Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

Medicare policies continue to claim campaign trail attention

The presidential and vice presidential candidates compare and contrast their plans, and some fact checkers set to work on sorting out what they are saying.

15 Sep 2012

Research roundup: Patients' experiences at safety-net hospitals

Each week KHN reporter Ankita Rao compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.

15 Sep 2012

New stem cell differentiation study could help scientists better understand genetic basis of CVD

The fate of an embryonic stem cell, which has the potential to become any type of body cell, is determined by a complex interaction of genes, proteins that bind DNA, and molecules that modify those genes and proteins.

15 Sep 2012

Wake Forest Baptist to identify genetic variants associated with premature cardiovascular disease

Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center are leading a four-year, $8.9 million national project to identify variations in the human genome and corresponding changes in the arterial proteins associated with premature development of atherosclerosis.

15 Sep 2012

New York City Board of Health Oks nation's first ban of oversized sugary drinks

The mayoral-appointed panel outlawed the sale of sugary drinks in sizes larger than 16 ounces nearly everywhere, except in grocery and convenience stores.

15 Sep 2012

UMass Amherst scientist receives NIH grant to study how napping and sleep affect preschoolers

Parents may feel it's clear that missing a nap means their young children will be grumpy and out-of-sorts, but scientists who study sleep say almost nothing is known about how daytime sleep affects children's coping skills and learning.

15 Sep 2012

Sanford-Burnham scientist to receive NIH’s New Innovator Award

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of the Director today announced that Duc Dong, Ph.D., assistant professor at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham), will receive a New Innovator Award.

15 Sep 2012

CBH first hospital in Central Kentucky to perform transcatheter aortic valve replacement

CBH is the first hospital in Central Kentucky to perform the transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedure. Four patients with diseased aortic heart valves who were deemed too sick to withstand conventional open-heart surgery to replace their valves have undergone this new heart valve replacement procedure at Central Baptist Hospital.

15 Sep 2012

Job strain poses heart risk

People who face high demand in their jobs but have little control are significantly more likely to experience a coronary event than other workers, shows a large meta-analysis published online in The Lancet.

14 Sep 2012

Severe egg allergy treatment shows promise

Specific oral tolerance induction with raw hen’s egg can reduce the severity of egg allergy in affected children, show study findings.

14 Sep 2012

Pancreatic trigs trigger diabetes

Researchers have found that pancreatic triglycerides provide a novel biomarker for pancreatic β-cell dysfunction that can be used to identify individuals at risk for Type 2 diabetes, particularly among people of Hispanic origin.

14 Sep 2012

Telephone calls ring up benefits for heart failure patients

Active follow-up of chronic heart failure patients with telephone calls may lead to reduced all-cause mortality 1 year after discharge, a review demonstrates.

14 Sep 2012

Heavy drinking risks early severe stroke

Heavy alcohol drinkers are at high risk for suffering intracerebral hemorrhage at a relatively young age, say researchers.

14 Sep 2012

More evidence supporting cardiac danger of painkillers after MI

Heart attack survivors who use nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs have an increased risk for long-term mortality or a second heart attack, research suggests.

14 Sep 2012

Early warning signs detected by half of BD patients

Almost half of patients with bipolar disorder are able to recognize early warning signs of a mood episode, Australian researchers report.

14 Sep 2012

Global response to NCDs has gained momentum over past year

"Cancers, cardiovascular diseases, chronic lung diseases and diabetes -- four of the biggest killers among the group together known as non-communicable diseases (NCDs) -- have emerged as one of the greatest social and economic development challenges of this century," George Alleyne, director emeritus of PAHO, and Nils Daulaire, director of the Office of Global Affairs at the Department of Health & Human Services and the U.S. representative on the WHO's Executive Board, write in the Huffington Post's "Impact" blog.

14 Sep 2012

Increasing perceived control may reduce risk of complications after acute coronary syndrome

Patients admitted to hospital with obstructed heart arteries were three times more likely to experience complications when they were in hospital if they felt they were not in control of their condition, according to research published in the October issue of the Journal of Advanced Nursing.

14 Sep 2012

Cessation of drinking may reduce risk of oesophageal cancer

Cancer of the oesophagus is becoming more common in Europe and North America. Around 7,800 people in the UK are diagnosed each year. The exact causes of this cancer aren't fully understood. It appears to be more common in people who have long-term acid reflux (backflow of stomach acid into the oesophagus).

14 Sep 2012

ASN's top five recommendations to avoid wasteful and harmful medical interventions

Earlier this year, the American Society of Nephrology (ASN), the world's leading kidney organization, joined other groups in a campaign to help health care professionals and patients avoid wasteful and sometimes harmful medical interventions. A new article in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN) outlines the ASN's top five recommendations for the campaign and the rationale behind them.

14 Sep 2012

New initiative to improve in-hospital management of stroke across VA medical system

Researcher-clinicians from the Regenstrief Institute, the Department of Veterans Affairs and Indiana University School of Medicine are leading a national effort to coordinate and organize acute stroke care across the entire VA medical system.

14 Sep 2012