Umbilical cord cells outperform bone marrow cells in repairing damaged hearts
A study published this month by researchers at the University of Toronto and Toronto's Princess Margaret Hospital has shown that cells derived from the umbilical cord, "Human Umbilical Cord PeriVascular Cells" (HUCPVCs), ...
Medical research
Nov 15, 2012 |
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Ultrafiltration may not be best approach for heart failure patients, research finds
Ultrafiltration was no more effective in removing excess fluid from the heart than using standard treatment including diuretics to reduce congestion in heart failure patients, according to late-breaking clinical trial resea ...
Cardiology
Nov 07, 2012 |
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Study finds new drug may hold promise for hospitalized heart failure patients
Hospitalized heart failure patients given an investigational drug had improved symptoms and other clinical benefits including fewer deaths, than those given standard of care plus a placebo, according to late-breaking clinical ...
Cardiology
Nov 07, 2012 |
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Potential cure for Chagas disease
A Murdoch University international collaborative project has found a potential cure for the deadly Chagas disease.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 25, 2012 |
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Recent drop in post-discharge mortality after acute MI
(HealthDay)—For patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), post-discharge mortality rates decreased from 2001 to 2007, according to a study published in the Oct. 15 issue of The American Journal of ...
Cardiology
Oct 16, 2012 |
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Nicotine replacement doesn't increase cardio risk after ACS
(HealthDay)—Use of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) does not increase the risk of adverse cardiovascular events in the first year following acute coronary syndromes (ACS), according to research published ...
Cardiology
Sep 17, 2012 |
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Researchers find novel predictor for MDS progression risk
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues have discovered that changes in the physical characteristics of the effector memory regulatory T cell can predict the progression risk of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) ...
Immunology
Sep 13, 2012 |
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Emergency medicine: heart-lung machine brings clinically dead patients back to life
Young people especially who suffer acute heart failure can be saved with the prompt use of a heart-lung machine. And the number of patients that can be saved could be even higher, according to a current study ...
Other
Sep 06, 2012 |
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Rising cardiovascular incidence after Japanese earthquake 2011
The Japanese earthquake and tsunami of 11 March 2011, which hit the north-east coast of Japan with a magnitude of 9.0 on the Richter scale, was one of the largest ocean-trench earthquakes ever recorded in Japan. The tsunami ...
Cardiology
Aug 27, 2012 |
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Women with acute heart failure have similar in-hospital mortality to men but are less treated
Women with acute heart failure have similar in-hospital mortality to men but are less treated in the real world, according to results from the global ALARM-HF registry presented today at the ESC Congress 2012. The findings ...
Cardiology
Aug 27, 2012 |
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Study examines factors associated with improvement in survival from heart attack in France
The overall rate of death in patients hospitalized with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI; a certain pattern on an electrocardiogram following a heart attack) decreased from 1995 to 2010 in France, with possible ...
Cardiology
Aug 27, 2012 |
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Pharmacist intervention does not prevent medication errors
(HealthDay) -- A pharmacist-delivered intervention does not significantly improve the rate of clinically important medication errors following discharge among hospitalized heart patients, according to a study ...
Medications
Jul 03, 2012 |
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'Broken heart syndrome' protects the heart from adrenaline overload
A condition that temporarily causes heart failure in people who experience severe stress might actually protect the heart from very high levels of adrenaline, according to a new study published in the journal Circulation. The re ...
Cardiology
Jun 27, 2012 |
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Myelodysplastic syndrome treated with deferasirox shows beneficial iron reduction
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues at six other institutions have recently tested a treatment for patients with myelodysplastic syndrome, or MDS, a blood-related malignancy that involves the ineffective production ...
Cancer
Jun 22, 2012 |
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Aspirin before heart surgery reduces the risk of post-operative acute kidney failure
Aspirin taken for five days before a heart operation can halve the numbers of patients developing post-operative acute kidney failure, according to research presented at the European Anaesthesiology Congress in Paris today ...
Cardiology
Jun 10, 2012 |
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