Accumulating evidence has shown that there are great differences in the structure and diversity of intestinal microorganisms in mammals or humans living at different altitudes. However, it is still unknown whether such changes ...
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Under stress, the human heart struggles to pump blood efficiently through the body. Over time, as the heart overexerts itself trying to make up for this lost efficiency, harmful changes take place. The most worrisome of these ...
Mar 15, 2022
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Valsartan, an angiotensin II receptor blocker drug, delayed disease progression and improved cardiac structure and function in patients with early-stage hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, according to results from a recent clinical ...
Nov 17, 2021
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Sarpogrelate, an antiplatelet medication, has potential as a new heart failure therapy and, according to researchers, could potentially decrease health care costs associated with cardiovascular disease, according to preliminary ...
Aug 23, 2021
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The University of Oulu's Cardiology Research Group identified several rare genetic variants in victims of sudden death caused by hypertension- or obesity-related cardiac hypertrophy. The findings suggest that, in addition ...
Jun 2, 2021
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Patients with chronic kidney dysfunction frequently develop thickening of the heart muscle, so-called left ventricular hypertrophy. This is particularly pronounced in patients who are in the late stage of renal dysfunction, ...
Apr 22, 2021
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The human heart works under high demand, constantly pumping oxygen-rich blood through the body. When faced with disease, however, fulfilling this demand can become increasingly difficult and harmful. In the case of chronic ...
Mar 30, 2021
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Consumption of a high fat diet may be activating a response in the heart that is causing destructive growth and lead to greater risk of heart attacks, according to new research.
Mar 2, 2021
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A research team at the Greenwood Genetic Center (GGC) has successfully used small molecules to restore normal heart and valve development in an animal model for Mucolipidosis II (ML II), a rare genetic disorder. Progressive ...
Oct 15, 2020
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Science has long known that recovery from experimental heart attacks is improved by injection of a mixture of heart muscle cells, endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells, yet results have been limited by poor engraftment ...
Sep 29, 2020
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