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The following short video is an excellent explanation of the importance of knowing the atherosclerotic burden in the vascular wall as can be shown by the Cardio Crusaders non-invasive Evaluation panel.
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Weight gain, loss linked to medicine intake
Weight gain or loss may not always be caused by what you eat or how much you exercise. For some, it’s the medicines you’re taking. Surprisingly, certain medicines can cause significant weight changes, which can be challenging for anyone wanting to shed pounds or maintain weight.
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Posted in Heart Health : Cancer
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Heart-attack-damaged tissue could be repaired with new injectable gel
University of California, San Diego researchers have developed a new injectable hydrogel that could be an effective and safe treatment for tissue damage caused by heart attacks.
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Posted in Heart Health : Cancer
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AFib first: HeartLight Endoscopic Ablation System (EAS) used to correct abnormal electrical signals
For the first time in a new U.S. clinical trial, researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have used the HeartLight Endoscopic Ablation System (EAS) to correct abnormal electrical signals inside the heart of a patient affected by atrial fibrillation (AFib), one of the nation’s most common heart ailments. The device is the first catheter ablation system to incorporate a camera that allows doctors to see a direct, real-time image of the patient’s heart tissue during ablation.
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Combination of therapies for heart failure treatment resulted in 90 percent improvement
A UCLA-led study has found that a combination of several key guideline-recommended therapies for heart failure treatment resulted in an improvement of up to 90 percent in the odds of survival over two years. The research is published Feb. 21 in the online Journal of the American Heart Association.
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Diet soda link to heart attacks
(Reuters) - Diet soda may benefit the waistline, but people who drink it every day may have a heightened risk of heart attack and stroke, according to a new U.S. study.
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JAMA: Even short-term exposure to most major air pollutants associated with increased risk of heart attack
Short-term exposure (for up to 7 days) to all major air pollutants, with the exception of ozone, is significantly associated with an increased risk of heart attack, according to a review and meta-analysis of previous studies appearing in a recent issue of JAMA.
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Ban on heart bypass surgery drug aprotinin may be lifted in EU
The European Medicines Agency has recommended that the suspension of the marketing authorisations for aprotinin-containing medicines in the European Union (EU) be lifted. This follows a full review of the benefits and risks of all antifibrinolytic medicines, which found that the results of the BART study on which the suspension was based are unreliable.
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Restricting meat, fish, and poultry improves mood state in omnivores: first ever study
In a recent cross-sectional study, omnivores reported significantly worse mood than vegetarians despite higher intakes of EPA and DHA. This study investigated the impact of restricting meat, fish, and poultry on mood.
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Stem cell treatments improve heart function after heart attack
Stem cell therapy moderately improves heart function after a heart attack, according to a systematic review published in The Cochrane Library. But the researchers behind the review say larger clinical trials are needed to establish whether this benefit translates to a longer life.
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How estrogen may benefit arteries by maintaining BH4 levels
Researchers studying why arteries stiffen in postmenopausal women have found a specific chemical cofactor that dramatically improves vascular function.
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