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Atherosclerosis in Abdominal Aorta May Predict Adverse Cardiovascular Events
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of aortic atherosclerosis can predict the risk of heart attacks and other cardiovascular events in otherwise healthy individuals, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. |
Released: 6/18/2013 1:00 PM EDT
UT Southwestern Medical Center |
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Study Identifies Protein Essential for Normal Heart FunctionA study by researchers at Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Department of Pharmacology at the University of California, San Diego, shows that a protein called MCL-1, which promotes cell survival, is essential for normal heart function. |
Released: 6/17/2013 12:00 PM EDT
University of California, San Diego Health Sciences |
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Impaired Heart Function Among Obese Children May Help Predict Later DiseaseImpaired heart function among obese children and adolescents may be an indicator of future heart disease, a new clinical trial finds. The results were presented Saturday at The Endocrine Society’s 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. |
Released: 6/15/2013 7:00 PM EDT
Endocrine Society |
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Drugs Used to Treat Heart Failure and High Blood Pressure May Help Decrease ObesityA type of drug normally used to treat heart failure and high blood pressure helped prevent weight gain and other complications related to a high-fat diet in an animal study. The results will be presented Saturday at The Endocrine Society’s 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. |
Released: 6/15/2013 4:20 PM EDT
Endocrine Society |
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Sugar Overload Can Damage HeartToo much sugar can set people down a pathway to heart failure, according to a study led by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). |
Released: 6/14/2013 3:00 PM EDT
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston |
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea Raises Risk of Sudden Cardiac DeathPeople who have obstructive sleep apnea -- when a person stops breathing for periods during sleep -- have a greater risk of sudden cardiac death, according to a study published online today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. An estimated 12 million American adults have obstructive sleep apnea, and many of them are undiagnosed, according to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI). |
Released: 6/12/2013 11:20 AM EDT
Mayo Clinic |
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Re-Analysis of Diabetes Drug Finds No Higher Heart Attack RiskA re-analysis of the data from a pivotal study of rosiglitazone found no increased risk of cardiovascular events associated with the controversial diabetes drug, according to researchers at the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI). |
Released: 6/6/2013 3:40 PM EDT
Duke Medicine |
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Abnormal Heartbeat Condition Linked to Cognitive DeclineAn abnormal heartbeat, known as atrial fibrillation, is associated with memory and thinking problems, according to new published research. |
Released: 6/5/2013 5:20 PM EDT
University of Alabama at Birmingham |
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Heart Health Matters to Your Braine suffering from type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are at an increased risk of cognitive decline, according to a new study from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. |
Released: 6/4/2013 1:00 PM EDT
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center |
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Evidence Mounts That Four Lifestyle Changes Will Protect Your Heart and Significantly Reduce Your Risk of DeathA large, multi-center study led by Johns Hopkins researchers has found a significant link between lifestyle factors and heart health, adding even more evidence in support of regular exercise, eating a Mediterranean-style diet, keeping a normal weight and, most importantly, not smoking. |
Embargo expired: 6/3/2013 12:05 AM EDT
Released: 5/29/2013 4:30 PM EDT
Johns Hopkins Medicine |