Vivvo CMS 4.1 http://www.healthcanal.com/ Health News 15 ©2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. http://www.healthcanal.com/files.php?file=Health News from HealthCanal.com http://www.healthcanal.com/ http://www.healthcanal.com/blood-heart-circulation/26073-drug-shows-promise-for-preventing-heart-failure.html Blood, Heart and Circulation Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:37:00 +0000 A multiple sclerosis drug could be used to prevent heart failure by reversing the symptoms of cardiac hypertrophy – a potentially fatal condition caused by sustained stress on the heart. 1653ab36e54dd8decf73d76219aa1a41 http://www.healthcanal.com/blood-heart-circulation/26058-Spinning-sessions-trigger-the-same-biochemical-indications-heart-attacks.html Blood, Heart and Circulation Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:58:00 +0000 A short spinning session can trigger the same biochemical indications as a heart attack – a reaction that is probably both natural and harmless, but should be borne in mind when people seek emergency treatment for chest pain, reveals a study from the Sahlgrenska Academy. 426d91e25a7bacfb5da9a5104b3ccdce http://www.healthcanal.com/blood-heart-circulation/26056-Heart-failure-associated-with-loss-brain-cells-and-decline-mental-processes.html Blood, Heart and Circulation Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:25:00 +0000 Australian researchers have found evidence that heart failure is associated with a decline in people’s mental processes and a loss of grey matter in the brain. b9060e0696f292c7eed8e9e763e781ce http://www.healthcanal.com/blood-heart-circulation/26043-ACCFAATSSCAISTS-Release-Critical-Consensus-Document-Help-Guide-Use-New-Minimally-Invasive-Heart-Therapy-Treat-Aortic-Stenosis.html Blood, Heart and Circulation Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:54:00 +0000 With the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s recent approval of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for patients with aortic valvular stenosis, the American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF), along with the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS), the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), today released an expert consensus document to provide important guidance on its use. 5ebff27b529de5cb5f0c0e68c151650d http://www.healthcanal.com/blood-heart-circulation/25991-New-Appropriate-Use-Criteria-Reflect-Latest-Scientific-Data-Restoring-Blood-Flow-Heart.html Blood, Heart and Circulation Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:56:00 +0000 Updated appropriate use criteria released today offer detailed guidance on when to use an invasive procedure to improve blood flow to the heart and how to choose the best procedure for each patient. b02a94255c3f1eb52099d3bde8a4d523 http://www.healthcanal.com/blood-heart-circulation/25975-Surprise-finding-redraws-map-blood-cell-production.html Blood, Heart and Circulation Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:14:00 +0000 A study of the cells that respond to crises in the blood system has yielded a few surprises, redrawing the ‘map’ of how blood cells are made in the body. db7a7877f918b9f976917549847e5a64 http://www.healthcanal.com/blood-heart-circulation/25955-drug-prevented-fatal-heart-condition-lab-study.html Blood, Heart and Circulation Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:32:00 +0000 A drug used to treat multiple sclerosis may also be effective at preventing and reversing the leading cause of heart attack, a new study has found. 34b061a68063c716e820ad1fcffa5647 http://www.healthcanal.com/blood-heart-circulation/25950-Research-Supports-Two-Arm-Blood-Pressure-Check.html Blood, Heart and Circulation Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:05:00 +0000 A systematic review and meta-analysis carried out by researchers at the University of Exeter Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry (PCMD) has found that differences in systolic blood pressure between arms could be a useful indicator of the likelihood of vascular risk and death. daea93ba0c9c8059b948fbe8bd8c9f88 http://www.healthcanal.com/blood-heart-circulation/25898-UAB-part-trials-evaluate-CPR-and-drugs-after-sudden-cardiac-arrest.html Blood, Heart and Circulation Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:06:00 +0000 By Bob Shepard - The University of Alabama at Birmingham is part of two, multi-site clinical trials to evaluate treatments for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest to improve survival rates. b9fa96518194523b13ef08d2b4e92f74 http://www.healthcanal.com/blood-heart-circulation/25882-cardiologists-surgeons-team-offer-life-extending-procedure.html Blood, Heart and Circulation Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:41:00 +0000 GAINESVILLE, Fla. — For patients who have severe narrowing of the aortic valve, a condition known as aortic stenosis, standard treatment is surgical replacement of the damaged valve. But advanced age or medical problems such as lung disease prevent many of those patients from having open chest surgery. d4cd492c71625955b588e2863baaf855