News tagged with left ventricle
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A change of heart keeps bears healthy while hibernating
Hibernating, it turns out, is much more complicated than one might think.
Feb 07, 2011 |
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Marathons damage the hearts of less fit runners for up to 3 months
Is running a marathon good for you or can it damage the heart? A team of researchers and runners from the Heart and Stroke Foundation have come up with a practical way of answering the question. They used data from magnetic ...
Oct 25, 2010 |
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Heart defect likely killed 13th-century teen saint: study
A teenage saint whose 750-year-old mummified body lay for centuries in a church in central Italy probably died of a congenital heart defect, scientists said Thursday.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 10, 2010 |
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Stem cell secreted protein can be given to reduce scarring and improve heart function
(PhysOrg.com) -- Heart tissue and stem cells spring into action to begin repairing muscle damaged in a heart attack, and researchers at Duke University School of Medicine found that a protein naturally produced in the body ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 17, 2010 |
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In a challenging infant heart defect, two-thirds may have high chance of survival
When prenatal diagnosis detects the severe heart defect hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) in a fetus, a comprehensive prenatal evaluation is important to provide parents an accurate prognosis. In HLHS, one of the heart's ...
Oct 26, 2010 |
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Transplanted adult stem cells provide lasting help to injured hearts
Human adult stem cells injected around the damage caused by a heart attack survived in the heart and improved its pumping efficiency for a year in a mouse model, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ...
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May 10, 2010 |
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Mexico City air pollution adversely affects the hearts of young people
A post-mortem study of the hearts of 21 young people in Mexico City has found that the heart begins to show the adverse effects of air pollution at a young age and that tiny bits of inactivated bacteria that hitch a ride ...
Apr 28, 2010 |
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Long-term anabolic steroid use may weaken heart more than previously thought
(PhysOrg.com) -- Long-term anabolic steroid use may weaken the heart more than previously thought and may increase the risk of heart failure, according to research reported in Circulation: Heart Failure, an American Heart ...
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Apr 27, 2010 |
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Cardiac MR sheds light on obscure heart muscle condition
Left ventricular non-compaction (LVNC), a cardiomyopathy about which little is fully understood, is associated with heart failure (HF), stroke and ventricular arrhythmias, according to a study to be presented Nov. 17 at the ...
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Nov 17, 2010 |
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Heart transplant patients with common disorder have high survival rates
Transplant surgery to correct the most common type of genetic heart disease yields similar short-term and potentially greater long-term survival rates as transplant surgery for other heart diseases, according to research ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 24, 2010 |
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A living aortic valve replacement leads to better survival and quality of life than provided by a dead donor
When a patient needs their aortic valve replacing, using the valve in their own pulmonary artery for the replacement leads to better survival and quality of life than if the aortic valve from a dead donor is used. This is ...
Aug 02, 2010 |
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Molecular imaging can improve effectiveness of novel therapy for advanced heart disease
Molecular imaging may improve the success rate of a new therapy for patients with advanced heart disease, according to a study unveiled at SNM's 57th Annual Meeting. Researchers used a hybrid form of molecular imaging to ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 07, 2010 |
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Experts call for urgent action to tackle strong links between impotence and heart disease
International experts are calling for all men experiencing impotence to undergo thorough medical assessments, after an extensive review showed that a significant proportion of men with erectile dysfunction ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 19, 2010 |
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New imaging technique reveals different heart motions by age, gender
Using a new noninvasive imaging technique, scientists said they have discovered important, fundamental differences in heart motion by age and gender.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 08, 2009 |
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New strategies to improve treatment and ultimately prevent heart failure in children
Structural cardiovascular abnormalities present at birth are the leading cause of heart failure in children. Nearly half a million children in the United States have structural heart problems ranging in severity from relatively ...
Jul 07, 2009 |
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