News tagged with heart muscle cells

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Heart failure's effects in cells can be reversed with a rest

Structural changes in heart muscle cells after heart failure can be reversed by allowing the heart to rest, according to research at Imperial College London. Findings from a study in rats published today in the European Jo ...

Cardiology created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Transforming scar tissue into beating hearts: The next instalment

The latest research developments to reprogram scar tissue resulting from myocardial infarction (MI) into viable heart muscle cells, were presented at the Frontiers in CardioVascular Biology (FCVB) 2012 meeting, held 30 March ...

Cardiology created Apr 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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 ...

Cardiology created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study examines treatment of heart failure with bone marrow cells

Use of a patient's bone marrow cells for treating chronic ischemic heart failure did not result in improvement on most measures of heart function, according to a study appearing in JAMA. The study is being published early ...

Cardiology created Mar 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fumarate greatly reduces heart attack damage in mice

(Medical Xpress) -- Boosting levels of the simple compound fumarate in mice significantly reduces damage from a heart attack, an Oxford University-led study has shown.

Medical research created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cocoa may enhance skeletal muscle function

A small clinical trial led by researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine and VA San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHS) found that patients with advanced heart failure and type 2 diabetes showed improved mitochondrial structure ...

Health created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Invade and conquer: Nicotine's role in promoting heart and blood vessel disease

Cigarette smoke has long been considered the main risk factor for heart disease. But new research from Brown University in Providence, R.I., shows that nicotine itself, a component of cigarette smoke, can contribute to the ...

Cardiology created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Breakdown of triglycerides in heart muscle boosts cardiac function

The heart relies heavily on oxidation of fatty acids for energy production. However, excess storage of fatty acids as triglycerides, within heart muscle cells, frequently observed in patients with obesity and diabetes, is ...

Cardiology created Feb 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The mathematics of a heart beat could save lives

(Medical Xpress) -- What we perceive as the beating of our heart is actually the co-ordinated action of more than a billion muscle cells. Most of the time, only the muscle cells from the larger heart chambers ...

Medical research created Feb 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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

The leading cause of death for diabetics: Getting to the heart of problem

Millions of people suffer from type 2 diabetes. The leading cause of death in these patients is heart disease. Joseph Hill and colleagues, at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, have now identified, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Joint patent for using the BRCA1 gene as a therapy for cardiovascular disease

St. Michael's Hospital and King Saud University have received their first joint U.S. patent to use the BRCA1 gene as a therapy for cardiovascular disease.

Genetics created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'ROCK' off: Study establishes molecular link between genetic defect and heart malformation

UNC researchers have discovered how the genetic defect underlying one of the most common congenital heart diseases keeps the critical organ from developing properly. According to the new research, mutations ...

Genetics created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Ontario's first cardiac stem cell transplant performed last week

Heart failure is a leading cause of death in Canada. As part of the ongoing IMPACT-CABG clinical trial to treat advanced heart failure, physicians at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre performed the first cardiac stem cell transplant ...

Cardiology created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0