2022
An over-the-counter cough suppressant can knock some heart cells back into rhythm, a finding that may lead to a new way to treat a rare heart condition.
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- February 11, 2022
Black American women are more likely than white women to develop heart disease, with stress and structural racism playing a role. Columbia cardiologist Marwah Abdalla explains.
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- February 1, 2022
Essential tips for a healthy heart at any age, from Columbia cardiologist Marc Eisenberg.
- December 23, 2021
New guidelines for patients with coronary artery disease emphasize the role of a multidisciplinary heart team, an approach pioneered at Columbia.
- November 9, 2021
A new mathematical modeling study suggests that about a quarter of young adults between 18 and 39 could gain lifetime health benefits from taking statins.
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- October 27, 2021
With the risks and benefits of taking aspirin to prevent heart attack and stroke so closely balanced, the decision must be tailored to each individual, says Columbia internist Andrew Moran, MD.
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