EuroPRevent 09: Changing hearts and minds in the drive to prevent cardiovascular disease
EuroPRevent 2009, the congress of the European Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, will this year mark the culmination of a five-year period of heart-healthy political activity in Europe which saw in 2007 the presentation of the European Heart Health Charter to the Europ...Flowers, Hearts and...Kidneys?!
A Valentine's Day Tip NEW YORK, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Roses and chocolates, hearts and flowers. You're all set to impress the one you love on Valentine's Day. Now if you could just do something about your car. Don't worry. Here's a way you can impress your sweetheart even w...Bleeding hearts revealed with new scan
Images that for the first time show bleeding inside the heart after people have suffered a heart attack have been captured by scientists, in a new study published today in the journal Radiology . The research shows that the amount of bleeding can indicate how damaged a person's heart is after ...The King of Hearts Helps Others Follow a Healthy Road
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Today talk show host, Larry King, turns 75. In conjunction with his birthday -- the Larry King Cardiac Foundation, COPE Health Solutions and the LAC+USC Camino de Salud Network celebrated the second annual King of Hearts gala in Los Angeles. The Foundation, whi...Huston Street Joins Mended Hearts with an Important Heart Health Message: Get Your Flu Shot!
I Heart Flu ShotsTM Brings Public Health Message to Austin's American Heart Association Heart Walk AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Heart disease was the leading cause of death among Texans in 2001, accounting for almost three in every 10 deaths. People with heart disease are at an inc...DNA Testing and Genetic Profiles Help Avoid Broken Hearts Polls Reveal
The rapid growth in popularity of DNA testing and genetic profiling is proving many skeptics wrong. A recent poll shows that the benefits available from genetic tests outweigh consumers' privacy concerns. From dating, through genealogy, to preventative heart medication, the use of genetic testi...Fondness for Fish Keeps Japanese Hearts Healthy
Long-term omega-3 consumption appears to combat some traditional risk factors, study finds,,,, TUESDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- Despite high levels of smoking, Japanese men are far less likely to have dangerous plaque build-up in their blood vessels than white or Japanese-American...Black Athletes' Hearts May Differ From Those of Whites
Abnormal electrical patterns more common in black football players, but they aren't necessarily dangerous, experts say MONDAY, June 2 (HealthDay News) -- Black football players are twice as likely as whites to have abnormal electrocardiograms (ECGs), a new study finds. But that does...St. Francis Surgeon Uses Tissue Regeneration Technology to Rebuild Patients' Heart Structures
...D., is using the CorMatrix Extracellular Matrix (ECM)(TM) to modify and repair cardiac structures, allowing heart tissue to re-grow inside the beating hearts of heart surgery patients. The CorMatrix ECM is a unique biomaterial that harnesses the body's innate ability to repair damaged heart tissue. Over tim...First Human Study to Show 'Sun Chlorella A' Supports Heart Health
...yle, unhealthy diet, smoking, obesity, and hyperglycemia. According to Mark Drucker, M.D., "Heart health is important to everyone. Remember, our hearts must be nourished to stay healthy. With protein, minerals, vitamins and fiber, Sun Chlorella is what I take, and what I recommend to all my patients....CVBT Doses First Patient in its Phase II Clinical Trial for Severe Coronary Heart Disease
...ticipate. CVBT's drug candidate (CVBT-141H) contains a human protein, Fibroblast Growth Factor-1 (FGF-1), that will be injected into patients' hearts with the intent to stimulate a healing process called angiogenesis. The drug will be targeted and delivered using the 3-D mapping NOGA(R) XP Cardiac N...First European Patients Treated With the Percutaneous MitraClip(R) System
... States, affecting millions of people worldwide. Both in Europe and the United States, the vast majority of patients are untreated, which leaves their hearts affected by the chronic volume overload caused by MR, requiring the heart to work harder, and ultimately leading to heart failure. The first Europea...Heartline™ - Transtelephonic ECG System
Description:... Aerotels Heartline™ system is winning the hearts of cardiologists and cardiac patients around the world. "Remaining calm are the operative words for Heartline™. Patients conduct normal, mobile ...SOMATOM Sensation Cardiac 64-Slice CT Scanner
Description:...ary STRATON X-ray tube as a technological key element, Siemens provides you with the industrys fastest rotation time of 0.33 s, virtually freezing the hearts motion. Our 64-slice technology delivers unprecedented diagnostic detail with 0.4 mm isotropic resolution at any scan speed by using our exclusive z-S...SOMATOM Sensation Cardiac 64-Slice Scanner
Description:... to visualizing plaque. With its proprietary STRATON X-ray tube, Siemens provides the industrys fastest rotation time of 0.33s, virtually freezing the hearts motion. Utilizing the unique z-Sharp Technology, the system delivers unprecedented diagnostic detail with up to 64 slices per rotation and 0.4 mm isot...Webster Porterfield Deflectable Catheter
Description:...MS is designed for use in small to medium size hearts, while the electrode spacing in the Model D7E-06R-POR-MS is intended to accommodate placement in hearts that are enlarged....Pulse CDC Compact Cardiac Digital Camera
Features:...st of both 180 and 360 imaging both possible - your choice supine or prone imaging both possible large FOV: 15x10.2 inches, no clipping of hearts patient friendly: fully reclining chair - open gantry accommodates the largest patients: 450lbs bed capacity easy to use - 2 days of on si...Researchers examine developing hearts in chickens to find solutions for human heart abnormalities
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 University of Missou...MIT: Mending broken hearts with tissue engineering
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--Broken hearts could one day be mended using a novel scaffold developed by MIT researchers and colleagues. The idea is that living heart cells or stem cells seeded onto such a scaffold would develop into a patch of cardiac tissue that could be used to treat congenital heart de...Substance in red wine found to keep hearts young
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- How do the French get away with a clean bill of heart health despite a diet loaded with saturated fats? Scientists have long suspected that the answer to the so-called "French paradox" lies in red wine. Now, the results of a new study bring them closer to understanding why. ...Cigarette smoke, alcohol damage hearts worse as combo
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Tobacco smoke-filled air is bad for cardiovascular health, and drinking alcohol at the same time only makes it worse, according to researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Testing the theory that moderate alcohol consumption provides some heart-protection ...Human derived stem cells can repair rat hearts damaged by heart attack
When human heart muscle cells derived from embryonic stem cells are implanted into a rat after a heart attack, they can help rebuild the animal's heart muscle and improve function of the organ, scientists report in the September issue of Nature Biotechnology. The researchers also developed a new p...'Smart scaffolds' may help heal broken hearts
Imagine new treatments for heart disease or muscle loss that direct the body to repair damaged tissue rather than helping it cope with a weakened condition. That's not hard to do thanks to Canadian researchers, who for the first time, have developed an organic substance that attracts and supports ...Eat less or exercise more? Either way leads to more youthful hearts
Overweight people who lose a moderate amount of weight get an immediate benefit in the form of better heart health, according to a study conducted at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. And the heart improvements happen whether that weight is shed by eating less or exercising mo...'Runner's high' may also strengthen hearts
Endorphins and other morphine-like substances known as opioids, which are released during exercise, don't just make you feel good -- they may also protect you from heart attacks, according to University of Iowa researchers. It has long been known that the so-called "runner's high" is caused by...Rescuing injured hearts by enhancing regeneration
Using a two-drug approach, researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have demonstrated that it may be possible to rescue heart function after a heart attack and protect the heart from scarring. Working with rats, they combined an agent that overcomes a natural inhibitor of cell division with a natu...Mice with glowing hearts shed light on how hearts develop
Cornell researchers have genetically engineered mice whose hearts glow with a green light every time they beat. The development gives researchers insights into how hearts develop in living mouse embryos and could improve our understanding of irregular heartbeats, known as arrhythmias, as well as op...Agent in red wine found to keep hearts young
MADISON - How, scientists wonder, do the French get away with a clean bill of heart health despite a diet loaded with saturated fats? The answer to the so-called "French paradox" may be found in red wine. More specifically, it may reside in small doses of resveratrol, a natural constituent of g...D-Ribose Helps Energy-Starved Hearts
Doctors recommend Corvalen(R) D-Ribose to boost cellular energy NEW YORK, April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Ever been so tired you felt like you could sleep all year and not catch up? That's how Holly Jacobson, a nurse in Clermont, Florida, felt every day. But there was a good reason to be exhauste...Heart disease: Research off the beating patch
...ty of Arizona's Sarver Heart Center and the Southern Arizona Veterans Administration Health Care System (SAVAHCS) have come a step closer to repairing hearts damaged by a heart attack or weakened by chronic heart failure. "We have developed a delivery system that allows us to introduce living, healthy he...Cardium Completes $3.5 Million Credit Facility
...veloped for potential use by interventional cardiologists as a one-time treatment to promote and stimulate the growth of collateral circulation in the hearts of patients with ischemic conditions such as recurrent angina. For more information about Cardium Therapeutics and its businesses, products and thera...Texcel Highlights Medical Device Development & Manufacturing Solutions at MD&M West, booth 314
... and expertise for a wide range of product applications -- from endoscopic surgical instrumentation and spinal/orthopedic implants to total artificial hearts and neurostimulators . Texcel's specialized services and full medical device solutions include device design, development history file managem...Cardium Announces Retirement of Director
...veloped for potential use by interventional cardiologists as a one-time treatment to promote and stimulate the growth of collateral circulation in the hearts of patients with ischemic conditions such as recurrent angina. For more information about Cardium Therapeutics and its businesses, products and thera...