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VASCULAR BIOLOGY: A real-time view of blood flow through the pancreas A team of researchers at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, has developed a new microscopy approach that enabled them to image, in real time, the flow of blood in mouse pancreatic islets of Langerhans. The pancreatic islets of Langerhans have a central role in regulating the amount of glucose in the blood.
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| 10/10/2008 06:00 AM |
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Patients on the waiting list for a heart transplant soon may have more options thanks to a new device being developed by the Texas Heart Institute in collaboration with two University of Houston professors.
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| 10/10/2008 05:00 AM |
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Today Mortara Instrument announced receipt of a Frost & Sullivan Award for its incorporation of DICOM ECG into the company's diagnostic ECG modalities.
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| 10/10/2008 05:00 AM |
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There is an unmet need for a method to identify lipid-core coronary plaques, the structures associated with most heart attacks and not detectable by conventional coronary angiography. On April 25, 2008 the U. S. FDA granted clearance to InfraReDx, Inc. for marketing of its LipiScan(TM) System to identify lipid core containing coronary plaques. Dr.
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Interim study results show that once-daily Exjade® (deferasirox) reduces iron that can build up in key organs in patients who undergo repeated blood transfusions as part of their treatment for thalassaemia.
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| 10/10/2008 04:00 AM |
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People around the world will soon have access to a powerful new type of medical information - a 3-D visual exploration of the cardiovascular system created from the seamless integration of state-of-the-art medical imaging and computer-generate animations. TheVisualMD.com, the latest effort from Alexander Tsiaras' Anatomical Travelogue, will allow users to view the heart as it grows into a complex network of arteries and veins and as it becomes infected with disease. TheVisualMD.
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| 10/10/2008 02:00 AM |
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TCT 2008 attendees will be among the first to hear a report on initial clinical experiences with the vProtect(TM) Luminal Shield in patients with non-flow-limiting "vulnerable" plaques.
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| 10/09/2008 08:00 AM |
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Women, the elderly, and patients admitted to the emergency department on weekends are all less likely to receive same-day coronary angioplasty for a life-threatening heart attack in Florida, University of South Florida researchers found. Their study was published this month (Oct. 1) in the American Journal of Cardiology.
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| 10/09/2008 07:00 AM |
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Anne Kirchmier of Fredericksburg says her life is an amazing experience that gets bigger and better every day. Hers is a story of passion, perseverance and triumph. Fourteen months ago, the former marathon runner received a heart transplant at the University of Virginia Health System. The surgery was the culmination of an 11-year progressive illness that confounded doctors at leading institutions around the country and brought Kirchmier to the brink of death.
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| 10/09/2008 07:00 AM |
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Rising unemployment rates, the worst Wall Street crises since the end of World War II, record home foreclosures. There is plenty of stress to go around. What effect is stress having on our health and what can we do about it? "Prolonged stress, both emotional and physical, impacts the overall cardiovascular status of our patients, particularly their blood pressure," said Keith Churchwell, M.D., executive medical director of the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute.
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| 10/09/2008 07:00 AM |
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Two things happen following a heart attack - necrosis (normal cell death) and apoptosis (programmed cell death) - and both are bad. Now researchers in Japan have found that a single intravenous dose of the hormone erythropoietin (EPO) immediately after myocardial infarction (heart attack) can drastically reduce or eliminate apoptosis and thereby limit the amount of damage to the heart, according to an article in the October issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
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| 10/09/2008 05:00 AM |
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Chicken soup, that popular home remedy for the common cold sometimes known as "Grandma's Penicillin," may have a new role alongside medication and other medical measures in fighting high blood pressure, scientists in Japan are reporting. Their research is scheduled for the October 22 issue of ACS' biweekly Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
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| 10/09/2008 04:00 AM |
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Northwestern Memorial's Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute is one of seven programs in the country participating in new study aimed at improving the heart's pumping action and helping to manage congestive heart failure symptoms. The US PARACHUTE trial tests the effectiveness of placing a small device in the left ventricle, or main pumping chamber of the heart.
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| 10/09/2008 03:00 AM |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE) for the first heart pump that provides certain critically ill patients with temporary support for the right side of their heart. Heart assist devices are mechanical pumps that aid in the pumping action of a weakened heart. Most heart assist devices support the heart's left ventricle, which pumps oxygen-rich blood to the rest of the body.
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| 10/09/2008 02:00 AM |
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Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) announced that it has completed enrollment in the PERSEUS trial, designed to evaluate the Company's third-generation TAXUS(R) Element(TM) paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent. The PERSEUS clinical program has enrolled nearly 1,500 patients at 100 U.S.
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| 10/09/2008 02:00 AM |
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An early proof-of-concept study presented shows promising results for imatinib mesylate in the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a severe, incurable blood vessel disorder.
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| 10/09/2008 02:00 AM |
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With six times more U.S. women dying each year from heart attacks than from breast cancer, WomenHeart has created a free brochure offering heart-healthy -- and potentially life-saving -- tips to help women reduce their risk of heart disease.
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| 10/09/2008 02:00 AM |
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A new meta-analysis of existing research finds that patients who have immobilized lower legs due to a plaster cast or brace can greatly reduce their risk of a dangerous blood clot if they take a common anticoagulant drug. In a new Cochrane Library review, the researchers suggest that adult patients whose upper or lower legs are in casts or braces should have routine treatment with the drug known as low-molecular-weight heparin.
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| 10/08/2008 11:00 AM |
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University of Utah researchers have developed a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based method for detecting and quantifying injury to the wall of the heart's left atrium in patients who have undergone a procedure to treat atrial fibrillation. The results of the study are published in the Oct. 7, 2008, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
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| 10/08/2008 11:00 AM |
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Endosense, a medical technology company focused on enabling the broad adoption of catheter ablation for the treatment of cardiac rhythm disorders, has launched the TOCCATA (TOuCh+ for CATheter Ablation) clinical study to evaluate the safety of the TactiCathâ„¢ system with enrollment gaining momentum. TOCCATA is a 70 patient European multi-center safety study.
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| 10/08/2008 11:00 AM |
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Recent studies indicate that infusing hearts with stem cells taken from bone marrow could improve cardiac function after myocardial infarction (tissue damage that results from a heart attack). But in a recent systematic review, Cochrane Researchers concluded that more clinical trials are needed to assess the effectiveness of stem cell therapies for heart patients, as well as studies to establish how these treatments work.
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| 10/08/2008 10:00 AM |
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Lumen Biomedical, Inc., a Minnesota-based medical device company, announced today receipt of FDA clearance for the LBI Embolectomy System for use in the removal of fresh, soft emboli and thrombi from vessels in the peripheral vasculature. The LBI Embolectomy System consists of a 0.014" guide wire containing a 3-dimensional fiber-based element used in combination with the previously cleared Xtract Aspiration Catheter.
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| 10/08/2008 09:00 AM |
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Even occasional cigarette smoking can impair the functioning of your arteries, according to a new University of Georgia study that used ultrasound to measure how the arteries of young, healthy adults respond to changes in blood flow.
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| 10/08/2008 09:00 AM |
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University of Iowa researchers and colleagues in France have identified a gene variant that causes a potentially fatal human heart rhythm disorder called sinus node disease. Also known as "sick sinus syndrome," the disease affects approximately one in 600 heart patients older than 65 and is responsible for 50 percent or more of the permanent pacemaker placements in the United States.
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| 10/08/2008 07:00 AM |
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An analysis of clinical data from 90 hospitals across the nation showed that during certain parts of the day, wait times for cardiac catheterization procedures significantly exceed the recommended standard of 90 minutes. The data analysis research was performed by VHA Inc., the national health care alliance.
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| 10/11/2008 07:00 AM |
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A new study aims to improve the heart's pumping action and help to manage congestive heart failure symptoms. The US PARACHUTE trial tests the effectiveness of placing a small device in the left ventricle, or main pumping chamber of the heart. Physicians recently implanted the sixth person in the United States with the device.
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| 10/10/2008 04:00 PM |
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Two things happen following a heart attack--necrosis (normal cell death) and apoptosis (programmed cell death) -- and both are bad. Now researchers in Japan have found that a single intravenous dose of the hormone erythropoietin immediately after myocardial infarction (heart attack) can drastically reduce or eliminate apoptosis and thereby limit the amount of damage to the heart, according to an article in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
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| 10/09/2008 01:00 AM |
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Recent studies indicate that infusing hearts with stem cells taken from bone marrow could improve cardiac function after myocardial infarction (tissue damage that results from a heart attack). But in a recent systematic review researchers concluded that more clinical trials are needed to assess the effectiveness of stem cell therapies for heart patients, as well as studies to establish how these treatments work.
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| 10/08/2008 04:00 PM |
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Pneumococcal (pneumonia) vaccination was associated with a 50 percent lower risk of heart attacks two years after vaccination, suggests a large hospital-based case-control study.
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| 10/08/2008 10:00 AM |
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Even occasional cigarette smoking can impair the functioning of your arteries, according to a new University of Georgia study that used ultrasound to measure how the arteries of young, healthy adults respond to changes in blood flow.
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| 10/08/2008 10:00 AM |
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An experimental anti-cancer drug can prevent -- and even reverse -- potentially fatal cardiovascular damage in a mouse model of progeria, a rare genetic disorder that causes the most dramatic form of human premature aging researchers have reported.
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| 10/08/2008 04:00 AM |
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Using precise microscopes, researchers are dissecting coronary microvessels and testing which proteins are responsible for inflammation that causes blood-vessel dysfunction. By identifying the proteins that play important roles in blood-vessel dysfunction, they hope to develop new treatments for blood-vessel dysfunction in people with type 2 diabetes.
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| 10/08/2008 01:00 AM |
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Small, clinically silent areas of bleeding in the brain appear to be more common in black versus white stroke patients hospitalized for new brain bleeds, say researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center. These findings may help explain the higher risk of hemorrhagic stroke among the black population, especially in those who are medically underserved.
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| 10/07/2008 11:00 PM |
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Women, the elderly and patients admitted to emergency rooms on weekends are all less likely to receive same-day coronary angioplasty for a life-threatening heart attack in Florida, researchers found.
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| 10/07/2008 01:00 PM |
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In a large US population-based study, metabolic syndrome patients had a 75 percent higher risk of colorectal cancer compared to those without metabolic syndrome.
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| 10/07/2008 10:00 AM |
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Researchers have discovered what promises to be the on-off switch behind several major diseases. They report how the GPR91 receptor contributes to activate unchecked vascular growth that causes vision loss in common blinding diseases. These findings could also have wide-ranging and positive implications for brain tissue regeneration.
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| 10/06/2008 11:00 PM |
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Researchers have developed a magnetic resonance imaging-based method for detecting and quantifying injury to the wall of the heart's left atrium in patients who have undergone a procedure to treat atrial fibrillation.
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| 10/06/2008 11:00 PM |
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Researchers have identified a gene variant that causes a potentially fatal human heart rhythm disorder called sinus node disease. While the newly discovered gene variant is rare, the study provides insight into cellular mechanisms that regulate sinus node function and identifies an unanticipated new pathway for developing future therapies to regulate more common forms of sinus node disease.
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| 10/06/2008 01:00 AM |
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Having a good night's sleep is proving elusive for six percent of the population. They have sleep apnea, which causes them to stop breathing in bouts throughout the night. Now, a researcher at Temple University School of Medicine is studying an experimental device to treat people with positional sleep apnea.
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| 10/06/2008 01:00 AM |
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Heart patients are particularly vulnerable to depression and should be screened, and if necessary treated, to improve their recovery and overall health, according to a scientific advisory.
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| 10/04/2008 07:00 PM |
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America does a mediocre job caring for its sickest people. The nation, says a new report, gets a C. Only Vermont, Montana and New Hampshire earned an A, according to America's Care of Serious Illness: A State-by-State Report Card on Access to Palliative Care in Our Nation's Hospitals, a report based on a study in the October issue of the Journal of Palliative Medicine.
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| 10/03/2008 04:00 PM |
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In the first study to directly examine the effects of beta-blockers on surgical patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), researchers have found that, contrary to previous thought, beta-blockers significantly reduce mortality in COPD patients.
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| 10/03/2008 01:00 AM |
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One drug used to treat bipolar disorder is lithium, an inhibitor of GSK-3 proteins controversially linked to congenital heart defects. However, new data indicate that mice lacking GSK-3-beta die before birth, mostly at the late stage of embryonic development because of numerous defects in the heart. It is therefore suggested that it might be wise to exercise caution when considering whether to treat women of childbearing age with newer, more powerful GSK-3 inhibitors.
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| 10/02/2008 07:00 AM |
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Researchers have identified two new genes -- and confirmed the role of a third gene -- associated with increased risk of higher levels of uric acid in the blood, which can lead to gout, a common, painful form of arthritis. Combined, the three genetic variations were associated with up to a 40-fold increased risk in developing gout.
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| 10/02/2008 01:00 AM |
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The largest study to look at the effects of hormone replacement therapy after the Women's Health Initiative was stopped early, has shown there is no overall increased risk of heart attacks for women taking HRT. However, the risk varies depending on the age of the women and the method used for taking HRT.
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| 10/01/2008 01:00 PM |
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Pregnant women should think twice about high-fat foods. Scientists found that female mice fed high-fat diets were more likely to have oversized offspring (a risk factor for overweight and obesity) because fat causes the placenta to go into "overdrive" by providing too many nutrients to the fetus. This also suggests the reverse may be true -- high fat diets may help prevent undersized babies.
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| 10/01/2008 10:00 AM |
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A new study shows that people who take the commonly used blood thinning drug warfarin may have larger amounts of bleeding in the brain and increased risk of death if they suffer a hemorrhagic stroke.
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| 10/01/2008 01:00 AM |
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Patients can still benefit up to 4.5 hours after a stroke if a drug that dissolves blood clots in the brain is administered, according to new research. Thus far, three hours had been considered the useful limit for administering thrombolytic drugs.
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| 09/29/2008 11:00 PM |
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While cholesterol-lowering drugs and new technologies have significantly advanced the nation's battle against heart disease, it continues to rank as the No. 1 killer of US men and women. But new research shows that the body's immune system could become an important player in reducing heart disease.
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| 09/29/2008 10:00 PM |
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The use of the most commonly prescribed once-a-day treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for longer than one month increases the risk of cardiovascular death, heart attack or stroke by more than 50 percent, according to new research.
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| 09/29/2008 07:00 AM |
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Going green may be heart healthy if the green you choose is pistachio nuts, according to researchers who conducted the first study to investigate the way pistachios lower cholesterol.
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| 09/29/2008 01:00 AM |
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Policing is dangerous work, and the danger lurks not on the streets alone. The pressures of law enforcement put officers at risk for high blood pressure, insomnia, increased levels of destructive stress hormones, heart problems, post-traumatic stress disorder and suicide, researchers have found through a decade of studies of police officers.
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| 09/28/2008 07:00 PM |
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Using the drug darapladib, researchers have inhibited a cholesterol-and immune system-associated protein, thereby reducing the development of heart-disease plaques that may cause death, heart attacks, and strokes in a pig model of atherosclerosis and diabetes.
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| 09/27/2008 01:00 PM |
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Researchers have found that individuals who carry a specific form of the gene PNPLA3 have more fat in their livers and a greater risk of developing liver inflammation.
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| 09/26/2008 01:00 AM |
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A recent study shows that a loss of antioxidants in the endothelial cells that line blood vessels in the lungs contributes to the loss of vasodilator effects and, ultimately, to the development of pulmonary hypertension. The findings appear in Clinical and Translational Science.
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| 09/26/2008 01:00 AM |
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To harness endothelin-1's power to constrict blood vessels and help patients manage high blood pressure or heart failure, scientists must learn more about how endothelin functions naturally and in disease states, says a Medical College of Georgia researcher.
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| 09/26/2008 01:00 AM |
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Increasing general practice opening hours would improve the opportunity for assessment and urgent referral to specialist care of patients with a transient ischaemic attack or minor stroke, which could prevent over 500 recurrent strokes a year in England alone, concludes a new study.
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| 09/25/2008 07:00 PM |
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Researchers have uncovered the mechanism that may explain aspirin's ability to prevent arterial plaque buildup and atherosclerosis.
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| 09/25/2008 01:00 AM |
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A dietary supplement containing isoflavone -- a chemical found in soybeans, chickpeas, legumes and clovers -- can improve artery function in stroke patients according to new research.
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| 09/24/2008 11:00 PM |
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New research shows that with more intensive medical therapy, the risk of stroke has become so low that at least 95 percent of patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis would be better off with medical therapy than with surgery or stenting. In the United States, one-half to two-thirds of the patients being subjected to surgery for revascularization are asymptomatic.
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| 09/24/2008 01:00 PM |
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Researchers have modified a honeybee venom toxin so that it can be used as a tool to study the inner workings of ion channels that control heart rate and the recycling of salt in kidneys.
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| 09/24/2008 07:00 AM |
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Weekly bouts of moderate aerobic exercise on a bike or treadmill, or a brisk walk, combined with some weightlifting, may cut down levels of fat in the liver by up to 40 percent in people with type 2 diabetes, a study by physical fitness experts.
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| 09/24/2008 01:00 AM |
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American Indians have a higher incidence of strokes than white or black Americans. Higher rates of hypertension, diabetes and cigarette smoking may account for the higher risk. The findings come from the largest population study of cardiovascular disease and risk factors in American Indians.
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| 09/24/2008 01:00 AM |
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A study conducted at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore concludes that an uncommonly used surgical procedure that bypasses a narrowed aortic valve, rather than replacing it, effectively restores blood flow from the heart to the rest of the body and gives high-risk patients a safe alternative to conventional valve surgery. Aortic valve bypass is an important treatment option for high-risk elderly patients with a narrowed aortic valve, a condition called aortic stenosis.
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| 09/23/2008 11:00 PM |
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The American Heart Association has unveiled six principles on health care reform as the presidential candidates begin a series of debates, the first scheduled for Friday, Sep. 26, at the University of Mississippi. With a vision of a stronger health care system, the association's 2008 Statement of Principles on Health Care Reform outlines critical issues that must be addressed to ensure high-quality, affordable health care for all Americans.
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| 09/23/2008 11:00 PM |
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In an editorial response to a report in the Sep. 25 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine on the efficacy of intravenous thrombolysis treatment in the hours after acute ischemic stroke, Patrick Lyden, M.D., professor of neurosciences and director of the UC San Diego Stroke Center, cautions that the study should not be interpreted to mean that such therapy can be withheld for hours or even minutes.
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| 09/23/2008 04:00 PM |
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This is the first study to link secondhand smoke to increased risk of peripheral artery disease in women. Researchers found an increased risk of stroke and coronary heart disease in older Chinese women who were exposed to secondhand smoke compared to those who were not exposed. Researchers said passive smoking is an important health hazard and should be discouraged by public health policy.
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| 09/23/2008 01:00 AM |
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Delaying elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery may be a significant risk factor for post-operative death. Research published in the open access journal BMC Health Services Research reveals that when patients received timely surgery, the risk of death was reduced by a third.
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| 09/22/2008 11:00 PM |
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A new study shows that a single standard guideline could help emergency medical crews and ER teams determine which cardiac arrest victims might benefit from a trip to the hospital, while at the same time reducing futile efforts on patients who have no chance of surviving a cardiac arrest.
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| 09/22/2008 11:00 PM |
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An analysis of emergency medical services -- treated cardiac arrest outcomes in 10 areas in North America finds a five-fold difference in survival rates, according to a new study.
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| 09/22/2008 10:00 PM |
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Using atomic force microscopy -- a microscope with very high resolution -- and isolating blood vessels outside the body, researchers have identified a protein that plays an important role in the control of tissue blood flow and vascular resistance. This new knowledge brings researchers one step closer to understanding vascular diseases, such as high blood pressure, diabetes and other vascular problems.
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| 09/22/2008 10:00 AM |
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Study highlights an audio-guided relaxation CD with background sounds of ocean waves and a calming voice may lower blood pressure in elderly people. Listening to Mozart also significantly lowered blood pressure in the study, but to a lesser degree. The technique has been used for chronic pain, but had never been tested in the hypertensive elderly.
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| 09/22/2008 10:00 AM |
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Researchers have identified specific damages to the brain that may occur when heart attack victims are socially isolated from others. The study in mice found that those animals that lived alone before undergoing a heart attack showed five to eight times more damage to neurons in one part of the brain than did similar animals that lived with others.
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| 09/29/2008 03:00 PM |
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Heart patients should be regularly screened for signs of depression, the American Heart Association recommended Monday.
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| 09/25/2008 06:00 PM |
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Federal officials have halted enrollment in the government's largest-ever alternative medicine study to investigate whether participants were fully informed of the risks and are being adequately protected.
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| 09/24/2008 04:32 PM |
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Stroke sufferers can still benefit from clot-busting medicine even if they receive it an hour or so beyond the current three-hour window after symptoms start, an important new study suggests.
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| 09/23/2008 03:11 PM |
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A new study finds dramatic regional differences in cardiac-arrest survival rates. Why some places are better than others when it comes to saving lives.
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| 09/03/2008 10:59 AM |
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An experimental drug to treat irregular heart rhythm reduced the risk of stroke by one-third, according to data presented at the European Society of Cardiology conference Wednesday.
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| 09/02/2008 12:59 PM |
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For heart patients with clogged arteries, the choice between bypass surgery or an angioplasty may come down to one question: How many procedures would you like to have?
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| 09/02/2008 11:04 AM |
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Women who smoke may develop heart disease at almost the same age as male smokers, wiping out the natural difference between the sexes, doctors said Tuesday.
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| 08/31/2008 01:12 PM |
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Fish oil supplements may work slightly better than a popular cholesterol-reducing drug to help patients with chronic heart failure, according to new research released Sunday.
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| 08/21/2008 03:52 PM |
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U.S. government drug safety regulators said Thursday they are investigating whether the cholesterol-lowering drug Vytorin can increase patients' risk of developing cancer.
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| 08/18/2008 05:11 PM |
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Poor sleep habits can do more than annoy parents and make teenagers drowsy in school — they can lead to high blood pressure, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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| 08/18/2008 04:58 PM |
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The best path to a clogged heart may be through the wrist. About a million artery-clearing angioplasties are performed in the United States each year, and the usual route is to thread a tube to the heart through an artery in the groin.
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| 08/13/2008 04:25 PM |
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People with chronic chest pain who are not in big danger of a heart attack now may have even less reason to rush into an artery-opening angioplasty:Â New evidence drugs should be tried first.
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| 08/12/2008 02:27 PM |
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The eyes may carry important early clues to heart disease, signaling damage to tiny blood vessels long before symptoms start to show elsewhere, a study finds.
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| 08/11/2008 03:43 PM |
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| 08/08/2008 11:22 AM |
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U.S. health officials warned the public on Friday about the risk of a rare type of muscle injury seen when the cholesterol drug simvastatin is combined with the anti-arrhythmia medicine amiodarone.
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| 07/23/2008 04:02 PM |
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Scientists may have found a way to test for and possibly avoid the most serious side effect of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, one of the top-selling medicines in the world.
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| 07/21/2008 03:44 PM |
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| 07/21/2008 04:25 PM |
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Sleep patterns in middle-aged women can increase their risk for stroke, researchers in the United States have found.
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| 07/21/2008 02:21 PM |
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The cholesterol fighter Vytorin sold by Merck & Co Inc and Schering-Plough Corp failed to meet the main goal of improving cardiovascular outcomes in a closely-watched heart study.
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| 07/17/2008 03:35 PM |
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A regimen of supplements and lifestyle coaching is just as effective as statin medication for reducing levels of "bad" cholesterol.
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| 07/12/2008 05:12 AM |
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| 07/08/2008 09:59 AM |
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Treating high blood pressure in the very elderly may help reduce their risk of developing dementia, researchers said.
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| 06/29/2008 01:34 PM |
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| 06/27/2008 07:58 AM |
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Routine brain scans in a group of middle-aged people showed that 10 percent of them had suffered a stroke without knowing it, raising their risk for further strokes and memory loss, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
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| 06/24/2008 08:03 AM |
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A simple doctor's examination for subtle problems such as reduced reflexes or unstable posture could help predict which healthy elderly people are at the highest risk of death or stroke, researchers said.
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| 06/23/2008 03:01 PM |
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New research linking low vitamin D levels with deaths from heart disease and other causes bolsters mounting evidence about the "sunshine" vitamin's role in good health.
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| 06/23/2008 05:23 PM |
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People who are depressed or who continue smoking after a heart attack often have chest pain a year later and are more likely to have another heart attack or die, researchers found.
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| 06/17/2008 08:29 AM |
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| 06/16/2008 05:31 PM |
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Stroke patients who have a positive outlook function better on their own three months after leaving the hospital than stroke survivors with a gloomier attitude, new research shows.
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| 06/03/2008 07:30 PM |
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A natural compound found in red wine may protect the heart against the effects of the aging process, researchers said.
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| 05/19/2008 04:00 PM |
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