Cardiology
Why do only some people with hereditary heart disease experience symptoms?
As many as 500,000 people in the United States have a heritable and potentially fatal heart disease called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Jan 6, 2015
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Engineers develop novel ultrasound technology to screen for heart conditions
Engineers at the University of California, San Diego have determined for the first time the impact of a ring-shaped vortex on transporting blood flow in normal and abnormal ventricles within the human heart. They worked with ...
Oct 29, 2014
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Cardiology
Considerable sudden death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
(HealthDay)—Patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC) without traditional risk factors and with no or mild symptoms have a considerable rate of sudden cardiac death, according to a study published in the May 1 issue ...
Apr 22, 2014
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Cardiology
Compound improves cardiac function in mice with genetic heart defect
Congenital heart disease is the most common form of birth defect, affecting one out of every 125 babies, according to the National Institutes of Health. Researchers from the University of Missouri recently found success using ...
Feb 20, 2014
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Cardiology
Disrupting an antioxidant pathway prevents heart disease caused by reductive stress
University of Utah researchers have found that deficiency of an antioxidant response protein called nuclear erythroid-2 like factor-2 (Nrf2) delays or prevents hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a type of a heart failure in which ...
Oct 11, 2013
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Cardiology
Risk factors help predict outcomes for children with rare heart condition
A long-term study of children with a complex heart condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) found that the risk of death or need for immediate listing for heart transplantation was greatest for those who developed ...
Sep 3, 2013
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Cardiology
EKG testing may spot fatal heart conditions in children
(HealthDay) -- Each year, between one and six of every 100,000 U.S. children are a victim of sudden cardiac death. In many of these cases, underlying, undiagnosed heart trouble is responsible, and a new study suggests that ...
Mar 9, 2012
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Video: Exercising with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
About 1 in 500 people have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). It's a condition where the heart muscle becomes abnormally thick. HCM is one of the most common causes of sudden death among young athletes and otherwise healthy ...
Jun 20, 2024
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Video: Know the warning signs of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
It's often silent but can be a deadly killer. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a genetic condition that occurs in 1 in 500 people.
Feb 21, 2024
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Cardiology
First international guidelines on heart muscle diseases published
The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines on cardiomyopathies are published online today in European Heart Journal. This is the first international guideline document to include all cardiomyopathy subtypes, and ...
Aug 25, 2023
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