News tagged with left
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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Age and severity of heart failure associated with impairment in verbal memory
(Medical Xpress) -- Older patients with lower rates of left ventricular ejection fraction (a measure of how well the left ventricle of the heart pumps with each contraction) appear more likely than younger patients to have ...
Aug 09, 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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Study finds important risk factors for death/transplantation in children with heart muscle disease
Researchers have identified important risk factors for death and transplantation in children with dilated cardiomyopathy (heart muscle disease), according to results from a study supported by the National Heart, Lung, and ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Jul 25, 2011 |
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Positive results for unprotected left main coronary artery PCI with drug-eluting stents
Patients with normal left ventricular function who undergo elective unprotected left main coronary artery (ULMCA) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with drug-eluting stents (DES) had favorable outcomes according to ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Jun 22, 2011 |
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Internal bleeding higher with popular heart device than earlier model
The incidence of internal bleeding was higher in the most commonly implanted heart device than in an earlier model, according to two studies at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Jun 11, 2011 |
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Size, strength of heart's right side differs by age, gender, race/ethnicity
The size and pumping ability of the right side of the heart differs by age, gender and race/ethnicity, according to the first large imaging study of the right ventricle.
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Jun 06, 2011 |
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Sexual health of men with chronic heart failure significantly improves with CRT
A new study published in the journal Clinical Cardiology reveals that in men with chronic heart failure, cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) improves patients' libido, erectile dysfunction, and sexual performance.
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Jun 02, 2011 |
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Mayo Clinic finds discussion of end-of-life care helps heart to patients and families
For patients with severe heart failure, an implanted mechanical pump known as a Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) can be a life-sustaining treatment. Even though the technology involves risks, few patients and their families ...
Jun 01, 2011 |
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Catheterization recommended for treating pediatric heart conditions
Doctors should consider using catheterization as a treatment tool in addition to its established role in diagnosing children with heart defects, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement.
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
May 02, 2011 |
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Study identifies second gene associated with specific congenital heart defects
A gene known to be important in cardiac development has been newly associated with congenital heart malformations that result in obstruction of the left ventricular outflow tract. These are the findings from a study conducted ...
Apr 29, 2011 |
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New research suggests right-handedness prevailed 500,000 years ago
(PhysOrg.com) -- Research by University of Kansas professor David Frayer shows that distinctive markings on fossilized teeth correlate to the right or left-handedness of individual prehistoric humans.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 19, 2011 |
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A change of heart keeps bears healthy while hibernating
Hibernating, it turns out, is much more complicated than one might think.
Feb 07, 2011 |
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Stem cell secreted protein can be given to reduce scarring and improve heart function
(PhysOrg.com) -- Heart tissue and stem cells spring into action to begin repairing muscle damaged in a heart attack, and researchers at Duke University School of Medicine found that a protein naturally produced in the body ...
Nov 17, 2010 |
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Cardiac MR sheds light on obscure heart muscle condition
Left ventricular non-compaction (LVNC), a cardiomyopathy about which little is fully understood, is associated with heart failure (HF), stroke and ventricular arrhythmias, according to a study to be presented Nov. 17 at the ...
Nov 17, 2010 |
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