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Blood, Heart and Circulation
UI research points to way to improve heart treatment
Current drugs used to treat heart failure and arrhythmias (irregular heartbeat) have limited effectiveness and have side effects. New basic science findings from a University of Iowa study suggest a way that treatments could potentially be refined so that they work better and target only key heart-related mechanisms.
Beta Blocker Therapy Underused in Heart Failure Patients
ST. LOUIS - New Saint Louis University research has found that beta blockers, a class of drugs used to prevent the progression of heart failure and manage arrhythmias (irregular heart beat) and hypertension (high blood pressure), are underused in heart failure patients who receive implantable cardiac devices. ...New Method to Grow Arteries Could Lead to “Biological Bypass” for Heart Disease
New Haven, Conn. — A new method of growing arteries could lead to a “biological bypass”—a non-invasive way to treat coronary artery disease—Yale School of Medicine researchers and their colleagues report in the April issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation. ...Mathematical innovation turns blood draw into information gold mine in study
BY BRUCE GOLDMAN -- Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have devised a software algorithm that could enable a common laboratory device to virtually separate a whole-blood sample into its different cell types and detect medically important gene-activity changes specific to any one of those cell types. ...Clinical trials strive to find new treatments for heart aliments
HOUSTON -- Despite their best efforts, some might need a helping hand when it comes to keeping the heart healthy. Baylor College of Medicine researchers and physicians are currently working to find new treatments and prevention methods to stave off heart ailments. ...Theory of single stem cell for blood components challenged
HOUSTON -- Components of the blood or hematopoietic system derive from stem cell subtypes rather than one single stem cell that gives rise to all the different kinds of blood cells equally, said scientists from Baylor College of Medicine in a report that appears in the current issue of the journal Cell Stem Cell. ...International study finds novel SickKids-developed technique reduces the size of heart attacks by up to 50 per cent
TORONTO – An international research group coordinated by The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) shows that a novel use of a common medical device, found in every ambulance, doctor’s office and even in many homes, can reduce the size of adult heart attacks by as much as 50 per cent. ...Miniaturized assist devices giving hope to more heart failure patients
SAN ANTONIO — South Texas patients in severe heart failure who are too sick for transplantation have another lifesaving option these days — surgery to implant a compact, lightweight ventricular assist device (VAD). The procedure is available in San Antonio from Jay D. Pal, M.D., Ph.D., a cardiothoracic surgeon recruited in 2009 to The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio....UNC study: Obese 3-year-olds show early warning signs for future heart disease
A study by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers found that obese children as young as 3 years old have elevated levels of C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammation that in adults is considered an early warning sign for possible future heart disease. ...Vitamin D May Protect From Cardiovascular Events
Researchers stress importance of large scale clinical trials to confirm the role of both vitamin D and calcium in the prevention of cardiovascular disease....
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