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New strategies to improve treatment and ultimately prevent heart failure in children
Jul 07, 2009 |
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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 ...
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EKG can show false positive readings for diagnosing heart condition
Nov 16, 2009 |
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The electrical measurements on the electrocardiogram can often mislead physicians in diagnosing the heart condition left ventricular hypertrophy, causing other screening tests to be ordered before a definitive conclusion ...
Off-the-wall workout: Modified yoga poses help with stretching, balancing
Sep 18, 2009 |
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Many yoga classes use a wall as an occasional prop. But in Nancy McCaochan's classes, the wall is the star.
Neural stem cells lend the brain a surprising capacity for self-repair
Dec 14, 2006 |
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The brain contains stem cells with a surprising capacity for repair, researchers report in the December 15 issue of the journal Cell, published by Cell Press. The novel insight into the brain's natural ability to heal might ...
Bone marrow cell therapy may be beneficial for patients with ischemic heart disease
May 19, 2009 |
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The injection of bone marrow cells into the heart of patients with chronic myocardial ischemia (reduced blood flow to some areas of the heart) was associated with modest improvements in blood flow and function of the left ...
Extra STICH not necessary in surgical treatment of heart failure
Mar 30, 2009 |
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Results from the first comparative effectiveness study of two surgical treatments for heart failure will likely change practice for surgeons and cardiologists evaluating treatment options for some of their sickest patients, ...
Plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1 -- a potential link between heart failure and diabetes
Feb 24, 2009 |
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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, ...
Berlin Twitter Wall lets people write on wall
Oct 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Berlin Wall is gone, but people can still tag their memories on it online.
Novel catheter technique successfully patches holes in the heart
May 10, 2007 |
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A novel catheter technique for patching holes in the heart may make it possible for many patients to avoid surgery altogether and others to regain enough strength to safely undergo surgical repair at a later date, according ...
Link between obesity and enlarged heart discovered
Jun 19, 2007 |
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New research from The University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center helps explain why excessive body weight increases the risk for heart disease.
Safety study of capsule endoscopy in patients with implantable cardiac devices finds no interference
Oct 26, 2009 |
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A study of patients with implantable cardiac devices such as pacemakers, implantable defibrillators or left ventricular assist devices found that performing capsule endoscopy in these patients is safe and that the devices ...
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