News tagged with myocardial infarctions
Study suggests different organ-derived stem cell injections improve heart function
A study published in the current issue of Cell Transplantation (21:8), now freely available on-line, has found that when mesenchymal cells derived from skeletal muscle (SM-MSCs) or adipose tissue (ADSCs) were injected into t ...
Cardiology
Nov 27, 2012 |
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Enzyme explains angina in diabetics
(Medical Xpress)—In a new study published in the scientific journal Circulation, scientists at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital show that an enzyme called arginase might have a key ...
Cardiology
Nov 27, 2012 |
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Unemployment may be associated with increased heart attack risk
Unemployment, multiple job losses and short periods without work may be associated with increased risk for acute myocardial infarction (AMI, heart attack), according to a report published Online First by Archives of Internal Me ...
Cardiology
Nov 19, 2012 |
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Diltiazem relieves capecitabine-induced chest pain
(HealthDay)—Secondary prophylaxis with diltiazem may offer cancer patients relief from capecitabine-induced chest pain and dyspnea and allow them to tolerate capecitabine treatment, according to a study ...
Cardiology
Nov 16, 2012 |
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Umbilical cord cells outperform bone marrow cells in repairing damaged hearts
A study published this month by researchers at the University of Toronto and Toronto's Princess Margaret Hospital has shown that cells derived from the umbilical cord, "Human Umbilical Cord PeriVascular Cells" (HUCPVCs), ...
Medical research
Nov 15, 2012 |
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Risk of myocardial infarction and re-operation is greater than for drug-coated stents
If narrowed or blocked coronary vessels have to be widened or opened, a vascular support (stent) is usually inserted. Drug-coated stents are preferred for patients at high risk of renewed narrowing of vessels (restenosis). ...
Cardiology
Nov 14, 2012 |
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Diabetes mellitus and the life-threatening late complications of cardivascular disease
Between 600,000 and 800,000 Austrians have diabetes mellitus. This "sugar disease", as it is known, can itself already be treated very effectively. The later consequences of diabetes, however, which mostly ...
Diabetes
Nov 14, 2012 |
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ESC says don't forget to screen for diabetes in CAD patients
While it is well recognized that patients with diabetes are at risk of developing Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), on World Diabetes Day the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) highlights the fact that patients with CAD are ...
Diabetes
Nov 14, 2012 |
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Autoimmune disease linked to pregnancy loss, stroke more often than you'd expect
For years, researchers have known that antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLs) can cause pregnancy loss and clotting, but they haven't known the true scope of the problem. Now a new study provides the first estimates of the prevalence ...
Immunology
Nov 11, 2012 |
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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 ...
Cardiology
Nov 07, 2012 |
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Sulfonylureas up cardio events versus metformin
(HealthDay)—Use of sulfonylureas for initial treatment of diabetes is associated with increased cardiovascular events and death compared with metformin, according to a study published in the Nov. 6 issue ...
Medications
Nov 07, 2012 |
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New drug significantly lowers bad cholesterol
For many people with high cholesterol, statins serve as the first line of treatment. However, some patients are unable to effectively reduce their low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL cholesterol) or "bad cholesterol" ...
Cardiology
Nov 06, 2012 |
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Therapy with bone marrow-derived stem cells does not improve short-term recovery after heart attack
Administering to patients stem cells derived from their own bone marrow either three or seven days after a heart attack is safe but does not improve heart function six months later, according to a clinical trial supported ...
Cardiology
Nov 05, 2012 |
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Risk of fatal coronary heart disease higher among black men
In an examination of the incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) in the U.S. by race and sex, black men and women had twice the rate of fatal CHD compared with white men and women, with this increased risk associated with ...
Cardiology
Nov 05, 2012 |
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Daily multivitamin use among men does not reduce risk of major cardiovascular events
In a randomized study that included nearly 15,000 male physicians who were middle-aged or older, daily multivitamin use for more than 10 years of treatment and follow-up did not result in a reduction of major cardiovascular ...
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Nov 05, 2012 |
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