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Scientists engineered microchip coated with blood vessel cells to study cardiovascular nanomedicine

Designing nanomedicine to combat diseases is a hot area of scientific research, primarily for treating cancer, but very little is known in the context of atherosclerotic disease.

5 Feb 2014

Randomized trial shows injecting anesthetic near nerve bundle reduces troublesome hot flashes

Injecting a little anesthetic near a nerve bundle in the neck cut troublesome hot flashes significantly, shows a new randomized, controlled trial published online today in Menopause, the journal of The North American Menopause Society (NAMS).

5 Feb 2014

Findings explain molecular mechanisms underlying microvascular disease in diabetes patients

Patients with diabetes are at increased risk of microvascular complications, which develop when the body's small blood vessels become diseased. One of the most common problems results when wounds fail to heal properly, which can lead to ulcers, chronic infections, and in the most serious cases, limb amputations.

5 Feb 2014

FDA approves new artificial heart valve device that does not require major open surgery

An artificial heart valve device that does not require major open surgery has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

From Medtronic 5 Feb 2014

Added sugar increases risk of dying from cardiovascular disease

According to the study published in JAMA: Internal Medicine, those who got 17 to 21 percent of calories from added sugar had a 38 percent high risk of dying from cardiovascular disease compared to those who consumed 8 percent of their calories from added sugar.

5 Feb 2014

Professor wins Wiley Prize for discovering how cells sense, respond to low oxygen conditions

The 13th annual Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences was awarded to Gregg Semenza, M.D., Ph.D., for his contribution to discovering how cells sense and respond to low oxygen conditions.

5 Feb 2014

Bipolar disorder could be more common than thought

Bipolar disorder may be underdiagnosed in epidemiological surveys, say researchers who studied data from the World Mental Health surveys.

4 Feb 2014

ECG abnormalities progress during pulmonary arterial hypertension course

Researchers have identified a number of electrocardiography variables that progress between diagnosis and death in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.

4 Feb 2014

Psoriasis registry: an interview with Dr. Andrew D. Robertson, Chief Scientific and Medical Officer, National Psoriasis Foundation

Psoriasis is the most common autoimmune disease in the US, affecting 2 to 3% of all Americans. What causes psoriasis in any one individual will stem from a mixture of their genetic background and their environment.

4 Feb 2014

Sanford Hospital starts clinical trial to study dissolving device in patients with CAD

Sanford Heart Hospital has started a clinical trial to study a dissolving device in patients with coronary artery disease. The ABSORB III clinical trial will investigate the safety and effectiveness of the Absorb Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold (BVS) device, manufactured by global health care company Abbott.

4 Feb 2014

Consumption of added sugar associated with increased risk for death from CVD

Many U.S. adults consume more added sugar (added in processing or preparing of foods, not naturally occurring as in fruits and fruit juices) than expert panels recommend for a healthy diet, and consumption of added sugar was associated with increased risk for death from cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study published by JAMA Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication.

4 Feb 2014

Blood pressure lowering linked with reduced risk for cognitive decline in patients with T2DM

Intensive blood pressure and cholesterol lowering was not associated with reduced risk for diabetes-related cognitive decline in older patients with long-standing type 2 diabetes mellitus, according to a study by Jeff D. Williamson, M.D., M.H.S., of the Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, N.C., and colleagues.

4 Feb 2014

Treating depression before onset of cardiovascular disease can cut risk of heart attack, stroke

Research led by Jesse C. Stewart, Ph.D., of the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, is the first to find that treatment of depression before any apparent signs of cardiovascular disease can decrease the risk of future heart attacks and strokes by almost half.

4 Feb 2014

Obesity in pregnancy is independent risk factor for long-term cardiovascular morbidity

In a study to be presented on Feb. 7 at 2:45 p.m. CST, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting-, in New Orleans, researchers will report that obesity during pregnancy is an independent risk factor for long-term cardiovascular morbidity, and these complications tend to occur at a younger age.

4 Feb 2014

Women ages 35+ are at decreased risk of having child with congenital malformation

In a study to be presented on Feb. 6 at 3 p.m. CST, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting-, in New Orleans, researchers will report that women ages 35 and older are at a decreased risk of having a child with a major congenital malformation, after excluding chromosomal abnormalities.

4 Feb 2014

Researchers develop cardiac tissue from human stem cells to find cures for heart diseases

When it comes to finding cures for heart disease, scientists at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai are working to their own beat. They may have developed a tissue model for the human heart that can bridge the gap between animal models and human clinical trial patients.

4 Feb 2014

Nearly half of HIV-infected teenagers, young adults forego treatment

Nearly half of HIV-infected teenagers and young adults forego timely treatment, delaying care until their disease has advanced, which puts them at risk for dangerous infections and long-term complications, according to a study led by the Johns Hopkins Children's Center.

4 Feb 2014

Cardiology News and Research

Latest Cardiology News and Research

Scientists engineered microchip coated with blood vessel cells to study cardiovascular nanomedicine

Randomized trial shows injecting anesthetic near nerve bundle reduces troublesome hot flashes

Findings explain molecular mechanisms underlying microvascular disease in diabetes patients

FDA approves new artificial heart valve device that does not require major open surgery

Added sugar increases risk of dying from cardiovascular disease

Professor wins Wiley Prize for discovering how cells sense, respond to low oxygen conditions

Bipolar disorder could be more common than thought

ECG abnormalities progress during pulmonary arterial hypertension course

Psoriasis registry: an interview with Dr. Andrew D. Robertson, Chief Scientific and Medical Officer, National Psoriasis Foundation

Sanford Hospital starts clinical trial to study dissolving device in patients with CAD

Consumption of added sugar associated with increased risk for death from CVD

Blood pressure lowering linked with reduced risk for cognitive decline in patients with T2DM

Treating depression before onset of cardiovascular disease can cut risk of heart attack, stroke

Obesity in pregnancy is independent risk factor for long-term cardiovascular morbidity

Women ages 35+ are at decreased risk of having child with congenital malformation

Researchers develop cardiac tissue from human stem cells to find cures for heart diseases

Nearly half of HIV-infected teenagers, young adults forego treatment

Researchers discover genetic function that helps "tumor suppressor" genes to prevent cancer

High sodium intake correlates with fatness and inflammation in adolescents

Chest radiography highly predictive of pulmonary hypertension

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