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First Edition: April 15, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about the Medicare provisions in the budget plan released last week by President Barack Obama as well as previews of the Supreme Court's consideration of arguments regarding whether human genes can be patented.

15 Apr 2013

Study: MDCT helps measure annular size in aortic stenosis patients in better way

MDCT is a better way to measure annular size in patients with aortic stenosis who are candidates for transcatheter aortic valve implantation than two dimensional echocardiography, a new study indicates.

15 Apr 2013

Obesity epidemic in the Asia Pacific region: an interview with Prof Drexel, European Society of Cardiology

The prevalence of obesity is about 20 % in Australia, 17 % in Japan, but only 3 – 4 % in China. Thus, Asia Pacific is a very heterogeneous region.

15 Apr 2013

Gates Foundation's programs complement new global plan to prevent 2M child deaths

John Grove, a senior program officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Gretchen Meller, a program officer at the foundation, write in the group's "Impatient Optimists" blog, "By addressing [pneumonia and diarrhea] together, the [Integrated Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Pneumonia and Diarrhea] goes to the heart of the matter: both diseases are caused by a range of pathogens, and no single intervention alone will eliminate either disease.

15 Apr 2013

Study provides complete picture of myocardial scar in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy

MR images taken when the ventricles of the heart relax and fill with blood and then when the ventricles contract and eject blood to the rest of the body provide a more complete picture of the extent of myocardial scar in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy, a new study finds.

15 Apr 2013

Cocoa polyphenols triggers neuroprotection by activating BDNF survival pathway

Epidemiological studies have indicated that dietary habits and antioxidants from diet can influence the incidence of neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.

15 Apr 2013

Death of heart tissue could be prevented with new medicines, say TUSM scientists

A major factor in the advance of heart disease is the death of heart tissue, a process that a team of scientists at Temple University School of Medicine's Center for Translational Medicine think could be prevented with new medicines.

15 Apr 2013

ACP unveils tools to improve health outcomes in patients following ACS event

The American College of Physicians today unveiled two evidence-based interventions and two videos to improve the health outcomes of patients in the first year following an initial acute coronary syndrome event such as heart attack and unstable angina (chest pain or discomfort but no part of the heart muscle dies), the most common indications of ACS.

15 Apr 2013

UCSF Medical Center doctors implant new cardiac defibrillator to diagnose arrhythmias

Doctors at UCSF Medical Center implanted a new cardiac defibrillator that uses a single-lead to sense vital changes in the heart rhythm on March 14, 2013, becoming one of the first heart centers in Northern California to perform this procedure.

15 Apr 2013

Nearly 8% of patients in VHA visit emergency department two or more times per year: Study

Even with health insurance, ready access to preventive, specialty and behavioral health care and comprehensive electronic medical records, nearly 8 percent of patients in the Veterans Health Administration visit the emergency department two or more times per year, according to a study published online Tuesday in Annals of Emergency Medicine ("What Drives Frequent Emergency Department Use in an Integrated Health System: National Data from the Veterans Health Administration").

15 Apr 2013

UCLA physicians perform new procedure to clear plaque-ridden carotid arteries

Physicians at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center are the first on the West Coast to perform a new, less-invasive procedure that is part of a clinical trial to help clear plaque-ridden carotid arteries.

15 Apr 2013

Protein EPAC2 plays major role in development of type 2 diabetes

A team of researchers at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center has found that a protein long believed to have a minor role in type 2 diabetes is, in fact, a central player in the development of the condition that affects nearly 26 million people in the United States alone and counts as one of the leading causes of heart disease, stroke and kidney, eye and nerve damage.

12 Apr 2013

Ozone attacks lung surface fluids, causes severe respiratory problems

Research at Birkbeck, University of London uses world-leading neutron sources at ILL and ISIS to demonstrate ozone attacks on lung surface fluids.

12 Apr 2013

ACOEM provides tools, resources to help employers identify and respond to impact of COPD

Awareness campaign for the workplace provides tools and information on preventing and managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - the third leading cause of death in the U.S.

12 Apr 2013

Migraine severity and adiponectin: an interview with Dr. B. Lee Peterlin, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Migraine affects an estimated 30 million people in the U.S, with the one year prevalence of migraine estimated at 12% of the general population, including 18% of all women and 6% of all men.

12 Apr 2013

Australian, Singapore researchers join hands to combat disease-causing bugs

The fight against a number of significant infectious diseases in the Asia-Pacific region has been given a boost through a new research collaboration between the National Health and Medical Research Council in Australia and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research in Singapore.

12 Apr 2013

Targeting pathway may lead to better hypertension treatments for at-risk patients

Obesity, heart disease, and high blood pressure (hypertension) are all related, but understanding the molecular pathways that underlie cause and effect is complicated.

12 Apr 2013

Sorbent Therapeutics starts patient dosing in Phase 2b clinical trial of CLP-1001

Sorbent Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing therapies for cardiovascular and renal diseases, today announced that patient dosing has commenced in its Phase 2b clinical trial of CLP-1001.

12 Apr 2013

Study opens new avenues of research to improve care for patients with COPD

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine have pinpointed a genetic signature for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease from airway cells harvested utilizing a minimally invasive procedure.

12 Apr 2013

Illuminating deep mysteries of brain

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Washington University in St. Louis developed ultrathin, flexible optoelectronic devices - including LEDs the size of individual neurons - that are lighting the way for neuroscientists in the field of optogenetics and beyond.

12 Apr 2013

Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

First Edition: April 15, 2013

Study: MDCT helps measure annular size in aortic stenosis patients in better way

Obesity epidemic in the Asia Pacific region: an interview with Prof Drexel, European Society of Cardiology

Gates Foundation's programs complement new global plan to prevent 2M child deaths

Study provides complete picture of myocardial scar in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy

Cocoa polyphenols triggers neuroprotection by activating BDNF survival pathway

Death of heart tissue could be prevented with new medicines, say TUSM scientists

ACP unveils tools to improve health outcomes in patients following ACS event

UCSF Medical Center doctors implant new cardiac defibrillator to diagnose arrhythmias

Nearly 8% of patients in VHA visit emergency department two or more times per year: Study

UCLA physicians perform new procedure to clear plaque-ridden carotid arteries

Protein EPAC2 plays major role in development of type 2 diabetes

Ozone attacks lung surface fluids, causes severe respiratory problems

ACOEM provides tools, resources to help employers identify and respond to impact of COPD

Migraine severity and adiponectin: an interview with Dr. B. Lee Peterlin, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Australian, Singapore researchers join hands to combat disease-causing bugs

Targeting pathway may lead to better hypertension treatments for at-risk patients

Sorbent Therapeutics starts patient dosing in Phase 2b clinical trial of CLP-1001

Study opens new avenues of research to improve care for patients with COPD

Illuminating deep mysteries of brain

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