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A Routine Checkup Murmur Led Doctors to a Child's Sword-Shaped Lung Vein and a Hidden Liver Shunt

A child with no symptoms had a heart murmur. Scans revealed scimitar syndrome, a rare lung vein defect, plus an unexpected shunt inside the liver.

Medical Daily · Oct 9

A Pulse Oximeter Showed a Calm Woman's Heart Rate Swinging From 40 to Over 100, and White Nail Polish Was the Likely Culprit

A fingertip oximeter showed a calm woman's pulse jumping between 40 and over 100 bpm. Her ECG was normal. White nail polish was the likely culprit.

Medical Daily · Oct 8

A Teen's Arm Kept Turning Bright Blue, and the Clue Doctors Needed Was Growing on Her Skin

A 17-year-old's elbow and arm kept turning bright blue. Heart checks and scans were normal, but a bacterial culture finally explained the color.

Medical Daily · Oct 8

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A Motorcycle Fall Left Metal Lodged Beside a 2-Year-Old's Heart for Two Days, Yet the Heart Was Untouched

A toddler reached surgeons 48 hours after a motorcycle fall with metal lodged in the sac around the heart. The heart itself was unharmed.

Medical Daily · Oct 7

Diabetes Drug Jardiance Cut a Heart-Linked Inflammation Marker Within Two Weeks in Small Vanderbilt Pilot of 16 Women

In a 16-woman Vanderbilt pilot, empagliflozin lowered blood-cell clumps tied to heart disease in two weeks. It does not change prescribing yet.

Medical Daily · Oct 7

A Month of Hiccups Was His Only Symptom, and Tests Revealed a Fully Blocked Heart Artery

A 60-year-old man's only complaint was a month of hiccups. Tests found a heart attack and a fully blocked artery. Here's what doctors saw.

Medical Daily · Oct 7

Heart Failure Contributed to 452,573 U.S. Deaths in 2023 as Report Flags Rising Death Rates in Younger Adults

Heart failure contributed to 452,573 U.S. deaths in 2023, a new HFSA report shows, with death rates rising sharply among adults ages 25 to 64.

Medical Daily · Oct 7

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Ibogaine Trials Would Call for Inpatient Care and Up to 36 Hours of Heart Monitoring Under FDA Proposal

FDA wants ibogaine trials run in inpatient units with continuous heart monitoring because the unapproved drug can trigger dangerous heart rhythms.

Medical Daily · Oct 7

A Teen's Ankle Sore Washed Off with Water, Revealing a Marker Drawing and Hidden Exam Stress

A 17-year-old's dark ankle sore was rinsed off as doctors prepared an ECG. Athens doctors traced the marker drawing to examine stress and low mood.

Medical Daily · Oct 6

7 Hidden Signs Your Leg Pain May Be More Serious

A little leg pain while walking can seem harmless. You may blame it on ageing, tired muscles, arthritis or simply walking too much. But there is one pattern that deserves more attention: pain or cramping that repeatedly starts when you walk and improves after you stop and rest. This can…

MyLifeXP · Oct 6

A Man's Halloween Hospital Visit Revealed a Ghost-Shaped Infection Clinging to His Heart Valve

A heart scan showed a ghost-shaped infected growth on a man's valve after a Halloween hospital visit. Surgeons had to rebuild two heart valves.

Medical Daily · Oct 6

An Angry Call with Her Health Insurer Sent a 63-Year-Old Woman to Cardiac Care with Broken Heart Syndrome

A tense call about changing health insurance plans sent a 63-year-old woman to cardiac care with stress cardiomyopathy, doctors report.

Medical Daily · Oct 6

An 82-Year-Old Man's Failing Heart Ran Two Separate Electrical Rhythms at Once During CPR

Twenty-three minutes into CPR, an 82-year-old man's ECG showed two independent rhythms at 35 and 78 beats per minute, a rare end-of-life pattern.

Medical Daily · Oct 5

A 21-Year-Old's Suspected Appendicitis Turned Out to Be a Large Collapsed Lung, and He Had No Chest Pain

A 21-year-old came to the ER with right lower belly pain that looked like appendicitis. His abdominal CT revealed a collapsed lung instead.

Medical Daily · Oct 5

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Medical Daily · Oct 5

A Rhythm Mistaken for V-Tach Was the Rare Spiked Helmet Sign, and It Pointed to Trouble Beyond the Heart

A critically ill man's ECG was first read as ventricular tachycardia. Rutgers doctors say it was the spiked helmet sign, a marker of critical illness.

Medical Daily · Oct 5

Teens with Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Gain Their First FDA-Approved Treatment as Camzyos Approval Expands Beyond Adults

FDA approved Camzyos for children 66 pounds or more with obstructive HCM, the first treatment for this group, based on a 44-patient trial.

Medical Daily · Oct 5

A Birthday Call to Play Sax with His Favorite Band Set Off a Rare Happy Heart Emergency

A musician's joyful birthday news was followed by chest pain that looked like a heart attack. His arteries were clear: it was happy heart syndrome.

Medical Daily · Oct 5

A Selfie Sent 30 Minutes Before She Collapsed Held the Clues to a Rare Brainstem Stroke

A selfie a young woman sent her mother before collapsing showed drooping eyelids and helped doctors time treatment for a rare brainstem stroke.

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Medical Daily · Oct 3

First Heart Valve That Expands as Children Grow Wins FDA Approval, Aiming to Cut Repeat Open-Heart Surgeries

The FDA approved the Autus valve, which doctors can widen with a balloon catheter as children grow. See trial results, reported risks, and what remains unknown.

MyLifeXP · Oct 3

Can Heart Disease Increase Your Kidney Disease Risk?

We often think of the heart, lungs and kidneys as completely separate parts of the body. But your organs work as a connected system, and trouble in one area can sometimes affect another. Heart disease and kidney disease, for example, share several risk factors and can influence each other over…

Medical Daily · Oct 2

A Woman Had Two Heart Artery Tears Within Three Days, and Both Followed Gulping an Ice-Cold Drink

A 46-year-old had two coronary artery tears in three days, each after rapidly drinking an ice-cold beverage. Doctors say the link is a hypothesis.

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2

Feeling wired? The truth about ‘nervous system resets’

The internet is full of warnings about our ‘dysregulated’ nervous systems. But, experts say, you don’t need to reset yours – you might just need to make it more flexible. Here’s how (and no, you don’t need an acupressure mat)

Medical Daily · Oct 2

Chocolate Chips Hiding Pills at a Rave Left a 19-Year-Old With an Upside-Down Broken Heart and Artery Clots

A teen ate chocolate chips containing unidentified pills at a rave, then developed reverse Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and dangerous artery clots.

MyLifeXP · Oct 2

7 Shocking Ways Sitting All Day Hurts Your Heart

You may finish an eight-hour workday without feeling tired, but your heart may still be paying the price. Sitting at a desk, driving home, eating dinner and then relaxing on the sofa can turn most of your waking hours into sedentary time. The World Health Organization links higher amounts of…

Medical Daily · Oct 1

A Tiny Pacemaker Flipped Upside Down Inside a Man's Heart, and It Took Two Snares to Pull It Out

A replacement leadless pacemaker came loose and flipped into a man's ventricle. Doctors needed two snares to pull it out, then mapped a new site.

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