News tagged with heart patients

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New study finds length of DNA strands can predict life expectancy

Can the length of strands of DNA in patients with heart disease predict their life expectancy? Researchers from the Intermountain Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center in Salt Lake City, who studied the DNA of more ...

Medical research created Mar 10, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (10) | comments 18 | 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

New hope for setback-dogged cancer treatment

Several drugs companies have ineffectively tried to produce antibodies that bind to the IGF-1 receptor on the cell surface, which has a critical part to play in the development of cancer. Scientists at Karolinska Institutet ...

Cancer created Nov 26, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

'Off-the-shelf' artificial blood vessels show promise

(HealthDay)—Artificial blood vessels may one day reduce some complications of dialysis treatment in people with kidney failure, according to the results of early research in animals.

Cardiology created Apr 24, 2013 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

In new study, common drug reverses common effect of Becker muscular dystrophy

Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute researchers have found in an initial clinical trial that a drug typically prescribed for erectile dysfunction or pulmonary hypertension restores blood flow to oxygen-starved muscles in patients ...

Medical research created Nov 28, 2012 | 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

Exercise for patients with major depression: What kind, how intense, how often?

Exercise has been shown to be an effective treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD), both when used alone and in combination with other treatments. There's now sufficient research data to provide specific guidance on ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 10, 2013 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

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

Soothing sounds during cataract surgery reduces patient anxiety

New research shows that the use of an audio therapy known as binaural beats can significantly reduce patients' anxiety during cataract surgery. The 141-patient study, conducted in Thailand, is the first of its kind in cataract ...

Ophthalmology created Nov 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Vitamin D may prevent clogged arteries in diabetics

People with diabetes often develop clogged arteries that cause heart disease, and new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that low vitamin D levels are to blame.

Diabetes created Nov 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cholesterol medicine affects energy production in muscles

Up to 75 per cent of patients who take statins to treat elevated cholesterol levels may suffer from muscle pain. Scientists at the Center for Healthy Aging at the University of Copenhagen have now identified ...

Cardiology created Jan 03, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Faster help for stroke victims

Scientists have developed a quick, easy and cheap vision test to find out which part – and how much – of the brain of a stroke victim has been damaged, potentially enabling them to save more lives.

Neuroscience created Jan 04, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

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

Drug may ease angina in people with type 2 diabetes

(HealthDay)—The drug Ranexa (ranolazine) may help reduce chest pain in people with type 2 diabetes, a new study finds.

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