News tagged with diastolic heart
Restless legs syndrome may raise high blood pressure risk in middle-aged women
If you're a middle-aged woman with Restless Legs Syndrome, you may have a higher risk of developing high blood pressure, according to new research reported in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Oct 10, 2011 |
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Diastolic dysfunction appears to worsen over time; associated with increased risk of heart failure
A follow-up of participants in a heart function study finds that the prevalence of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (left ventricular filling [with blood] is abnormal and is accompanied by elevated filling pressures) ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Aug 23, 2011 |
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A heart-rate-reducing medication reduces the risk of heart failure and cardiac fibrosis
The findings of a Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) study published in the scientific journal Cardiology suggest that ivabradine, a heart rate reduction medication, is also effective in reducing the risk of diastolic heart ...
Jul 28, 2011 |
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Diastolic dysfunction of the heart associated with increased risk of death
Individuals with diastolic dysfunction (an abnormality involving impaired relaxation of the heart's ventricle [pumping chamber] after a contraction) appear to have an increased risk of death, regardless of whether their systolic ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Jun 27, 2011 |
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Simple surgical procedure may help prevent heart damage in children
Removing enlarged tonsils and adenoids may help prevent high blood pressure and heart damage in children who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to a study conducted at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical ...
May 16, 2011 |
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Component of vegetable protein may be linked to lower blood pressure
Consuming an amino acid commonly found in vegetable protein may be associated with lower blood pressure, researchers report in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Jul 06, 2009 |
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Plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1 -- a potential link between heart failure and diabetes
Researchers at the University of Vermont Cardiovascular Research Institute, Colchester, Vermont have found that increased expression in the heart of plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1 (PAI-1) is profibrotic. The results, ...
Feb 24, 2009 |
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Systolic and diastolic blood pressures together more useful for predicting cardiovascular risk
Individuals with diastolic blood pressure under 70 mm Hg coupled with an elevated systolic blood pressure may have a greater risk of heart attack and stroke than indicated by the systolic blood pressure values alone, according ...
Feb 18, 2009 |
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Abnormal heart function associated with reduced capacity for exercise
Patients with abnormal diastolic function (when the heart is relaxed and expanded) in the left ventricle of the heart have a substantially lower maximum capacity for exercise, according to a study in the January 21 issue ...
Jan 20, 2009 |
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