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Adult Bone Marrow Stem Cells Can Repair Heart Tissue
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 29, 2009
...researchers have shown that injecting adult bone marrow stem cells into skeletal muscle can repair cardiac tissue and thus reverse damages due to heart failure by doubling myocytes, or heart cells, an...
New Heart Studies with Focus on Prevention and Early Diagnosis
in Straightfromthedoc, on May 14, 2009
...epth of our presence at Heart Rhythm 2009 underscores the ongoing innovation behind Medtronic's Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management portfolio and our continued leadership in meeting unmet medical ne...
The big accounting issues for 2009
in Sox First, on January 16, 2009
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With the world's markets in cardiac arrest, what are the major accounting hurdles for this year? According to a report from Moody's, How the Global Credit and Economic Crises are Affecti...
The no surprise recession
in Sox First, on December 2, 2008
... massive 9% and wiping out all the gains during Thanksgiving Week. The US economy is in a state of cardiac arrest and the impact is being felt right around the world. The data is looking bad, very ba...
Cardiosphere-Derived Stem Cells for Treatment of Heart Disease
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 30, 2008
...ries . And unlike other adult stem cells, such as bone marrow stem cells, our CDCs actually regrow cardiac muscle and vasculature . In short, CDCs have great potential for patients with a recent hear...
Herz-OP kann Nervenkrankheit hervorrufen
in Das Gesundheits-Weblog, on August 30, 2008
...e Komplikationen zu vermeiden?
Diese Fragen sind Thema des 2. internationalen Cardiac Surgery Care Symposiums am 3. - 4.10.2008 in Lübeck - Timmendorfer Strand.
Im Rahmen dieser interdisziplinären V...
AlloMap®: Novel Non-invasive Test For Managing Heart Transplant Patients
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 27, 2008
... was clinically validated using data from 9 leading heart transplant centers participating in the Cardiac Allograft Rejection Gene Expression Observational (CARGO) study.
AlloMap Test has been avail...
Michael E. DeBakey: 1909-2008
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 14, 2008
...me one of the most influential and innovative heart surgeons in history. He changed the practice of cardiac surgery, performed the first successful heart bypass operation and is credited with saving t...
Heart Muscle Stem Cells From the Epicardium
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 24, 2008
... stem cells that give rise to the different heart muscle cells. These stem cells, the third type of cardiac progenitor identified so far, is located on the surface of the heart (epicardium) and is ide...
Hair Follicle Stem Cells Differentiate into Blood Vessels and Smooth Muscle Cells
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 29, 2008
...s from hair follicles could potentially be used to engineer vascular grafts and possibly regenerate cardiac tissues for patients with heart problems.
Read more from this report .
Photo: Research ...
World's Biggest Mathematical Simulation of the Heart
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 20, 2008
... the electrical activity of a human heart - a 2 billion element model - to provide new insight into cardiac and other illnesses. The simulation was up to 1,000 times more detailed than previous models...
Fish Oil May Be Harmful to Some Cardiac Patients
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 18, 2008
... be beneficial to some patients with cardiovascular disease, they may have adverse effect on other cardiac patients .
"Fish oils can have complex and varied effects on the heart," says Jen...
FDA's Safety Reviews: No Evidence That Use of Prilosec and Nexium Increase Rates of Cardiac Events
in Straightfromthedoc, on December 12, 2007
Both products of AstraZeneca - Prilosec and Nexium - are members of a class of drugs known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and are indicated for the treatment of severe gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) .
Earlier this year, there was an issue raised on whether long term use of ...
It's Probably Hypokalemia
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 28, 2007
...es of the lungs results in death while abnormal heart beat (arrhythmia) that can lead to death from cardiac arrest (cessation of heart beat); below 2.5 mEq/L serum potassium
I definitely experienc...
Cardiac Muscles Derived from Embryonic Stem Cells May Treat Heart Attack Damages
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 26, 2007
...t the cocktail.
The researchers found that the grafts not only survived, but also helped improve Cardiac muscle functions. Further similar experiments in larger animals like pigs and sheep are...
The Verdict: Avandia® Stays on the Market
in Daily Diabetic, on July 31, 2007
...g in Gaithersburg , Md. - also voted 20-3 that data shows that Avandia increases the risk of cardiac ischemia, a condition that blocks blood flow and oxygen to certain parts of the body, in pati...
Viagra® Can Save The Heart!
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 13, 2007
...ndition for which there is no treatment currently available.
According to Dr. Jayan Nagendran, a cardiac surgery resident at the U of A and the first author of the paper:
"There are a number o...
ADA to Users of Avandia®: See Your Doctor
in Daily Diabetic, on June 15, 2007
...as followed by three editorials:
Although the findings from RECORD (Rosiglitazone Evaluated for Cardiac Outcomes and Regulation of Glycemia in Diabetes) found no significant increase in heart attac...
REST Protein May Halt Cardiac Hypertrophy
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 6, 2007
... Researchers have discovered that the progression of cardiac hypertrophy can be halted by increasing one of the body's naturally occurring proteins known as REST. Cardiac hypertrophy is...
Warning About Diabetes Drug
in Well Woman Blog, on May 24, 2007
...arns:
One of the concerns addressed in the study was that people with type 2 diabetes already have cardiac problems as a result of complications from their diabetes. If they are also on Avandia, thei...
Diabetes Drug Avandia is On a Hot Seat
in Daily Diabetic, on May 23, 2007
The type 2 diabetes drug Avandia (rosiglitazone maleate) - a product of GlaxoSmithKline - is being implicated to increased risk of stroke heart attacks, based on safety data recently published in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) .
Currently, the FDA is reviewing the new safety d...
Anti-obesity Drugs Could Endanger Your Health
in Well Woman Blog, on May 21, 2007
...ide effects include dry mouth, constipation and insomnia. Meridia should not be used by people with cardiac risk factors and those who use bronchodilators, take decongestants or use M.A.O. inhibitors ...
Antioxidants from Cherries Help Reduce Risks of Metabolic Syndrome and Heart Disease
in Straightfromthedoc, on May 1, 2007
...frequently sold as dried, frozen or juice).
According to study co-author Dr. Steven F. Bolling, a cardiac surgeon at the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center who also heads the U-M Cardiopro...
Well Woman Blog - A Blog For Your Health
in Latina Viva, on March 21, 2007
...ca, you know you have to take care of your health. Specially after finding out Latinas Face Higher Cardiac Risk Factors .
You know, we're used to taking care of everybody else, husband, kids, f...
Risk of Post-Operative Complications, Higher in Obese Patients
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 17, 2007
...e patients had a death rate nearly twice as high as that of all other patients, had higher rate of cardiac arrest and have significantly higher risk of complications following surgery , includi...
Hispanic Women Face Higher Cardiac Risk Factors
in Latina Viva, on March 14, 2007
... From HealthDay :
"Hispanic women develop cardiac risk factors much earlier than white women, typically exhibiting the heart health of a white woman 10 years older, a new study finds.
Th...
Most Recent Death of an Uruguayan Model: Anorexia or Not?
in Latina Viva, on February 16, 2007
... was fat and should go back to Uruguay and start a diet.
Eliana Ramos died a few days ago from cardiac arrest , like her sister.
Even though it's been said it wasn't related to anor...
2006 Yamaha Raptor 700 Review
in Under My Helmet, on February 13, 2007
Last weekend at Gordons Well (Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area), I had the opportunity to take a ride on a 2006 Yamaha Raptor 700, and Oh My God! That quad is one of the best I've ever ridden. I typically drive a VW short travel sand rail with a 2276cc motor, which has all the power I need...
Heart Muscle With Built-In Blood Supply from Embryonic Stem Cells
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 1, 2007
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For the first time, a three-dimensional human cardiac tissue complete with blood vessels have been constructed using human embryonic stem cells . This offers potentials for use in studies of...
Blood Test for NT-proBNP Predicts Cardiac Events and Death in Heart Patients
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 16, 2007
... disease.
NT-proBNP is a marker in the blood for BNP, a hormone that "goes up during times of cardiac stretch or stress," explains Whooley. "When the heart wall is over-expanded by too...
New Englewood Hospital Technique Reduced Complications of Cardiac Ablation Procedure
in Straightfromthedoc, on January 7, 2007
...equency electrical current to treat persistent abnormal heartbeats).
Grant R. Simons, MD, Chief of Cardiac Electrophysiology at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, explains:
"This new techn...
Heart Surgery for Christmas Lights
in The Gadgets Weblog, on December 5, 2006
...t like you're in one of those medical dramas and you need to resuscitate a patient going into cardiac arrest . Now you can live your dreams of being a heart surgeon for the low, low price of...
Epoxide Hydrolase Inhibitors from Insects: Potential Drug Candidate Against Heart Arrhythmia
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 27, 2006
... as enlargement of the heart and heart arrhythmias , which may progress to heart failure or sudden cardiac death if left untreated.
Cardiologist and cell biologist Nipavan Chiamvimonvat and entomo...
Rheos™ Baroreflex Hypertension Therapy™ System, Implantable Device that Gives Significant Reduction In Blood Pressure
in Straightfromthedoc, on November 21, 2006
...s in the neck.
Implantation of this system is very much like the implantation of cardiac pacemakers.
Read the full report from URMC or at CVRx (a pdf file)....
Results of Study on Diabetic Patients Favored TAXUS® Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent (PES) Over Cypher® Sirolimus-Eluting Stent (SES) and Bare-Metal Stents (BMS)
in Straightfromthedoc, on November 15, 2006
... over the Cypher Stent and BMS in both target vessel revascularization (TVR) and major adverse cardiac events (MACE) rates.
Find more details from the press release .
[Photo Credit: www.guidan...
Butter vs. Margarine Hoax
in Do you like to cook?, on October 27, 2006
What do you have on your toast, butter or margarine?
Well, butter of course! But I am no margarine hater either. There's a small tub of it in my pantry. I use it now and then for summer picnic cookies that will go under the hot sun.
There's an old e-mail hoax still going around about ...
Prostate Cancer Treatment May Increase Diabetes, Heart Disease Risks
in Daily Diabetic, on October 27, 2006
...e risks of diabetes by 44%, coronary heart disease by 16%, myocardial infarction by 11%, and sudden cardiac death by 16% (p < 0.05 for all).
Is this a case when the treatment may be as bad as th...
Optimizer III Implantable Pulse Generator Against Heart Failure
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 19, 2006
...o treat heart failure, called Optimizer.
Optimizer™ technology is based on a new method known as Cardiac Contractility Modulation (CCM). CCM is a method for treating failing hearts in which non-excit...
Active RFID Finding a Home in Hospitals
in The RFID Weblog, on September 8, 2006
...ific group of workers and assets in order to run a diagnostic test or deliver therapy" such as cardiac catherization, interventional radiology, and gastroenterology studies, says Tim Gee, ...
NSAIDs Intake at First Trimester of Pregnancy Linked to Cardiac Abnormalities In Babies
in Straightfromthedoc, on September 1, 2006
...their pregnancies may be more likely to give birth to babies with congenital defects, particularly cardiac septal defects .
"Our analysis of data from the Medication and Pregnancy registry sug...
Thoratec and Levitronix Signed U.S. Co-Distribution Agreement for Levitronix® CentriMag® System
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 30, 2006
...in patients requiring short-term extracorporeal (i.e. outside the body) circulatory support during cardiac surgery, the Levitronix device has a CE Mark approval and is commercially available throughou...
Biological Pacemakers Using Gene Therapy
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 28, 2006
Two independent groups of researchers are making progress in the use of gene therapy in developing biological pacemakers. A study led by researchers from UC Davis, report of successfully delivering a gene encoding a bioengineered cell-surface protein to heart muscle cells of pigs. The pro...
NMT Medical, Inc.'s CardioSEAL® PFO HDE Voluntarily Withdrawn, USFDA Approval for New STARFlex® PFO IDE Study Received
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 25, 2006
...ures and markets proprietary implant technologies that allow interventional cardiologists to treat cardiac sources of migraine headaches, stroke and other potential brain attacks.
The said withdrawal...
Fifth Artificial Heart Implant Conducted by Aurora St. Luke's Cardiac Team
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 24, 2006
...implant in the United States and the first in Wisconsin have been conducted earlier this month by a cardiac surgery team led by Alfred Tector, M. D. at Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center in Milwau...
Light to Moderate Alcohol Intake Equals Reduces Risk of Cardiac Events and Death
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 1, 2006
...ts who consume one to seven alcoholic beverages per week may live longer and have reduced risk of cardiac events than those who do not drink. This finding is an association that seems independent of...
Erectile Dysfunction May Indicate Future Heart Disease
in Daily Diabetic, on July 31, 2006
... disease. Further studies are needed to establish whether patients with erectile dysfunction but no cardiac symptoms should be screened for overt coronary heart disease."
Please take special...
AtriCure, Inc.'s Multifunctional Isolator™ Transpolar™ Pen System Received USFDA 510(k) Clearance and New Isolator Transpolar Open Clamp Released
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 30, 2006
...anspolar Pen System (Pen) for pacing, sensing, stimulating, and recording during the evaluation of cardiac arrhythmias in addition to its currently USFDA- cleared use for the ablation of cardiac tiss...
Bone Marrow Cells Heal the Heart
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 12, 2006
... blood vessels.
"These cells act like generals in a battlefield, explained Dr. Shafie Fazel, cardiac surgery resident at TGH, University of Toronto surgeon/scientist program fellow and lead aut...
New MRI Technique, Noninvasive Alternative in Pinpointing Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 5, 2006
...ke coronary angiography is required.
Featured in the July issue of Radiology is a study on a new cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique that can noninvasively demonstrate blockage of th...
PET/CT Combo Reveals Superior Image of Atherosclerosis Plaque: Possible ID Method in Patients at Risk for Heart Attack
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 3, 2006
...dly consequences when they misbehave," said Ahmed Tawakol, cardiologist and co-director of the Cardiac MR/PET/CT Program at Massachusetts General Hospital.
"PET/CT in combination is more p...
Latest in Diabetes Treatment: Cow Excrement
in Daily Diabetic, on June 30, 2006
...ines using cow urine and dung is a ray of hope for patients suffering from cancer, diabetes, cardiac problems and skin diseases.
Sri Narayana Bhat Swamiji is on a mission to promote local bree...
Audeamus Social Entrepreneur Awards Round #5
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on June 22, 2006
...he Kanu Heart Foundation established in 1997 following a successful operation to correct Kanu's cardiac defect, was voted at the winner by THISDAY readers in February. More on the foundation at A...
ACtivating Sonic Hedgehog Signals Triggers Growth of New Blood Vessels in the Heart
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 16, 2006
...ischemic heart disease and myocardial infarctions , especially for those who are not eligible for cardiac bypass surgery.
More from Washington University's medical news release ....
Mayo Clinic Research Link Two More Genes to SIDS
in Straightfromthedoc, on May 29, 2006
... estimated to cause 2,500 infant deaths each year.
Researches done at Mayo Clinic added to more cardiac genes to the list of potential links to SIDS, increasing the possibility that heart genetic ...
Desensitization Procedure to Overcome Allergy to Clopidogrel
in Allergies, on May 15, 2006
...on protocol.
The desensitization protocol was used on eight patients. While being monitored in the cardiac ICU, the patients were first given a small dose of clopidogrel mixed into a drinkable soluti...
Smokers Have Seven-fold Increased Risk of Jolt from Heart Devices
in Straightfromthedoc, on May 14, 2006
...with congestive heart failure .
"ICDs are implanted in patients at high risk for sudden cardiac death," Sánchez says. "The devices shock the heart out of dangerous rhythms within...
Three New Patents Granted to Cardiac Science
in Straightfromthedoc, on April 20, 2006
... A global leader in advanced cardiac monitoring and defibrillation products, Cardiac Science Corporation is the holder of over 100 patents relating to proprietary technology, devices and disposabl...
Nanogen Inc. Granted Two New Patents on Proteomics and Diagnostics
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 18, 2006
...ding abdominal obesity and high cholesterol that is associated with the development of diabetes and cardiac disease.
"These patents are the result of discoveries that were made in our proteom...
Dress smart, really smart
in Nanotechbuzz, on March 30, 2006
...
Computerized smart clothes to monitor cardiac health, muffle smells or download podcasts are in development by Sony Corp., Bosch Group, Motorola and DuPont, according to a UPI report .
The nanot...
TEE, New Cardiac Imaging for Better Heart Pictures
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 27, 2006
... There is a newer form of cardiac imaging that provides doctors with better imaging of the heart, called transesophageal echocardiography (TEE).
TEE is a procedure where a probe is inserted in...
Oily Fish Benefits Less Clear Than Thought
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 26, 2006
...who ate large amounts of oily fish had a greater risk of heart attack and suffered more deaths from cardiac causes. The team could not say why their results differed from other studies in the field.
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i2 summit 2006 discusses technologies to diagnose coronary ailments in a heartbeat
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 15, 2006
...echnologies to diagnose heart disease and a more systematic way to predict the long-term success of cardiac procedures.
The i2 summit is an annual meeting for practicing cardiovascular interventiona...
da vinci: the robotic surgeon
in Straightfromthedoc, on February 18, 2006
...ate, esophagus and stomach surgeries. Researchers are now investigating its practicality for cardiac surgery.
News and photo source: [ UT Southwestern Medical Center ]
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Outpatient angioplasty
in Straightfromthedoc, on November 14, 2005
...hem, he said.
Patients, however, might not like being rushed out the door. Some may view it as the cardiac equivalent of "drive-through deliveries," where new moms are sent home the day the...
Angina and shortness of breath
in Straightfromthedoc, on November 3, 2005
...omeone's risk of dying as the most relied-upon sign, chest pain.
Even people without any other cardiac symptoms were up to four times more likely to die of heart problems in the next few years if...
Early statin use and heart attack
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 29, 2005
...tatin use was associated with a lower risk of other complications following a heart attack, such as cardiac arrest (when the heart stops beating). ...
Autism and chelation therapy
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 26, 2005
...n, intravenous chelation therapy has the risks of dangerous electrolyte imbalances, sometimes fatal cardiac arrhythmias, kidney failure, etc.? It is impossible to say with the information available, b...
Improving CPR
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 24, 2005
...Proper CPR is key to improving the already difficult chance of survival in cardiac arrest. Measures are being taken to improve this:
More than 300,000 Americans each year die of cardiac arrest, wher...
Age and cardiac bypass surgery
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 18, 2005
Don't let age be a deterrent when consider heart-bypass surgery:
Doctors shouldn't be reluctant to recommend heart bypass surgery for patients in their 80s, according to a British study in the current issue of the journal Heart.
Researchers studied nearly 12,500 heart bypass patients, mor...
Stem cells to build blood vessels
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 5, 2005
... of cells and specifically put them into targeted areas," said Dr. Amit Patel, director of the Cardiac Stem Cell Therapies at The McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsb...
