News tagged with heart attack patients

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First-of-its-kind stem cell study re-grows healthy heart muscle in heart attack patients

Results from a Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute clinical trial show that treating heart attack patients with an infusion of their own heart-derived cells helps damaged hearts re-grow healthy muscle.

Cardiology created Feb 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Blood test predicts death from heart problems after surgery

(Medical Xpress) -- A blood test can predict whether patients are likely to die of a heart attack in the month after surgery, according to an international study involving thousands of patients.

Surgery created Jul 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Heart needs work after heart attack: Study challenges the notion that the heart must rest

A new study by researchers at the University of Alberta shows that for best results in stable patients after a heart attack, early exercise as well as prolonged exercise is the key to the best outcomes.

Health created Apr 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Scientists link chromosome length to heart disease risk

No one really wants the short end of the stick, in this case the short end of a chromosome. Telomeres, which are DNA-protein complexes at the ends of chromosomes, can be thought of as protein "caps" that protect chromosomes ...

Cardiology created Mar 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Stents disrupt blood flow

(Medical Xpress)—A researcher at ETH Zurich is designing a realistic artery model with an implanted stent and is using a computer to simulate the blood flow through the stent. In doing so he is uncovering ...

Cardiology created May 06, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Predictors of dying suddenly versus surviving heart attack identified

Is it possible to predict whether someone is likely to survive or die suddenly from a heart attack?

Cardiology created Jul 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Diabetes distresses bone marrow stem cells by damaging their microenvironment

New research has shown the presence of a disease affecting small blood vessels, known as microangiopathy, in the bone marrow of diabetic patients. While it is well known that microangiopathy is the cause of renal damage, ...

Diabetes created Jan 31, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists build a living patch for damaged hearts

Duke University biomedical engineers have grown three-dimensional human heart muscle that acts just like natural tissue. This advancement could be important in treating heart attack patients or in serving as a platform for ...

Medical research created May 06, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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 created Feb 05, 2013 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Long-term exposure to air pollution increases risk of hospitalization for lung, heart disease

Older adults may be at increased risk of being hospitalized for lung and heart disease, stroke, and diabetes following long-term exposure to fine-particle air pollution, according to a new study by researchers at Harvard ...

Health created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Stopping a daily aspirin routine increases heart attack risk

(Medical Xpress) -- A new study published in the British Medical Journal suggests that people who have been diagnosed with heart disease and placed on a daily aspirin dose are at an increased risk of a hear ...

Cardiology created Jul 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Clot-busting enzyme plays 'peek-a-boo' with blood clots

By discovering how a blood clot-busting enzyme is switched on, researchers have unlocked a century-old atomic riddle that could lead to new treatments for clotting and bleeding disorders, and some cancers.

Medical research created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study: Viral reactivation a likely link between stress and heart disease

A new study could provide the link that scientists have been looking for to confirm that reactivation of a latent herpes virus is a cause of some heart problems.

Cardiology created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers find alternative cholesterol-lowering drug for patients who can't tolerate statins

Heart patients who can't tolerate the side effects of cholesterol-lowering drugs may have a new option, according to a new study by researchers from the Intermountain Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center in Salt ...

Cardiology created Mar 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

'Mini' stroke can cause major disability, may warrant clot-busters

A transient ischemic attack, TIA or a "mini stroke," can lead to serious disability, but is frequently deemed by doctors too mild to treat, according to a study in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.

Cardiology created Sep 13, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0