Cell therapy using patient's own bone marrow may present option for heart disease
Cell therapy may present an option for patients with ischemic heart disease to use their own bone marrow cells to repair the damaged areas of their hearts, and may pave the way for future treatment options, according to the ...
Cardiology
Mar 24, 2012 |
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Invasive heart test being dramatically overused, study shows
An invasive heart test used routinely to measure heart function is being dramatically overused, especially among patients who recently underwent similar, more effective tests, according to a new study from the Stanford University ...
Cardiology
Apr 06, 2012 |
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Outcomes for treating heart failure with cell therapy, high-dose ultrasound
Treatment that consisted of shock wave (procedure using high-dose ultrasound)-mediated preconditioning of the target heart tissue prior to administration of bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells was associated with significant, ...
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Apr 16, 2013 |
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Energy drinks improve heart function: study
Consuming energy drinks can exert acute positive benefits on myocardial performance, according to research presented today at the ESC Congress by Dr Matteo Cameli from University of Siena.
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Aug 27, 2012 |
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Gene therapy may activate stem cells in heart failure patients
(HealthDay)—Delivery of an SDF-1 encoding plasmid (JVS-100) acts a homing signal for stem cells and improves clinical status in patients with symptomatic heart failure due to ischemic cardiomyopathy (IsCM), ...
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Feb 22, 2013 |
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Gene therapy reprograms scar tissue in damaged hearts into healthy heart muscle
A cocktail of three specific genes can reprogram cells in the scars caused by heart attacks into functioning muscle cells, and the addition of a gene that stimulates the growth of blood vessels enhances that effect, said ...
Cardiology
Jan 04, 2013 |
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Cardiac function unaffected by prior intensive insulin therapy
(HealthDay)—There was no effect of intensive versus conventional insulin therapy during the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) on cardiac parameters as assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance ...
Diabetes
Apr 12, 2013 |
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2 years out, patients receiving stem cell therapy show sustained heart function improvement
Marked sustained improvement in all patients with zero adverse effects. For a phase I clinical trial, these results are the Holy Grail. Yet researchers from the University of Louisville and Brigham and Women's Hospital today ...
Cardiology
Nov 06, 2012 |
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Long-term use of medication does not improve symptoms for heart failure patients
Among patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, long-term treatment with the medication spironolactone improved left ventricular diastolic function but did not affect maximal exercise capacity, patient ...
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Feb 26, 2013 |
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AHA: Allogeneic stem cells OK in ischemic cardiomyopathy
(HealthDay)—For patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM), allogeneic bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are safe; and delivery of bone marrow mononuclear cells (BMC) to patients with ST-segment ...
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Nov 07, 2012 |
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Sildenafil for heart failure does not result in significant improvement in exercise capacity
Among patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (a measure of heart function), administration of sildenafil (commercially known as Viagra) for 24 weeks, compared with placebo, did not result in significant ...
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Mar 11, 2013 |
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Combination therapy for heart failure does not reduce risk of CV death or rehospitalization
Among patients hospitalized for heart failure (HF) with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF; a measure of how well the left ventricle of the heart pumps with each contraction), initiation of the medication aliskiren ...
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Mar 11, 2013 |
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Stem cell therapy possibly helpful in heart failure patients
A new study found that using a patient's own bone marrow cells may help repair damaged areas of the heart caused by heart failure, according to research presented today at the American College of Cardiology's 61st Annual ...
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Mar 26, 2012 |
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Scarring of heart muscle linked with increased risk of death in patients with type of cardiomyopathy
Detection of midwall fibrosis (the presence of scar tissue in the middle of the heart muscle wall) via magnetic resonance imaging among patients with nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (a condition affecting the heart muscle) ...
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Mar 05, 2013 |
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PCI has excellent outcomes for younger adults with coronary artery disease
(HealthDay) -- For younger adults with premature coronary artery disease (CAD), percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is associated with excellent short- and long-term outcomes, according to a study published ...
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