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'Jailbreak' Bacteria Can Trigger Heart Disease
Plaque-causing bacteria can jailbreak from the mouth into the bloodstream and increase your risk of heart attack says a scientist at the Society for General Microbiology's autumn meeting in Nottingham. Professor Howard Jenkinson, from the University of Bristol explains how oral bacteria can wreak havoc if they are not kept in check by regular brushing and flossing...
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$11.6 Million To Study Cardiac Proteins
A blood test to diagnose which heart attack survivors will suffer heart failure is the goal of a new five-year, $11.6 million contract to the UT Health Science Center San Antonio from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). Each year more than 1.2 million Americans suffer a heart attack...
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Molecules Involved In Touch And Other Mechanically Activated Systems Identified
Scripps Research Institute scientists have identified two proteins with potential to be important targets for research into a wide range of health problems, including pain, deafness, and cardiac and kidney dysfunction. The study was published in Science Express, the advanced, online edition of the journal Science...
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How Bone-Marrow Stem Cells Hold Their 'Breath' In Low-Oxygen Environments
UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified unique metabolic properties that allow a specific type of stem cell in the body to survive and replicate in low-oxygen environments...
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Link Between Chronic Stress And Heart Attack: Hair Provides Proof
Researchers at The University of Western Ontario have provided the first direct evidence using a biological marker, to show chronic stress plays an important role in heart attacks. Stressors such as job, marital and financial problems have been linked to the increased risk for developing cardiovascular disease including heart attack...
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Value Of Oxygen Therapy In End-Of-Life Care Challenged By Study
Millions of patients with advanced disease in palliative care settings receive oxygen therapy to help them breathe more easily. But a new study from Duke University Medical Center says roughly half of them don't benefit from the intervention, and among those who do benefit, it doesn't make a bit of difference whether they get pure oxygen or just plain old room air - both offer equal benefit...
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Cortisol Levels In Hair Linked To Heart Attack Risk
Cortisol levels in hair may be the first biomarker to measure chronic (long-term) stress, which is linked to a higher risk of having a heart attack (acute myocardial infarction), according to a new study published in the medical journal Stress...
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Cardiogenesis Comments On The STAR-Heart Study Presented At European Society Of Cardiology (ESC) 2010 Congress
Cardiogenesis Corporation (OTCQB: CGCP), released comments regarding the STAR-heart study...
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Long Term Data Presented At ESC 2010 Further Support The Benefit Of The CYPHER(R) Sirolimus Drug-Eluting Stent
Three new analyses of subgroups from the SORT OUT III study presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, provide additional detail on longer-term follow-up subgroup safety and efficacy outcomes in the SORT OUT III trial in three high-risk subgroups (diabetes, acute coronary syndrome and multiple lesion)...
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Double-Dose Clopidogrel Reduces Risk Of Death, Heart Attack Or Stroke In Patients Undergoing Angioplasty
A double-dose of the anti-clotting treatment clopidogrel, also known as Plavix, significantly reduces complications in heart patients undergoing angioplasty to clear blocked arteries. Shamir R. Mehta, an interventional cardiologist and associate professor of medicine of the Michael G...
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