Heart Disease News and Research

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Study: Low lifetime recreational activity may increase prevalence of PAD

New research published in the August 2011 issue of the Journal of Vascular Surgery, the official publication of the Society for Vascular Surgery, indicates that there may be a connection between low lifetime recreational activity (LRA) and increased peripheral arterial disease.

5 Aug 2011

Study sheds new light on how surgery impacts chronic kidney disease, bone health

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have shed new light on how surgery impacts both chronic kidney disease and bone health, particularly in women.

5 Aug 2011

Elsevier announces Braunwald's Heart Disease Practice Guides App for iPad users

Elsevier, the leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced its Braunwald's Heart Disease Practice Guides App for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch is now available on the App Store.

5 Aug 2011

Roadmap to overcome obstacles for using induced pluripotent stem cells

The possibility of developing stem cells from a patient's own skin and using them to treat conditions as diverse as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and cancer has generated tremendous excitement in the stem cell research community in recent years. Such therapies would avoid the controversial need for using stem cells derived from human embryos, and in theory, also bypass immunological problems inherent in using cells from one person to treat another.

5 Aug 2011

WSU receives $3M NIH grant for student development program

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced a five-year grant of more than $3 million to support the Wayne State University Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) program.

5 Aug 2011

Shear stress-based method can identify vulnerable plaque in coronary arteries

Researchers at Emory and Georgia Tech have developed a method for predicting which areas of the coronary arteries will develop more atherosclerotic plaque over time, based on intracoronary ultrasound and blood flow measurements.

5 Aug 2011

Abiomed first quarter fiscal 2012 revenue up 25% to $27.4 million

Abiomed, Inc., a leading provider of breakthrough heart support technologies, today reported first quarter fiscal 2012 revenue of $27.4 million, up 25% compared to revenue of $22.0 million in the same period of fiscal 2011.

4 Aug 2011

Hospitals that readmit 'too soon' will face Medicare penalty

Medicare soon will start docking payments to hospitals if they have a higher-than-expected level of patient readmissions within 30 days of being discharged.

4 Aug 2011

One third of patients do not receive follow-up care for depression across Ontario

Twenty-five percent of people who were hospitalized for depression were readmitted or visited an emergency room again for depression within 30 days of discharge, according to a new study by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

4 Aug 2011

New research highlights urgent need to develop specific guidelines for HIV-infected children

Children with HIV have persistently high levels of cholesterol and other lipids during treatment with antiretroviral medications, according to a pair of studies in JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes.

4 Aug 2011

Survey finds employers expanding coverage under reform

A new survey finds that employers are providing benefits to a growing number of people, particularly as employee benefits are extended to cover workers' adult children — a provision of the health law.

4 Aug 2011

Study: Chronic mitral valve disease similar in humans and dogs

For more than 15 years, Kansas State University researcher Michele Borgarelli has studied heart diseases in man's best friend.

4 Aug 2011

Allergist issues official mold air alert for the Midwest

Midwesterners awoke to the highest mold count for the season after a night of torrential rain and lightening strikes. An official air alert was issued by Joseph Leija, MD, allergist who performs the offiical allergy count for the Midwest for the National Allergy Bureau.

4 Aug 2011

Study: Compression stockings may improve OSA in patients with chronic venous insufficiency

Wearing compression stockings may be a simple low-tech way to improve obstructive sleep apnea in patients with chronic venous insufficiency, according to French researchers.

4 Aug 2011

Hopkins stem cell research to examine how gene variants cause blood clotting disorders

Johns Hopkins scientists have launched a pioneering research program to create, for the first time, human platelet cells from stem cells in order to study inherited blood clotting abnormalities ranging from clots that cause heart attacks and stroke to bleeding disorders.

4 Aug 2011

Researchers discover biological mechanism behind sarcopenia

Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have discovered the biological mechanism behind age-related loss of muscle strength and identified a drug that may help reverse this process.

3 Aug 2011

New method of delivering growth factors could lead to revolutionary heart treatment

Ever since the Nobel Prize for nerve growth factor was awarded more than 30 years ago, researchers have been searching for ways to use growth factor clinically.

3 Aug 2011

PBS NewsHour profiles projects competing in saving lives at birth challenge

PBS NewsHour on Monday profiled five projects to improve maternal and child health that are competing for a share of $14 million in research grants through the Saving Lives at Birth challenge.

3 Aug 2011

EAST clinical trial to assess early comprehensive rhythm control therapy for AF

The first patient has been enrolled, in Hamburg, Germany, for the largest pan-European study to determine whether an early comprehensive rhythm control strategy for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) will benefit patients.

3 Aug 2011

Bite Counter can help people monitor how much they eat

Two Clemson University researchers seek to make diners mindful of mindless eating. Psychology professor Eric Muth and electrical and computer engineering professor Adam Hoover have created the Bite Counter, a measurement device that will make it easier for people to monitor how much they eat.

3 Aug 2011