ADHD drugs do not increase heart problems in kids
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Stimulants used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder do not increase the risk of heart attacks, strokes or sudden death, U.S. researchers said on Monday, in a finding...
View ArticleBoston Scientific announces new PTA balloon catheter
Boston Scientific Corporation announced the U.S. launch of its Charger™ PTA Balloon Catheter. Designed for both post-stent use and conventional balloon angioplasty, this balloon catheter is a flexible...
View ArticleFirst-of-its-kind stem cell treatment re-grows heart muscle
Results from a Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute clinical trial show that treating heart attack patients with an infusion of their own heart-derived cells helps damaged hearts re-grow healthy muscle....
View ArticleFrom the heart: Patients' own cardiac-derived stem cells heal damaged hearts
Every year in the United States alone, 785,000 people will have a first heart attack and 470,000 more will suffer a repeat heart attack, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
View ArticleWomen with heart attack more likely to present without chest pain and have...
Among heart attack patients, women are more likely than men to present to a hospital without chest pain and also have a higher rate of in-hospital death following a heart attack than men within the...
View ArticleHibernating woodchucks offer clues to sudden cardiac death
When woodchucks hibernate they enter a profoundly altered physiological state: their body temperature drops (often as low as freezing) and heart and respiration rates slow dramatically. These...
View ArticleTrauma researchers discover way to block body's response to cold
Researchers at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, Ariz., in collaboration with Amgen Inc. and several other institutions, have discovered a drug that blocks the body's response to...
View ArticleSleep apnea treatment may protect against heart failure
Researchers in the UK have discovered that moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can cause changes in the heart's shape and function, similar to the effects of hypertension. These changes...
View ArticlePsoriasis treatment could also significantly decrease risk of heart attack
A study by the Montreal Heart Institute and Innovaderm Research, Inc., has found that a treatment for psoriasis, a chronic inflammatory disease of the skin and joints, could also decrease the...
View ArticleNew blood test may predict heart attacks
A research study led by Scripps Translational Science Institute shows that a new blood test may be useful for predicting the possibility of an imminent heart attack. The study concludes that...
View ArticleCT scans can quickly rule out possibility of heart attack
A study revealed that a scan of the heart can safely and quickly rule out the possibility of a heart attack in patients who come to emergency rooms experiencing chest pains. The trial compared CT...
View ArticleA new way to treat heart attacks before a patient gets to the hospital
Paramedics can reduce someone's chances of having a cardiac arrest or dying by 50 percent by immediately administering a mixture of glucose, insulin and potassium ("GIK") to people having a heart...
View ArticleElderly people risk of heart attack determined through EKG
Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco are using the information electrocardiograms (EKG) of healthy elderly people, and adding it to other traditional risk factor measurements, to...
View ArticleStudy to evaluate the use of pelvic bone stem cells to repair damaged hearts
Researchers are evaluating the effectiveness of using stem cells derived from a patient’s own pelvic bone marrow to help improve heart muscle function after a heart attack. “Because stem cells are...
View ArticleNew, implantable device could warn patients of potential heart attack
A new implantable medical device, currently undergoing clinical trials, could warn patients of an impending heart attack. The AngelMed Guardian uses a combination of vibrations, audible tones, and...
View ArticleMending a broken heart with stem cells and microRNAs
Just like a deep wound causes a scar to form on the skin’s surface, the damage sustained during a heart attack can lead to scarring of the heart’s tissue. This scar tissue does not pump blood through...
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