Circulation
'Clinical trials in a dish' may be more reliable than standard way of measuring drug effects on heart, researchers say
(Medical Xpress)—Last week, the common antibiotic Zithromax received a new warning label from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration indicating it could cause dangerous arrhythmias in people with pre-existing heart conditions. ...
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Mar 22, 2013 |
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Breathtaking: New treatments for a fatal lung disease
Research paves the way for new approaches in the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension, a progressive lung disease that can lead to heart failure within three years.
Medical research
Mar 11, 2013 |
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Sodium transporter appears likely target for treating salt-sensitive hypertension
Genetics and demographics likely put you at risk for salt-sensitive hypertension, and scientists are looking for a way to protect you.
Medical research
Feb 26, 2013 |
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Calcium-binding protein mutations found in heart rhythm disorders
A team led by Vanderbilt University investigators has discovered two new genes – both coding for the signaling protein calmodulin – associated with severe early-onset disorders of heart rhythm. The findings, reported ...
Cardiology
Feb 06, 2013 |
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Longer CPR extends survival in both children and adults
Experts from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia were among the leaders of two large national studies showing that extending CPR longer than previously thought useful saves lives in both children and adults. The research ...
Cardiology
Jan 21, 2013 |
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Strawberries, blueberries may cut heart attack risk in women
Eating three or more servings of blueberries and strawberries per week may help women reduce their risk of a heart attack by as much as one-third, researchers reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Cardiology
Jan 14, 2013 |
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'Resistance' to low-dose aspirin therapy extremely rare, study finds
(Medical Xpress)—Roughly one-fifth of Americans take low-dose aspirin every day for heart-healthy benefits. But, based on either urine or blood tests of how aspirin blocks the stickiness of platelets ...
Cardiology
Dec 05, 2012 |
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Healthy diet may help prevent recurrent heart attacks, strokes
If you have cardiovascular disease, a heart-healthy diet may help protect you from recurrent heart attacks and strokes, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Circulation.
Cardiology
Dec 03, 2012 |
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Enzyme explains angina in diabetics
(Medical Xpress)—In a new study published in the scientific journal Circulation, scientists at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital show that an enzyme called arginase might have a key ...
Cardiology
Nov 27, 2012 |
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Microscopic packets of stem cell factors could be key to preventing lung disease in babies
Researchers at Boston Children's Hospital have found that microscopic particles containing proteins and nucleic acids called exosomes could potentially protect the fragile lungs of premature babies from serious lung diseases ...
Medical research
Oct 31, 2012 |
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Smoking bans reduce hospitalizations
(HealthDay)—Bans on smoking in public areas and workplaces have significantly reduced hospitalizations for heart attacks, strokes and asthma around the world, a new study finds.
Addiction
Oct 29, 2012 |
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Nearly half of US adults with high blood pressure have it under control
Nearly half of U.S. adults with high blood pressure had their blood pressure under control by the end of 2010—a significant increase from the start of the decade, researchers reported in the American Heart Association journal ...
Cardiology
Oct 22, 2012 |
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Scientists discover how an out-of-tune protein leads to muscle demise in heart failure
A new Johns Hopkins study has unraveled the changes in a key cardiac protein that can lead to heart muscle malfunction and precipitate heart failure.
Cardiology
Sep 12, 2012 |
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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 ...
Cardiology
Sep 10, 2012 |
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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 ...
Cardiology
Sep 10, 2012 |
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