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  • Blood Pressure Drug List

    About.com Heart Health Center: Most Popular Articles
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:32 am
    List of drugs used for treating hypertension (high blood pressure) with links to drug information.

  • 8 Secrets to Healthy Blood for Better Heart Health

    Dr. Sinatra's Healthy Heart Blog
    Stephen Sinatra
    23 Jan 2012 | 11:19 am
    Healthy blood is essential for a healthy body. Follow these steps to ensure your blood is in the best condition possible.1. Get tested. At your next medical examination, ask your doctor to check you for inflammation by monitoring your CRP and fibrinogen levels.  2. Quit smoking. Smoking causes sludgy, viscous, and inflamed blood. Stopping smoking can improve your heart health, tremendously.3. Eat an anti-inflammatory diet. First and foremost, keep your sweets under control. Excess sugar in the diet is a recipe for inflammatory disaster. Sugar pushes insulin levels…

  • Who Should Be Taking an Aspirin a Day?

    Dr. Sinatra's Healthy Heart Blog
    Stephen Sinatra
    25 Jan 2012 | 9:27 am
    Early in my career when I was running through hospital halls, coat tails flying behind me, headed to help someone in cardiac arrest—I pondered whether an aspirin a day could prevent these types of calamities. It was the 1980’s and there wasn’t a hard-working doctor who didn’t worry about having their own heart attack. Knowing that aspirin had the power to thin the blood, many doctors began adding it to their daily regimen.Later on, once the efficacy was confirmed, it was decided an 81 mg baby aspirin could replace the hefty 325 mg adult dose. Bayer, the largest…

  • Is Yoga Safe?

    Dr. Sinatra's Healthy Heart Blog
    Stephen Sinatra
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:00 am
    A few weeks ago, my wife Jan and our daughter Kristin attended a yoga class. As the group gently moved into inversion positions, Kristin who was in the final weeks of her own certification in yoga, protectively cautioned her mom to be careful since the positions could be too much for their necks.Both Jan and Kristen have suffered multiple whiplash injuries, and are very careful about their cervical spines. Afterward, they spoke at length about the need to modify or skip various poses in deference to the body. Call it irony, but the very next day an article came out in The New York Times…

  • Near-miss maternal mortality: cardiac dysfunction as the principal cause of obstetric intensive care unit admissions.

    MedWorm: Heart Disease
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:43 pm
    CONCLUSION: : In this obstetric population, the leading reason for ICU admissions was cardiac disease. The increasing prevalence of advanced maternal age, congenital heart disease, obesity, diabetes, and hypertension among women who are of childbearing age may be contributing factors. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: : III. PMID: 22270275 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Obstetrics and Gynecology)MedWorm Sponsor Message: Find the best January Sales in the UK.
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  • Near-miss maternal mortality: cardiac dysfunction as the principal cause of obstetric intensive care unit admissions.

    26 Jan 2012 | 1:43 pm
    CONCLUSION: : In this obstetric population, the leading reason for ICU admissions was cardiac disease. The increasing prevalence of advanced maternal age, congenital heart disease, obesity, diabetes, and hypertension among women who are of childbearing age may be contributing factors. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: : III. PMID: 22270275 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Obstetrics and Gynecology)MedWorm Sponsor Message: Find the best January Sales in the UK.

  • Maternal cardiac disease: update for the clinician.

    26 Jan 2012 | 1:41 pm
    Authors: Simpson LL Abstract Heart disease complicates more than 1% of pregnancies and is now the leading cause of indirect maternal deaths. The spectrum and severity of heart disease observed in reproductive-aged women is changing. Today, congenital heart disease accounts for more than half of cardiac disease in pregnancy, and ischemic heart disease is on the rise as a result of obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and delayed childbearing. Pregnancy is still contraindicated in women with pulmonary hypertension, severe systemic ventricular dysfunction, dilated aortopathy, and severe left-sided…

  • Heart Disease Risk Begins With Middle-Age Risk FactorsHeart Disease Risk Begins With Middle-Age Risk Factors

    26 Jan 2012 | 11:54 am
    Risk-factor-reduction efforts are usually based on short-term risk scores, but most Americans at low risk for cardiovascular disease over the next 10 years are actually at much higher risk for heart problems over the rest of their lives. Heartwire (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)

  • Br‐DIF‐1 accelerates dimethyl sulphoxide‐induced differentiation of P19CL6 embryonic carcinoma cells into cardiomyocytes

    26 Jan 2012 | 11:51 am
    CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Br‐DIF‐1 accelerated the differentiation, induced by 1% DMSO, of P19CL6 cells into spontaneously beating cardiomyocyte‐like cells, partly by enhancing the expression of the T‐type Ca2+ channel gene. (Source: British Journal of Pharmacology)

  • Exercise may boost mood for some chronically ill

    26 Jan 2012 | 11:37 am
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Working out regularly may brighten the mood of people with chronic health problems like cancer, heart disease and back pain, according to the first sweeping look at previous research. (Source: Reuters: Health)
 
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  • Refractory Spasm of Coronary Arteries and Grafted Conduits After Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery [ORIGINAL ARTICLES: ADULT CARDIAC]

    23 Jan 2012 | 10:00 pm
    Conclusions Diffuse RVS after CABG is a rare but lethal condition. Our experience, although limited, indicates that in such cases an aggressive treatment, that is, prompt extracorporeal membrane oxygenation institution and controlled cardiocirculatory assistance, represents the preferred solution to face such a dramatic event and may save patient lives. (Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery)MedWorm Sponsor Message: Find the best January Sales in the UK.

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    20 Jan 2012 | 6:57 am
    We welcome Drs. Kalra and Fenster's interest in our work delineating the association between renal function–based contrast dose and the risk of renal complications in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (). They argued that in high-risk patients, and especially among patients with cardiogenic shock, the incidence of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is unacceptably high, even when the ratio of contrast volume to creatinine clearance is (Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology)

  • Giant congenital cervical teratoma: case report and review about therapeutic options

    17 Jan 2012 | 11:37 pm
    OBJETIVO:Relatar um caso de teratoma cervical congênito, destacando a gravidade e as dificuldades terapêuticas associadas. DESCRIÇÃO DO CASO: Mãe de 30 anos, com gestação por fertilização assistida. Com 23 semanas, diagnosticada malformação cervical fetal à direita. Parto cesáreo por indicação fetal com 31 semanas. Recém-nascido masculino, peso ao nascer de 1800g, Apgar 4 e 9, com volumoso processo expansivo à direita, ocupando toda a região cervical, comprometendo a mandíbula e estendendo-se para o terço superior do tórax. Com 40 horas de vida, apresentou insuficiência…

  • Surgical Outcomes for Type-A Aortic Dissection in Septuagenarians and Octogenarians

    14 Jan 2012 | 3:29 pm
    Conclusions: Data suggest that despite high morbidity and mortality, satisfactory long-term survival can be achieved for 70- and 80-year-old patients requiring surgical treatment for TAAD. However, interpretation of this study, and other similar ones, must account for a likely high degree of bias in selection of only the good-risk (elderly) patients for surgery. in elderly patients treated surgically for TAAD, EF predicts mortality in the younger portion of this (elderly) group. This trend diminishes as age increases. (Source: Journal of Surgical Research)

  • Characteristics, management and outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndrome and prior coronary artery bypass surgery: findings from the second Gulf Registry of Acute Coronary Events{star}

    11 Jan 2012 | 10:00 pm
    Conclusions: ACS patients from Middle East countries with prior CABG have adverse baseline characteristics, reported higher GRACE risk score, multivessel disease, more severe LV dysfunction, cardiogenic shock, in-hospital major bleeding, but with less incidence of STEMI with less prominent surge of cardiac biomarkers. However, there was no significant difference in mortality during hospitalization, at 30 days and at one year between ACS patients with and without prior CABG. The reasons for this 'risk-mortality' paradox need to be further evaluated. (Source: Interactive CardioVascular and…
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  • Complete Loss of Expression of the ANT1 GeneComplete Loss of Expression of the ANT1 Gene

    26 Jan 2012 | 9:00 pm
    This case study describes a rare syndrome resulting from a complete loss of ANT1 protein, characterized by congenital cataracts, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and myopathy. Journal of Medical Genetics (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)MedWorm Sponsor Message: Find the best January Sales in the UK.

  • Predicting the Future in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: From Histopathology To Flow To Function

    26 Jan 2012 | 7:17 am
    Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is an autosomal dominant disease with both variable penetrance and a wide spectrum of phenotypic expression. Although there are several established risk factors for sudden cardiac death and progression to heart failure, these markers individually have low positive predictive value and only modestly high negative predictive value. Although the exact mechanisms are incompletely understood as yet, underlying abnormalities of myocardial architecture are thought to play a role in arrhythmogenesis and left ventricular (LV) remodeling. Alterations in myocardial…

  • Risk Factors for Malignant Ventricular Arrhythmias in Lamin A/C Mutation Carriers: A European Cohort Study

    26 Jan 2012 | 6:57 am
    Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine risk factors that predict malignant ventricular arrhythmias (MVA) in Lamin A/C (LMNA) mutation carriers. Background: LMNA mutations cause a variety of clinical phenotypes, including dilated cardiomyopathy and conduction disease. Many LMNA mutation carriers have a poor prognosis, because of a high frequency of MVA and progression to end-stage heart failure. However, it is unclear how to identify mutation carriers that are at risk for MVA. Methods: In this multicenter cohort of 269 LMNA mutation carriers, we evaluated risk factors for MVA,…

  • Multimodality Imaging of Left Ventricular Apical Pouch With Midventricular Cavity Obliteration: Rare Variant of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

    26 Jan 2012 | 6:57 am
    Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) performed on a 52-year-old man for an abnormal electrocardiogram (A) demonstrated severe midventricular hypertrophy (30 mm) (Online Videos 1 and 2), a left ventricular apical pouch (B, pink arrow, Online Videos 3 and 4), and a midventricular systolic gradient of 40 mm Hg (C, white arrows). Characteristic diastolic velocity profile of the pouch was noted (C, white arrowheads), with mitral inflow and apical pouch flow colliding “head-on” in the midventricle, producing a vivid color display (D and inset, white arrows, Online Video 5). Strain analysis…

  • Cardiac MR Imaging of Nonischemic Cardiomyopathies: Imaging Protocols and Spectra of Appearances [Review]

    25 Jan 2012 | 10:00 pm
    Recent technologic advances in cardiac magnetic resonance (MR) imaging have resulted in images with high spatial and temporal resolution and excellent myocardial tissue characterization. Cardiac MR is a valuable imaging technique for detection and assessment of the morphology and functional characteristics of the nonischemic cardiomyopathy. It has gained acceptance as a standalone imaging modality that can provide further information beyond the capabilities of traditional modalities such as echocardiography and angiography. Black-blood fast spin-echo MR images allow morphologic assessment of…
 
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  • Aliskiren: A Potential Antiarrhythmic Drug?

    26 Jan 2012 | 7:20 am
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  • Table of Contents

    26 Jan 2012 | 7:17 am
    (Source: Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography)

  • Keeping Current in Vascular Imaging

    26 Jan 2012 | 7:17 am
    As the chair-elect of the Vascular Council Board, I am impressed by ASE's commitment to advancing vascular imaging. Staying current with recent advances in vascular care and imaging can be challenging. This communication highlights activities and resources, particularly within ASE, that will help keep you informed about state-of-the-art vascular imaging. (Source: Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography)

  • Information for Authors

    26 Jan 2012 | 7:17 am
    (Source: Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography)

  • A New Career Ladder for Sonographers

    26 Jan 2012 | 7:17 am
    In 2007, ASE sponsored a sonographer needs survey which indicated that 94% of respondents were interested in acquiring information about an educational program providing advanced cardiovascular sonography curriculum, and that 86% of respondents were interested in returning to school to become an advanced cardiovascular sonographer. Since this time, ASE has heard the call to action and supported the development of a new career ladder for sonographers. (Source: Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography)
 
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  • Gumming Up Appetite

    15 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am
    Losing weight is not always about anticipating swimsuit season or squeezing into skinny jeans--for the  obese, losing weight is about fighting serious illness and reclaiming health. Yet the primal part of the brain that regulates appetite will not place a moratorium on hunger just because someone has acknowledged the need to lose weight. Researchers at Syracuse University are working toward a unique solution: chewing gum that suppresses appetite. [More]

  • Five Hidden Dangers of Obesity (preview)

    10 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am
    By now it is common knowledge that being severely overweight puts people at increased risk of suffering from heart disease, stroke and diabetes and that obesity--defined as weighing at least 20 percent more than the high side of normal--is on the rise. According to one estimate, the U.S. will be home to 65 million more obese people in 2030 than it is today, leading to an additional six million or more cases of heart disease and stroke and another eight million cases of type 2 diabetes. Many clinicians have already begun seeing families in which the grandparents are healthier and living longer…

  • Unusual Flavors Can Dampen Immune Response

    8 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am
    More than 100 years ago Ivan Pavlov famously observed that a dog salivated not only when fed but also on hearing a stimulus it associated with food. Since then, scientists have discovered many other seemingly autonomous processes that can be trained with sensory stimuli--including, most recently, our immune system. [More]

  • Could Public Health Benefits Make Combating Climate Change Free?

    21 Dec 2011 | 1:21 pm
    DURBAN, South Africa--Former entomologist Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum of the World Health Organization worries about nosebleeds more than the average person. That's because he's one of the estimated 12 million people worldwide afflicted with leishmaniasis --a potentially fatal parasitic disease characterized most often by lesions on the skin and/or mucus membranes--caused by the bite of a sandfly. [More]

  • Neurons Offer Clues to Suicide

    21 Dec 2011 | 7:00 am
    A certain type of brain cell may be linked with suicide, according to a recent investigation. People who take their own lives have more densely packed von Economo neurons, large spindle-shaped cells that have dramatically increased in density over the course of human evolution. [More]
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    About.com Heart Disease

  • Infectious Endocarditis

    27 Jan 2012 | 1:15 am
    Infectious endocarditis - which sometimes is also called subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE), or just "endocarditis" - is an infection of the endocardial surface (the interior lining) of the heart. Infectious endocarditis is always a serious medical problem, since the infection can destroy your heart valves or heart muscle....Read Full Post

  • How Does Bereavement Increase Cardiac Risk?

    27 Jan 2012 | 12:40 am
    Recent studies have shown that during periods of grief caused by loss of a loved one, the risk of having a heart attack becomes remarkably higher for a period of time....Read Full Post

  • When Does Stress Cause Heart Disease?

    25 Jan 2012 | 1:00 am
    Yes, stress can help to produce heart disease - but not all stress, and not in all people.  For stress to be harmful to your heart, you've got to have the "right" kind of stress, and you've got to react to it in the "right" way. Learn about what kind of stress to avoid, and how to handle it when you cannot avoid it....Read Full Post

  • American Heart Association Now Giving Sexual Advice

    23 Jan 2012 | 1:17 am
    The American Heart Association has released its first-ever official statement on the topic of sexual activity in people with heart disease.  The salient features of the AHA's advice can be boiled down to two points....Read Full Post

  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)

    20 Jan 2012 | 12:24 am
    Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a developing, minimally-invasive approach to replacing the aortic valve in people who have aortic stenosis.  TAVI permits the replacement of diseased aortic valves by means of a catheter-based procedure, instead of the usual open-heart surgical procedure....Read Full Post
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    About.com Heart Health Center: What's Hot Now

  • green tea and cardiac health

    heartdisease.guide@about.com
    28 Jan 2012 | 5:08 am
    Drinking green tea reduces cardiovascular mortality

  • Exercise With HCM

    heartdisease.guide@about.com
    28 Jan 2012 | 5:08 am
    Exercise recommendations with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, HCM

  • Ventricular Tachycardia

    heartdisease.guide@about.com
    28 Jan 2012 | 5:08 am
    Ventricular tachycardia is a potentially life-threatening, rapid heart rhythm disturbance that originates in the ventricles.

  • Beta Blocker Drugs

    heartdisease.guide@about.com
    28 Jan 2012 | 5:08 am
    Beta blockers are used for many cardiac and non-cardiac conditions in medicine.

  • Women minimize symptoms

    heartdisease.guide@about.com
    28 Jan 2012 | 5:08 am
    Women minimize symptoms of heart disease, leading to suboptimal care
 
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    ScienceDaily: Heart Disease News

  • Heart of silk: Scientists use silk from the tasar silkworm as a scaffold for heart tissue

    27 Jan 2012 | 12:59 pm
    Damaged human heart muscle cannot be regenerated. Scar tissue grows in place of the damaged muscle cells. Scientists are seeking to restore complete cardiac function with the help of artificial cardiac tissue. They have succeeded in loading cardiac muscle cells onto a three-dimensional scaffold, created using the silk produced by a tropical silkworm.

  • Will you have a heart attack or stroke?

    25 Jan 2012 | 4:23 pm
    Your risk of having a heart attack or stroke may be worse than you think. Currently, risk is assessed by projecting 10 years ahead. New research shows a young or middle-aged adult at low risk in the short term may be at high risk in the long term, if they have only one risk factor. This is the first study to examine the lifetime risk of heart disease in white and black men and women.

  • Middle-age risk factors drive greater lifetime risk for heart disease

    25 Jan 2012 | 4:20 pm
    A new study reports that while an individual's risk of heart disease may be low in the next five or 10 years, the lifetime risk could still be very high, findings that could have implications for both clinical practice and public health policy.

  • Food fried in olive or sunflower oil is not linked to heart disease, Spanish study finds

    24 Jan 2012 | 5:41 pm
    Eating food fried in olive or sunflower oil is not linked to heart disease or premature death, a new study finds. The authors stress, however, that their study took place in Spain, a Mediterranean country where olive or sunflower oil is used for frying and their results would probably not be the same in another country where solid and re-used oils were used for frying.

  • Adult stem cells could improve angioplasy outcome; Study to explore usage

    23 Jan 2012 | 12:36 pm
    A researcher is studying what role adult stem cells might play in repairing damaged coronary arteries, following angioplasty/stenting.
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  • Gumming Up Appetite

    15 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am
    Losing weight is not always about anticipating swimsuit season or squeezing into skinny jeans--for the  obese, losing weight is about fighting serious illness and reclaiming health. Yet the primal part of the brain that regulates appetite will not place a moratorium on hunger just because someone has acknowledged the need to lose weight. Researchers at Syracuse University are working toward a unique solution: chewing gum that suppresses appetite. [More]

  • Five Hidden Dangers of Obesity (preview)

    10 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am
    By now it is common knowledge that being severely overweight puts people at increased risk of suffering from heart disease, stroke and diabetes and that obesity--defined as weighing at least 20 percent more than the high side of normal--is on the rise. According to one estimate, the U.S. will be home to 65 million more obese people in 2030 than it is today, leading to an additional six million or more cases of heart disease and stroke and another eight million cases of type 2 diabetes. Many clinicians have already begun seeing families in which the grandparents are healthier and living longer…

  • Unusual Flavors Can Dampen Immune Response

    8 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am
    More than 100 years ago Ivan Pavlov famously observed that a dog salivated not only when fed but also on hearing a stimulus it associated with food. Since then, scientists have discovered many other seemingly autonomous processes that can be trained with sensory stimuli--including, most recently, our immune system. [More]

  • Could Public Health Benefits Make Combating Climate Change Free?

    21 Dec 2011 | 1:21 pm
    DURBAN, South Africa--Former entomologist Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum of the World Health Organization worries about nosebleeds more than the average person. That's because he's one of the estimated 12 million people worldwide afflicted with leishmaniasis --a potentially fatal parasitic disease characterized most often by lesions on the skin and/or mucus membranes--caused by the bite of a sandfly. [More]

  • Neurons Offer Clues to Suicide

    21 Dec 2011 | 7:00 am
    A certain type of brain cell may be linked with suicide, according to a recent investigation. People who take their own lives have more densely packed von Economo neurons, large spindle-shaped cells that have dramatically increased in density over the course of human evolution. [More]
 
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  • Prometheus’s heart: what lies beneath

    27 Jan 2012 | 2:50 pm
    ConclusionsA heart attack kills off many cells in the heart. Parts of the heart become thin and fail to contract properly following the replacement of lost cells by scar tissue. However, the notion that the same adult cardiomyocytes beat throughout the lifespan of the organ and organism, without the need for a minimum turnover, gives way to a fascinating investigations. Since the late 1800s, scientists and cardiologists wanted to demonstrate that the cardiomyocytes cannot be generated after the perinatal period in human beings. This curiosity has been passed down in subsequent years and has…

  • Clinical Significance of the Clopidogrel-Proton Pump Inhibitor Interaction After Peripheral Endovascular Intervention

    27 Jan 2012 | 4:25 am
    The objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of concurrent PPI and clopidogrel administration on outcomes after peripheral endovascular interventions. (Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery)

  • Dose-Related Effect of Statins in Venous Thrombosis Risk Reduction

    27 Jan 2012 | 4:25 am
    Antiplatelet therapy and statin therapy are associated with reductions in the occurrence of venous thromboembolisim (VTE) with a dose related response of statins. Many of the same inflammatory mediators are elevated in patients with atherosclerosis and venous thrombosis (van Aken BE et al. Thromb Haemost 2000;83:536-9, and Sorensen HT. Lancet 2007;370:1773-9). Patients with a diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism have higher risk of cardiovascular events over the next 20 years. In addition, patients with myocardial infarction or stroke have an increased risk of VTE within…

  • Use of aspirin questioned as primary prevention for CVD

    26 Jan 2012 | 10:00 pm
    Aspirin prophylaxis in people without prior cardiovascular disease does not appear to reduce cardiovascular death or cancer mortality, however it was associated with reductions in nonfatal myocardial infarction, according to the results of a meta-analysis published online January 9 in the Archives of Internal Medicine. (Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News)

  • Heart Attack Deaths Plummet in Three EU NationsHeart Attack Deaths Plummet in Three EU Nations

    26 Jan 2012 | 3:39 pm
    New statistics from Denmark, England, and Poland show a roughly 50% drop in deaths due to acute AMI in recent decades. Heartwire (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
 
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  • Gumming Up Appetite

    15 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am
    Losing weight is not always about anticipating swimsuit season or squeezing into skinny jeans--for the  obese, losing weight is about fighting serious illness and reclaiming health. Yet the primal part of the brain that regulates appetite will not place a moratorium on hunger just because someone has acknowledged the need to lose weight. Researchers at Syracuse University are working toward a unique solution: chewing gum that suppresses appetite. [More]

  • Five Hidden Dangers of Obesity (preview)

    10 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am
    By now it is common knowledge that being severely overweight puts people at increased risk of suffering from heart disease, stroke and diabetes and that obesity--defined as weighing at least 20 percent more than the high side of normal--is on the rise. According to one estimate, the U.S. will be home to 65 million more obese people in 2030 than it is today, leading to an additional six million or more cases of heart disease and stroke and another eight million cases of type 2 diabetes. Many clinicians have already begun seeing families in which the grandparents are healthier and living longer…

  • Unusual Flavors Can Dampen Immune Response

    8 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am
    More than 100 years ago Ivan Pavlov famously observed that a dog salivated not only when fed but also on hearing a stimulus it associated with food. Since then, scientists have discovered many other seemingly autonomous processes that can be trained with sensory stimuli--including, most recently, our immune system. [More]

  • Could Public Health Benefits Make Combating Climate Change Free?

    21 Dec 2011 | 1:21 pm
    DURBAN, South Africa--Former entomologist Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum of the World Health Organization worries about nosebleeds more than the average person. That's because he's one of the estimated 12 million people worldwide afflicted with leishmaniasis --a potentially fatal parasitic disease characterized most often by lesions on the skin and/or mucus membranes--caused by the bite of a sandfly. [More]

  • Neurons Offer Clues to Suicide

    21 Dec 2011 | 7:00 am
    A certain type of brain cell may be linked with suicide, according to a recent investigation. People who take their own lives have more densely packed von Economo neurons, large spindle-shaped cells that have dramatically increased in density over the course of human evolution. [More]
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    Cardiovascular Ultrasound - Latest Articles

  • Relation of mitral valve morphology and motion to mitral regurgitation severity in patients with mitral valve prolapse

    Mario Senechal
    26 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    Background: Mitral valve thickness is used as a criterion to distinguish the classical from the non-classical form of mitral valve prolapse (MVP). Classical form of MVP has been associated with higher risk of mitral regurgitation (MR) and concomitant complications. We sought to determine the relation of mitral valve morphology and motion to mitral regurgitation severity in patients with MVP. Methods: We prospectively analyzed transthoracic echocardiograms of 38 consecutive patients with MVP and various degrees of MR. In the parasternal long-axis view, leaflets length, diastolic leaflet…

  • Shortening of Atrioventricular Delay at Increased Atrial Paced Heart Rates Improves Diastolic Filling and Functional Class in Patients with Biventricular Pacing

    Reza Rafie
    23 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    Background: Use of rate adaptive atrioventricular (AV) delay remains controversial in patients with biventricular (Biv) pacing. We hypothesized that a shortened AV delay would provide optimal diastolic filling by allowing separation of early and late diastolic filling at increased heart rate (HR) in these patients. Methods: 34 patients (75+/-11 yrs, 24M, LVEF 34+/-12%) with Biv and atrial pacing had optimal AV delay determined at baseline HR by Doppler echocardiography. Atrial pacing rate was then increased in 10 bpm increments to a maximum of 90 bpm. At each atrial pacing HR, optimal AV…

  • Manual correction of semi-automatic three-dimensional echocardiography is needed for right ventricular assessment in adults; validation with cardiac magnetic resonance

    Ellen Ostenfeld
    5 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    Background: Three-dimensional echocardiography (3DE) and semi-automatic right ventricular delineation has been proposed as an appropriate method for right ventricle (RV) evaluation. We aimed to examine how manual correction of semi-automatic delineation influences the accuracy of 3DE for RV volumes and function in a clinical adult setting using cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) as the reference method. We also examined the feasibility of RV visualization with 3DE. Methods: 62 non-selected patients were examined with 3DE (Sonos 7500 and iE33) and with CMR (1.5T). Endocardial RV contours of…

  • The effect of endogenously released glucose, insulin, glucagon-like peptide 1, ghrelin on cardiac output, heart rate, stroke volume, and blood pressure

    Joanna Hlebowicz
    28 Dec 2011 | 6:00 pm
    Background: Ingestion of a meal increases the blood flow to the gastrointestinal organs and affects the heart rate (HR), blood pressure and cardiac output (CO), although the mechanisms are not known. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of endogenously released glucose, insulin, glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1), ghrelin on CO, HR, stroke volume (SV), and blood pressure. Methods: Eleven healthy men and twelve healthy women ((mean +- SEM) aged: 26 +- 0.2 y; body mass index: 21.8 +- 0.1 kg/m2)) were included in this study. The CO, HR, SV, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, antral…

  • A Novel Approach to Standard Techniques in the Assessment and Quantification of the Interventricular Systolic Relationship

    Steven Bruhl
    19 Dec 2011 | 6:00 pm
    Background: Blood flow between the right and left ventricles is subject to the continuity equation and systolic ventricular interdependence. Quantification of this relationship might aid in understanding inter-ventricular function. The purpose of this study was to evaluate and quantify ventricular interdependence by directly comparing right and left ventricular systolic function though echocardiographic surrogates of right and left ventricular systolic function such as MAPSE, TAPSE, RV TVI and LV TVI. Methods: This study prospectively evaluated 51 healthy participants (mean age, 41 +/- 17…
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  • Ambulatory arterial stiffness indices and target organ damage in hypertension

    Manuel Gomez-Marcos
    26 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    Background: The present study was designed to evaluate which arterial stiffness parameter - AASI or the home arterial stiffness index (HASI) - correlates best with vascular, cardiac and renal damage in hypertensive individuals. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out involving 258 hypertensive patients. AASI and HASI were defined as the 1-regression slope of diastolic over systolic blood pressure readings obtained from 24-hour recordings and home blood pressure over 6 days. Renal damage was evaluated by glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and microalbuminuria; vascular damage by carotid…

  • C-reactive protein is an independent predictor for carotid artery intima-media thickness progression in asymptomatic younger adults (from the Bogalusa Heart Study)

    Ahmet Toprak
    29 Dec 2011 | 6:00 pm
    Background: Conflicting information exists regarding the association between hsCRP and the progression of early stages of atherosclerosis. The purpose of the study was to investigate the association of high sensitiviy c-reactive protein (hsCRP) along with major cardiovascular (CV) risk factors on early carotid atherosclerosis progression in a large, population-based cohort study. Methods: The study cohort included 839 young adults (aged 24 to 43 years, 70% white, 42% men) enrolled in Bogalusa Heart Study, who in 2001-2002 attended baseline examination with measurements of CV risk factors.

  • Novel association patterns of cardiac remodeling markers in patients with essential hypertension and atrial fibrillation

    Andreas Kalogeropoulos
    27 Dec 2011 | 6:00 pm
    Background: Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their tissue inhibitors (TIMPs) are essential for the cardiac extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling. We investigated differences in serum levels of these markers between patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and sinus rhythm (SR). Methods: Serum levels of MMP-2, MMP-3, MMP-9 and TIMP-1 were measured in 86 patients: 27 on SR without any AF history, 33 with paroxysmal and 26 with permanent AF. All subjects had essential hypertension, normal systolic function and no coronary artery disease. Results: Patients with AF had higher MMP-2, MMP-3 and…

  • Needs and barriers to improve the collaboration in oral anticoagulant therapy: a qualitative study.

    Hanneke Drewes
    21 Dec 2011 | 6:00 pm
    Background: Oral anticoagulant therapy (OAT) involves many health care disciplines. Even though collaboration between care professionals is assumed to improve the quality of OAT, very little research has been done into the practice of OAT management to arrange and manage the collaboration. This study aims to identify the problems in collaboration experienced by the care professionals involved, the solutions they proposed to improve collaboration, and the barriers they encountered to the implementation of these solutions. Methods: In the Netherlands, intensive follow-up of OAT is provided by…

  • Systematic review: comparative effectiveness of adjunctive devices in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention of native vessels

    Diana Sobieraj
    19 Dec 2011 | 6:00 pm
    Background: During percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), dislodgement of atherothrombotic material from coronary lesions can result in distal embolization, and may lead to increased major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and mortality. We sought to systematically review the comparative effectiveness of adjunctive devices to remove thrombi or protect against distal embolization in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing PCI of native vessels. Methods: We conducted a systematic literature search of Medline, the Cochrane Database, and Web of Science…
 
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  • Near-miss maternal mortality: cardiac dysfunction as the principal cause of obstetric intensive care unit admissions.

    26 Jan 2012 | 1:43 pm
    CONCLUSION: : In this obstetric population, the leading reason for ICU admissions was cardiac disease. The increasing prevalence of advanced maternal age, congenital heart disease, obesity, diabetes, and hypertension among women who are of childbearing age may be contributing factors. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: : III. PMID: 22270275 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Obstetrics and Gynecology)MedWorm Sponsor Message: Find the best January Sales in the UK.

  • Subclinical thyroid disease and the incidence of hypertension in pregnancy.

    26 Jan 2012 | 1:42 pm
    CONCLUSION: : Women with subclinical hypothyroidism identified during pregnancy have an increased risk for severe preeclampsia when compared with euthyroid women. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: : II. PMID: 22270283 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Obstetrics and Gynecology)

  • Maternal cardiac disease: update for the clinician.

    26 Jan 2012 | 1:41 pm
    Authors: Simpson LL Abstract Heart disease complicates more than 1% of pregnancies and is now the leading cause of indirect maternal deaths. The spectrum and severity of heart disease observed in reproductive-aged women is changing. Today, congenital heart disease accounts for more than half of cardiac disease in pregnancy, and ischemic heart disease is on the rise as a result of obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and delayed childbearing. Pregnancy is still contraindicated in women with pulmonary hypertension, severe systemic ventricular dysfunction, dilated aortopathy, and severe left-sided…

  • Practice bulletin no. 125: chronic hypertension in pregnancy.

    26 Jan 2012 | 1:36 pm
    Practice bulletin no. 125: chronic hypertension in pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Feb;119(2 Pt 1):396 Authors: PMID: 22270315 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Obstetrics and Gynecology)

  • Spleno-parametrial ectopic varices: an unusual porto-systemic shunt in portal hypertension.

    26 Jan 2012 | 1:32 pm
    CONCLUSION: : Unrecognized portal hypertension and resultant porto-systemic shunts may mask themselves as vascular masses and result in catastrophic surgical outcomes if not fully characterized preoperatively. PMID: 22270437 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Obstetrics and Gynecology)
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  • Lp(a) cholesterol is associated with HDL-cholesterol in overweight and obese African American children and is not an independent risk factor for CVD

    Sushma Sharma
    26 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    Background: The role of Lipoprotein (a) cholesterol {Lp(a)-C}as an additional and/or independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) is not clear. We evaluated the associations between Lp(a)-C and other CVD risk factors including plasma lipoprotein concentrations and body fatness in overweight and obese African American children. Methods: A cross-sectional analysis was carried out using data from a sample of 121 African American children aged 9-11 years with Body Mass Index (BMI)'s greater than the 85th percentile. Body height, weight and waist circumference (WC) were measured.

  • Acute and chronic animal models for the evaluation of anti-diabetic agents

    Suresh Kumar
    18 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    Diabetes mellitus is a potentially morbid condition with high prevalence worldwide thus being a major medical concern. Experimental induction of diabetes mellitus in animal models is essential for the advancement of our knowledge and understanding of the various aspects of its pathogenesis and ultimately finding new therapies and cure. Experimental diabetes mellitus is generally induced in laboratory animals by several methods that include: chemical, surgical and genetic (immunological) manipulations. Most of the experiments in diabetes are carried out in rodents, although some studies are…

  • Increase of ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channels in the heart of type-1 diabetic rats

    Zhih-Cherng Chen
    17 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    Background: An impairment of cardiovascular function in streptozotocin (STZ)-diabetic rats has been mentioned within 5 days-to-3 months of induction. ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channels are expressed on cardiac sarcolemmal membranes. It is highly responsive to metabolic fluctuations and can have effects on cardiac contractility. The present study attempted to clarify the changes of cardiac KATP channels in diabetic disorders. Methods: Streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats and neonatal rat cardiomyocytes treated with a high concentration of glucose (a D-glucose concentration of 30 mM was…

  • RhoA/ROCK-Dependent Moesin Phosphorylation Regulates AGE-induced Endothelial Cellular Response

    Jiping Wang
    16 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    Background The role of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) in the development of diabetes, especially diabetic complications, has been emphasized in many reports. Accumulation of AGEs in the vasculature triggers a series of morphological and functional changes in endothelial cells (ECs) and induces an increase of endothelial permeability. This study was to investigate the involvement of RhoA/ROCK-dependent moesin phosphorylation in endothelial abnormalities induced by AGEs.Methods Using human dermal microvascular endothelial cells (HMVECs), the effects of human serum albumin modified-AGEs…

  • Platelet hyperaggregability in high-fat fed rats: A role for intraplatelet reactive-oxygen species production

    Priscila Monteiro
    15 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    Background: Adiposity greatly increases the risk of atherothrombotic events, a pathological condition where a chronic state of oxidative stress is reported to play a major role. This study aimed to investigate the involvement of (NO)-soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC) signaling pathway in the platelet dysfunction from high fat-fed (HFF) rats. Methods: Male Wistar rats were fed for 10 weeks with standard chow (SCD) or high-fat diet (HFD). ADP (10 uM)- and thrombin (100 U/ml)-induced washed platelet aggregation were evaluated. Measurement of intracellular levels of ROS levels was carried out using…
 
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  • Identification Of Entry Point For Hepatitis C Infection

    26 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    A molecule embedded in the membrane of human liver cells that aids in cholesterol absorption also allows the entry of hepatitis C virus, the first step in hepatitis C infection, according to research at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine...

  • Statins May Work Against Certain Breast Cancers

    23 Jan 2012 | 4:00 am
    Statins are commonly prescribed to lower cholesterol, but a recent study suggest certain types of breast cancer may respond to treatment with statins...

  • A Biomarker Test For Atherosclerosis To Seek Out The Silent Killer

    14 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    Furring of the arteries, atherosclerosis, is a leading cause of death across the world. Atherosclerosis leads to peripheral arterial disease, coronary heart disease, stroke and heart attacks. However, atherosclerosis is a sneaky killer - most people do not realize they have it until they have cardiovascular disease (CV)...

  • Novel Target In Artery Plaque Discovered As Potential Therapeutic Intervention

    10 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am
    A new study by NYU Langone Medical Center researchers identified a new culprit that leads to atherosclerosis, the accumulation of fat and cholesterol that hardens into plaque and narrows arteries. The research, published online by Nature Immunology on January 8, 2012, explains why cholesterol-laden, coronary artery disease-causing cells called macrophages, accumulate in artery plaques...

  • Benefits Of Statin Therapy May Extend Beyond Lowering Lipids

    6 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    People with high cholesterol are at risk of heart attack and stroke because atherosclerotic plaques within their arteries can rupture triggering the formation of a blood clot called an occlusive thrombus that cuts off the blood supply to their heart or brain. For years, scientists have studied the cause of this abnormal clotting...
 
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  • High platelet reactivity to multiple agonists during aspirin and clopidogrel treatment is indicative of a global hyperreactive platelet phenotype

    Jeong, Y.-H., Park, Y., Bliden, K. P., Tantry, U. S., Gurbel, P. A.
    20 Jan 2012 | 9:48 pm
    To the Editor The study performed by Breet et al1 supported our previous suggestion that a cut-off of >550 aspirin reaction units (ARU) was too high to identify high on-treatment platelet reactivity (HPR).2 The cut-off defined by the highest quartile (461 ARU) from our study2 is remarkably similar to the 454 ARU cut-off value associated with 1-year outcomes in the Breet et al study.1 Moreover, across ARU quartiles, reactivity to ADP and collagen significantly increased.2 In a new analysis of 558 patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention during aspirin…

  • Cardiovascular highlights from non-cardiology journals

    Lindsay, A. C.
    20 Jan 2012 | 9:48 pm
    AIM-HIGH fails to fly Despite the efficacy of statins in reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease a substantial number of patients go on to have further events, even when LDL cholesterol targets are achieved. Consequently, interest has grown in combination therapy approaches and the HDL raising treatment niacin—a drug now over 50 years old—has enjoyed something of a renaissance of late in this regard. In the AIM-HIGH study 3414 patients with known atherosclerotic coronary disease who were already receiving simvastatin (40 to 80 mg) were randomised to 1500 to…

  • The Authors' reply

    Breet, N. J., van Werkum, J. W., Bouman, H. J., Kelder, J. C., Harmsze, A. M., Hackeng, C. M., ten Berg, J. M.
    20 Jan 2012 | 9:48 pm
    The Authors' reply We thank Dr Jeong and colleagues for their comments1 regarding the incidence of dual high on-treatment platelet reactivity in patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention and its impact on clinical outcome.2 They raise several important issues. First, they provide additional information on the optimal cut-off value of the VerifyNow platelet function test to detect high on-aspirin platelet reactivity. Due to a lack of consensus on the optimal method to quantify high on-aspirin platelet reactivity and on the cut-off value associated with clinical risk, the…

  • How to reduce sudden cardiac death in patients with renal failure

    de Bie, M. K., Buiten, M. S., Rabelink, T. J., Jukema, J. W.
    20 Jan 2012 | 9:48 pm
    Prevention of sudden cardiac death (SCD) is an important target for improving survival in various patient groups and many prevention options have been evaluated. In the past decade several trials have documented beneficial effects for implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implantation in patients surviving out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (secondary prevention) and in patients with diminished left ventricular function (primary prevention).1 However, within these patient groups a variety of comorbidities is present which might influence the benefit conferred by prophylactic ICD…

  • Competing cardiovascular outcomes associated with electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study

    Desai, C. S., Ning, H., Lloyd-Jones, D. M.
    20 Jan 2012 | 9:48 pm
    Background Individuals with electrocardiographically determined left ventricular hypertrophy (ECG LVH) are at risk of multiple cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes simultaneously. The study sought to characterise the competing incidences for subtypes of first CVD events or non-CVD death in those with and without ECG LVH. Methods Participants in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study were included. ECG LVH was defined according to Sokolow–Lyon criteria. Competing Cox models were used to compare hazards for diverse outcomes within groups (eg, among those with ECG LVH) and…
 
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    Lipids in Health and Disease - Latest Articles

  • Study of lipid profile and parieto-temporal lipid peroxidation in AlCl3 mediated neurotoxicity. Modulatory effect of fenugreek seeds.

    Yosra Belaid-Nouira
    25 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    Background: Peroxidation of lipid (LPO) membrane and cholesterol metabolism have been involved in the physiopathology of many diseases of aging brain. Therefore, this prospective animal study was carried firstly to find out the correlation between LPO in posterior brain and plasmatic cholesterol along with lipoprotein levels after chronic intoxication by aluminium chloride (AlCl3). Chronic aluminum-induced neurotoxicity has been in fact related to enhanced brain lipid peroxidation together with hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia, despite its controversial etiological role in…

  • Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids enrichment alters performance and immune response in infectious bursal disease challenged broilers

    Elham Maroufyan
    24 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    Background: Infectious bursal disease (IBD) results in economic loss due to mortality, reduction in production efficiency and increasing the usage of antibiotics. This study was carried out to investigate the modulatory roles of dietary n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) enrichment in immune response and performance of IBD challenged broiler chickens. Methods: A total of 300 day old male broiler chicks were assigned to four dietary n-3 PUFA ascending levels as the treatment groups (T1: 0.5; T2: 8.0; T3: 11.5; T4: 16.5) using combinations of tuna oil and sunflower oil. All diets were…

  • The rheological properties of different GNPs

    Mohamed Abdelhalim
    23 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    Background: Rheological analysis can be employed as a sensitive tool in predicting the physical properties of gold nanoparticles (GNPs). Understanding the rheological properties of GNPs can help to develop a better therapeutic cancer product, since these physical properties often link material formulation and processing stages with the ultimate end use. The rheological properties of GNPs have not been previously documented. The present study attempted to characterize the rheological properties of different sizes of GNPs at: 1) fixed temperature and wide range of shear rates; 2) varied…

  • Synthesis of lipophilic tyrosyl esters derivatives and assessment of their antimicrobial and antileishmania activities

    Imen Aissa
    19 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    Background: Preparation of tyrosyl lipophilic derivatives was carried out as a response to the food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries' increasing demand for new lipophilic antioxidants. Results: A large series of tyrosyl esters (TyC2 to TyC18:1) with increasing lipophilicity was synthesized in a good yield using lipase from Candida antarctica (Novozyme 435). Spectroscopic analyses of purified esters showed that the tyrosol was esterified on the primary hydroxyl group. Synthetized compounds were evaluated for either their antimicrobial activity, by both diffusion well and minimal…

  • Clinical significance of serum lipids in idiopathic pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

    Cun Fang
    16 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    Background: It is well known that pulmonary alveolar proteinosis(PAP) is characterised by accumulation of surfactant lipids and proteins within airspaces. However, few previous data describe the serum lipid levels associated with PAP.Materials and methods: We retrospectively reviewed 25 patients with idiopathic PAP(iPAP). The serum lipid levels of patients with idiopathic PAP were compared with those of the healthy volunteers. In patients and healthy subjects, the LDL-C/HDL-C ratios were 2.94+/-1.21 and 1.60+/-0.70, respectively (p <0.001), HDL-C were 1.11+/-0.27 and 1.71+/-0.71…
 
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    Statins News From Medical News Today

  • Statins May Work Against Certain Breast Cancers

    23 Jan 2012 | 4:00 am
    Statins are commonly prescribed to lower cholesterol, but a recent study suggest certain types of breast cancer may respond to treatment with statins...

  • Cholesterol-Lowering Statins May Treat Breast Cancer

    21 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    Cholesterol-lowering statins seem to keep breast cancer at bay in some patients. Now researchers reporting in the January 20th issue of the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication, provide clues about how statins might yield those unexpected benefits. The findings also suggest that mutations in a single gene could be used to identify tumors likely to respond to statin therapy...

  • Older Women On Statins Have Higher Risk Of Diabetes

    11 Jan 2012 | 10:00 am
    According to a study published Online First in the Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, using statins in postmenopausal women, is linked to an increased risk of diabetes...

  • Statins Raise Diabetes Risk In Post-Menopausal Females

    11 Jan 2012 | 1:00 am
    Post-menopausal females who take statins have been found to have a higher risk of developing diabetes, researchers from various medical schools in Massachusetts and other US faculties reported in Archives of Internal Medicine. However, the authors emphasized that the benefits of statins - cholesterol-lowering medications - still outweigh the risks, even for females in the mentioned age-groups...

  • Statins Linked To Lung Disease Progression In Smokers

    10 Jan 2012 | 12:00 pm
    Statin use appears to be associated with susceptibility or the progression of interstitial lung disease (ILD) in current and former smokers, according to a study published online in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine...
 
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  • Indiana police officers revive sudden cardiac arrest victim

    Karen Anderson
    3 Jan 2012 | 3:39 pm
    In Seymour, Indiana, police cars are equipped with automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and officers are trained in CPR and AED use. On Dec. 23, Officers James Handley and Mat Carver put that equipment and training to use when they were the first responders to a call to assist an unconscious man. Seymour, Indiana, police officers Mat Carver and James Handley with the Powerheart AED they used to save the life of a sudden cardiac arrest victim. (Photo: Aubrey Woods, TribTown.com) According to the report on TribTown.com, the officers arrived to find a 56-year-old man unconscious and without…

  • Investment in AEDs pays off: School saves a student’s life

    Karen Anderson
    21 Dec 2011 | 7:59 pm
    A recent investment in automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for the Richland, Washington, school district paid off last week when one of the devices was used to restart the heart of a 15-year-old high school student who suffered sudden cardiac arrest. Freshman Jeremy Brewer had been outside on the Richland High School campus with friends during lunch break when he suddenly fell to the ground. Students who saw him collapse summoned teachers, who went into action. While two ran to Jeremy’s aid and began CPR, others called 911 and raced to the school gym for a defibrillator. As it…

  • Family of Montana SCA victim donates AED to fire department

    Karen Anderson
    29 Nov 2011 | 12:14 pm
    Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association’s Big Sky Chapter Leader Daniel Turell with Laurel Volunteer Fire Department Chief Brent Peters and the Powerheart AED donated by the Duran family. (Photo: by Jennifer Ries) The Laurel, Montana, Volunteer Fire Department has a new automated external defibrillator (AED), thanks to fundraising events hosted by the family of the late Leo Duran and to participation by Cardiac Science. Leo Duran, active in the local Jaycees, died in May 2011 after he was stricken by sudden cardiac arrest. Daniel Turrell, leader of the Big Sky chapter of the Sudden Cardiac Arrest…

  • Teen who survived sudden cardiac arrest helps rescue classmate

    Karen Anderson
    1 Nov 2011 | 8:17 pm
    Ward Alternative School Principal Grady Pruitt with Powerheart AED donated by the Indianapolis chapter of the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Assocation. Wtih him, left to right: Kristi Polcsak, her son Tyler Byall, and school nurse Mary Hess. 18-year-old Fort Wayne, Indiana, high school senior Tyler Byall has confronted sudden cardiac arrest, not just once but twice in the past two years. The first time was last September, when Byall’s heart stopped beating as he slept. Quick action on the part of his parents got him to the hospital, where he was revived using an automated external defibrillator…

  • Teachers use school AED to save the life of a 12-year-old student

    Karen Anderson
    10 Oct 2011 | 1:11 pm
    We heard last week from a friend at Cook Children’s Hospital in Frisco, Texas, with the best news possible: Two teachers at a Maus Middle School using an automated external defibrillator (AED) had saved the life of a 12-year-old girl who had collapsed from sudden cardiac arrest. According to reports on nbcdfw.com and myfoxdfw.com, seventh-grader Kylee Shea collapsed on her way to class. Students called teachers, who began CPR and got the school’s Powerheart AED from a nearby hallway. Teachers Brent Reese and Kristen Goodgion attached the AED, which diagnosed a shockable condition…
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    Dr. Sinatra's Healthy Heart Blog

  • Is Yoga Safe?

    Stephen Sinatra
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:00 am
    A few weeks ago, my wife Jan and our daughter Kristin attended a yoga class. As the group gently moved into inversion positions, Kristin who was in the final weeks of her own certification in yoga, protectively cautioned her mom to be careful since the positions could be too much for their necks.Both Jan and Kristen have suffered multiple whiplash injuries, and are very careful about their cervical spines. Afterward, they spoke at length about the need to modify or skip various poses in deference to the body. Call it irony, but the very next day an article came out in The New York Times…

  • Who Should Be Taking an Aspirin a Day?

    Stephen Sinatra
    25 Jan 2012 | 9:27 am
    Early in my career when I was running through hospital halls, coat tails flying behind me, headed to help someone in cardiac arrest—I pondered whether an aspirin a day could prevent these types of calamities. It was the 1980’s and there wasn’t a hard-working doctor who didn’t worry about having their own heart attack. Knowing that aspirin had the power to thin the blood, many doctors began adding it to their daily regimen.Later on, once the efficacy was confirmed, it was decided an 81 mg baby aspirin could replace the hefty 325 mg adult dose. Bayer, the largest…

  • 8 Secrets to Healthy Blood for Better Heart Health

    Stephen Sinatra
    23 Jan 2012 | 11:19 am
    Healthy blood is essential for a healthy body. Follow these steps to ensure your blood is in the best condition possible.1. Get tested. At your next medical examination, ask your doctor to check you for inflammation by monitoring your CRP and fibrinogen levels.  2. Quit smoking. Smoking causes sludgy, viscous, and inflamed blood. Stopping smoking can improve your heart health, tremendously.3. Eat an anti-inflammatory diet. First and foremost, keep your sweets under control. Excess sugar in the diet is a recipe for inflammatory disaster. Sugar pushes insulin levels…

  • On the Menu: Mediterranean Chicken

    Stephen Sinatra
    20 Jan 2012 | 6:00 am
    If you’re looking for a delicious easy meal this weekend, try my Mediterranean Chicken recipe. It features black olives which are a good source of heart-healthy monosaturated fats that help to increase good HDL cholesterol, along with garlic, roasted peppers, and more.Mediterranean Chicken(Makes 2 servings)Ingredients:8 oz. organic or free range chicken breast, cubed or sliced 4 Tbsp. flour (gluten-free preferred) 3 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil 1 clove garlic, minced 2 roasted red peppers, from a jar, cut into strips 20 medium black olives, pitted 1 (6…

  • Could Alzheimer’s Begin in Your Mid-40’s?

    Stephen Sinatra
    18 Jan 2012 | 8:50 am
    We tend to think of memory loss as something that happens in our 70’s and 80’s, but a new study shows memory loss can begin as early as age 45. This new study, which was published in the British Medical Journal, studied 7,000 adults in London between the ages of 45 and 70. As they expected, they found memory decline among the older participants, but what surprised the researchers was that those between the ages of 45 and 49 also had memory loss.The researchers suggested that memory decline in the 40’s can point to early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease—which is…
 
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  • Indiana police officers revive sudden cardiac arrest victim

    Karen Anderson
    3 Jan 2012 | 3:39 pm
    In Seymour, Indiana, police cars are equipped with automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and officers are trained in CPR and AED use. On Dec. 23, Officers James Handley and Mat Carver put that equipment and training to use when they were the first responders to a call to assist an unconscious man. Seymour, Indiana, police officers Mat Carver and James Handley with the Powerheart AED they used to save the life of a sudden cardiac arrest victim. (Photo: Aubrey Woods, TribTown.com) According to the report on TribTown.com, the officers arrived to find a 56-year-old man unconscious and without…

  • Investment in AEDs pays off: School saves a student’s life

    Karen Anderson
    21 Dec 2011 | 7:59 pm
    A recent investment in automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for the Richland, Washington, school district paid off last week when one of the devices was used to restart the heart of a 15-year-old high school student who suffered sudden cardiac arrest. Freshman Jeremy Brewer had been outside on the Richland High School campus with friends during lunch break when he suddenly fell to the ground. Students who saw him collapse summoned teachers, who went into action. While two ran to Jeremy’s aid and began CPR, others called 911 and raced to the school gym for a defibrillator. As it…

  • Family of Montana SCA victim donates AED to fire department

    Karen Anderson
    29 Nov 2011 | 12:14 pm
    Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association’s Big Sky Chapter Leader Daniel Turell with Laurel Volunteer Fire Department Chief Brent Peters and the Powerheart AED donated by the Duran family. (Photo: by Jennifer Ries) The Laurel, Montana, Volunteer Fire Department has a new automated external defibrillator (AED), thanks to fundraising events hosted by the family of the late Leo Duran and to participation by Cardiac Science. Leo Duran, active in the local Jaycees, died in May 2011 after he was stricken by sudden cardiac arrest. Daniel Turrell, leader of the Big Sky chapter of the Sudden Cardiac Arrest…

  • Teen who survived sudden cardiac arrest helps rescue classmate

    Karen Anderson
    1 Nov 2011 | 8:17 pm
    Ward Alternative School Principal Grady Pruitt with Powerheart AED donated by the Indianapolis chapter of the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Assocation. Wtih him, left to right: Kristi Polcsak, her son Tyler Byall, and school nurse Mary Hess. 18-year-old Fort Wayne, Indiana, high school senior Tyler Byall has confronted sudden cardiac arrest, not just once but twice in the past two years. The first time was last September, when Byall’s heart stopped beating as he slept. Quick action on the part of his parents got him to the hospital, where he was revived using an automated external defibrillator…

  • Teachers use school AED to save the life of a 12-year-old student

    Karen Anderson
    10 Oct 2011 | 1:11 pm
    We heard last week from a friend at Cook Children’s Hospital in Frisco, Texas, with the best news possible: Two teachers at a Maus Middle School using an automated external defibrillator (AED) had saved the life of a 12-year-old girl who had collapsed from sudden cardiac arrest. According to reports on nbcdfw.com and myfoxdfw.com, seventh-grader Kylee Shea collapsed on her way to class. Students called teachers, who began CPR and got the school’s Powerheart AED from a nearby hallway. Teachers Brent Reese and Kristen Goodgion attached the AED, which diagnosed a shockable condition…
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