 Research Could Lead To Better Treatments For Cardiovascular Disease
 04.04.2012 14:00  15340849 views  0 comments
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 Scientists at the University of Southampton have discovered a new process that controls the ability of arteries to regulate blood pressure. Arteries are able to control blood pressure by relaxing and constricting. In healthy people, the ability of arteries to relax or constrict is kept in balance... Read more »
| A Resting Heart May Recover From Heart Failure
03.04.2012 12:00 15042085 views 0 comments
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 Structural changes in heart muscle cells after heart failure can be reversed by allowing the heart to rest, according to research at Imperial College London. Findings from a study in rats published in the European Journal of Heart Failure show that the condition's effects on heart muscle cells are not permanent, as has generally been thought... Read more »
| Researchers Elucidate Molecular Mechanism Contributing To Cardiomyopathy
02.04.2012 9:00 16081248 views 0 comments
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Cardiomyopathy comprises a deterioration of the heart muscle that affects the organ's ability to efficiently pump blood through the body. Previously researchers have tied forms of the disease to the alternative splicing of titin, a giant protein that determines the structure and biomechanical properties of the heart, but the molecular mechanism remained unknown... Read more »
| Helping To Identify Artery Deposits Using Radioactive Antibody Fragment
02.04.2012 8:00 16372445 views 0 comments
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 Creating a radioactive antibody fragment may allow scientists to identify fat and debris deposits in artery walls that are most likely to rupture and cause heart attacks, according to a new study in Circulation: Research, an American Heart Association journal. Of the more than 17 million annual cardiovascular deaths worldwide, most result from ruptured plaque... Read more »
| The Next Frontier In Battle Against Atherosclerosis: Immune Therapies
02.04.2012 8:00 15964256 views 0 comments
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 New strategies injecting cardiovascular disease (CVD) patients with vaccines and monoclonal antibodies to combat atherosclerosis could soon change the treatment landscape of heart disease... Read more »
| Risk Of Heart Disease In Type 2 Diabetes May Be Reduced By Vitamin D-Fortified Yogurt
01.04.2012 8:00 17136296 views 0 comments
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 Daily intake of vitamin D-fortified doogh (Persian yogurt drink) improved inflammatory markers in type 2 diabetics and extra calcium conferred additional anti-inflammatory benefits, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM)... Read more »
| Link Between Starvation And Greater Risk Of Cardiac Complications
01.04.2012 8:00 17250133 views 0 comments
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 Russians born during the Leningrad Siege in World War II, which was responsible for some of the greatest losses of civilian life in history, are giving scientists new strategies to identify people who experienced intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) and starvation during childhood at greatest risk of developing long term heart complications... Read more »
| Using Antiplatelet Therapy After Coronary Interventions - Study
30.03.2012 16:00 18611764 views 0 comments
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Researchers have clinically applied the first point-of-care genetic test in medicine. Results from the study confirm that the test successfully identifies the CYP2C19*2 allele, a common gene mutation linked to higher rates of major side effects in patients receiving clopidogrel following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), thus preventing complications in those patients... Read more »
| Degree Of Lifetime Stress Exposure Linked To Inflammation In Heart Disease
30.03.2012 9:00 17965412 views 0 comments
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 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 Center and the University of California, San Francisco... Read more »
| Alcohol In Moderation Lowers Risk Of Second Heart Attack
29.03.2012 16:00 18814289 views 0 comments
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 The online issue of the European Heart Journal reports that a study of almost 2,000 American men has demonstrated that men who survived a first heart attack and who consume alcohol in moderation have a lower risk of dying from heart disease or any other cause than non-drinkers... Read more »
| Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients At Increased Mortality Risk If They Stop Their Statin Therapy
29.03.2012 9:00 19675111 views 0 comments
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 Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who discontinue use of statin therapy are at increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease and other causes... Read more »
| Study Focuses On The Health Impact, Interplay Of Diet Soft Drinks And Overall Diet
29.03.2012 9:00 18796279 views 0 comments
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 Are diet sodas good or bad for you? The jury is still out, but a new study sheds light on the impact that zero-calorie beverages may have on health, especially in the context of a person's overall dietary habits. For the average person, the scientific evidence can seem confusing. A number of studies have implicated diet beverage consumption as a cause of cardiovascular disease... Read more »
| Excess Insulin Levels An Unlikely Cause Of Atherosclerosis
29.03.2012 8:00 26361636 views 0 comments
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 A number of studies have shown that excess insulin circulating in the bloodstream is a major independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. However, a new study from Joslin Diabetes Center finds that this condition, called hyperinsulinemia, is itself not a cause of atherosclerosis... Read more »
| Ongoing Treatment With Ticagrelor Safe And Effective In Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome
28.03.2012 8:00 26238122 views 0 comments
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 Ticagrelor, a potent anti-platelet medication, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in the summer of 2011 and is known to significantly reduce the risk of stroke, heart attack, vascular death and death overall in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS), which are characterized by symptoms related to obstruction in coronary arteries, which supply blood to the heart... Read more »
| Administering Glucose-Insulin-Potassium For Chest Pain Does Not Reduce Heart Attack Risk
27.03.2012 15:00 26486775 views 0 comments
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 A study published early online in JAMA to coincide with its presentation at the American College of Cardiology's annual scientific sessions, reveals that patients with chest pain who received an intravenous solution of glucose-insulin-potassium (GIK) had no reduced risk of progressing to a heart attack and no improved 30-day survival regardless of GIK's association with lower r... Read more »
| Shortage Of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Capable-Hospitals
27.03.2012 9:00 25805942 views 0 comments
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 There is an imbalance between the rapid growth of cardiac catheterization laboratories, which provide percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures, relative to the growth in the overall U.S... Read more »
| Diabetes Drug Metformin May Prevent Heart Disease
27.03.2012 9:00 26213817 views 0 comments
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 The widely used diabetes medicine metformin can have protective effects on the heart, reveals a new study conducted at the Sahlgrenska Academy, at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg's Sahlgrenska Academy have shown in a preliminary study in rats that one of the most common diabetes drugs, metformin, also has a protective effect on the heart... Read more »
| Increased Mortality Risk For Heart Attack Patients With High Blood Sugar
27.03.2012 9:00 26201501 views 0 comments
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 Patients with high blood sugar run an increased risk of dying if they have a heart attack, and diabetics are less likely to survive in-hospital cardiac arrest than non-diabetics, reveals research at the Sahlgrenska Academy, at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden... Read more »
| New Guidelines For Red Blood Cell Transfusion
27.03.2012 9:00 26095931 views 0 comments
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 AABB (formerly known as the American Association of Blood Banks) recommends a restrictive red blood cell transfusion strategy for stable adults and children, according to new guidelines being published in Annals of Internal Medicine... Read more »
| Bone Marrow Stem Cell Therapy For Heart Disease Using Patient's Own Cells
27.03.2012 8:00 26310549 views 0 comments
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 Cell therapy may present an option for patients with ischemic heart disease to use their own bone marrow cells to repair the damaged areas of their hearts, and may pave the way for future treatment options, according to the FOCUS trial, which was presented as a late-breaking clinical trial at the 61st annual American College of Cardiology (ACC) scientific session... Read more »
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