Cardiology
New study shows when 'broken hearts' are most deadly
A University of Otago, Christchurch, summer student has identified the days when patients are most vulnerable to dying from a "broken heart."
Feb 27, 2018
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Cardiology
Can you die of a broken heart?
Throughout the ages, art, architecture, music and literature have often been inspired by the broken-hearted. In William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, it appears that Lady Montague died of a broken heart due to her son Romeo's ...
Feb 14, 2018
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Cardiology
New marker could help to identify heart attack patients most at risk
A new study from the University of Sheffield has shown a new blood test could provide a clue as to why some patients are at higher risk of cardiovascular disease risk after suffering a heart attack.
Feb 8, 2018
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Cardiology
Treatment for heart attack patients to be debated at Acute Cardiovascular Care 2018
The optimal treatment for heart attack patients will be debated at Acute Cardiovascular Care 2018. The annual congress of the Acute Cardiovascular Care Association (ACCA), a registered branch of the European Society of Cardiology ...
Feb 5, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Workouts may boost life span after breast cancer
(HealthDay)—Longer survival after breast cancer may be as simple as staying fit, new research shows.
Jan 22, 2018
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Pediatrics
New blood protein markers help track premature ageing disease
Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is an extremely rare fatal genetic disorder which causes sufferers to age prematurely. In a new study in the journal Pediatric Research, which is published by Springer Nature, scientists ...
Jan 18, 2018
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Cardiology
Understanding and treating long QT syndrome
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I recently read that long QT syndrome is quite common. What is it, and how is it diagnosed? I have read that fainting may be one sign of the disorder. Can long QT syndrome be treated?
Jan 4, 2018
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Diabetes
1998 to 2014 saw drop in CVD hospitalization rates in diabetes
(HealthDay)—Cardiovascular disease (CVD) hospitalization rates have declined in recent years among individuals with and those without diabetes, according to a study published online Nov. 17 in Diabetes Care.
Nov 28, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Children with Alagille Syndrome have malformed bile ducts
Serious liver and heart problems can affect children with Alagille Syndrome early in life. While there is as yet no cure, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered that the liver disease part of the syndrome ...
Nov 21, 2017
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Cardiology
Researchers reverse heart failure in Marfan mice
In experiments with mice that have a rodent form of Marfan syndrome, Johns Hopkins researchers report that even modestly increasing stress on the animals' hearts—at levels well-tolerated in normal mice—can initiate heart ...
Nov 14, 2017
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