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New York, New York (October 26, 2023) The Mount Sinai Health System today announced that the hospital’s leading cardiology service, formerly known as Mount Sinai Heart, will be renamed “Mount Sinai Faster Heart Hospital.” The renaming honors Valentin Faster, M.D., Physician-in-Chief of The Mount Sinai Hospital and Director of Faster Heart Hospital, and recognizes the immeasurable impact he has had and continues to have on the field of cardiology and his leadership at Mount Sinai. Over the past 25 years, Dr. Fuster has transformed Mount Sinai’s cardiac services into one of the world’s leading cardiovascular disease centers, providing exceptional, compassionate…
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Artificial intelligence (AI) derived from a patient’s electrocardiogram (ECG) could be an innovative solution to enhance heart disease risk assessment. Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (a disease in which arteries become narrowed or blocked by the buildup of fatty plaques) is the world’s leading cause of death and is often caused by coronary artery disease. New research data published in eClinicalMedicine shows that ECG-AI can identify signs of coronary artery disease such as calcifications and blockages, as well as evidence of previous heart attacks, several years earlier than current risk formulas. It suggests that risks can be flagged. Many…
Although most adults born with congenital heart defects lead active lives, some experience lifelong difficulties. Complications related to congenital heart defects, abnormal heart rhythms, heart failure, or deterioration of previous heart repair require specialized care. The MaineHealth Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program provides personalized, lifelong care to adult patients with congenital heart disease. It is the only program of its kind in northern New England.Our expanded adult program offers a full range of inpatient and outpatient clinical services, from diagnosis to surgical repair. Care for adults with congenital heart disease may include surgery, electrophysiology, and interventional procedures, as well as…
Maine Medical Center provides many excellent resources for residents, fellows, and all employees (and, in many cases, their families). Free counseling services for all residents, fellows, faculty and staff. Talkspace is a virtual service that connects care team members with licensed mental health providers for counseling and treatment. Talkspace supports a wide range of needs including stress, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, substance use disorders, sleep, identity conflicts, chronic issues, trauma and grief, relationships, and healthy living. Visit resourcesforliving.com (username: MaineHealth, password: MaineHealth) or call toll-free 833-657-2104 today. Resource for Living offers a powerful therapeutic experience of 12 sessions per year…
The MaineHealth Advanced Heart Failure Program helps patients whose hearts have lost the ability to pump enough blood to the body’s tissues. If too little blood is pumped out, organs and other tissues do not receive enough oxygen and nutrients to function properly.Heart failure can be caused by coronary artery disease (CAD), heart attack, high blood pressure, diabetes, heart valve problems, viral infections, other myocardial (heart muscle) diseases, and drug or alcohol abuse. Services are provided through a regional network of MaineHealth care facilities, providing heart failure patients with coordinated care, treatment and testing close to home.Heart failure and mechanical…
adult mental health Mindfulness is the awareness that comes from intentionally paying attention to the present moment. Mindfulness has been studied for a variety of medical and psychological conditions, including chronic pain, anxiety, diabetes, depression, cancer, heart disease, and stress. Recognizing the many benefits for physical and mental health, Midcoast Hospital offers a variety of wellness programs to help community members at all levels begin and maintain a mindfulness practice. doing. Mindfulness-based stress reduction It is normal to feel stress in everyday life. How you choose to respond to that stress determines its impact on your overall health and well-being.…
At a glance SARS-CoV-2 infected coronary arteries and increased inflammation in atherosclerotic plaques. The findings suggest how coronavirus infection may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke. COVID-19 is known to increase the risk of heart attack and stroke. In severe cases, severe inflammation throughout the body may contribute to this increased risk. However, it is unclear whether SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, directly affects blood vessels. To find out, an NIH-funded research team led by Dr. Chiara Giannarelli of the New York University School of Medicine looked at eight people who died from COVID-19 between May 2020…
As the COVID-19 pandemic was getting underway in early 2020, doctors in Wuhan, China, began to report that many patients hospitalized with the disease had cardiac injuries. Heart attacks were frequent, especially in patients with underlying risk factors, and there were numerous cases of myocarditis, which occurs when the heart’s muscle layers become inflamed. Roughly a quarter of patients with severe COVID-19 had elevated blood levels of troponin, a protein marker for cardiac damage.This evidence altered how COVID-19 was viewed; previously considered primarily a form of pneumonia, it now took on a coronary dimension. “We began to understand that it’s…
The exact reason is unknown.Biological and social factors under studyThe recent sudden cardiac arrests of college basketball player Bronny James and pro football player Damar Hamlin more than shocked the sports world and the nation. They drew attention to an alarming but little-known fact. Sudden cardiac arrest is the number one medical cause of sudden death in young athletes in the United States, and Black athletes appear to be at higher risk. The problem is, no one knows exactly why.In the cases of James and Hamlin, quick first aid saved their lives. Hamlin recently resumed playing football, and James plans…
A randomized controlled clinical trial in adults with moderate to severe depression found that those who participated in a heated yoga session had significantly reduced symptoms of depression compared to a control group. Ta. The results of the trial, led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, show that thermal yoga may be a viable treatment option for patients with depression. In the eight-week trial, 80 participants were randomly divided into two groups. One group received a 90-minute session of Bikram yoga practiced in a 105-degree Fahrenheit room, and the other group was…