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G-CSF Does Not Improve Cardiac Recovery After Acute MI
Mobilization of stem cells with granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) following successful reperfusion after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) does not improve pump function or reduce infarct ...
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Double Duty: Loss of Protective Heart Failure Protein Causes High Blood Pressure
Scientists at the Center for Translational Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia have found that a protein that appears to have protective and perhaps healing effects for failing ...
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Cilostazol May Be a Safer Alternative to Aspirin for Secondary Stroke Prevention
In a study of Chinese patients who sustained an ischemic stroke, cilostazol was as effective as aspirin for the prevention of recurrent stroke and caused fewer cerebral bleeding ...
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Exercise Plus Psychological Counseling May Benefit Depressed Heart Failure Patients
Aerobic exercise combined with cognitive behavioral therapy may improve physical function, reduce depressive symptoms and enhance quality of life in depressed heart failure patients, researchers ...
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Education, Simple Measures Keys to Improving Vets' Hypertension Care
Focused and inexpensive measures improved high blood pressure control and treatment among veterans, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association’s 9th Scientific Forum on Quality ...
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Heart Failure Patients May Suffer Similarly to Advanced Cancer Patients
Heart failure outpatients have similar numbers of symptoms and levels of depression and spiritual well-being as patients with advanced lung and pancreatic cancer, researchers reported at the American ...
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Some Women More Likely to Miss or Ignore Heart Attack Warning Signs
Many women under age 55 aren’t seeking timely treatment for heart attack because they expect the warning signs and their reaction to follow a Hollywood script — tightening in the chest, shortness of ...
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Apples, Apple Juice Shown to Prevent Early Atherosclerosis
A new study shows that apples and apple juice are playing the same health league as the often-touted purple grapes and grape juice. The study was published in the April 2008 issue of Molecular ...
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Evidence That Stun Guns May Stimulate The Heart
On the eve of the British Columbia inquiry into the death of Robert Dziekanski, a review of scientific data in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) finds that in some cases, stun guns may ...
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Scientists Identify Genomic 'Fingerprint' for Alcohol-Induced Heart Failure
A person with dilated cardiomyopathy has an enlarged and stretched heart cavity, usually too weak to pump normally; most people will go on to develop heart failure. While clinicians know that up to ...
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