Citation: Heart transplant patients from socioeconomically distressed communities face higher mortality, organ failure risk (2023, September 1) retrieved 3 May 2025 from https://medicalxpress.com ...

CHICAGO (CBS Newspath/WKRC) - A rare tumor the size of a football was discovered in 69-year-oldMichael DiLillo's heart. DiLillo had experienced chest discomfort and pain that caused him to seek ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- Surgeons at Northwestern Medicine removed a football-sized cancerous tumor from a patient's heart. For months, Michael Dilillo, 69, noticed a slight tightness in his chest.

Older adults who live in disadvantaged communities are less likely to attend cardiac rehabilitation after common heart procedures ... were categorized using the Distressed Community Index ...