Breaking news on Cardiology
Heartbeat Vibrations Power Pacemakers published
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST
Though pacemakers require only small amounts of energy (about 1 millionth of a Watt), their batteries have to be replaced periodically, which means multiple surgeries for patients...
Erratic Heart Rhythm May Account For Some Unexplained Strokes published
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST
Occasional erratic heart rhythms appear to cause about one-fifth of strokes for which a cause is not readily established, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2012. About one-third of survivors leave the hospital with the cause of their stroke still undetermined...
Post-Liver Transplantation Survival Outcomes - Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Helps Predict published
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:00:00 PST
According to a study in the February edition of Liver Transplantation, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, preoperative cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is a specific predictor of 90-day survival after liver transplantation...
Leading Medical Groups Collaborate To Ensure Consistent, Responsible Uptake Of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement published
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST
With the U.S...
Potential Link Between Daily Consumption Of Diet Soft Drinks And Risk Of Vascular Events published
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST
Individuals who drink diet soft drinks on a daily basis may be at increased risk of suffering vascular events such as stroke, heart attack, and vascular death. This is according to a new study by Hannah Gardener and her colleagues from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and at Columbia University Medical Center...
Association Between Heart Failure, Loss Of Brain Cells And A Decline In Mental Processes published
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST
Australian researchers have found evidence that heart failure is associated with a decline in people's mental processes and a loss of grey matter in the brain. These changes can make it more difficult for heart failure (HF) patients to remember and carry out instructions such as taking the correct medication at the right times...
ESC Cardiologists 'Intrigued' By Novel Approach To Heart Failure published
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST
The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) welcomes an "intriguing" study, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, featuring a completely novel approach for improving endothelial function in heart failure¹...
Alcohol And Your Heart: Friend Or Foe? published
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST
A meta-analysis done by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) into the relationship between alcohol consumption and heart disease provides new insight into the long-held belief that drinking a glass of red wine a day can help protect against heart disease. "It's complicated," says Dr. Juergen Rehm, director of social and epidemiological research at CAMH. Dr...
MS Drug Prevented Fatal Heart Condition In Lab Study published
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST
A drug used to treat multiple sclerosis may also be effective at preventing and reversing the leading cause of heart attack, a new study has found. Scientists found that Gilenya, a drug recently approved in the US for treating MS, was effective at reversing the symptoms of ventricular hypertrophy in mice...
Statins Work As Well On Females As Males published
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:00:00 PST
Statins given to female patients are as effective in preventing the occurrence of cardiovascular events as they are for men, researchers from Boston and New York reported in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Cardiovascular events include stroke, heart attack, and angina. William J. Kostis, Ph.D., M.D...
New Appropriate Use Criteria Reflect Latest Scientific Data On Restoring Blood Flow To Heart published
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:00:00 PST
Updated appropriate use criteria released recently offer detailed guidance on when to use an invasive procedure to improve blood flow to the heart and how to choose the best procedure for each patient. The clinical scenarios, written by a group of cardiologists and cardiac surgeons, affirm the role of revascularization for patients with acute coronary syndromes and significant symptoms...
Two-Arm Blood Pressure Checks May Spot "Silent" Risks published
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:00:00 PST
A new study appears to support the idea that blood pressure checks should be done in both arms...
A First For Ontario: Cardiac Stem Cell Transplant Performed At The Peter Munk Cardiac Centre published
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:00:00 PST
Heart failure is a leading cause of death in Canada...
Patient-Centered Approach To Replacing Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators Suggested By Cardiologists published
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST
More than 100,000 implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) are implanted in the United States annually, fully a quarter of those are generator replacements simply because the battery is depleted. But are all those replacements necessary and should they actually be performed? Writing in the Jan...
The Importance Of Metabolism In Understanding Health Benefits Of Cocoa Flavanols: Recent Study By Mars, Incorporated And Partners published
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST
A comprehensive investigation of flavanol absorption and metabolism has provided a critical step forward in our understanding of how cocoa flavanols work in the body to exert their circulatory and cardiovascular benefits...
More Black Tea Lowers Blood Pressure published
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:00:00 PST
Tea, the second most consumed drink after water, may help lower blood pressure. Scientists at The University Of Western Australia and Unilever, state in Archives of Internal Medicine, that drinking black tea three times a day may drastically lower a person's systolic and diastolic blood pressure...
Rapid Urbanization And Cultural Habits Responsible For High Prevalence Of Heart Disease In Gulf States published
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:00:00 PST
Although it is believed that rapid improvement in socio-economic conditions are responsible for the high prevalence of heart disease in the Gulf states, cultural factors are also to blame according to researchers. Professor Hani Najm, Vice-President of the Saudi Heart Association, whose yearly conference starts on Friday 27 January, explained: "We're sitting on a time bomb...
Risk Of Surgical Complications May Be Reduced By Limiting Protein Or Certain Amino Acids Before Surgery published
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:00:00 PST
Limiting certain essential nutrients for several days before surgery - either protein or amino acids - may reduce the risk of serious surgical complications such as heart attack or stroke, according to a new Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) study. The study appears in the January 25, 2012 issue of Science Translational Medicine...
Data For Adipose Stem Cell Heart Attack Trial Published In JACC published
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST
Cytori Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CYTX) has announced the publication of previously reported six-month outcomes from APOLLO, the Company's European clinical trial evaluating adipose-derived stem and regenerative cells (ADRCs) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (heart attack or AMI), as Research Correspondence in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology...
Raised Cardiovascular Risk For Adolescents Consuming Large Amounts Of Fructose published
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST
Evidence of cardiovascular disease and diabetes risk is present in the blood of adolescents who consume a lot of fructose, a scenario that worsens in the face of excess belly fat, researchers report...
The Biggest Killers Of Japanese Adults Are Tobacco Smoking And High Blood Pressure published
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PST
The life expectancy of a person born in Japan is among the highest in the world (82...
Gilenya (Multiple-Sclerosis Drug) - May Pose Health Risk published
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:00:00 PST
The risks and benefits of Gilenya, a medication for multiple-sclerosis, is currently under review by the European Medicines Agency, after one patient in the U.S. died less than 24 hours after the first dose (the exact cause of death is still unknown), and other reports of heart problems in patients taking the medication...
Sex Is O.K. For Heart Attack Patients published
Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST
A scientific statement from The American Heart Association clarifies that sexual activity for those with heart conditions is ok. They caution that women should be counseled on use of contraceptive methods and possible adverse effects of pregnancy, while men should be wary of certain erectile dysfunction medications that are unsafe for all cardiovascular diseases...
Non-Invasive Measurements Of Tricuspid Valve Anatomy Can Predict Severity Of Valve Leakage published
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST
An estimated 1.6 million Americans suffer moderate to severe leakage through their tricuspid valves, which are complex structures that allow blood to flow from the heart's upper right chamber to the ventricle. If left untreated, severe leakage can affect an individual's quality of life and can even lead to death...
In Cardiovascular Disease, Is It The Alcohol Or Polyphenols In Red Wine That Benefits Patients? published
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PST
Observational epidemiologic studies relating wine and alcohol to health all suffer from the fact that they, of necessity, compare people who prefer certain beverages, but not the beverages themselves. While there have been many intervention trials in animals, randomized trials in humans are less common...
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