New Mechanical Heart Implanted at the MUHC
By Armen Hareyan G+ Nov 1 2005 - 3:54pm
Surgeons have successfully implanted a new kind of mechanical heart.
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Heart
The most important part of the body human heart is a muscular organ that pumps approximately 2,000 gallons of blood per day throughout human body. Learn about the latest signs and symptoms of various heart related diseases and new treatment options.
Gene Therapy Reverses Genetic Mutation Responsible for Heart Failure in Muscular Dystrophy
By Armen Hareyan G+ Oct 25 2005 - 9:07am
Study shows great promise for treating adult heart failure.
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Near Infrared Laser Device Can Measure Brain Oxygen Levels
By Armen Hareyan G+ Oct 22 2005 - 9:22pm
The device is important given the rising concerns about potential cognitive impairments suffered by some patients undergoing open heart surgery.
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It Only Takes A Minute To Save A Life!
By Armen Hareyan G+ Oct 17 2005 - 6:40am
By knowing how to recognize and respond to a cardiac emergency, a person's odds of survival and recovery may increase by 30% or more.
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"Micro-CT" Scans of Mice Zoom in on Heart Defects
By Armen Hareyan G+ Oct 12 2005 - 8:14am
The researchers believe they can unlock many mysteries of heart disease.
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Pricey Defibrillators May Be Worth Every Penny
By Armen Hareyan G+ Oct 10 2005 - 4:36pm
ICDs are implanted under the skin of patients whose lower heart chambers beat too quickly or quiver ineffectively and who are at risk of cardiac arrest.
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New Insights into Cost Effectiveness of Implanted Heart Device
By Armen Hareyan G+ Oct 9 2005 - 6:17am
The use of implanted defibrillators that keep the heart beating in proper electrical rhythm to prevent cardiac arrest appears to be cost effective.
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Molecular Defect Found That May Cause Heart Failure
By Armen Hareyan G+ Sep 21 2005 - 7:47am
The root causes of heart failure are not known, but the research found some drastic changes in the way muscle cells in the failing heart handle calcium.
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Researchers Find Potential Biomarker for Heart Failure
By Armen Hareyan G+ Sep 19 2005 - 11:23am
Signs of heart failure may be in the blood and an enzyme, found in the blood, could be a potential marker for heart failure.
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Heavy Drinking Linked with Irregular Heart Rhythm
By Armen Hareyan G+ Sep 19 2005 - 9:08am
Heavy drinking is associated with a significantly increased risk of a rapid, irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation.
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Patients With Heart Failure At Greatest Risk of Death Least Likely To Receive Appropriate Medications
By Armen Hareyan G+ Sep 13 2005 - 9:45pm
Patients at greatest risk of death often are not prescribed ACE inhibitors that reduce the risk of death for patients with heart failure.
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Loyola Researchers Discover Congestive Heart Failure Biological Marker Which Speeds Diagnosis, Treatment
By Armen Hareyan G+ Sep 5 2005 - 5:16pm
A simple blood test can quickly identify what type of congestive heart failure (CHF) a patient has, improving diagnostic accuracy and enabling faster treatment.
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Medication Reduces Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke and Cardiovascular Death Before and After Angioplasty
By Armen Hareyan G+ Sep 5 2005 - 8:34am
Use of the antiplatelet drug clopidogrel before a coronary angioplasty reduced the risk of cardiovascular death, heart attack or stroke within 30 days following the procedure.
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New Treatment Strategy Available for Heart Failure Patients
By Armen Hareyan G+ Sep 5 2005 - 7:28am
Heart failure patients may receive a better treatment due to the new information that doctors have on the sequence of drugs given to heart failure patients.
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Insulin Resistance Associated With Increased Risk for Congestive Heart Failure
By Armen Hareyan G+ Aug 22 2005 - 1:38pm
The death rate for patients with congestive heart failure is 4 to 8 times that of the general population. The predominant causes of heart failure are hypertension and coronary heart disease.
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Heart Failure Worsens With Anemia, Increases Risk of Death
By Armen Hareyan G+ Aug 22 2005 - 10:52am
Low hemoglobin levels are a predictor of increased risk of death and complications among heart failure patients.
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Heart Failure Facts
By Armen Hareyan G+ Aug 17 2005 - 9:08am
Heart failure is a chronic, progressive condition in which the heart is unable to pump enough blood to the body's other organs.
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New Heart Failure Guidelines Stress Early Diagnosis and Treatment
By Armen Hareyan G+ Aug 17 2005 - 8:39am
Early diagnosis and new treatments can help battle heart failure.
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Most Heart Failure Cases Are Discovered After Patients Admitted To Hospital
By Armen Hareyan G+ Jul 29 2005 - 9:39am
About three out of four people diagnosed at a hospital with congestive heart failure were admitted for some other health condition.
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Scientists Use Gene Therapy To Prevent Heart Arrhythmias from Stem Cell Transplants
By Armen Hareyan G+ Jul 23 2005 - 10:15am
Team says it has discovered the source of the heart arrhythmias to be transplantation of myoblasts.
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Study: Vasodilators First Choice for Some Heart Patients
By Armen Hareyan G+ Jul 14 2005 - 8:42am
Fewer front line medications exist for treating hospitalized patients with acute decompensated heart failure.
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Fear of Lawsuits Affects Emergency Physicians' Heart Care Decisions
By Armen Hareyan G+ Jul 13 2005 - 8:35pm
Emergency physicians are more likely to admit and order tests for patients with chest pain or other heart symptoms due to the fear of malpractice suits.
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Newly Discovered Role for Heart Response Enzyme May Yield Better Heart Failure Therapy
By Armen Hareyan G+ Jul 12 2005 - 8:18am
The findings may offer a new approach to the treatment of heart failure.
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New Drug Is Effective In Reducing Rejection In Heart Transplant
By Armen Hareyan G+ Jul 11 2005 - 10:03am
A drug, called daclizumab, is effective at reducing organ rejection and risk of infection in heart transplant patients.
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Recognize and Treat Heart Failure, It Is All Around Us
By Armen Hareyan G+ Jul 11 2005 - 6:00am
Heart failure remains a growing problem in the United States and is the only cardiovascular disease that is increasing in prevalence.
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New Uses for Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators Offer Hope for Saving Additional Lives
By Armen Hareyan G+ Jul 11 2005 - 5:44am
In addition to monitoring the person's heart rhythm, an Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator can prevent sudden death from cardiac arrest due to life threatening abnormally fast heart rhythms.
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Heart Surgery and Quality of Life
By Armen Hareyan G+ Jul 1 2005 - 11:17pm
Five years after heart surgery, 42 percent of patients had measurable cognitive decline.
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Yale-New Haven Hospital Announces a U.S. Medical First in Cardiac Care
By Armen Hareyan G+ Jun 28 2005 - 4:05pm
The first hospital remove both left and right cardiac assist devices, after recovery of native heart function in a patient previously waiting heart transplant.
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Slightly Higher Body Mass Linked to Lower Death Rate After Bypass Surgery
By Armen Hareyan G+ Jun 26 2005 - 9:40pm
While the extra pounds likely have an overall negative effect on heart health, slightly heavier people seem to fair better during the physical trauma of coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG).
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New Hope for Treating Heart Rhythm Irregularity That Often Follows Surgery
By Armen Hareyan G+ Jun 24 2005 - 7:16am
One of the most common postoperative complications of heart surgery, Atrial fibrillation, may soon have an effective treatment.
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