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After 5 Balloons of Laughing Gas, Air Leaked Into a Teen's Chest and Around His Heart

An 18-year-old in England developed pneumomediastinum and pneumopericardium after inhaling nitrous oxide. Doctors ruled out an esophageal tear but could not identify the substance solely responsible.

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A Seizure After Raw Seafood Led Doctors to a Rare Germ and a Hole in a Man's Heart Valve

A 74-year-old Australian man developed a severe mitral valve infection caused by Plesiomonas shigelloides after recent seafood and sausage consumption, but doctors could not identify the source.

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Ballet Teacher's Heart Mass Turned Out to Be Kimura Disease, Never Before Found in a Heart

Surgeons removed a heart mass believed to be a myxoma and discovered Kimura disease, a rare inflammatory condition not previously documented inside the heart.

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Blood Pressure Spikes Past 200 for 10 Years Traced to a Bladder Tumor Set Off by Urinating

A rare bladder paraganglioma caused a woman's blood pressure to surge after urination for more than a decade, highlighting the importance of recognizing this dangerous tumor before surgery.

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Meet the heart surgeon who collects hearts

Diana Reser, a prominent cardiac surgeon in Switzerland, has an impressive collection of heart-shaped items totaling 3,200. Her obsession began 25 years ago during her medical studies and has grown with contributions from friends and patients. In 2024, she reclaimed the Guinness World Records title by submitting her organized collection…

The Times of India · Nov 11

Red Vomit Looked Like a Bleed, but It Was Cherry Brandy, and Two Wasps Were in His Stomach

A Romanian man appeared to have severe gastrointestinal bleeding after drinking homemade cherry brandy, but endoscopy found two dead wasps and evidence of anaphylaxis instead.

Medical Daily · Nov 11

Worm-Shaped Clot Caught Crossing a Hole in an 81-Year-Old's Heart a Day After a Clean Echo

Doctors in China found a rare, worm-shaped blood clot lodged in an opening between an elderly woman's heart chambers, creating a risk of stroke but improving with anticoagulants.

Medical Daily · Nov 11

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A Teen's 5 Years of Chest Pain Traced to a Toddler-Type Fat Tumor Squeezing Her Heart

A 15-year-old Chinese girl was diagnosed with an atypical lipoblastoma, a rare benign tumor of immature fat cells that compressed the right side of her heart.

Medical Daily · Nov 11

Experimental Obesity Drug Survodutide Did Not Raise Heart Attack or Stroke Risk in 5,530-Patient Safety Trial

A large trial found that experimental obesity drug survodutide did not increase major cardiovascular risks, but it has not been shown to protect the heart and caused frequent digestive side effects.

Medical Daily · Nov 11

Repatha Landed About 36% Below Heart Groups' Cost-Effectiveness Benchmark for Patients Without Prior Heart Attack or Stroke

An analysis announced by Amgen found Repatha cost-effective for high-risk adults without prior heart attack or stroke, but researchers have not released the exact cost per QALY.

Medical Daily · Nov 11

Aficamten Raised a Quality-of-Life Score 4 Points Over Placebo in Non-Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy as Cytokinetics Readies FDA Filing

New company-reported analyses suggest aficamten modestly improved quality of life and heart structure in non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, but the drug is not yet approved for this use.

Medical Daily · Nov 11

Triple Blood Pressure Pill's Benefit After Brain Bleeds Appeared Consistent Across Kidney Function in Post Hoc TRIDENT Analysis

A post hoc TRIDENT analysis suggests a low-dose three-drug blood pressure pill may offer similar protection against recurrent stroke across kidney function levels, though the findings are not definitive.

Medical Daily · Nov 10

Plastic Surgeon Gave Himself a Tummy Tuck While Awake After Others Cited His Heart Risk

A Damascus plastic surgeon performed his own abdominoplasty while awake under an epidural after other surgeons declined because of his cardiac history. The case involved temporary drops in blood pressure and heart rate.

Medical Daily · Nov 10

Monthly Antibody MAR001 Cut Triglycerides 39% to 46% Beyond Placebo Without Worsening Blood Sugar in 235-Person Trial

In a randomized Phase 2b trial, experimental antibody MAR001 significantly lowered triglycerides and remnant cholesterol, but its ability to prevent heart attacks, strokes or pancreatitis remains unknown.

Medical Daily · Nov 10

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A 71-Year-Old Yawned 34 Times in His Sleep, Often Just as His Breathing Pauses Ended

Un estudio del sueño en un hombre de 71 años registró 34 bostezos asociados con pausas respiratorias y bruxismo. Con PAP, los bostezos bajaron a ocho episodios.

Medical Daily · Nov 10

Starting Heart Patients on Statin Plus Ezetimibe Did Not Beat Statin Alone in Three-Year Korean Trial

In the Ez-PAVE trial, heart patients who began statin-ezetimibe therapy had similar three-year cardiovascular event rates to those who started with a statin alone, while lower LDL targets reduced risk.

Medical Daily · Nov 10

Sacubitril-Valsartan Was Linked to Fewer AFib Recurrences After Ablation Than Valsartan Alone in Small Chinese Trial

A 320-patient randomized trial from China found fewer atrial fibrillation recurrences after ablation among patients taking sacubitril-valsartan, but the preliminary findings have not undergone peer review.

Medical Daily · Nov 10

Born With His Heart Bulging Into His Belly, a Laborer First Saw a Cardiologist at 29

A 29-year-old man with a partly exposed heart, pentalogy of Cantrell and severe pulmonary hypertension reached adulthood without specialist care, according to a case report.

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Medical Daily · Nov 10

American Heart Association Announces Center for the Brain to Study Heart-Brain Links, Without a Disclosed Budget

The American Heart Association has launched a national center to study links between heart and brain health, with high blood pressure identified as a key shared risk factor.

Medical Daily · Nov 10

Travel-Time Phone Alerts Sent CPR Volunteers Ahead of Ambulances 58% of the Time Versus 31% for Small-Radius Alerts

A German trial found that smartphone alerts based on volunteers' travel times improved early arrival at cardiac arrests, but researchers have not yet shown whether the approach saves more lives.

Medical Daily · Nov 10

Yoga-Based Cardiac Rehab Improved Heart Failure Patients' Quality of Life but Did Not Reduce Hospitalizations or Deaths

A large Indian trial found structured yoga improved quality of life and six-minute walking distance for people with heart failure, but did not significantly reduce deaths, hospitalizations or strokes.

Medical Daily · Nov 10

Aiming for Systolic Pressure Below 120 Cut Major Cardiovascular Events 21% in Stroke Survivors in Brazilian Trial

The OPTIMAL-STROKE trial found that aiming for systolic blood pressure below 120 reduced major cardiovascular events after ischemic stroke, but increased kidney-related risks and required close monitoring.

Medical Daily · Nov 10

Left Bundle Branch Pacing Cut Combined Risk of Death, Heart Failure Hospitalization or Pacemaker Heart Damage 59%

In the OptimPacing trial, left bundle branch pacing reduced a combined risk of death, heart failure hospitalization and pacing-induced cardiomyopathy versus standard right ventricular pacing, with important limitations.

Medical Daily · Nov 10

Stopping Statins After 70 Passed a Safety Test in STREAM Trial, but Heart Events and Deaths Rose Slightly

The STREAM trial found that older adults who stopped statins had similar average time free of major cardiovascular events, but higher rates of heart attacks, strokes and death than those who continued.

Medical Daily · Nov 10

A Heart Attack Catheter Hit a Dead End, Exposing a Gap in a Man's Aorta Since Birth

Cardiologists treating a 49-year-old man for an acute heart attack unexpectedly discovered a congenital interrupted aortic arch, a defect usually diagnosed in infancy and often fatal without treatment.

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