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New Artificial Heart Technology on the Horizon

The beat goes on: Artificial heart technology holds promise for alternatives

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created Oct 09, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

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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Baby with 'external heart' recovers after surgery: reports

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created Sep 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A 10-day-old baby born with a heart on the outside of his body is recovering in an Indian hospital after undergoing surgery to create space for the organ, reports said Friday.


New Zealand scientists develop wireless heart pump

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created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New Zealand scientists have developed the technology for a wireless heart pump they say could save thousands of lives and offer an alternative to heart transplants.


Yoga boosts heart health

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created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Heart rate variability, a sign of a healthy heart, has been shown to be higher in yoga practitioners than in non-practitioners, according to research to be published in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of ...


Abnormal cholesterol levels may raise risk of heart failure

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created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Even if you never have a heart attack, abnormal blood cholesterol levels may significantly raise your risk of heart failure, according to research reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart As ...


Patient research to benefit from cutting edge heart scanner

Patient research to benefit from cutting edge heart scanner

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created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A state-of-the-art chest scanner, the first of its kind in the UK, will allow doctors and researchers to spot heart problems that were previously undetectable.


Researchers define barriers to successful heart cell transplants

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created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Toronto have developed a novel cell injection test-bed to evaluate the barriers to transplanted cell integration with cardiac tissue. The results provide insights into the ...


New hope for heart failure patients: Cardiac resynchronization

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created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A therapy called cardiac resynchronization can significantly delay the progression of heart failure, according to a major international study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.


New study links vitamin D deficiency to cardiovascular disease and death

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created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 3

While mothers have known that feeding their kids milk builds strong bones, a new study by researchers at the Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center in Salt Lake City suggests that Vitamin D contributes to a strong ...


New insights into cardiac aging

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created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Investigators at Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham) have found that the conserved protein d4eBP modulates cardiac aging in Drosophila (fruit flies). The team also found that d4eBP, which binds to the protein ...


Transcendental Meditation helped heart disease patients lower cardiac disease risks by 50 percent

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created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 3

Patients with coronary heart disease who practiced the stress-reducing Transcendental Meditation® technique had nearly 50 percent lower rates of heart attack, stroke, and death compared to nonmeditating controls, according ...



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