Over 50,000 people in Yorkshire and the Humber carry a faulty gene putting them at high risk of developing heart disease or sudden death, according to new estimates by the British Heart Foundation.
Feb 23, 2017
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Early screening for a genetic variant that predisposes people of South Asian descent to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (an enlarged heart) could help reduce the incidence of sudden cardiac death in this population, says a University ...
Nov 15, 2016
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Sudden death in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is rarely associated with exercise, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2016 today by Dr Gherardo Finocchiaro, a cardiologist at St George's University ...
Aug 28, 2016
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A huge catalog of human DNA is helping researchers find tiny glitches that cause disease, in part by pointing out some false leads.
Aug 17, 2016
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Calcium is most associated with bones, but it's also a key player in the heart.
May 11, 2016
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(HealthDay)—For patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC), genotype does not predict onset or severity of atrial fibrillation (AF), according to a study published in the April 1 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology.
Mar 21, 2016
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In a world-first, researchers from Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) have performed cardiac MRI imaging using a 7T MRI scanner in a patient-based study. 7T MRI ...
Feb 10, 2016
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For the first time, joint recommendations may permit participation in competitive sports for some athletes diagnosed with a specific type of irregular heartbeat and for others who have an implanted medical device that regulates ...
Nov 2, 2015
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New biosciences research at the University of Kent could point the way to greater understanding of the heart mutations that cause sudden cardiac arrest.
Jan 20, 2015
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Up to 8 percent of people from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and other South Asian countries carry a mutated gene that causes heart failure and potentially fatal heart attacks.
Jan 15, 2015
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