356 Articles with the topic: Cardiovascular Disorders
Scientists discover genetic variant tied to increased stroke risk
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Millions of people have a genetic variant linked to increased risk of ischemic stroke, reports an international research team including scientists at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. The study was published online by the New England Journal of Medicine on April 15.
Ischemic stroke accounts for nearly ninety percent of all strokes and is caused by blockage of blood to the brain. More than 150,000 Americans succumb to stroke every year, making it the third leading cause of death. Survivors often experience permanent stoke-related disabilities. 
Aspirin and Similar Drugs May Be Associated with Brain Microbleeds in Older Adults
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Individuals who take aspirin or other medications that prevent blood clotting by inhibiting the accumulation of platelets appear more likely to have tiny, asymptomatic areas of bleeding in the brain, according to a report posted online today that will appear in the June print issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
First High Blood Pressure Treatment Trial of Its Kind Completed in Australia
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A world-first breakthrough to treat high blood pressure has been successfully trialled in Melbourne, Australia. This catheter-based technique may disrupts nerves around the kidneys to lower blood pressure in patients for whom medical treatments have failed.
Your Oral Health Is Connected to Your Overall Health
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Scientists at the 87th General Session of the International Association for Dental Research, convening today in Miami Beach, report new studies on the connection between oral disease and systemic disease. A recurring theme is the relationship between periodontal (gum) disease and infant prematurity, diabetes, or stroke.
Drug-eluting Stents Found Safe, Superior to Bare Metal Stents
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Drug-eluting stents were found to be both safe and more effective than bare metal stents in preventing death and heart attacks among 262,700 real-world patients enrolled in a nationwide registry of cardiovascular disease, say researchers from Duke University Medical Center.
Cholesterol Crystals Linked to Cardiovascular Attacks
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For the first time ever, a Michigan State University researcher has shown cholesterol crystals can disrupt plaque in a patient’s cardiovascular system, causing a heart attack or stroke.
The findings by a team led by George Abela, chief of the cardiology division in MSU’s College of Human Medicine, could dramatically shift the way doctors and researchers approach cardiovascular attacks. Abela’s findings appear in the April issue of the American Journal of Cardiology.
Missing or Mutated "Clock" Gene Linked to Vascular Disease
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The circadian clocks that set the rhythmic motion of our bodies for wakeful days and sleepy nights can also set us up for vascular disease when broken, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.
Eating Red and Processed Meat Associated with Increased Risk of Death
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Individuals who eat more red meat and processed meat appear to have a modestly increased risk of death from all causes and also from cancer or heart disease over a ten-year period, according to a new article. In contrast, a higher intake of white meat appeared to be associated with a slightly decreased risk for overall death and cancer death.
Common Anti-seizure Medications May Increase Risk of Cardiovascular Problems
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An important clinical repercussion in the treatment of epilepsy has been discovered by a research team led by Scott Mintzer, M.D., assistant professor in the Department of Neurology and the Jefferson Comprehensive Epilepsy Center at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University.
A recent study shows that the use of certain epilepsy medications, specifically phenytoin (brand name Dilantin) and carbamazepine (brand names Tegretol® and Carbatrol®), may be linked to increased cholesterol and C-reactive protein, which are in turn linked to heart disease.
Ten genes identified in connection with sudden cardiac death
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You're sitting at your desk and suddenly your heart is beating in overdrive or worse, lurching along like a car on fumes. It is a shocking, uncomfortable and frightening sensation.
Irregular heart rhythms are a common cause of sudden cardiac death or SCD, a condition that accounts for 450,000 deaths annually in the United States. Scientists are now closer to understanding what causes SCD and who it may strike, said Gonçalo Abecasis, associate professor of biostatistics at the University of Michigan School of Public Health
New Role for Immune System Pathway in Post-heart-attack Inflammation
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A new study led by University of Iowa researchers has found an unexpected new link between this inflammation in heart muscle following heart attacks and a previously known enzyme called calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II or CaM kinase II. The findings also reveal the involvement of an immune system gene--complement factor B--that has been implicated in other inflammatory diseases.
The study, published online March 9 in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, suggests that CaM kinase II inhibition could be a therapeutic target in heart disease, but by previously unknown pathways.
Anger and Hostility Harmful to the Heart, Especially Among Men
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Anger and hostility are significantly associated with both a higher risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) in healthy individuals and poorer outcomes in patients with existing heart disease, according to the first quantitative review and meta-analysis of related studies, which appears in the March 17, 2009, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Management of anger and hostility may be an important adjuvant strategy in preventing CHD in the general public and treating CHD patients, according to authors.
Novel Thrombin Receptor Antagonist Doesn't Increase Bleeding
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An investigational oral thrombin receptor antagonist didn't increase bleeding in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), researchers here said.
Drugs Before Stents for Stable Heart Disease
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Treating people with non-acute heart problems should start with drug therapy, not invasive techniques such as angioplasty or implanting stents, because there is no difference between the two approaches in outcomes, a new study finds.
Magnetic Nanoparticles Navigate Therapeutic Genes Through the Body
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Scientists of the national German metrology institute, the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), have developed a highly sensitive means of measuring the efficiency of gene transfer in cases if cardiovascular diseases.
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