Heart News
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Which is worse for you: sugar or salt? Conflicting information is presented to consumers year-on-year. A new row has erupted on this issue within the scientific community.
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Helsinki -
The science company HyTest celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2014. To mark this, the company launched the the HyTest Cardiac Marker Award for those who have improved cardiac disease diagnosis over the last 20 years.
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A chemical produced by intestinal bacteria has been linked to heart failure, according to a new study. The chemical and heart risk link has been established previously, but the association with bacteria is new.
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According to an animal study, gut microbes produce an important metabolite that promotes atherosclerosis in association with the consumption of red meat.
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Rock band Heart is back with their newest album "Heart & Friends - Home for the Holidays," where they cover many holiday favorites.
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Doctors implanted the world’s first pacemaker, a sort of back-up generator for the heart, in 1958. Since then, doctors have continued using the devices, connected electrically to the heart via a complex system of tiny wires.
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Sydney -
Australian surgeons said Friday they have used hearts which had stopped beating in successful transplants, in what they said was a world first that could change the way organs are donated.
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A new medical device has been developed. This “skin patch” is able to alert the wearer if they are having heart trouble.
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Austin -
According to a new study, older adults who are hospitalized for pneumonia are at a higher risk for heart problems. This is because Streptococcus pneumonia bacteria may infiltrate the heart, causing microlesions that can lead to cardiac complications.
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An ischaemic heart disease treatment drug called Nicorandil has been withdrawn from sale by a pharmaceutical firm based in the Philippines. The recall is on account of issues related to recommended production and sales guidelines.
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Basel -
A new drug developed by Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis could turn the world of cardiovascular medicine on its head in less than 12 months.
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Fans of the iconic rock band Heart are in for a real treat. Ann and Nancy Wilson will be playing shows in the East Coast in August.
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New York -
Genetic variants (mutations) that cripple a particular type of protein have been linked with a lower risk of heart attack and stroke.
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London -
A new report argues that using bone marrow stem cells to treat heart disease is less promising than other research findings have suggested.
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New research has developed a class of experimental medicines that can lower cholesterol. These drugs aim to help those who cannot tolerate Lipitor and other statin drugs.
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Washington -
One in four American adults over 60 being treated for high blood pressure could go off their medication under recent guidelines issued in the United States, a study said Saturday.
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Washington -
An experimental therapy that was once hailed as a possible cure for people whose high blood pressure does not respond to medication, has been shown to be ineffective, a US study said Saturday.
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Washington -
Turning the clocks forward an hour in the spring for daylight saving time is followed by a spike in heart attacks on the Monday afterward, said a US study on Saturday.
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A new microfluidic method for evaluating drugs commonly used for preventing heart attacks can also be used to assess patients for the risk of blood clotting.
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Paris -
After its first recipient died, French biomedical firm Carmat said on Monday it expected to try again to implant its experimental artificial heart in another patient "in several weeks".Artificial hearts have been in use for many years as a temporary fi...
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Adam Lambert and Lea Michele covered "Barracuda," the classic hit from rock band Heart on the reality television show "Glee."
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A pharmacist found that a bottle of antidepressant Effexor XR contained one capsule of Tikosyn 0.25 milligram (dofetilide), which is used to treat heart rhythm disorders.
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Paris -
French biomedical firm Carmat said Tuesday it would implant its experimental artificial heart into another three people, as planned, after the first recipient died.In an email to AFP, the company said it was too soon to draw conclusions about the devic...
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Paris -
People who have outbursts of anger are at greater risk of having a heart attack or stroke in the two hours immediately after the episode, European researchers said Tuesday.The study -- a big review of published papers -- is the first to give powerful s...
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Windsor -
Ann and Nancy Wilson from the rock band Heart released their newest "Fanatic Live from Caesars Colosseum" CD and DVD deluxe edition on Frontier Records on February 25.
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Paris -
A septuagenarian man who was fitted with the French biomedical firm Carmat's first artificial heart two and half months ago has died, a hospital statement said Monday."Seventy-five days after the implant of the first Carmat artificial heart bioprosthes...
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Scientists have developed a catheter-based device that can provide forward-looking, real-time, three-dimensional imaging from inside the heart, coronary arteries, and peripheral blood vessels.
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Researchers from the University of Missouri recently found success using a drug to treat laboratory mice with one form of congenital heart disease.
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Chicago -
The reason people have more heart attacks when air pollution levels rise may have been revealed by a study on the impact of the BP oil spill on tuna, scientists said Thursday.Heart problems in humans and fish have long been linked to air pollution and ...
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Washington -
The popular painkiller naproxen, manufactured by German drug giant Bayer, has the same cardiovascular risks as rival medicines, US regulators said Tuesday.Scientists from Oxford University had concluded that naproxen -- sold under the brand name Aleve ...
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Heart Image
Red hearts for Valentine's Day. Petr Kratochvil
The Fortify VR Cardioverter Defibrillator Via St. Judge Medical
University of Western Ontario
Heart to perform at Jones Beach, New York Photo Courtesy of Norman Seeff
Nancy and Ann Wilson from rock band Heart Courtesy of Norman Seeff
A brooch of a white rose, symbolising love and peace
Heart inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Photo Courtesy of Norman Seeff
The AliveCor EKG app, yet to be made available to the public Courtesy AliveCor
The picture heart on my wall.
Real meaning behind Valentine's Day
heart and EKG Vintage Queen
A normal heart is shown on the left compared to a heart with dilated
cardiomyopathy on the right. Note the increased dimensions of the left ventricle. screenshot from handout
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