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Nuclear stress test can detect more than blockages

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jul 14, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A less invasive test commonly used to diagnose coronary disease also may be used to detect one of the leading causes of heart failure, say researchers at the Medical College of Georgia.


Safe new therapy for genetic heart disease

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 30, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new clinical trial suggests that long-term use of candesartan, a drug currently used to treat hypertension, may significantly reduce the symptoms of genetic heart disease. The related report by Penicka et al, "The effects ...


Abnormal heart function associated with reduced capacity for exercise

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...


New strategies to improve treatment and ultimately prevent heart failure in children

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Structural cardiovascular abnormalities present at birth are the leading cause of heart failure in children. Nearly half a million children in the United States have structural heart problems ranging in severity from relatively ...


New imaging technique reveals different heart motions by age, gender

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Using a new noninvasive imaging technique, scientists said they have discovered important, fundamental differences in heart motion by age and gender.