News articles tagged with 'heart'
Drug for erectile dysfunction improves heart function in young heart-disease patients
— 19 Nov 2009 17:43 | HealthHeart function significantly improved in children and young adults with single-ventricle congenital heart disease who have had the Fontan operation following treatment with sildenafil,... — full story
Researchers discover heart disease in 3,500-year-old mummies
— 18 Nov 2009 13:05 | HealthHardening of the arteries has been detected in 3,500-year-old mummies, so we may have to look beyond modern risk factors to fully understand heart disease, according to research presented... — full story
Heart failure patients with kidney dysfunction don't recover well after hospital discharge
— 18 Nov 2009 12:15 | HealthMost heart failure patients who develop kidney failure in the hospital do not recover from it before going home and are at increased risk of either being re-hospitalised or dying within... — full story
Drug therapy more cost-effective than angioplasty for diabetic patients with heart disease
— 18 Nov 2009 10:20 | HealthMany patients with diabetes should forego angioplasties for heart disease and just take medicine instead, according to a new National Institutes of Health study led by Stanford University... — full story
Your own stem cells can treat heart disease
— 18 Nov 2009 10:10 | HealthThe largest national stem cell study for heart disease showed the first evidence that transplanting a potent form of adult stem cells into the heart muscle of subjects with severe angina... — full story
Family partnership, education interventions lower heart failure patients' salt consumption
— 18 Nov 2009 09:35 | HealthEducating family members of heart failure (HF) patients about the health benefits of consuming a low-salt diet and providing skills for support and communication can effectively reduce... — full story
How fish is cooked affects heart-health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids
— 18 Nov 2009 09:05 | HealthIf you eat fish to gain the heart-health benefits of its omega-3 fatty acids, baked or boiled fish is better than fried, salted or dried, according to research presented at the American... — full story
Motivational 'women-only' cardiac rehab improves symptoms of depression
— 18 Nov 2009 09:00 | HealthDepressive symptoms improved among women with coronary heart disease who participated in a motivationally-enhanced cardiac rehabilitation program exclusively for women, according to... — full story
Treatment for depression post-bypass surgery improves quality of life
— 17 Nov 2009 15:59 | HealthCoronary artery bypass graft (CABG) patients who were screened for depression after surgery and then cared for by a nurse-led team of health care specialists via telephone reported... — full story
An often overlooked protein actually a potent regulator of cardiac hypertrophy
— 17 Nov 2009 15:14 | HealthA protein long thought to be a secondary regulator in the heart's response to stressors like hypertension actually appears to be a primary regulator according to researchers from the... — full story