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Stroke prevention device misses key goal in study

The future is unclear for a promising heart device aimed at preventing strokes in people at high risk of them because of an irregular heartbeat.

Cardiology created Mar 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Major risks of dual and triple antithrombotic therapy in patients with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation

According to Dr. Samy Suissa, Director of Clinical Epidemiology, Jewish General Hospital, and Professor of Epidemiology, McGill University in Montreal, Canada, "treating physicians need to consider the clinical effectiveness ...

Cardiology created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Simple method devised for determining atrial fibrillation risk in women

Atrial fibrillation is the most common type of abnormal heart rhythm, affecting 2.5 million Americans. If left undetected or untreated, atrial fibrillation can lead to stroke. Determining who is at increased risk for atrial ...

Cardiology created Feb 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Higher risk of stroke from common heart disease

(Medical Xpress)—Australians are being warned of a higher risk of stroke caused by the nation's most common heart rhythm disorder, atrial fibrillation.

Cardiology created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Yoga helps the heart, researchers say

The same kind of exercise that can bring peace to your mind may bring peace to your heart as well.

Cardiology created Feb 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Yoga may help with common heart rhythm disorder

(HealthDay)—People with a common heart rhythm problem may be able to decrease their symptoms by adding gentle yoga to their treatment regimen, a small study suggests.

Cardiology created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Genes provide clues to gender disparity in human hearts

Healthy men and women show little difference in their hearts, except for small electrocardiographic disparities. But new genetic differences found by Washington University in St. Louis researchers in hearts with disease could ...

Cardiology created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Irregular heart beat elevates risk of kidney failure

Many people who suffer from chronic kidney disease progressively lose their kidney function over time and eventually develop a condition called end-stage renal disease – the complete failure of the kidneys – placing them ...

Cardiology created Jan 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Virtual heart sheds new light on heart defect

(Medical Xpress)—A virtual heart, developed at The University of Manchester, is revealing new information about one of the world's most common heart conditions.

Cardiology created Jan 15, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Transmission of tangles in Alzheimer's mice provides more authentic model of tau pathology

Brain diseases associated with the misformed protein tau, including Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal lobar degeneration with tau pathologies, are characterized by neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) comprised ...

Neuroscience created Jan 15, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers identify new target for common heart condition

Researchers have found new evidence that metabolic stress can increase the onset of atrial arrhythmias, such as atrial fibrillation (AF), a common heart condition that causes an irregular and often abnormally fast heart rate. ...

Cardiology created Jan 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

FDA clears anticlotting drug Eliquis

The Food and Drug Administration says it has approved the anticlotting drug Eliquis, developed by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and Pfizer Inc. It's a potential blockbuster drug in a new category of medicines to prevent strokes ...

Medications created Dec 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bristol-Myers, Pfizer's Eliquis approved in Japan

Regulators in Japan have approved sales of an anticlotting drug called Eliquis, developed by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and Pfizer Inc., that's a potential blockbuster in a new category of medicines to prevent strokes and heart ...

Medications created Dec 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fish oil supplements won't prevent irregular heart beat

(HealthDay)—Some research has suggested that the omega-3 fatty acids in fish oil can help prevent an irregular heart beat called atrial fibrillation. However, a new study finds these supplements have little ...

Cardiology created Dec 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rice opens new window on Parkinson's disease

(Medical Xpress)—Rice University scientists have discovered a new way to look inside living cells and see the insoluble fibrillar deposits associated with Parkinson's disease.

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Dec 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast