Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System

Reclassifying Single Lead Sinus Rhythm ECGs for Improved AF Recurrence Detection With Deep Learning

BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) remains a common outcome after catheter ablation, with recurrence observed in up to 50% of patients within 5 years. Despite extensive research, challenges remain in optimizing observation and prediction windows for AF recurrence assessment. Th...

ACE2 downregulation contributes to adverse cardiovascular and reproductive outcomes in female mice on high fat diet

Obesity is a growing concern among women of reproductive age, as it can significantly impact both maternal and fetal health. A potential mechanism linking obesity to cardiometabolic dysfunction is the imbalance between the classical (pressor) and the compensatory (protective) arm...