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Single stem cells from bone heal a broken heart

...ow–derived stem cells with therapeutic potency for myocardial tissue regeneration following myocardial infarction. In their study, featured in the February 1 issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigati...

Mouse gene shows new mechanism behind cardiac infarction in man

...as been shown to play a role in the development of myocardial infarction. The results of the study is published this week on Nature Genetics Online. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, in collaboration with the Jackson Laboratory in the USA, AstraZeneca and a Japanese research group, have scrutinised an are...

Stem cell therapy successfully treats heart attack in animals

...can be used effectively to treat heart attacks, or myocardial infarction, in pigs. In just two months, stem cells harvested from another pig's bone marrow and injected into the animal's damaged heart restored heart function and repaired damaged heart muscle by 50 percent to 75 percent. The Hopkins findings, fi...

Morphine for Chest Pain Increases Death Risk

...9 high-risk patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (non-STEMI), a categorization of heart attack based on electrocardiogram (ECG) readings. These patients typically arrive at emergency rooms with chest pain, but often will not have telltale signs of a heart attack on the initial ECG. They ...

Survival of heart patients on beta-blockers varies greatly with genetic variation

...nts," Lanfear says. "Data from patients with acute myocardial infarction have shown that beta-blockers are generally effective. They are known to decrease the size of the infarct and seem to prolong survival, on average." Recent research, however, reveals that variations in the beta-adrenergic receptor genes a...

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Caspase-3 Activation - An Indicator of Apoptosis in Image-Based Assays

... for cellular damage in diseases such as stroke or myocardial infarction (reviewed by Lavrik et al . 2005). Although the precise role in the initiation and progression of apoptosis is not known for all caspases, their involvement as an indicator alone and as a potential leverage point for drug treatment make t...

Immunoassay of Theophylline by fluorescence polarisation

... to the detection of theophylline, a drug used for myocardial stimulation. Interference from other sample compon... Theophylline (Figure 3) is a drugadministered for myocardial stimulation, increasedcoronary blood flow, and smooth-muscle relaxation.It can be a bronchodilator i...

UW tests adult stem cell role in regenerative heart care

...d-derived stem cells for the treatment of chronic myocardial ischemia (CMI), a severe form of coronary artery disease. Myocardial ischemia, which affects hundreds of thousands of people, involves the narrowing of coronary arteries and results in limited blood flow to the heart. Dr. Amish Raval, head of card...

Why are new drugs failing?

...left ventricular function, vascular resistance and myocardial contractility. The company's initial labs are small just 1,300 square feet but as its customer base is rapidly expanding, CorDynamics may soon need to add on additional space and personnel. The cardiovascular problems of the Pfizer and Merck drugs...
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Diabetes mellitus

... new health problem (e.g., bacterial infection , myocardial infarction ). Insulin deficiency switches many aspects of metabolic balance in a catabolic direction. The liver becomes a net producer of glucose by way of gluconeogenesis and glycogenolysis . Fat in adipose tissue is reduced to triglyceri...
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White Cells Count Can Predict Heart Attack Death Risk

...pe of electrocardiogram tracing called "non-Q-wave myocardial infarction" are treated either with procedures such as balloon angioplasty or bypass surgery or are managed with medications that relieve their chest pain....

What happens when Asthmatics consume Aspirin?

...who need prophylaxis from thromboembolic diseases, myocardial infarction, and stroke. With this finding asthmatics and their doctors can rest easy if a situation arises that demands treatment with aspirin. So shall we say aspirin is no longer taboo for asthmatics?...

Crowning glory of 2000!!! Cracking of the genetic code is top of tops

...ics of interest are the use of stem cells to treat myocardial tissue damage. In short, the study of human genes and the research in genetics has been the crowning glory of the year 2000 in the field of medicine....

Young womens woes

...important effect on long-term mortality rate after myocardial infarction (heart attack)", the authors said. Cardiovascular disease kills more women than all cancers. The early warning signs of heart attack can vary greatly, experts say. While these include such classic symptoms as chest pain, gray colour and i...

Young women's woes

...important effect on long-term mortality rate after myocardial infarction (heart attack)", the authors said. Cardiovascular disease kills more women than all cancers. The early warning signs of heart attack can vary greatly, experts say. While these include such classic symptoms as chest pain, gray colour and s...

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...important diagnostic parameter for sarcoidosis and myocardial infarction but is also an important parameter for determining general cardiovascular health....

ACE Kinetic Hypertension / Cardiac Evaluation, Cardiovascular 001-KK-ACK Angiotensin Converting Enzyme

...important diagnostic parameter for sarcoidosis and myocardial infarction but is also an important parameter for determining general cardiovascular health....

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...important diagnostic parameter for sarcoidosis and myocardial infarction but is also an important parameter for determining general cardiovascular health....

e.cam Multiangle Cardiac

...multiple-line array that increases the accuracy of myocardial perfusion SPECT and enhances diagnostic confidence....

Myoview

...iagnosis and localization of regions of reversible myocardial ischemia in the presence or absence of infarction under exercise and rest conditions. Imaging can begin as soon as 15 minutes or up to 4 hours after administration of MYOVIEW, enhancing patient management and department flexibility. The product was a...

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Point of Care Cardiac Analyzers Yield Rapid Cardiac Marker Results

... cardiac markers in diagnosing or ruling out acute myocardial infarction. The measurement of cardiac troponins ... have unstable angina are now given a diagnosis of myocardial infarction without ST-segment elevation based on their cardiac troponin levels. Troponin levels add...

New Point-of-Care Methods to Measure Coronary and Cerebrovascular Risk

...over $100 billion. This includes over 1.5 million myocardial infarctions annually. Atherosclerosis technically...n the highest quintile had almost a 4-fold risk of myocardial infarction and stroke. This risk was similar even when statistical analysis controlled for the vasc...

Low-Density Cholesterol Subfractions: Not all LDL-C Particles are Created Equal

...d CAD noted that 75 percent of patients who suffer myocardial infarctions have normal levels of HDL-C and LDL-C (Castelli, Can J Cardiol 1988 4A:5A). These insufficiencies have led to the revision of the guidelines and additional studies to measure risk factors. The NCEP recently released The Third Report of...

Positive Aggrastat Results Featured in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology

...cumulative incidence of death,MI, and TVR in acute myocardial infarction patients. The resultsfrom MULTI-STRATEG...rease the rate of a combinedendpoint of death, new myocardial infarction or refractoryischemia/repeat cardiac procedure. AGGRASTATR has been studied in asetting t...

Portola Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Data from a Phase II Study of its Factor Xa Inhibitor at the XXI Congress of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis

...ith atrial fibrillationand secondary prevention of myocardial infarction and stroke.Factor Xa is a validated tar...atrial fibrillation and forsecondary prevention of myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke.Portola's second compound, PRT060128, is an oral and intravenousADP recep...

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Arterial stiffness

...o leading causes of death in the developed world, myocardial infarction and stroke , are both a direct consequence of atherosclerosis and increased arterial stiffness is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events. The World Health Organisation predicts that by 2010 cardiovascular disease wi...
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Vascular

... cardio vascular events in older patients with myocardial infarction and cholesterol levels in the average range: Results of the cholesterol and recurrent events (CARE) trial. Annals of Internal Medicine, 129(9): 681"689. Full article >>> First described by an Austro-Hungarian physici...

Unstable angina

... that is intermediate between stable angina and myocardial infarction ( heart attack ): it is characterized ...results in unstable angina or a heart attack ( myocardial infarction ). In unstable angina , chest pain symptoms are more pronounced and less predictable c...

Thrombolytic therapy

...;> PAMI ( primary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction ) Based on GUSTO IIb (global use of str...en found to be more effective in treating acute myocardial infarction s than thrombolytic therapy . Full article >>> Activase Thrombolytic Agen...

Shunt

...e which provides a blood less field and maintains myocardial perfusion during minimally invasive bypass surgery . Full article >>> pentetate tri sodium calcium ; pentetic acid ; penthienate bromide; pentifylline; pentine; pentitol; pentobarbital; pentoic; pentolinium tartrate; penton; pent...

Rheumatic fever

...tion is rheumatic fever . Other causes include: myocardial infarction , massive calcification of the mitral annulus (in the elderly), lupus , rheumatoid arthritis , infectious endocarditis , ... Full article >>> A prophylactic is a medication or a treatment designed and used to prevent ...

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