Hearts

Scientists investigate genomic pillars behind transition from healthy hearts to heart failure

Scientists investigating heart failure have been limited to studying diseased heart tissue in the lab -- understandably, as people don't tend to pluck out a healthy heart for the sake...

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Contrast Agent Uses Heart’s Electricity to Activate Itself

Imaging the heart for signs of disease is still quite rudimentary. While CT, ultrasound, and PET (positron-emission tomography) scanners generate impressive looking graphics, they’re a long way from giving doctors...

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CorMatrix Cor PATCH for Repair of Broken Hearts Gets FDA Clearance

CorMatrix, a company out of Roswell, Georgia, has won FDA clearance for the Cor PATCH epicardial patch. The device is indicated for use at the locations of aneurysms, in adults who...

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CorMatrix Cor PATCH for Repair of Broken Hearts Gets FDA Clearance

CorMatrix, a company out of Roswell, Georgia, has won FDA clearance for the Cor PATCH epicardial patch. The device is indicated for use at the locations of aneurysms, in adults who...

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Structurally Normal Hearts Are Uncommonly Associated With Sudden Deaths in Athletes and Young People

Structurally Normal Hearts Are Uncommonly Associated With Sudden Deaths in Athletes and Young People Source link

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The effect of melatonin on hearts in ischemia/reperfusion experiments without and with HTK cardioplegia.

Related Articles The effect of melatonin on hearts in ischemia/reperfusion experiments without and with HTK cardioplegia. Bioelectrochemistry. 2019 May 31;129:170-178 Authors: Schaefer M, Gebhard MM, Gross W Abstract Our aim...

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Overdose-Death Donor Hearts Suitable for Transplant

Proportion of cardiac transplantations from ODDs increased; no difference seen in terms of overall survival Source link

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From drug design to healing hearts, roll up and take on a fairground of fun

Roll up, roll up, the BHF is in townFrom drug design to healing hearts, step up and take on a fairground of funFor most, a circus brings to mind jugglers, clowns and...

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bpod-mrc: Finding the Beat To keep our hearts beating in time…

bpod-mrc: Finding the Beat To keep our hearts beating in time the autonomic nervous system carries pulses of electrical activity deep into their muscular walls, causing repeating patterns of contractions....

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The critical role of the zinc transporter Zip2 (SLC39A2) in ischemia/reperfusion injury in mouse hearts.

[ad_1] Related Articles The critical role of the zinc transporter Zip2 (SLC39A2) in ischemia/reperfusion injury in mouse hearts. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2019 May 13;: Authors: Du L, Zhang H,...

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Healthy hearts need two proteins working together

[ad_1] Two proteins that bind to stress hormones work together to maintain a healthy heart in mice, according to scientists at the National Institutes of Health and their collaborators. These...

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Are Hepatitis C-Infected Hearts and Lungs Safe to Transplant?

[ad_1] (MedPage Today) -- Study suggests yes, thanks to direct-acting antivirals Source link [ad_1]

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Dexmedetomidine preconditioning attenuates ischemia/reperfusion injury in isolated rat hearts with endothelial dysfunction.

[ad_1] Dexmedetomidine preconditioning attenuates ischemia/reperfusion injury in isolated rat hearts with endothelial dysfunction. Biomed Pharmacother. 2019 Apr 06;114:108837 Authors: He L, Hao S, Wang Y, Yang W, Liu L, Chen...

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Transplantation of hearts from donors with HCV safe

[ad_1] The use of hearts from donors infected with hepatitis C virus significantly expands the donor pool and reduces wait list times for patients awaiting heart transplantation, with recipients of...

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Hep C-Infected Lungs, Hearts OK for Transplant

[ad_1] The new transplant policy calls for recipients to receive hepatitis C antivirals starting a few hours after leaving the operating room. This strategy could increase the number of potential...

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Are Hearts And Lungs From Hepatitis C-Infected Donors Safe For Transplantation?

[ad_1] A new study has found that hearts and lungs from donors who had contracted hepatitis C are still viable for transplants. Source link [ad_2]

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Seeking a better way to match donor hearts with children awaiting transplant

Doctors leverage 3D imaging software to expand the potential donor pool for children in need of new hearts Children who need heart transplants can spend months or years waiting for...

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Shift Work Is Tough on Workers' Hearts, Study Shows

[ad_1] Title: Shift Work Is Tough on Workers' Hearts, Study ShowsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/29/2019 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/29/2019 12:00:00 AM Source link [ad_2]

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Contraction of atrial smooth muscle reduces cardiac output in perfused turtle hearts [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

William Joyce, Michael Axelsson, and Tobias Wang Unusual undulations in resting tension (tonus waves) were described in isolated atria from freshwater turtles more than a century ago. These tonus waves...

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Study: Shift Work Is Tough on Workers' Hearts

[ad_1] The study wasn't designed to prove cause and effect, but the data showed that shift workers were 13 percent more likely to develop coronary heart disease than daytime workers....

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