News tagged with right ventricle
Clot-busting drug benefits intermediate-risk patients with pulmonary embolism
The clot-busting drug tenecteplase prevents death or circulatory collapse in a subgroup of patients with a blood clot in the lungs and appears to be especially useful in patients younger than 75, according to research presented ...
Cardiology
Mar 12, 2013 |
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ACC/HRS release appropriate use criteria for ICDs and CRT
The American College of Cardiology and the Heart Rhythm Society, along with key specialty societies, today released appropriate use criteria for implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization ...
Cardiology
Feb 28, 2013 |
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Amyloid imaging shows promise for detecting cardiac amyloidosis
While amyloid imaging may now be most associated with detecting plaques in the brain, it has the potential to change the way cardiac amyloidosis is diagnosed. According to first-of-its-kind research published in the February ...
Medical research
Feb 04, 2013 |
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Discovery could improve screening for sudden cardiac death
Unfortunately, newspaper articles about young athletes dying suddenly on the field are not unheard of. Such reports fuel discussions about compulsory screening, for example of young footballers, for heart failure. Research ...
Cardiology
Dec 12, 2012 |
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Thickening of heart's right ventricle could foreshadow heart failure and cardiovascular death in heart-healthy patients
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania report in a new study that thickening of the heart's right ventricle is associated with an increased risk of heart failure ...
Cardiology
Sep 10, 2012 |
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New research links endurance exercise to damage in the right ventricle of the heart
Researchers have found the first evidence that some athletes who take part in extreme endurance exercise such as marathons, endurance triathlons, alpine cycling or ultra triathlons may incur damage to the right ventricles ...
Cardiology
Dec 07, 2011 |
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Estrogen treatment may help reverse severe pulmonary hypertension
UCLA researchers have found that the hormone estrogen may help reverse advanced pulmonary hypertension, a rare and serious condition that affects 2 to 3 million individuals in the U.S., mostly women, and can ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 15, 2011 |
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First in vitro study of tricuspid valve mechanics uncovers causes for leakage
A new study into the causes of leakage in one of the heart's most complex valve structures could lead to improved diagnosis and treatment of the condition.
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Aug 09, 2011 |
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Washington University surgeons successfully use artificial lung in toddler
Two-year-old Owen Stark came to St. Louis Children's Hospital in the summer of 2010 near death from heart failure and dangerously high blood pressure in his lungs.
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Jun 16, 2011 |
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Size, strength of heart's right side differs by age, gender, race/ethnicity
The size and pumping ability of the right side of the heart differs by age, gender and race/ethnicity, according to the first large imaging study of the right ventricle.
Cardiology
Jun 06, 2011 |
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When the lungs come under pressure
German scientists have found a way of treating pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 05, 2011 |
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