Cardiology
Predicting heart disease, stroke could be as easy as a blood test
Imagine getting a simple blood test to help doctors predict your risk for having a heart attack or stroke.
Apr 29, 2019
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Cardiology
Genetic testing helps family uncover inherited heart condition
Kristen Criss' father died of complications from a stroke, her mother died from a heart condition at age 40 and her sister passed away at 33.
Mar 29, 2019
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Medical research
Researchers create a new molecule to treat heart failure
A group of researchers based in Brazil and the United States have developed a molecule that halts the progression of heart failure and improves the heart's capacity to pump blood. Rats with heart failure were treated for ...
Mar 13, 2019
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Cardiology
Finding suggests ways to promote adult heart tissue regeneration
Injured hearts do not heal themselves. Heart muscle cells, or cardiomyocytes, do not proliferate as much as necessary to replace dead tissue with new, pumping cells. Consequently, most people who had a severe heart attack ...
Feb 14, 2019
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Cardiology
Obesity ups survival in heart failure, but that's no reason to pile on pounds
(HealthDay)—Obese people with heart failure may live longer than those who are thinner—especially if they are "metabolically healthy," a new study suggests.
Dec 6, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Stress-induced effects on heart blood flow differ for men versus women
Some patients with coronary artery disease have inadequate blood flow to the heart muscle during periods of mental/emotional stress. This condition—called "mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia" (MSIMI) - is related ...
Nov 26, 2018
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Cardiology
Flu season can send more heart failure patients to hospital
Getting the flu may not only make you feel crummy, it also might land you in the hospital for heart problems.
Nov 9, 2018
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Cardiology
Study findings show promise in preventing heart disease in cancer survivors
A new study by Washington State University researchers suggests that a protein called CDK2 plays a critical role in heart damage caused by doxorubicin, a commonly used chemotherapy drug.
Nov 7, 2018
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Genetics
Sequencing RNA in 20,000 Cardiac cells reveals insights into heart development and disease
Scientists using a powerful new technology that sequences RNA in 20,000 individual cell nuclei have uncovered new insights into biological events in heart disease. In animal studies, the researchers identified a broad variety ...
Oct 5, 2018
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Cardiology
Patient-friendly and accurate cardiac damage diagnosis
Systemic inflammatory diseases, such as lupus, often cause cardiac damage that goes undetected. An international research team headed by the Institute for Experimental and Translational Cardiovascular Imaging at the University ...
Sep 7, 2018
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