News tagged with thoracic aortic disease
Discovery sheds more light on deadly thoracic aortic disease
Discovery of a fifth gene defect and the identification of 47 DNA regions linked to thoracic aortic disease are the subject of studies released this month involving researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center ...
Nov 18, 2010 |
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New guidelines aim to prevent unnecessary death from thoracic aortic disease
When actor John Ritter died suddenly in 2003 from a tear in his thoracic aorta—the large artery that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body—that tragedy brought attention to a rare but deadly condition that ...
Mar 16, 2010 |
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Heart surgeries can trigger a multitude of complications
Strokes, seizures and other neurological complications related to heart surgery account for "considerable morbidity and mortality," Loyola University Health System neurologists report in the November issue of the journal ...
Nov 15, 2010 |
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Study backs new heart valve without cracking chest
(AP) -- Thousands of older Americans who need new heart valves but are too frail to survive the surgery might soon get a chance at an easier option - a way to thread in an artificial aortic valve without ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 22, 2010 |
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Valve-in-valve implants via catheter effective in high-risk patients
Replacing failing artificial animal-based heart valves by implanting mechanical valves inside them is an effective option for high-risk patients, according to research reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart As ...
Apr 12, 2010 |
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4 out of 106 heart replacement valves from pig hearts failed
Pig heart valves used to replace defective aortic valves in human patients failed much earlier and more often than expected, says a report from cardiac surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. This ...
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Jun 29, 2009 |
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Single gene defect can cause stroke, other artery diseases
For the first time, scientists have discovered a single gene defect that causes thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections as well as early onset coronary artery disease, ischemic stroke and Moyamoya disease. ...
May 01, 2009 |
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Researchers present new theory that may lead to effective heart failure treatments
Do the biological underpinnings of heart failure share more in common with cancerous tumors than other cardiovascular diseases? Research presented at American Heart Association meeting may show why heart failure treatments ...
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Nov 12, 2008 |
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More aortic chest aneurysms being treated with less-invasive stents
An estimated 60,000 Americans are walking around with time bombs in their chests called thoracic aortic aneurysms. At any time, their main chest artery could suddenly burst open, causing massive internal bleeding ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 27, 2008 |
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Video game technology may help surgeons operate on beating hearts
Surgery has been done inside some adults' hearts while the heart is still beating, avoiding the need to open the chest, stop the heart and put patients on cardiopulmonary bypass. But to perform intricate beating-heart ...
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Jun 10, 2008 |
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Life-threatening gene defect located by UT-Houston researchers
A research team led by scientists at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston has identified a defective gene that affects vascular smooth-muscle cells in people who suffer from hereditary thoracic aortic disease, ...
Nov 11, 2007 |
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