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3-D Technology to Treat Atrial Fibrillation
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[13/05/2013] Researchers at the Intermountain Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center have developed a new 3-D technology that for the first time allows cardiologists the ability to see the precise source of atrial fibrillation in the heart. 3-D Technology to Treat Atrial Fibrillation - Read more
AEDs Not Always in the Best Position
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[08/05/2013] A new study has found that publicly registered AEDs in Toronto are not in the best positions to help victims of cardiac arrest. AEDs Not Always in the Best Position - Read more
Risk Factors May Decrease Brain Function
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[06/05/2013] Brain function in adults as young as 35 may decline as their heart disease risk factors increase, according to new research. Risk Factors May Decrease Brain Function - Read more
Creating Stronger, More Elastic Hearts
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[30/04/2013] A team of bioengineers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) is the first to report creating artificial heart tissue that closely mimics the functions of natural heart tissue through the use of human-based materials. Creating Stronger, More Elastic Hearts - Read more
Improving Response Time
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[30/04/2013] Recent study finds that door-to-balloon times can be lowered using process improvement strategies. Improving Response Time - Read more
Air Pollution Linked to Hardening of the Arteries
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[26/04/2013] Long-term exposure to air pollution may be linked to heart attacks and strokes by speeding up atherosclerosis, or "hardening of the arteries," according to a University of Michigan public health researcher and colleagues from across the United States. Air Pollution Linked to Hardening of the Arteries - Read more
Moving Cells Holds Medical Promise
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[09/04/2013] Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown they can coax cells to move toward a beam of light. The feat is a first step toward manipulating cells to control insulin secretion or heart rate using light. Moving Cells Holds Medical Promise - Read more
Link Between Heart Disease and Red Meat
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[08/04/2013] A compound abundant in red meat and added as a supplement to popular energy drinks has been found to promote atherosclerosis – or the hardening or clogging of the arteries – according to Cleveland Clinic research. Link Between Heart Disease and Red Meat - Read more
Proposal for New Regulation
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[14/03/2013] In a position paper, the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) welcomes the European Commission’s (EC’s) proposals for a new regulation to govern the evaluation and approval of medical devices as an important step towards improving patient safety. Proposal for New Regulation - Read more
Mortality Near 1 Percent per Hour
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[13/03/2013] The belief among medical professionals in the 1950s that the mortality rate for type A acute aortic dissection during the initial 24 hours was one to two percent per hour appears to hold true in the contemporary era of treatment, based on a review of the large-scale IRAD registry of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Scientific Sessions. Mortality Near 1 Percent per Hour - Read more
No Effect on Implanted Cardiac Devices
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[13/03/2013] A Mayo Clinic study has concluded that patients with implanted cardiac devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators can safely drive or ride in an electric car without risk of electromagnetic interference (EMI). No Effect on Implanted Cardiac Devices - Read more
Simple Steps Lower Risk of Heart Disease
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[31/01/2013] February is American Heart Month, a perfect time to remind people that small steps can reduce their risk of heart disease, the main death cause of men and women. Mayo Clinic cardiologists offer several simple tips to reduce the risk. Simple Steps Lower Risk of Heart Disease - Read more
Irregular Heart Beat Elevates Risk
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[21/01/2013] Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research have found that the risk of kidney failure is greater for people with chronic kidney disease who also have atrial fibrillation, one of the most common forms of irregular heart rhythm in adults. Irregular Heart Beat Elevates Risk - Read more
Cholesterol Medicine Affects Energy Production
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[04/01/2013] Up to 75 per cent of patients who take statins to treat elevated cholesterol levels may suffer from muscle pain. Scientists at the Center for Healthy Aging at the University of Copenhagen have now identified a possible mechanism underlying this unfortunate side effect. Cholesterol Medicine Affects Energy Production - Read more
Heart Cells Become 'Biological Pacemakers'
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[17/12/2012] Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute researchers have reprogrammed ordinary heart cells to become exact replicas of highly specialized pacemaker cells by injecting a single gene (Tbx18) – a major step forward in the search for a biological therapy to correct erratic heartbeats. Heart Cells Become 'Biological Pacemakers' - Read more
Hope for Regeneration Through Progenitor Cells
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[21/11/2012] A research team of the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB has discovered cell surface markers that enable the identification and isolation of living functional cardiovascular progenitor cells (CPCs). Hope for Regeneration Through Progenitor Cells - Read more
Fewer Hospitalizations and Deaths
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[09/11/2012] Laws that end smoking at work and other public places result in significantly fewer hospitalizations for heart attacks, strokes, asthma and other respiratory conditions, a new analysis from the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) has found. Fewer Hospitalizations and Deaths - Read more
"Migraine is a complex disorder"
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[08/11/2012] A global collaboration of scientists with participation by a team of researchers from the Headache and Pain Center Kiel (“Schmerzklinik Kiel”) has decoded four new gene locations whose changes significantly increase the risk of migraines. Recently in the world’s largest migraine study, the genes of more than 5,000 migraine patients were being examined and compared to 7,000 control persons. "Migraine is a complex disorder" - Read more
Cardiac Bypass Surgery Superior
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[06/11/2012] Adults with diabetes and multi-vessel coronary heart disease who underwent cardiac bypass surgery had better overall heart-related outcomes than those who underwent an artery-opening procedure to improve blood flow to the heart muscle, according to the results from an international study. Cardiac Bypass Surgery Superior - Read more
Family Members Less Likely to Give CPR
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[05/11/2012] Family members did not give CPR for cardiac arrests as often as passers-by or friends in a Japanese study presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2012. Family Members Less Likely to Give CPR - Read more
Locating Defibrillators via Smartphone
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[05/11/2012] Participants in a "crowdsourcing" challenge in Philadelphia used a smart phone application to locate, photograph and map more than 1,400 automated external defibrillators in public places, according to research. Locating Defibrillators via Smartphone - Read more
Softening Arteries, Protecting The Heart
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[02/11/2012] Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Wistar Institute, and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have discovered that the protein apolipoprotein E (apoE) plays a major role in maintaining arterial softness by suppressing production of the extracellular matrix, a network of connective tissue in the body. Softening Arteries, Protecting The Heart - Read more
Antibody Could Reverse Fatal Condition
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[16/10/2012] Scientists from the University of Sheffield have found an antibody treatment that not only stops pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) from getting worse, but also reverses the condition in mice and rats. Their research is paving the way for new treatments. Antibody Could Reverse Fatal Condition - Read more
State Deregulation of Open-heart Surgery
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[08/10/2012] The Certificate of Need, a form of state government regulation for open-heart surgery, has been designed to keep mortality rates and health care costs down. A new study suggests that neither is the case, but that deregulation is beneficial to patients. State Deregulation of Open-heart Surgery - Read more
Scientists Prevent Heart Failure in Mice
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[28/09/2012] Cardiac stress, for example a heart attack or high blood pressure, frequently leads to pathological heart growth and subsequently to heart failure. Two tiny RNA molecules play a key role in this detrimental development in mice, as researchers have now discovered. Scientists Prevent Heart Failure in Mice - Read more
Heart Health Starts Earlier than You Think
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[25/09/2012] On World Heart Day, 29th September, the World Heart Federation is calling for people – specifically mothers who are gatekeepers to the home – to take action now to protect their own heart health, as well as that of their children and families to safeguard future generations. Heart Health Starts Earlier than You Think - Read more
Mending Kids' Broken Hearts
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[12/09/2012] Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, who are exploring novel ways to treat serious heart problems in children, have conducted the first direct comparison of the regenerative abilities of neonatal and adult-derived human cardiac stem cells. Mending Kids' Broken Hearts - Read more
Gaps Between Eastern and Western Europe
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[31/08/2012] The EHRA White Book by the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) reports on the current status of arrhythmia treatments in the 54 member of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) countries and has been published every year since 2008. Gaps Between Eastern and Western Europe - Read more
Risk of Stroke from Cardiac Catheterizations
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[08/08/2012] When a patient undergoes a cardiac catheterization procedure such as a balloon angioplasty, there's a slight risk of a stroke or other neurological complications. While the risk is extremely small, neurologists nevertheless may expect to see catheterization-induced complications because so many procedures are performed, according to researchers of Loyola University. Risk of Stroke from Cardiac Catheterizations - Read more
”An absolutely reliable function has to be guaranteed over a long period of time“
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[08/08/2012] It is the dream of those who are on the waiting list for a donor heart: an artificial heart that can be immediately implanted as needed and thus saves lives. ReinHeart is the name of the artificial heart system that is currently being developed at the Institute for Applied Medical Technology at RWTH Aachen University (AME). ”An absolutely reliable function has to be guaranteed over a long period of time“ - Read more
Men with Prostate Cancer Die Rather from Other Causes
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[27/07/2012] Men diagnosed with prostate cancer are less likely to die from the disease than from largely preventable conditions such as heart disease, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). Men with Prostate Cancer Die Rather from Other Causes - Read more
Half of Deaths Could Be Avoided with Regulation
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[25/07/2012] Population level prevention produces greater impacts on cardiovascular diseases (CVD) than individualised approaches, according to the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Half of Deaths Could Be Avoided with Regulation - Read more
Increased Risk of Adult Heart Disease
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[19/07/2012] Cedars-Sinai researchers have linked Kawasaki Disease, a serious childhood illness that causes inflammation of blood vessels throughout the body, with early-onset and accelerated atherosclerosis, a leading cause of heart disease in adults. Increased Risk of Adult Heart Disease - Read more
Trafficking of Immune Cells
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[16/07/2012] Now, working in mice, surgeons and scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, have captured the first images of a beating heart at a resolution so detailed they can track individual immune cells swarming into the heart muscle, causing inflammation. Trafficking of Immune Cells - Read more
Low Steroid Levels Linked to Increased Risk
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[26/06/2012] Low levels of a naturally occurring steroid are associated with an increased risk of heart and blood-vessel disease in elderly men, a new study finds. Low Steroid Levels Linked to Increased Risk - Read more
Protection Against Cardiovascular Disease
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[19/06/2012] University of Minnesota Medical School researchers discovered an enzyme that, when found at high levels and alongside low levels of HDL (good cholesterol), can dramatically reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. Protection Against Cardiovascular Disease - Read more
Air Pollution Linked to Chronic Disease
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[08/06/2012] Air pollution, a serious danger to the environment, is also a major health risk, associated with respiratory infections, lung cancer and heart disease. Now a Tel Aviv University researcher has concluded that not only does air pollution impact cardiac events such as heart attack and stroke, but it also causes repeated episodes over the long term. Air Pollution Linked to Chronic Disease - Read more
Cause of Fatty Deposits in the Hearts Settled
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[17/04/2012] The impaired substrate metabolism of diabetes patients is often expressed in an increase in fatty deposits in the cells of the heart muscle. Until now, the exact cause of this was unknown. Now, researchers at the Medical University Vienna have shown that high blood sugar in combination with high levels of insulin – not an influx of fats – results in such deposits within a few hours. Cause of Fatty Deposits in the Hearts Settled - Read more
Fibre Protects Against Cardiovascular Disease
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[17/04/2012] Foods high in fibre provide good protection against cardiovascular disease, and the effect is particularly marked in women. This is shown in a new study from Lund University in Sweden. Fibre Protects Against Cardiovascular Disease - Read more
Patients with Diabetes Benefit from Higher Glucose Levels
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[11/04/2012] Lowering glucose levels for people with diabetes is normally critical to improving health outcomes. But for diabetes patients with heart failure, that might not always be the case, say University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) researchers. A new study found that for advanced heart failure patients with diabetes, having higher blood glucose levels may actually help improve survival rates. Patients with Diabetes Benefit from Higher Glucose Levels - Read more
Risk of Suicide Immediately Following
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[10/04/2012] People who are diagnosed with cancer have a markedly increased risk of suicide and cardiovascular death during the period immediately after being given the diagnosis. This has been shown in a new study from Karolinska Institutet. Risk of Suicide Immediately Following - Read more
Traumatic Stress Linked with Inflammation
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[03/04/2012] Greater lifetime exposure to the stress of traumatic events was linked to higher levels of inflammation in a study of almost 1,000 patients with cardiovascular disease led by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Centre (SFVAMC) and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Traumatic Stress Linked with Inflammation - Read more
Pain Relievers Could be Spiking Your Blood Pressure
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[22/03/2012] According to Professor Ehud Grossman of Tel Aviv University's Sackler Faculty of Medicine and the Sheba Medical Centre, many common over-the-counter and prescription medications are underlying causes of hypertension, which is a major risk factor for stroke, heart attack, and aneurisms. Pain Relievers Could be Spiking Your Blood Pressure - Read more
Increasing of Death Risk in Coronary Stent Patients
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[16/03/2012] After seven years of follow up, depressed patients were 1.5 times more likely to have died than non-depressed patients. The findings were independent of age, gender, clinical characteristics, anxiety and the distressed (Type D) personality. Increasing of Death Risk in Coronary Stent Patients - Read more
Tonsils Make T-Cells
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[07/03/2012] A new study provides evidence that a critical type of immune cell can develop in human tonsils. The cells, called T lymphocytes, or T cells, have been thought to develop only in the thymus, an organ of the immune system that sits on the heart. Tonsils Make T-Cells - Read more
Cocoa May Enhance Skeletal Muscle Function
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[05/03/2012] A small clinical trial led by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine found that patients with advanced heart failure and type 2 diabetes showed improved mitochondrial structure after three months of treatment with epicatechin-enriched cocoa. Cocoa May Enhance Skeletal Muscle Function - Read more
Injectable Gel Could Repair Tissue
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[24/02/2012] University of California, San Diego researchers have developed a new injectable hydrogel that could be an effective and safe treatment for tissue damage caused by heart attacks. Injectable Gel Could Repair Tissue - Read more
Cellular Aging Increases Risk
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[17/02/2012] Researchers have long speculated that the shortening of telomeres increases the risk of heart attack and early death. Now a large-scale population study in Denmark involving nearly 20,000 people shows that there is in fact a direct link, and has also given physicians a future way to test the actual cellular health of a person. Cellular Aging Increases Risk - Read more
Pancreatic Hormone Linked with Severe Heart Disease in Obese
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[17/02/2012] Severe heart damage in people who are obese and diabetic is linked with a pancreatic hormone called amylin, University of California Davis researchers have found. In the failing hearts of patients who were obese and diabetic, the scientists discovered strings of proteins, small fibres and plaques made of amylin, the hormone that produces the feeling of being full after eating. Pancreatic Hormone Linked with Severe Heart Disease in Obese - Read more
Taking Depression to Heart
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[16/02/2012] Mental state can play a crucial role in physical health — medical professionals have long known about the connection between anxiety and the immune system, for example. Now researchers at Tel Aviv University have found that mental health can also interfere with the heart. Taking Depression to Heart - Read more
Obesity Surgery Cuts Heart Attacks
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[07/02/2012] Obese patients, who undergo bariatric surgery run a 30 per cent lower risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke, reveal researchers from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, who believe that the priorities for bariatric surgery need to be revised. Obesity Surgery Cuts Heart Attacks - Read more
High Fructose Consumption May Put at Cardiovascular Risk
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[26/01/2012] Evidence of cardiovascular disease and diabetes risk is present in the blood of adolescents who consume a lot of fructose, a scenario that worsens in the face of excess belly fat, researchers of Georgia Health Sciences University report. High Fructose Consumption May Put at Cardiovascular Risk - Read more
Why Do Smells Make Some People Sick
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[20/01/2012] Do you get a headache from the perfume of the lady next to you at the table? Do cleaning solutions at work make your nose itch? If you have symptoms prompted by everyday smells, it does not necessarily mean you are allergic but rather that you suffer from chemical intolerance. According to a scientist at Umea University this hypersensitivity can be the result of an inability to get used to smells. Why Do Smells Make Some People Sick - Read more
Educating About Heart Attacks Could Save Lives
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[16/01/2012] Heart attacks in women go largely unrecognised 30 to 55 per cent of the time and those who miss the warning signs and fail or delay getting help, run the risk of death or grave disability. But researchers at Binghamton University and SUNY Upstate Medical University have developed an educational program they believe will shorten the time to treatment and ultimately, save lives. Educating About Heart Attacks Could Save Lives - Read more
Stenting for Stroke Prevention Becoming Safer
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[12/01/2012] Placing a stent in a key artery in the neck is safer than ever in patients ineligible for the standard surgical treatment of carotid artery disease, according to a new study of University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Stenting for Stroke Prevention Becoming Safer - Read more
Statins May Increase Risk of Interstitial Lung Abnormalities
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[06/01/2012] Use of statins may influence susceptibility to or the progression of interstitial lung disease (ILD) in smokers, according to a new study of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Statins May Increase Risk of Interstitial Lung Abnormalities - Read more
Benefits of Statin Therapy May Extend Beyond Lowering Lipids
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[05/01/2012] A study led by researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, has identified a molecular pathway that leads to this abnormal blood clotting and turned it off using a popular class of cholesterol-lowering drugs, statins. Benefits of Statin Therapy May Extend Beyond Lowering Lipids - Read more
Benefits of Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy in Heart Failure
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[19/12/2011] Large-scale clinical trials have highlighted the beneficial effect of cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) in the improvement of symptoms and reduction of mortality, and CRT is now recommended in the major European and American guidelines for the treatment and prevention of heart failure. Benefits of Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy in Heart Failure - Read more
Cholesterol-Lowering Medication Accelerates Depletion of Plaque in Arteries
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[15/12/2011] In a new study, NYU Langone Medical Centre researchers have discovered how cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins promote the breakdown of plaque in the arteries. The findings support a large clinical study that recently showed patients taking high-doses of the cholesterol-lowering medications not only reduced their cholesterol levels but also reduced the amount of plaque in their arteries. Cholesterol-Lowering Medication Accelerates Depletion of Plaque in Arteries - Read more
Stopping Dangerous Cell Regrowth Reduces Risk
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[08/12/2011] Like Yin and Yang, the two proteins have opposite effects in the walls of blood vessels. AIF-1 stimulates undesirable formation of new cells after a vascular injury, and IRT-1 has the opposite effect. It is the latter, IRT-1, that researcher of Lund University in Sweden and Temple University in the USA want to use to stop a dangerous development in the artery. Stopping Dangerous Cell Regrowth Reduces Risk - Read more
Cobblestones Fool Innate Immunity
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[30/11/2011] Coating the surface of an implant such as a new hip or pacemaker with nanosized metallic particles reduces the risk of rejection, and researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, can now explain why: they fool the innate immune system. Cobblestones Fool Innate Immunity - Read more
Sharp Decrease in Deaths from Sudden Cardiac Arrest
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[25/11/2011] Only a few decades ago, sudden cardiac arrest was a death sentence. Today, a victim of sudden cardiac arrest is saved roughly once every six hours in Sweden, reveals a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, reviewing all cases of sudden cardiac arrest over a 30-year period. Sharp Decrease in Deaths from Sudden Cardiac Arrest - Read more
Substance in Cancer Medicine Could Prevent Heart Attacks
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[24/11/2011] A substance in medicines for cancer and epilepsy could also prevent heart attacks, according to researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, who have been using it to stimulate the body’s own defence system against blood clots. Substance in Cancer Medicine Could Prevent Heart Attacks - Read more
Cangrelor Provides Effective Maintenance of Platelet Inhibition
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[16/11/2011] Data from the BRIDGE clinical trial demonstrate that intravenous use of the drug cangrelor was effective at maintaining platelet inhibition in patients on thienopyridines who required bypass surgery. Trial results were presented at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium. Cangrelor Provides Effective Maintenance of Platelet Inhibition - Read more
New Pathway Critical to Heart Arrhythmia
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[28/10/2011] University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers have uncovered a previously unknown molecular pathway that is critical to understanding cardiac arrhythmia and other heart muscle problems. Understanding the basic science of heart and muscle function could open the door to new treatments. New Pathway Critical to Heart Arrhythmia - Read more
Young, Apparently Healthy - and at Risk of Heart Disease
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[26/10/2011] Atherosclerosis – or build-up of fat in the walls of arteries − is thought of as a disorder of older people but it affects a large number of young men and women, according to a new Heart and Stroke Foundation study. Young, Apparently Healthy - and at Risk of Heart Disease - Read more
Raising High Blood Pressure Risk?
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[12/10/2011] If you're a middle-aged woman with Restless Legs Syndrome, you may have a higher risk of developing high blood pressure. Raising High Blood Pressure Risk? - Read more
Heart Test Saves Lives of Newborns
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[11/10/2011] The United States Secretary of Health recently supported a recommendation that all babies born in the US are to be screened for critical heart defects, before leaving hospital. Behind this decision is a study from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden which shows that a simple test can save the lives of newborns with these heart defects. Heart Test Saves Lives of Newborns - Read more
Innovative Technology Improves Care and Reduces Costs
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[06/10/2011] The use of long-distance video and data hook-ups to link remote community hospitals with stroke neurologists in large centres provides the same level of care as having everyone in the same room, according to a new study of Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. Innovative Technology Improves Care and Reduces Costs - Read more
Telemedicine is slowly being accepted
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[04/10/2011] Whether it’s video-based Parkinson’s therapy or monitoring of diabetes patients – by now there are many telemedicine applications in Germany. Some of them are still in the test stage, while others have made the leap into practice. But how do physicians and patients rate the use of telematics applications in health care models? Telemedicine is slowly being accepted - Read more
Risk of Comorbidities for COPD Patients
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[26/09/2011] A new study has shown that people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or people with reduced lung function are at a serious risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Risk of Comorbidities for COPD Patients - Read more
Intensive Care Medicine; a Multidisciplinary Approach!
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[19/09/2011] Intensive Care is the care of seriously ill patients from all medical fields. Coupled with this are very special challenges of interdisciplinary collaboration, at the same time with rapid development of diagnostic and therapeutic options. Intensive Care Medicine; a Multidisciplinary Approach! - Read more
Researchers Develop New Way to Predict Survival
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[07/09/2011] Johns Hopkins researchers say they have developed a formula to predict which heart transplant patients are at greatest risk of death in the year following their surgeries, information that could help medical teams figure out who would benefit most from the small number of available organs. Researchers Develop New Way to Predict Survival - Read more
Chocolate Linked to Heart Health
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[30/08/2011] High levels of chocolate consumption might be associated with a one-third reduction in the risk of developing heart disease, finds a study published on bmj.com. Chocolate Linked to Heart Health - Read more
Imaging Probe Allows Noninvasive Detection
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[23/08/2011] An imaging probe developed by Massachusetts General Hospital MGH investigators may make it possible to diagnose accurately a dangerous infection of the heart valves. The presence of Staphylococcus aureus-associated endocarditis in a mouse model was revealed by PET imaging with a radiolabeled version of a protein involved in a process that usually conceals infecting bacteria from the immune system. Imaging Probe Allows Noninvasive Detection - Read more
Newest Screen Will Indicate Heart Problems
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[22/08/2011] Now a group of physicians and scientists of Duke University Medical Center has developed strategies for national screening for critical CHD, using a simple, noninvasive test called pulse oximetry that measures oxygen in blood. Low oxygen levels would trigger further investigation. Newest Screen Will Indicate Heart Problems - Read more
Fructose Increases Risk Factors for Heart Disease
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[29/07/2011] A recent study found that adults who consumed high fructose corn syrup for two weeks as 25 percent of their daily calorie requirement had increased blood levels of cholesterol and triglycerides, which have been shown to be indicators of increased risk for heart disease. Fructose Increases Risk Factors for Heart Disease - Read more
Adult Stem Cells May Help Angina Patients
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[11/07/2011] New research found that injections of adult patients' own CD34+ stem cells reduced reports of angina episodes. It improved exercise tolerance time in patients with chronic, severe refractory angina - a severe chest discomfort that did not respond to other therapeutic options. Adult Stem Cells May Help Angina Patients - Read more
"Research has to be interdisciplinary"
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[08/07/2011] The number of heart failure disease has increased for years. Drugs and a change in lifestyle can help the affected person, but a cure is still not in sight. That’s why it is all the more important to research the origins of heart disease as well as develop suitable strategies for prevention. These are some of the objectives the German Center for Heart Failure has committed itself to. "Research has to be interdisciplinary" - Read more
How Cavity-causing Microbes Invade Heart
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[28/06/2011] Scientists have discovered the tool that bacteria normally found in our mouths use to invade heart tissue, causing a dangerous and sometimes lethal infection of the heart known as endocarditis. How Cavity-causing Microbes Invade Heart - Read more
Surgical Removal of the Tonsils Increased Relative Risk of Early Heart Attack
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[03/06/2011] The surgical removal of the appendix and tonsils before the age of 20 was associated with an increased risk of premature heart attack in a large population study performed in Sweden. Tonsillectomy increased the risk by 44 percent (hazard ratio 1.44) and appendectomy by 33 percent (HR 1.33). Surgical Removal of the Tonsils Increased Relative Risk of Early Heart Attack - Read more
"We do not know what happens locally at the heart"
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[22/05/2011] When the heart literally breaks and a relationship is ending, it’s usually a painful experience for the people involved. Similar experiences, though they are less attributed to lovesickness, but rather to a traumatic shock, the death of a beloved person or extreme stress are the ingredients for a life-threatening cocktail. "We do not know what happens locally at the heart" - Read more
Researchers Create Nanopatch for the Heart
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[19/05/2011] Engineers at Brown University have created a nanopatch for the heart that tests show restores areas that have been damaged, such as from a heart attack. Researchers Create Nanopatch for the Heart - Read more
Discovery of Faint “Quark” Workings
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[13/05/2011] Three years of microscopic experiments on heart cells has led to a discovery by a team of University of Maryland researchers and collaborators of the workings of faint calcium signals in the heart cells, a discovery that may translate into new therapies for heart disease. Discovery of Faint “Quark” Workings - Read more
Analysis Predicts Increased Fatalities from Heat Waves
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[05/05/2011] Global climate change is anticipated to bring more extreme weather phenomena such as heat waves that could impact human health in the coming decades. Analysis Predicts Increased Fatalities from Heat Waves - Read more
Heart disease in preadolescent children with type 1 diabetes
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[01/04/2011] Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in patients with diabetes. Patients with type 1diabetes have a 200 percent to 400 percent greater chance of developing cardiovascular disease than those without diabetes. Heart disease in preadolescent children with type 1 diabetes - Read more
When a reliable diagnosis becomes rare
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[01/04/2011] There are childhood diseases which are not actually defined as this. Rare diseases just don’t belong in the list of classic infectious diseases. Nevertheless, in over 50 percent of cases they still occur in infancy and during childhood. In most cases it is difficult to put the disease symptoms of these types of illnesses in children into a clear medical category. When a reliable diagnosis becomes rare - Read more
Lower Risk of Dying From Heart Disease
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[28/03/2011] Reseachers have found that people living at higher altitudes have a lower chance of dying from ischemic heart disease and tend to live longer than others. Lower Risk of Dying From Heart Disease - Read more
Helping Epilepsy Patients With Ictal Asystole
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[24/03/2011] Researchers have found that cardiac pacing may help epilepsy patients with seizure-related falls due to ictal asystole, an unusual condition in which the heart stops beating during an epileptic seizure. Helping Epilepsy Patients With Ictal Asystole - Read more
Outcomes Improved by Longer Delays Between Heart Attacks and Elective Surgeries
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[24/03/2011] Before undergoing elective surgery, patients should consider waiting longer after a heart attack than is currently recommended. Outcomes Improved by Longer Delays Between Heart Attacks and Elective Surgeries - Read more
Helping to Avoid Heart Disease?
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[23/03/2011] A new study shows a high-fiber diet could be a critical heart-healthy lifestyle change young and middle-aged adults can make. Helping to Avoid Heart Disease? - Read more
Not Always A Nutritional Problem
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[17/03/2011] Researchers and scientists have succeeded in identifying a genetic cause of magnesium deficiency. Not Always A Nutritional Problem - Read more
Gene Variants Linked to Brain Development
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[02/03/2011] New research on the genomics of autism confirms that the genetic roots of the disorder are highly complicated, but that common biological themes underlie this complexity. Gene Variants Linked to Brain Development - Read more
Reduced Hospital Readmission for Heart Failure Patients
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[01/03/2011] An inexpensive, routine blood test could hold the key to why some patients with congestive heart failure do well after being discharged from the hospital and why others risk relapse, costly readmission or death within a year, new Johns Hopkins research suggests. Reduced Hospital Readmission for Heart Failure Patients - Read more
Hope to Those with Skin and Heart Problems
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[21/01/2011] A University of Manchester scientist has revealed the mechanism that binds skin cells tightly together, which he believes will lead to new treatments for painful and debilitating skin diseases and also lethal heart defects. Hope to Those with Skin and Heart Problems - Read more
Kidney Gene Implicated in Increased Heart Failure Risk
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[18/01/2011] Scientists have identified the first DNA sequence variant common in the population that is not only associated with an increased risk of heart failure, but appears to play a role in causing it. Kidney Gene Implicated in Increased Heart Failure Risk - Read more
Skin Provides Australia’s First Adult Stem Cells
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[14/01/2011] Scientists have developed Australia’s first adult induced pluripotent stem cell lines using skin biopsies from patients with the rare genetic disease Friedreich Ataxia (FA). Skin Provides Australia’s First Adult Stem Cells - Read more
Brittle Bones And Heart Disease
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[02/12/2010] Norwegian studies indicate that people with osteoporosis have a greater risk of developing cardiovascular disease, and vice versa. Brittle Bones And Heart Disease - Read more
Poor Sleep Quality Increases Inflammation
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[17/11/2010] People who sleep poorly or do not get enough sleep have higher levels of inflammation, a risk factor for heart disease and stroke, researchers have found. Poor Sleep Quality Increases Inflammation - Read more
Synchronizing a Failing Heart
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[17/11/2010] New hope and proven help for heart failure patients: International study proves medical device therapy to boosts a fading heart beat. Synchronizing a Failing Heart - Read more
Heightened Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death
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[15/11/2010] Approximately 500,000 Americans require dialysis to treat kidney disease; of that population, nearly half of the deaths that occur are caused by cardiovascular disease. Dialysis patients are at elevated risk for sudden cardiac death, but physicians are unclear why these deaths occur. Heightened Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death - Read more
The Use of Gene Defect Discovery
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[02/11/2010] Cardiovascular disease patients who have a genetic defect that makes them less responsive to blood thinners may be helped with an increased dosage, according to results of a pilot study led by a cardiologist at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. The Use of Gene Defect Discovery - Read more
When the heart skipped
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[01/11/2010] It is the Number One disease and rapidly growing in Western industrial nations: coronary heart disease and with it heart attacks. The impulse generator of the human organism, the heart as our “muscle pump“, accomplishes a lot: it is only as big as a fist, beats about three billion times in a life time and daily pumps approximately 8,000 liters of blood through the body. When the heart skipped - Read more
Sensitivity to Bodily Symptoms of Anxiety May Make a Difference in Treatment
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[27/10/2010] Levels of anxiety sensitivity may be important in choosing medical treatment for patients with heart failure and atrial fibrillation (AF), Montreal Heart Institute researchers announce. Sensitivity to Bodily Symptoms of Anxiety May Make a Difference in Treatment - Read more
The Science Behind It
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[26/10/2010] A new meta-analysis study reveals falling in love can elicit not only the same euphoric feeling as using cocaine, but also affects intellectual areas of the brain. The Science Behind It - Read more
Low Beta Blocker Dose Can Put Heart Patients at Risk
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[19/10/2010] Beta blockers have been proven to increase patients' survival prospects following a heart attack by decreasing the cardiac workload and oxygen demand on the heart. In a new study a Northwestern Medicine cardiologist found the majority of patients are frequently not receiving a large enough dose of these drugs, which can put their recovery into peril. Low Beta Blocker Dose Can Put Heart Patients at Risk - Read more
'Jailbreak' Bacteria Can Trigger Heart Disease
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[06/09/2010] Plaque-causing bacteria can jailbreak from the mouth into the bloodstream and increase your risk of heart attack says a scientist at the Society for General Microbiology's autumn meeting in Nottingham. 'Jailbreak' Bacteria Can Trigger Heart Disease - Read more
Link Between Chronic Stress and Heart Attack
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[03/09/2010] Researchers at the University of Western Ontario have provided the first direct evidence using a biological marker, to show chronic stress plays an important role in heart attacks. Link Between Chronic Stress and Heart Attack - Read more
Resistance and Endurance Training
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[31/08/2010] A study of triathletes reveals that the heart adapts to triathlon training by working more efficiently. Resistance and Endurance Training - Read more
New Technology May Prolong the Life of Devices
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[26/08/2010] Researchers at Johns Hopkins have shown that using specific drugs can protect nerve cells in mice from the lethal effects of Parkinson’s disease. New Technology May Prolong the Life of Devices - Read more
Repairing Hearts
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[17/08/2010] Mayo Clinic investigators have demonstrated that rationally "guided" human adult stem cells can effectively heal, repair and regenerate damaged heart tissue. Repairing Hearts - Read more
Spinal MuscularAatrophy May Also Affect the Heart
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[13/08/2010] Along with skeletal muscles, it may be important to monitor heart function in patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). These are the findings from a study conducted by Nationwide Children's Hospital. This is the first study to report cardiac dysfunction in mouse models of SMA. Spinal MuscularAatrophy May Also Affect the Heart - Read more
Identification of High-risk Patients
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[12/08/2010] Study shows that a new imaging method can aid in planning implantable cardiac defibrillator placemen. Identification of High-risk Patients - Read more
Preventing Heart Problems While Keeping a Cool Head
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[29/07/2010] Cholesterol influences our health. Conventional treatment attempts to reduce the level of "bad" cholestero. The opposite approach, increasing the concentration of "good" cholesterol using nicotinic acid, has proven unpopular among patients. Preventing Heart Problems While Keeping a Cool Head - Read more
Surgery Does Not Reduce Neurocognitive Function In Children
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[26/07/2010] Children who undergo cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) during surgery for less complicated congenital heart defects do not appear to suffer any impairments in neurocognitive abilities. Surgery Does Not Reduce Neurocognitive Function In Children - Read more
Not Linked With Heart Disease
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[08/07/2010] Commonly used painkillers like ibuprofen do not increase the risk of heart attack in the elderly population, according to a new study. Not Linked With Heart Disease - Read more
Dramatic Increase in China by 2030
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[07/05/2010] Annual heart disease and stroke rates in China will rise by up to 73 percent by 2030, given an aging population and other increased risk factors, according to research. Dramatic Increase in China by 2030 - Read more
Cortisol Levels Influence Death Rate
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[30/04/2010] High blood cortisol levels significantly increases death rate in patients with acute coronary syndrome, researchers have found. Cortisol Levels Influence Death Rate - Read more
Only 37 Percent Keep Exercising for Heart
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[31/03/2010] Researchers found that one year after 248 individuals completed a cardiac rehabilitation program following a heart attack, bypass surgery or angioplasty, only 37 percent exercised three times a week to keep their hearts healthy. Only 37 Percent Keep Exercising for Heart - Read more
Hugging the Heart Electronically
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[29/03/2010] Stretchable electronics device holds promise for treating irregular heart rhythms. Hugging the Heart Electronically - Read more
Obese Toddlers Show Warning Signs
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[12/03/2010] A new study found that obese children as young as three years old have elevated levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker of inflammation that in adults is considered an early warning sign for possible future heart disease. Obese Toddlers Show Warning Signs - Read more
Insight into Failing Heart Cells
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[26/02/2010] Researchers have been able to see how heart failure affects the surface of an individual heart muscle cell in minute detail, using a new nanoscale scanning technique. Insight into Failing Heart Cells - Read more
Enzyme Critical for Function
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[25/02/2010] Scientists are reporting data to show that the enzyme calcineurin is critical in controlling normal development and function of heart cells, and that loss of the protein leads to heart problems and death in genetically modified mice. Enzyme Critical for Function - Read more
Pulmonary Disease Limits Heart Function
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[22/01/2010] A common lung condition, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) diminishes the heart's ability to pump effectively even when the disease has no or mild symptoms, according to new research. Pulmonary Disease Limits Heart Function - Read more
New Heart Procedure Eliminates Exposure
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[18/01/2010] Researchers have developed an x-ray free technique to treat a common heart disorder called atrial fibrillation – this might eliminate radiation exposure to patients and their medical providers. New Heart Procedure Eliminates Exposure - Read more
Activating Enzyme Instead of Blocking Protein
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[14/01/2010] Researchers have determined how a "chemical chaperone" does its job in the body, which could lead to a new class of drugs to help reduce the muscle damage caused by heart attacks. Activating Enzyme Instead of Blocking Protein - Read more
Are Patients Losing Sleep?
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[18/12/2009] A widely used test for measuring nighttime blood pressure may interfere with patients' sleep, thus affecting the results of the test, reports a new study. Are Patients Losing Sleep? - Read more
„They Are not less Important for Saving Human Lives“
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[08/10/2009] 80 per cent of all Germans would donate organs after their death, but only 17 per cent possess an organ donation pass with the consequence that kidney, heart and liver for transplants are scarce goods. „They Are not less Important for Saving Human Lives“ - Read more
„A Cost-Benefit Analysis Has Not Been Prepared Yet”
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[22/09/2009] If one needs a goldfish for its aquarium, one needs a plastic bag full of water for transport. This is similar to the medical procedure involved when heart, kidney or liver from organ donors need to get to the intensive care patient. However, there is one serious problem limiting transport: the time. „A Cost-Benefit Analysis Has Not Been Prepared Yet” - Read more
Depression More Influential Than Genes Or Environment
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[05/03/2009] A history of major depression increases the risk of heart disease over and above any genetic risks common to depression and heart disease, according to researchers. Depression More Influential Than Genes Or Environment - Read more
A Matter near to the Heart - Cardiology at MEDICA
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[21/11/2008] The heart is one of the centre pieces at MEDICA 2008. It is one of the most important human organs and many companies exhibit innovations related to the beating muscle. Telemedicine and surgery are just two keywords for this area.A Matter near to the Heart - Cardiology at MEDICA - Read more
The world's smallest heart-lung machine saves lives
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[21/11/2008] Each year in Germany between 400 and 550 people fall victim to fires. In most cases the actual cause of death is not the blaze itself but smoke inhalation. Now a mobile heart-lung machine helps to save lives in situations like these. The world's smallest heart-lung machine saves lives - Read more
MRI to Predict Treatment Success
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[08/10/2008] Researchers have developed a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based method for detecting and quantifying injury to the wall of the heart’s left atrium in patients who have undergone a procedure to treat atrial fibrillation. MRI to Predict Treatment Success - Read more
Ultrasound Used to Predict Risk
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[19/08/2008] Repeat exams using widely available and inexpensive ultrasound imaging could help identify patients at high risk for a heart attack or other adverse cardiovascular events, according to a new study. Ultrasound Used to Predict Risk - Read more
Obese Patients More Likely To Survive
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[02/07/2007] Amongst patients who had received initial treatment for a specific type of heart attack, those that were obese were less likely to die during the following three years than normal weight patients. Obese Patients More Likely To Survive - Read more
Hepatitis C Associated With Decreased Survival
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[20/10/2006] Heart transplant patients who receive a donor heart from a person with hepatitis C have a lower rate of survival, according to a study. Hepatitis C Associated With Decreased Survival - Read more
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