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Key element improves vascular health in postmenopausal women

Boosts production of nitric oxide, reduces arterial stiffness...
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Will Anti-Arrhythmic Drug Beat Sudden Cardiac Arrest?

Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) is the leading cause of death in the United States. ...
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Freeze-Dried Heart Valve Scaffolds Hold Promise for Heart Valve Replacement

New Rochelle, NY — The biological scaffold that gives structure to a heart valve after its cellular material has been removed can be freeze-dried and stored for later use as a tissue-engineered replacement valve to treat a failing heart, as described in an article in Tissue Engineering, Part C: Methods, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. ...
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Following a trail of blood: a new diagnostic tool comes of age

Blood tests have been a mainstay of diagnostic medicine since the late 19th century, offering a wealth of information concerning health and disease. Nevertheless, blood derived from the human umbilical cord has yet to be fully mined for its vital health information, according to Rolf Halden, a researcher at Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute....
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The mathematics of a heart beat could save lives

What we perceive as the beating of our heart is actually the co-ordinated action of more than a billion muscle cells. ...
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Hot topics in heart disease prevention and treatment

University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center experts available to discuss strategies for improving heart health, quality of patients' lives...
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Heart failure patients have new hope

Prevention and treatment options are improving long-term outcomes...
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Packard Children’s has smallest child yet to get pacemaker

BY ERIN DIGITALE - Jaya Maharaj was 15 minutes old when she was sent to surgery at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and given a pacemaker that saved her life. ...
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Predisposition to common heart disease 'passed on from father to son'

University of Leicester-led research finds Y chromosome link for coronary artery disease ...
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