News tagged with atrial natriuretic peptide
New tests provide new insight into why patients are in heart failure
Mar 31, 2009 |
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A failing heart makes a lot of a hormone needed to eliminate the excess salt and water bloating the body but not enough of the enzyme needed to activate it, researchers say.
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Common gene variants increase risk of hypertension, may lead to new therapies
Feb 15, 2009 |
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A new study has identified the first common gene variants associated with an increased incidence of hypertension - a significant risk factor for heart attack, stroke and kidney failure. The report receiving ...
NPs-NPR-B/pGC-cGMP signal pathway is involved in diabetic gastroparesis
May 13, 2009 |
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The natriuretic peptide (NP) receptor type B (NPR-B) gene was expressed in gastric smooth muscles of normal and diabetic rats and the expression was increased in diabetic rats. These results suggest that natriuretic peptide-dependent ...
Taking the fight against cancer to heart
Feb 26, 2008 |
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Hormones produced by the heart eliminated human pancreatic cancer in more than three-quarters of the mice treated with the hormones and eliminated human breast cancer in two-thirds of the mice, according to researcher David ...
Mayo Clinic spearheads research to discover unsuspected gene for atrial fibrillation
Jul 10, 2008 |
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Mayo Clinic researchers have found a gene mutation linked to one family's hereditary form of atrial fibrillation. Researchers hope this discovery will lead to better understanding of the disease and, eventually, better ways ...
Researchers discover molecule responsible for axonal branching
Sep 21, 2009 |
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The human brain consists of about 100 billion (1011) neurons, which altogether form about 100 trillion (1014) synaptic connections with each other. A crucial mechanism for the generation of this complex wiring pattern is ...
Atrial fibrillation linked to increased hospitalization in heart failure patients
Jul 06, 2009 |
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Patients with atrial fibrillation, common in those with advanced chronic heart failure, have an increased risk of hospitalization due to heart failure, according to new research from researchers at the University of Alabama ...
Big men more susceptible to atrial fibrillation
Apr 03, 2009 |
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Older men who were big during their 20s face an increased risk of suffering from atrial fibrillation, or abnormal heart rhythm. New research from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, reveals that height ...
Enzyme doesn't act alone in atrial fibrillation
Jun 17, 2009 |
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(June 17, 2009) - An overactive enzyme is behind a leaky calcium channel that plays a role in the development of atrial fibrillation, which is the most common cardiac arrhythmia that is responsible for a third of all strokes. ...
New mathematical model more accurately diagnoses acute heart failure in emergency rooms
Oct 15, 2009 |
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Researchers at St. Michael's Hospital have developed the first mathematical model in cardiology and emergency medicine to more quickly and reliably diagnose acute heart failure (AHF) in emergency room patients. Research findings ...
Mayo genomic discovery: Protecting kidney function during heart failure
Jun 16, 2009 |
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Mayo Clinic cardiology researchers have found a peptide that helps preserve and improve kidney function during heart failure, without affecting blood pressure. Earlier variations of this peptide caused blood pressure to drop ...
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