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Fetal Heart-Cell Enzyme and Onset of Heart Failure

...regulates the enlargement of heart cells, known as cardiac hypertrophy, which is a precursor to many forms of..., which paves the way for new targets for treating cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure, appears in an advanced online publication of Nature Medicine. “It’s...

Researchers Find Predictor of Mortality in Cardiac Patients

...vels of a protein in the blood is a predictor// of cardiac death in patients with coronary artery disease. ...CCL5, were shown to be an independent predictor of cardiac mortality. RANTES is a chemokine produced by a variety of cell types including blood platelets tha...

Pulse Pressure Identified as Important Risk Factor for Atrial Fibrillation

...ted with increased pulse pressure, which increases cardiac load and may increase AF risk. Gary F. Mitchell, M.D., of Cardiovascular Engineering Inc., Waltham, Mass., and colleagues examined the association between pulse pressure and the development of AF. The study included 5,331 participants of the Frami...

Napping Beneficial For Hearts

...irty minutes had a 37% less chance of dying due to cardiac arrests and other heart related problems. Diet, smoking and exercise were also considered for this research. Although this may not be possible for everyone, sleeping for a few hours after the lunch break is reported to have a good effect on other f...

Good News For Chocolate Lovers

...ood flow to the brain and also helpful in a few of cardiac ailments. Ian Macdonald from University of Nottingham Medical School did brain imaging study on young and healthy women to find out if flavonol rich beverage has any effect on the cognitive function. Though it did not enhance their brain activity, ...

Poor People Worse Off Following Heart Attack

...arch that has important implications for access to cardiac care. Dr. Padma Kaul and a group of U of A resea...9.1 per cent). But for those patients who did have cardiac procedures, the playing field is leveled, said Kaul. “It is not much of a surprise that richer pa...

Surgeons Develop Simpler Way to Cure Atrial Fibrillation

...e John Shoenberg Professor of Surgery and chief of cardiac surgery at the School of Medicine and a cardiac surgeon at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. "Instead of reserving the Cox-maze procedure for a select group o...

New York Teen’s Miraculous Reviva

...at his school gym when he suddenly suffered from a cardiac attack. His heart stopped functioning due to a str... at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital Columbia by cardiac surgeon Dr. Abeel Mangi. Walker was attached to a bypass machine which took care of blood transport ...

Antibodies in Mother Affect Heart of Fetus

...f other researchers to evaluate an early marker of cardiac injury before there is permanent scarring. The PRIDE group conducted a longitudinal (observational) study following over 100 women with the anti-Ro and anti-La antibodies to determine if there were early signs of fetal heart problems. They also exp...

Record Donation to Children’s Hospita

...related deaths worldwide. The 20,000-square-foot cardiac unit, which will cost $34-million in total, will be unique in Canada, and will include two catheterization labs with the electronic equipment to allow doctors to navigate catheters to repair a heart without resorting to open-heart surgery. Mr. Laba...

The Secretions Influence Opposite Sex

...nges in blood pressure, respiratory functions, and cardiac changes throughout the experiment. There were noti...ar pulse, blood pressure, respiratory function and cardiac rate throughout the experiment. They also measured mood and sexual arousal by checking the levels of...

Drug Used in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery may Increase Risk of Death

...sed for limiting blood loss in patients undergoing cardiac surgery, is associated with an increased risk of d... received aprotinin since 1985, principally during cardiac surgery. Annual use has increased to 600,000 patients (2005) throughout the world, including 246,000...

Researchers Analyzes Risk Between Hodgkin Disease and Heart Attack Mortality

...atients in remission are living to older ages when cardiac disease is common," writes John D. Boice Jr., of t... and cancer survivors should be monitored for late cardiac abnormalities throughout their lives. The goal of keeping these patients alive has been achieved; th...

Symptoms of Depression Associated With Artery Diseases

... have assessed the risk for heart attack or sudden cardiac death, according to background information in the article. Because these events are later steps in the development of coronary artery disease, it is currently unclear whether depression, anxiety and other negative emotions play a role in early diseas...

The Search for Organ Donors

...ia. The first looks at organ donation following cardiac death, the second the impact of public education c...sue Donation Network, suggest organ donation after cardiac death could help increase donation rates. Cardiac death following planned withdrawal of life supp...

Obese Kids Maintain Their Weight, Thanks to Dance Video

...ildren to bring down a few risk factors related to cardiac problems and// diabetes. In West Virginia, a preliminary study was conducted among fifty obese children in the age group of 7-12 for a period of six months. Children chosen for this study were asked to play the game called the ‘Dance Dance Revoluti...

Remote Device to Monitor Patients Daily at Their Homes

...ord vital statistics crucial for the management of cardiac failure patients. An abrupt change in weight could...nt ever leaving home,” said Dr. Kousik Krishnan, a cardiac electrophysiologist at Rush. According to Krishnan, the LATITUDE system provides added peace of mi...

Gender No Bar-Heart Attacks Target Everyone

...such as angioplasty to open up clogged arteries or cardiac bypass surgery. Says Dr. Beth Abramson, a Toronto cardiologist and foundation spokeswoman,“For years it was assumed that this occurred because women were older and tended to be sicker when they were hospitalized. But even when you control for age a...

Young People Who Died Suddenly, Inexplicably Had Genetic Heart Defects

...n who died inexplicably must undergo comprehensive cardiac evaluation that includes, at a minimum, an electrocardiogram and an exercise stress test as initial screens for LQTS and CPVT. If evidence of heart problems is found, family members need to act immediately by getting screened for the lethal mutati...

28% Lower Mortality Rate In Top U.S. Hospitals

...ellence in the following procedures and diagnoses: cardiac surgery, angioplasty and stent, heart attack, hear..., but across the board, from orthopedic surgery to cardiac care. However, the continued gap between the nation's top and poorest-performing hospitals continues...

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