News tagged with ventricular hypertrophy
EKG can show false positive readings for diagnosing heart condition
The electrical measurements on the electrocardiogram can often mislead physicians in diagnosing the heart condition left ventricular hypertrophy, causing other screening tests to be ordered before a definitive conclusion ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 16, 2009 |
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Former inmates have increased risk of high blood pressure
Young adults who have been incarcerated appear more likely to have high blood pressure and left ventricular hypertrophy, an enlarging of the heart muscle that is a common consequence of hypertension, according to a report ...
Apr 13, 2009 |
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Ambulatory monitoring reveals many patients have 'white coat' hypertension
A third of patients thought to have resistant hypertension had "white coat" hypertension during 24-hour ambulatory monitoring, in a large study reported in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Mar 28, 2011 |
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Researchers nationwide ask for new focus on 'sudden death' heart disorder
(PHILADELPHIA) An abrupt, fatal heart attack in a young athlete on the playing field is a tragedy destined to repeat itself over and over until more is understood about hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a genetic disorder ...
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Sep 14, 2010 |
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Enlarged hearts in women shrink faster than those in men after aortic valve replacement
Heart enlargement caused by narrowed aortic valves regresses faster in elderly women than in men after aortic valve replacement, according to research reported in a surgical supplement of Circulation: Journal of the American He ...
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Sep 13, 2010 |
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Gene therapy may be effective in treating PAH
Gene therapy has been shown to have positive effects in rat models of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), according to researchers at the University of Adelaide in Australia.
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May 19, 2010 |
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Despite tests, high blood pressure hard to recognize in children
A Johns Hopkins Children's Center study of 2,500 patient records suggests that medical staff fails to check a child's blood pressure a fifth of the time, and is not recognizing what constitutes an abnormal reading in those ...
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May 03, 2010 |
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Anemia tougher to tackle in black children with kidney disease
Black children with chronic kidney disease have more severe anemia than white children even when they receive the same treatment, according to a multicenter study led by Johns Hopkins Children's Center to be published in ...
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Apr 27, 2010 |
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Low blood oxygen may lead to heart defects in children with sickle cell disease
Children with sickle cell disease who also have lower blood oxygen levels while both asleep and awake are likely to have heart abnormalities, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and other ...
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Apr 27, 2010 |
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Crucial differences found among Latino populations facing heart disease risks
Latinos are not all the same when it comes to risk of heart disease, and a new study by a Columbia University researcher shows key differences among Hispanic populations that doctors should take into account in trying to ...
Jan 15, 2010 |
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Research sheds light on workings of anti-cancer drug
(PhysOrg.com) -- The copper sequestering drug tetrathiomolybdate (TM) has been shown in studies to be effective in the treatment of Wilson disease, a disease caused by an overload of copper, and certain metastatic cancers. ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Nov 26, 2009 |
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High blood pressure easy to miss in children with kidney disease
Spot blood pressure readings in children with chronic kidney disease often fail to detect hypertension - even during doctor's office visits — increasing a child's risk for serious heart problems, according to research from ...
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Nov 20, 2009 |
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