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Systematic approach to evaluating patients with incidental left ventricular hypertrophy

In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications volume 4, issue 1, pp. 43-51(9); DOI https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2019.0011, Darrell B. Newman, MD, John P. Bois, MD and Jeffrey B. Geske, MD, from the Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA consider evaluation of patients with incidental left ventricular hypertrophy on echocardiography.

9 May 2019

Differential impact of appropriate use criteria on the link between age and abnormal SPECT MPI

In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications volume 4, issue 1, pp. 63-69(7); DOI https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2019.0005, Saurabh Malhotra, MD, MPH, FACC, FASNC and Rami Doukky, MD, MSc, FACC, FASNC, FASE, from the Division of Cardiology, Cook County Health, Chicago, IL, USA and the Division of Cardiology, Rush University, Chicago, IL USA consider differential impacts of appropriate use criteria on the association between age and abnormal stress myocardial perfusion SPECT.

9 May 2019

A case-based report on adult congenital heart disease among veterans

In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications volume 4, issue 1, pp. 71-75(5); DOI https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2017.0076, Robert F. Hamburger, DO, MPH, FACC, from the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA and Malcom Randall VA Medical Center, Gainesville, FL, USA considers adult congenital heart disease in the veteran population.

9 May 2019

Meals that include fresh avocado can suppress hunger and increase satisfaction, study suggests

A new study released by the Center for Nutrition Research at Illinois Institute of Technology suggests that meals that include fresh avocado as a substitute for refined carbohydrates can significantly suppress hunger and increase meal satisfaction in overweight and obese adults.

8 May 2019

Mitochondrial function may help explain the link between intelligence, health and aging

For over 100 years, scientists have sought to understand what links a person's general intelligence, health and aging. In a new study, a University of Missouri scientist suggests a model where mitochondria, or small energy producing parts of cells, could form the basis of this link.

8 May 2019

CDC says large number of pregnancy related deaths could be prevented

The Centres for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) has released a Vital Signs report that says that at least three in five pregnancy related deaths are preventable.

8 May 2019

Arsenic in drinking water may lead to thickening of the heart's main pumping chamber

Drinking water that is contaminated with arsenic may lead to thickening of the heart's main pumping chamber in young adults, according to a new study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

8 May 2019

New study pinpoints better strategies to stem arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh

In what has been called "the largest mass poisoning of a population in history," some 40 million people in Bangladesh are drinking water that contains unsafe levels of arsenic.

8 May 2019

‘Eat nuts three times a week’ during pregnancy to improve your child's I.Q.

Eating nuts during early pregnancy may boost a child’s cognitive ability and I.Q., according to a new study by researchers in Spain.

8 May 2019

Researchers identify genetic component involved in development of familial sarcoidosis

Working with their colleagues from the University of Lyon, researchers from MedUni Vienna's Center for Pathobiochemistry and Genetics have discovered mutations in genes that regulate the metabolic sensor mTOR in patients with familial sarcoidosis.

8 May 2019

Scientists propose new way of delivering anti-thrombosis drugs to damaged blood vessels

Scientists from Tomsk Polytechnic University with colleagues from Great Britain Germany, China, and Switzerland have proposed a new way of delivering anti-thrombosis drugs to the damaged areas of the blood vessels.

8 May 2019

Cell's cytoskeleton aids in energy transfer and information processing within neurons, study finds

Dysfunctions and malformations in the scaffold of a cell are thought to contribute to heart muscle weakness, neurodegenerative disease and even deafness.

8 May 2019

New technique to rehabilitate damaged lungs could benefit many transplant patients

A new technique to rehabilitate lungs that are too damaged to be considered for transplant could benefit an increasing population of patients with end-stage lung disease.

8 May 2019

Montmorency tart cherries could exert beneficial effects for adults with metabolic syndrome

Montmorency tart cherries reduced systolic blood pressure, insulin levels and insulin concentrations in adults with metabolic syndrome participating in a small pilot study published in the Journal of Functional Foods.

7 May 2019

Everyday stressors may diminish blood vessel function in people with depression

Long-term stress has been linked with cardiovascular disease, but for people with depression, researchers say small, everyday stressors may be enough to diminish blood vessel function in otherwise healthy adults.

7 May 2019

Regeneration of severely damaged lungs using a interventional cross-circulation platform

Lung transplantation, the only lifesaving therapy for an increasing population of patients with end-stage lung disease, is severely limited by the number of available donor organs.

7 May 2019

Cellular mechanism blocking retina regeneration discovered

A discovery opens the possibility of one day restoring loss of vision by activating the retina's ability to regenerate.

7 May 2019

Meth vs. opioids: America has two drug epidemics, but focuses on one

Kim had been wine tasting with a friend in Sonoma, Calif. They got into an argument in the car that night and Kim thought someone was following them. She was utterly convinced. And she had to get away.

7 May 2019

Common foods linked to arterial stiffening in new metabolomics study

Researchers have identified several lifestyle factors that could cause arteries to stiffen and increase the risk of heart disease, two of which were peptides found in common foods.

7 May 2019

Drinking water contaminated with arsenic may lead to changes in heart structure

Drinking water that is contaminated with arsenic may lead to thickening of the heart's main pumping chamber in young adults, a structural change that increases the risk for future heart problems, according to new research in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, an American Heart Association journal.

7 May 2019

Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

Systematic approach to evaluating patients with incidental left ventricular hypertrophy

Differential impact of appropriate use criteria on the link between age and abnormal SPECT MPI

A case-based report on adult congenital heart disease among veterans

Meals that include fresh avocado can suppress hunger and increase satisfaction, study suggests

Mitochondrial function may help explain the link between intelligence, health and aging

CDC says large number of pregnancy related deaths could be prevented

Arsenic in drinking water may lead to thickening of the heart's main pumping chamber

New study pinpoints better strategies to stem arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh

‘Eat nuts three times a week’ during pregnancy to improve your child's I.Q.

Researchers identify genetic component involved in development of familial sarcoidosis

Scientists propose new way of delivering anti-thrombosis drugs to damaged blood vessels

Cell's cytoskeleton aids in energy transfer and information processing within neurons, study finds

New technique to rehabilitate damaged lungs could benefit many transplant patients

Montmorency tart cherries could exert beneficial effects for adults with metabolic syndrome

Everyday stressors may diminish blood vessel function in people with depression

Regeneration of severely damaged lungs using a interventional cross-circulation platform

Cellular mechanism blocking retina regeneration discovered

Meth vs. opioids: America has two drug epidemics, but focuses on one

Common foods linked to arterial stiffening in new metabolomics study

Drinking water contaminated with arsenic may lead to changes in heart structure

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