When actor Bob Odenkirk collapsed on the set of "Better Call Saul" last week in New Mexico, fans held their breath—and obsessively checked for updates on social media—until word came that he was expected to be OK.
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Scientists from EPFL and University of Bern have successfully implanted—in vivo—their first artificial tubular muscle that augments the aorta and assists cardiac function in pumping blood. Based on these results, the ...
Jun 30, 2021
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Fatty acids are formed when fat breaks down during digestion. While many of the body's organs use glucose as their primary energy source, the heart derives most of its required energy (over 70%) from the oxidation of fatty ...
Jun 29, 2021
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On June 12, 16,000 spectators at Copenhagen's Parken Stadium and millions of viewers around the world watched in shock as Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen's heart stopped.
Jun 24, 2021
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A team of McMaster University researchers who studied heart patients found that stair-climbing routines, whether vigorous or moderate, provide significant cardiovascular and muscular benefits.
May 17, 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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Researchers at CÚRAM, the SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices based at NUI Galway, and BIOFORGE Lab, at the University of Valladolid in Spain, have developed an injectable hydrogel that could help repair and prevent ...
Feb 19, 2021
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Inflammation is part of an immune response to fight off pathogens and clear infections. But patients with cardiac disease often have chronic inflammation that damages their hearts, even with no infection present.
Feb 3, 2021
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A protein known mostly for its role in the brain may be a key player in the cardiovascular system as well, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Nature.
Dec 10, 2020
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For the first time, a medication has impacted heart muscle thickness and function for patients with the most common inherited heart condition, rather than simply addressing their symptoms.
Nov 17, 2020
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