Circulation

Researchers closer to understanding actions of cells involved in atherosclerosis

Researchers at St. Michael's Hospital are one step closer to understanding why plaque bursts in coronary arteries and causes heart attacks.

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Study shows wine has more cardiovascular benefits than vodka

The next time you call someone a drunken pig, remember this study. Rhode Island Hospital researcher Frank Sellke, M.D., chief of cardiothoracic surgery at Rhode Island and The Miriam hospitals, and his colleagues ...

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Taking painkillers increases death risk, second heart attacks in survivors

Heart attack survivors who take common painkillers after a heart attack have a higher long-term risk of dying or having a second heart attack, according to a new study published in Circulation, an American Heart Association journa ...

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Thickening of heart's right ventricle could foreshadow heart failure and cardiovascular death in heart-healthy patients

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania report in a new study that thickening of the heart's right ventricle is associated with an increased risk of heart failure ...

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EACPR and AHA statement empowers health care professional to use Clinical Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing

The European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (EACPR), a registered branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), and the American Heart Association (AHA) have today issued a joint scientific statement that sets out to produce easy-to-follow guidance on Clinical Cardiopulmonary Exerci ...

Cardiology created Sep 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study: Statins may stem tumor growth

(Medical Xpress)—One of the world's top selling drugs potentially also acts against the growth of new lymphatic vessels, with potential implications for cancer therapy. This surprising finding was brought ...

Cancer created Sep 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New diagnostic definition of myocardial infarction issued

(HealthDay)—An updated universal definition of myocardial infarction (MI) includes detection of a rise and/or fall in cardiac biomarker values, preferably cardiac troponin (cTn), according to a statement ...

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Renal denervation achieves significant and sustained blood pressure reduction

Renal denervation leads to significant and sustained blood pressure reduction for up to 18 months in patients with treatment resistant hypertension, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2012. The new clinical data ...

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Researchers identify evidence-based public health interventions for policy makers

Government policies that make healthy foods more affordable, improved sidewalk, street and land-use design to encourage physical activity, and bans on public, workplace or residence smoking are among 43 effective public health ...

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Middle-aged adults help their hearts with regular leisure-time physical activities

Middle-aged adults who regularly engage in leisure-time physical activity for more than a decade may enhance their heart health, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.

Cardiology created Aug 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

'Toxic' oestrogen by-product linked with fatal lung condition

(Medical Xpress) -- The breakdown of oestrogen could play an important role in the onset of a rare but devastating condition of high blood pressure in the lungs.

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Children with heart defects need early evaluation for related disorders

Children born with a congenital heart defect should receive early evaluation, prompt treatment and ongoing follow-up for related developmental disorders affecting brain function, according to a new American Heart Association ...

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Post-cardiac arrest care system improved survivors' neurologic status

Fewer sudden cardiac arrest survivors had neurologic impairment after a novel regional system of care was implemented, according to research published in Circulation, an American Heart Association journal.

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Aspirin still first-line therapy for unstable angina/NSTEMI

(HealthDay) -- Aspirin is still the first line of therapy for patients with unstable angina or non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), and ticagrelor can be used in place of clopidogrel or prasugrel ...

Cardiology created Jul 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study reveals important clues about rare heart condition that strikes young, healthy women

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD), a tear of the layers of the artery wall that can block normal blood flow into and around the heart, is a relatively rare and poorly understood condition. It often strikes young, ...

Cardiology created Jul 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast