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Heart News (63 articles)
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – New research at Wake Forest University School of Medicine evaluated the link between a common class of drugs used to prevent bone fractures in osteoporosis patients and the development of irregular heartbeat.The study’s findings appear in the current issue of... |
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Published on 6 April 2009, 13:32
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LIVERMORE, Calif. -- By using the amount of carbon 14 in the atmosphere from above-ground nuclear testing in the 1950s and 1960, researchers have determined that cells in the human heart develop into adulthood.But as humans age, the percentage of new heart cells decreases markedly. By age 25,... |
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Published on 2 April 2009, 13:41
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Results showed improved walking for participants in the nation’s largest CD34+ adult stem cell study CHICAGO – Preliminary data presented Saturday, March 28, as a late-breaking abstract at the American College of Cardiology's 58th annual scientific session from the largest... |
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Published on 30 March 2009, 16:48
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Disease Linked to Untreated Risk Factors in Second and Third Decades of Life As many as 1 in 100 black men and women develop heart failure before the age of 50, 20 times the rate in whites in this age group, according to new findings from the National Heart, Lung,... |
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Published on 19 March 2009, 09:23
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Boston, MA - Defibrillators are commonly recommended to patients with heart failure to prevent sudden cardiac death, but there is a lack of criteria to identify the appropriate patients for this therapy beyond having heart failure due to systolic dysfunction. Researchers at Brigham and... |
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Published on 16 March 2009, 16:01
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Data in Nine-Month Study May Lead to Different Approach to Patients Suffering from ‘Lack of Energy’ NEW YORK (March 10, 2009) – With the help of a non-invasive method of monitoring human activity, doctors and researchers at Columbia University Medical Center are shedding new... |
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Published on 10 March 2009, 16:56
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(BOSTON) -- A new study provides insight into how a short burst in nitrite can exert lasting beneficial effects on the heart, protecting it from stress and assaults such as heart attacks. In this study, just published in Circulation Research, researchers at Boston University School of Medicine... |
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Published on 3 March 2009, 13:19
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Scientists from the HZI discover the causes of rheumatic heart diseaseEach year, around 15 million children fall ill with rheumatic heart disease worldwide; half a million of them die as a consequence. At the beginning of the medical cases of these children stands a simple throat infection with... |
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Published on 2 March 2009, 10:34
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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Statins, used widely to treat elevated cholesterol, have been shown to prevent progression of coronary narrowing and to have other beneficial effects on the heart, such as reducing inflammation, that are independent of cholesterol.Now, adding to this list of multiple effects,... |
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Published on 23 February 2009, 13:49
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A little more than a year after UW-Madison scientists showed they could turn skin cells back into stem cells, they have pulsating proof that these "induced" stem cells can indeed form the specialized cells that make up heart muscle.In a study published online today (Feb. 12) in... |
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Published on 12 February 2009, 17:12
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Fish Oils Can Prevent the Accumulation of Fat in the AortaNEW YORK– New research from Columbia University Medical Center continues to shed light on the benefits of making fish a staple of any diet.Fish are generally rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which have shown benefit in many health areas... |
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Published on 8 February 2009, 14:34
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People living in environments with high levels of road traffic noise might be more likely to suffer myocardial infarction than people in quieter areas. This according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet carried out in the Stockholm area.The study compared 1,571 people from... |
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Published on 2 February 2009, 02:44
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AHA stands by advice to include omega-6 PUFAs in heart-healthy dietA new Science Advisory report from the American Heart Association recommends that omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), as found in vegetable oils, nuts and seeds, are beneficial when part of a heart-healthy eating... |
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Published on 30 January 2009, 09:32
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Research that examined the effectiveness of antioxidants such as chocolate in preventing heart disease has earned RMIT University lecturer Indu Singh a PhD.Dr Singh studied several antioxidants – including cocoa, olive leaf extract and vitamin E – and found they could potentially... |
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Published on 28 January 2009, 17:34
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MADISON, WIS. — Taking care of your heart is hard. Or it can certainly seem that way. Heart disease remains the number one killer of men and women in the United States—that part is easy to grasp. Yet every week seems to bring a news report or study that identifies a new... |
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Published on 28 January 2009, 03:35
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A study of more than 4,000 West Australian heart attack victims has revealed improving survival trends, according to a paper published on Australia Day in the "British Medical Journal" and co-authored by Research Fellow Dr Tom Briffa of The University of Western... |
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Published on 27 January 2009, 01:09
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DAVIS -- Researchers at the University of California, Davis have discovered that a prototype drug reduces heart enlargement, one of the most common causes of heart failure. Heart failure, which occurs when the heart can't pump enough blood throughout the body, affects 5 million... |
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Published on 23 January 2009, 03:54
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DALLAS — Jan. 22, 2009 — Coronary bypass surgery may carry less risk of serious complications if stents coated with a drug that suppresses cell growth are used in the procedure rather than bare-metal stents, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers and colleagues have found.The... |
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Published on 22 January 2009, 10:02
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - "Stretchable" electrode Download photo caption below Engineers at Purdue and Stanford universities have created stretchable electrodes to study how cardiac muscle cells, neurons and other cells react to mechanical... |
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Published on 22 January 2009, 09:17
MU Researchers Examine Developing Hearts in Chickens to Find Solutions for Human Heart Abnormalities
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COLUMBIA, Mo. – When it is head versus heart, the heart comes first. The heart is the first organ to develop and is critical in supplying blood to the rest of the body. Yet, little is known about the complex processes that regulate the heartbeat. By studying chickens’ hearts, a... |
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Published on 20 January 2009, 17:25
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