Cardiology
Heart disease protein linked to brain damage
Levels of a protein in the blood associated with heart disease are also linked to early-stage brain damage, according to a study appearing online in the journal Radiology.
Dec 7, 2016
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Neuroscience
Novel peptide enhances natural mechanism to protect brain cells following cardiac arrest
A novel peptide appears to enhance a natural mechanism for protecting stressed brain cells and improve cognitive function following cardiac arrest, scientists report.
Dec 1, 2015
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Cardiology
Stem cell trial success could lead to new heart disease therapies
The key objective of the EU-funded CARE-MI project, which was completed in September 2015, was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of AlloCSC-01, a suspension of allogeneic human cardiac stem cells (CSCs) in patients who ...
Nov 25, 2015
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Cardiology
Bystander CPR linked to lower nursing home admission and brain damage after cardiac arrest
Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) has been linked to a 30% lower risk of nursing home admission and brain damage in survivors of cardiac arrest outside hospital in research presented at ESC Congress today by Dr ...
Aug 30, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hepatitis C infection may fuel heart risk
People infected with the hepatitis C virus are at risk for liver damage, but the results of a new Johns Hopkins study now show the infection may also spell heart trouble.
Aug 11, 2015
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Cardiology
Bystander CPR helps cardiac arrest survivors return to work
More bystanders performing CPR contributed to more cardiac arrest survivors returning to work in a Danish study published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation.
May 4, 2015
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Cardiology
Study reveals first six months best for stimulating heart growth
In a recent issue of Science Translational Medicine, Brian Polizzotti, PhD, Bernhard Kuhn, MD, Sangita Choudhury, PhD, and colleagues affiliated with the Boston Children's Hospital's Translational Research Center report that ...
Apr 28, 2015
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Cardiology
Targeting mitochondrial enzyme may reduce chemotherapy drug's cardiac side effects
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators have identified two compounds that appear, in cellular and animal models, to block the cardiac damage caused by the important chemotherapy drug doxorubicin. Their report ...
Dec 10, 2014
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Health
Oregon hospital: Medication error killed patient
An Oregon hospital says it administered the wrong medication to a patient, causing her death.
Dec 4, 2014
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Cardiology
Mediterranean diet linked to improved CV function in erectile dysfunction patients
The Mediterranean diet is linked to improved cardiovascular performance in patients with erectile dysfunction, according to research presented at EuroEcho-Imaging 2014 by Dr Athanasios Angelis from Greece. Patients with erectile ...
Dec 3, 2014
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