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2-May-2016 10:00 AM EDT
$2 Million in New Funding From Canadian Institutes of Health Research Will Help Ontario Team Study Metabolic Syndromes
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research

The award will fund the study of the role of both genes and the environment on the development of metabolic syndrome, a cluster of medical conditions that are common in aging adults, including obesity, hypertension, high cholesterol, high blood sugar and insulin resistance.

Released: 2-May-2016 8:00 AM EDT
First Patients in Central Pennsylvania Received New Aortic Valve Reconstruction Procedures at PinnacleHealth
UPMC Pinnacle

Three PinnacleHealth patients recently underwent a new procedure for aortic valve reconstruction using the patients’ own heart tissue (pericardium) to create the new valves. Aortic valve reconstruction patients benefit from using their own pericardial tissue as it has fewer tendencies to scar and calcify, which is the main reason for failure of tissue valves obtained from animals. The body also is less likely to mount an immune response against the patient’s own tissue. In addition, these patients do not need lifelong blood thinners, which are required when mechanical aortic valves are used.

Released: 29-Apr-2016 2:05 PM EDT
What’s Behind the Heartbreaking Risk of Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
University of California, Davis

Researchers have known for more than a decade that the risk of heart disease and stroke increases when people take pain relievers like ibuprofen and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs. Now, scientists from the University of California, Davis, have uncovered some of the reasons why these drugs can harm heart tissue.

Released: 28-Apr-2016 3:05 PM EDT
More Than Just Eyes and Skin: Vitamin A Affects the Heart
American Physiological Society (APS)

Vitamin A is important for heart development in embryos, but whether it has a role in maintaining heart health is unclear. A new study in American Journal of Physiology—Heart and Circulatory Physiology finds that the heart is able to respond to vitamin A and the amount of vitamin A present has an effect. However, whether the effects are beneficial or harmful is still a mystery.

Released: 28-Apr-2016 3:05 PM EDT
Study Shows How Different People Respond to Aspirin — an Important Cardioprotective Drug
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Researchers have learned new information about how different people respond to aspirin, a globally prescribed drug in cardioprotection. The team identified more than 5,600 lipids in blood platelets and gained new insights into how these cells respond to aspirin.

Released: 28-Apr-2016 2:05 PM EDT
Gene Therapy Halts Progression of Pulmonary Hypertension in a Large Animal Pre-Clinical Study
Mount Sinai Health System

Scientists have used a novel gene therapy to halt the progression of pulmonary hypertension, a form of high blood pressure in the lung blood vessels that is linked to heart failure.

Released: 28-Apr-2016 1:00 PM EDT
First Implantable Hemodynamic Monitoring Device in Single Ventricle Fontan Anatomy
Nationwide Children's Hospital

While the Fontan procedure has improved the short- and mid-term outcomes for patients born with single ventricle anatomy, long-term complications of Fontan circulation include heart failure. These complications are thought to be secondary to elevated central venous pressure, chronic venous congestion and low cardiac output.

Released: 28-Apr-2016 10:05 AM EDT
Eating Chocolate Each Day Could Reduce Heart Disease and Diabetes Risk
University of Warwick

A new study published in the British Journal of Nutrition appears to back up the adage that a little of what you fancy does you good. Including a small amount of chocolate each day could help prevent diabetes and insulin resistance. That’s one of the research findings from the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), the University of Warwick Medical School, the University of South Australia and the University of Maine.

Released: 27-Apr-2016 3:05 PM EDT
Sedentary Lifestyle Associated with Coronary Artery Calcium, UT Southwestern Dallas Heart Study Researchers Find
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Cardiologists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that sedentary behavior is associated with increased amounts of calcium deposits in heart arteries, which in turn is associated with a higher risk of heart attack.

Released: 27-Apr-2016 1:05 PM EDT
Pinellas County a Model for Mosquito-Borne Disease Surveillance, Scientists Unravel the Genetic Evolution of Zika Virus, Worm Infection Counters Inflammatory Bowel Disease and more in the Infectious Diseases News Source
Newswise

Pinellas County a Model for Mosquito-Borne Disease Surveillance, Scientists Unravel the Genetic Evolution of Zika Virus, Worm Infection Counters Inflammatory Bowel Disease and more in the Infectious Diseases News Source

22-Apr-2016 7:05 PM EDT
Time Spent Working Rotating Night Shift and Risk of Heart Disease
JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Among female registered nurses, working a rotating night shift for 5 years or more was associated with a small increase in the risk of coronary heart disease, according to a study appearing in the April 26 issue of JAMA.

Released: 22-Apr-2016 10:55 AM EDT
CPR Training at the State Fair Wins Top Award for UofL Cardiologist
University of Louisville

An assistant professor of medicine in the University of Louisville's Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, won first place in the category of “Young Investigator Awards in Cardiovascular Health Outcomes and Population Genetics” from the American College of Cardiology earlier this month.

Released: 21-Apr-2016 9:05 PM EDT
Higher Muscle Mass Associated with Lower Mortality Risk in People with Heart Disease
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

FINDINGS Researchers from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA found that cardiovascular disease patients who have high muscle mass and low fat mass have a lower mortality risk than those with other body compositions. The findings also suggest that regardless of a person’s level of fat mass, a higher level of muscle mass helps reduce the risk of death.

Released: 21-Apr-2016 3:05 PM EDT
In Child Heart Patients, a Novel Approach Improves Symptoms of Hazardous Lymph Blockage
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Pediatric researchers have devised an innovative, safe and minimally invasive procedure that helps relieve rare but potentially life-threatening airway blockages occurring in children who had surgery for congenital heart defects.

20-Apr-2016 9:05 AM EDT
Mechanics of a Heartbeat Are Controlled by Molecular Strut in Heart Muscle Cells
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Molecular struts called microtubules interact with the heart’s contractile machinery to provide mechanical resistance for the beating of the heart, which could provide a better understanding of how microtubules affect the mechanics of the beating heart, and what happens when this goes awry.

Released: 21-Apr-2016 11:05 AM EDT
Missed Nursing Care May Contribute to Racial Disparities in Rehospitalizations After Heart Attack
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Why are black older adults at higher risk of repeat hospital admission after a heart attack? Treatment at hospitals with higher rates of missed nursing care may be a contributing factor, reports a study in the May issue of Medical Care.

Released: 21-Apr-2016 9:05 AM EDT
Confused Cells Lead to Genetic Disorders Like Heart Problems, Premature Aging
Binghamton University, State University of New York

It has been disorienting to the scientific and medical community as to why different subtle changes in a protein-coding gene causes many different genetic disorders in different patients -- including premature aging, nerve problems, heart problems and muscle problems. no other gene works like this. According to a new study, co-authored by Binghamton University faculty Eric Hoffman, it has to do with cell “commitment.”

19-Apr-2016 9:00 AM EDT
Research Links Heart Disease with Testosterone
British Heart Foundation (BHF)

Testosterone might be involved in explaining why men have a greater risk of heart attacks than women of similar age, according to a study funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).

Released: 19-Apr-2016 2:05 PM EDT
Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Herceptin Treatment Should Be Monitored for Heart Damage Regardless of Age: Ontario Study
University Health Network (UHN)

Breast cancer patients undergoing treatment with trastuzumab-containing regimens should be monitored for heart damage regardless of age. This is among the findings of a new study from the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) and the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, University Health Network (UHN).

14-Apr-2016 12:20 PM EDT
Diabetes Drug, Metformin, Lowers Risk of Heart Disease Deaths Better Than Sulfonylureas, New Analysis Shows
Johns Hopkins Medicine

A new analysis of 204 studies involving more than 1.4 million people suggests that metformin, the most frequently prescribed stand-alone drug for type 2 diabetes, reduces the relative risk of a patient dying from heart disease by about 30 to 40 percent compared to its closest competitor drug, sulfonylurea.



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