News tagged with cardiac health
Scar tissue turned into heart muscle without using stem cells
Scientists at Duke University Medical Center have shown the ability to turn scar tissue that forms after a heart attack into heart muscle cells using a new process that eliminates the need for stem cell transplant.
Cardiology
Apr 26, 2012 |
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Smog causes surge in heart deaths: study
Exposure to higher levels of fine particulates—the airborne pollution that is an emerging problem in many Asian cities—causes a sharp rise in deaths from heart attacks, a study published on Wednesday ...
Health
Feb 20, 2013 |
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Depressed patients less likely to complete cardiac rehab
(HealthDay)—Depressed patients are less likely to complete exercise-based, cardiac rehabilitation programs, regardless of whether they are taking antidepressants, according to a study published in the Feb. ...
Cardiology
Feb 15, 2013 |
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Cardiac disease linked to higher risk of mental impairment
Cardiac disease is associated with increased risk of mild cognitive impairment such as problems with language, thinking and judgment—particularly among women with heart disease, a Mayo Clinic study shows. Known as nonamnestic ...
Neuroscience
Jan 28, 2013 |
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Complex spinal surgeries with two attending physicians, instead of one, benefit patients
Two heads are better than one, as the saying goes – and a new study by a duo at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) demonstrates how having two attending surgeons in the operating room during ...
Surgery
Jan 18, 2013 |
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Inserting breathing tube may not be best for victims of cardiac arrest
(HealthDay)—When a person's heart stops beating, most emergency personnel have been taught to first insert a breathing tube through the victim's mouth, but a new Japanese study found that approach may actually ...
Cardiology
Jan 15, 2013 |
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Rapid rise in blood pressure before midlife may cause irreversible heart damage
The current "watch-and-wait" approach to high blood pressure readings in younger people may set patients on a course for irreversible heart damage, according to research presented today at the American College of Cardiology's ...
Cardiology
Mar 26, 2012 |
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No increased risk of serious cardiovascular events among adults who use ADHD medications: study
Although there have been cardiovascular safety concerns about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications because of their ability to increase heart rate and blood pressure levels, an analysis that included ...
Attention deficit disorders
Dec 12, 2011 |
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Scientists identify key area that could sever communication between brain and heart in disease
A team of neuroscientists and anaesthetists, who have been using pioneering techniques to study how the brain regulates the heart, has identified a crucial part of the nervous system whose malfunction may account for an increased ...
Neuroscience
Nov 28, 2011 |
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Study confirms smoke-free workplaces reduce heart attacks
Mayo Clinic researchers have amassed additional evidence that secondhand smoke kills and smoke-free workplace laws save lives. The study will be presented to the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions on Monday ...
Health
Nov 14, 2011 |
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Python circulating fatty acids study could benefit diseased human heart
A surprising new University of Colorado Boulder study shows that huge amounts of fatty acids circulating in the bloodstreams of feeding pythons promote healthy heart growth, results that may have implications ...
Medical research
Oct 27, 2011 |
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Study finds new pathway critical to heart arrhythmia
University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers have uncovered a previously unknown molecular pathway that is critical to understanding cardiac arrhythmia and other heart muscle problems. Understanding the basic science ...
Medical research
Oct 26, 2011 |
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Commonly used defibrillators raise risk of problems
When it comes to defibrillators, simpler may be safer, even though more complex machines are used on a majority of patients.
Cardiology
Aug 31, 2011 |
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Cold-blooded research has hearts thumping
The protective effect of inducing controlled hypothermia following sudden cardiac arrest will now be investigated in detail. The goal of the scientific work is to judge whether this type of cryotherapy can ...
Cardiology
Apr 22, 2013 |
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L-carnitine significantly improves patient outcomes following heart attack
L-carnitine significantly improves cardiac health in patients after a heart attack, say a multicenter team of investigators in a study published today in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Their findings, based on analysis of key co ...
Cardiology
Apr 12, 2013 |
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