News tagged with cardiac function
Promising target in treating and preventing the progression of heart failure identified
Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have identified a new drug target that may treat and/or prevent heart failure. The team evaluated failing human and pig hearts and discovered that SUMO1, a so-called "chaperone" ...
Cardiology
Sep 07, 2011 |
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Study shows that blocking an inflammation pathway prevents cardiac fibrosis
(Medical Xpress)—New research from UC Davis published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that blocking an enzyme that promotes inflammation can prevent the tissue damage following a heart attack ...
Medical research
Mar 22, 2013 |
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New injectable hydrogel encourages regeneration, improves functionality after heart attack
University of California, San Diego bioengineers have demonstrated in a study in pigs that a new injectable hydrogel can repair damage from heart attacks, help the heart grow new tissue and blood vessels, ...
Medical research
Feb 20, 2013 |
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Chest pain prior to a heart attack can protect the heart
Patients who experience chest pain in the 24 hours preceding a heart attack, also called preinfarction angina, have smaller heart attacks and improved cardiac function in the contemporary cardiac stenting era, researchers ...
Cardiology
Feb 05, 2013 |
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Diabetic fruit flies support buzz about dietary sugar dangers
Regularly consuming sucrose—the type of sugar found in many sweetened beverages—increases a person's risk of heart disease. In a study published January 10 in the journal PLOS Genetics, researchers at San ...
Genetics
Jan 17, 2013 |
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Stem cell finding could advance immunotherapy for lung cancer
A University of Cincinnati (UC) Cancer Institute lung cancer research team reports that lung cancer stem cells can be isolated—and then grown—in a preclinical model, offering a new avenue for investigating immunotherapy ...
Cancer
Nov 13, 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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Electronic cigarettes do not damage the heart
Smoking is the most preventable risk factor for cardiac and lung disease and is expected to cause 1 billion deaths during the 21st century. Electronic cigarettes have been marketed in recent years as a safer ...
Addiction
Aug 26, 2012 |
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Mending a broken heart -- with a molecule that turns stem cells into heart cells
For years, scientists have been looking for a good source of heart cells that can be used to study cardiac function in the lab, or perhaps even to replace diseased or damaged tissue in heart disease patients. ...
Medical research
Aug 02, 2012 |
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Researchers identify link between kidney removal and erectile dysfunction
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a link between patients who undergo total nephrectomy - complete kidney removal - and erectile dysfunction. Results from the multi-center ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 30, 2012 |
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Rapamycin effective in mouse model of inherited heart disease and muscular dystrophies
Rapamycin, an immunosuppressant drug used in a variety of disease indications and under study in aging research labs around the world, improved function and extended survival in mice suffering from a genetic mutation which ...
Medical research
Jul 25, 2012 |
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New method generates cardiac muscle patches from stem cells
A cutting-edge method developed at the University of Michigan Center for Arrhythmia Research successfully uses stem cells to create heart cells capable of mimicking the heart's crucial squeezing action.
Cardiology
Jun 19, 2012 |
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Injectable gel could repair tissue damaged by heart attack
(Medical Xpress) -- University of California, San Diego researchers have developed a new injectable hydrogel that could be an effective and safe treatment for tissue damage caused by heart attacks.
Cardiology
Feb 22, 2012 |
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Stem cell study in mice offers hope for treating heart attack patients
A UCSF stem cell study conducted in mice suggests a novel strategy for treating damaged cardiac tissue in patients following a heart attack. The approach potentially could improve cardiac function, minimize ...
Cardiology
Feb 15, 2012 |
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Breast cancer and heart disease may have common roots
Women who are at risk for breast cancer may also be at greater risk for heart disease, new research has found.
Genetics
Dec 20, 2011 |
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Cardiac function curve
A cardiac function curve is a graph showing the relationship between right atrial pressure (x-axis) and cardiac output (y-axis).
Superimposition of the cardiac function curve and venous return curve is used in one hemodynamic model.
For more information about Cardiac function curve, read the full article at
Wikipedia.
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