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Low potassium levels linked to water balance disorder more prevalent in women
The kidneys become resistant to the water-balance hormone vasopressin within just a few days of potassium deficiency being detected in the blood, according to a new research article published in the American Journal of Physiology-Renal ...
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Updated guidance issued for maintaining ethics and professionalism in cardiovascular care
Issued today, a new report from the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) on medical ethics and professionalism addresses important and timely topics in cardiovascular medicine including ...
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A 47-year-old came home from a work trip and had two strokes
After back-to-back work trips, Stephanie Gerding came home on a Saturday completely exhausted. She had a headache and neck pain, but she thought a good night's sleep was all she needed to bounce back.
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Inhibition of proteins activated by nitric oxide reverses aortic aneurysm in Marfan syndrome
Scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CBM-CSIC-UAM) have discovered that the nitric oxide (NO) pathway is overactivated in the aortas of mice and ...
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Cholesterol-lowering statins prescribed less later in day
Furthering efforts to understand why potentially life-saving statins are so under-prescribed among American patients with heart disease, a new study shows that clinicians are more likely to sign a script for them earlier ...
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Researchers report COVID-19 found in penile tissue could contribute to ED
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine researchers are the first to demonstrate that COVID-19 can be present in the penis tissue long after men recover from the virus.
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Key steps could reduces cases and deaths from rheumatic heart disease in the African Union
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains a major cause of cardiovascular disease in Africa, even as acute rheumatic fever and RHD have become rare in high-income countries. In a new study led by investigators at Brigham and ...
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Map of metabolic changes after heart attack holds clues to recovery
Researchers have mapped out the changes in metabolism that occur after a heart attack, publishing their findings today in the open-access eLife journal.
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Using contrast MRI after a heart attack could increase survival
According to the British Heart Foundation, heart and circulatory diseases cause more than a quarter (27%) of all deaths in the UK, which equates to more than 160,000 deaths each year—or one death every three minutes.
May 11, 2021
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Biomarkers in blood predict heart attack in smokers several years in advance
In freezers in the north of Sweden, a large number of blood plasma samples are stored at a temperature of -80°C. Since the mid-1980s, thousands of blood samples and data have been collected from volunteers in the region. ...
May 11, 2021
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Controlling cholesterol in microglia alleviates chronic pain, opioid-free
Chemotherapy can induce a painful peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), a chronic condition and common adverse effect for cancer patients undergoing treatment. Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, ...
May 10, 2021
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Preterm deliveries may pose long-term stroke risk for mothers
It's not surprising that babies born prematurely may face more health issues than those who were carried to term.
May 10, 2021
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Intense light may hold answer to dilemma over heart treatment
Looking to safely block a gene linked to factors known to cause heart disease, scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus may have found a new tool—light.
May 10, 2021
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Researchers find new enzyme regulation process that may influence kidney health
A recent study led by Monash University researchers has identified a new mechanism for the regulation of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) – an important enzyme for regulating kidney health during high blood pressure.
May 10, 2021
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Blocking lipoxygenase leads to impaired cardiac repair in acute heart failure
Blocking the fat-busting enzyme lipoxygenase with a synthetic inhibitor throws the immune system's innate inflammatory response out of whack, compromising cardiac repair during acute heart failure, USF Health researchers ...
May 10, 2021
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Women get help later than men when heart attack strikes
When young women land in the emergency room with chest pain, they wait longer and get less treatment than their male counterparts, a preliminary study finds.
May 10, 2021
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What Black women in their 20s and 30s can do to prevent heart disease
Michelle Bradley Emebo's maternal grandmother had open heart surgery. Her mother had a stroke at age 37, and her father has vascular dementia that has been linked to his smoking.
May 10, 2021
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Treating cerebral aneurysms with a new filling method
Cerebral aneurysms are malformations caused by abnormalities on the walls of blood vessels in the brain. When these blood vessels rupture, about 30% of patients die on the spot. Recently, a research team at POSTECH has come ...
May 10, 2021
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Managing children's weight, blood pressure and cholesterol protects brain function mid-life
Managing weight, blood pressure and cholesterol in children may help protect brain function in later life, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship journal Circulation. This is ...
May 10, 2021
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Undetected early heart damage raises risk of death in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
Hospitalized COVID-19 patients with impaired first-phase ejection fraction were nearly 5 times more likely to die compared to patients with healthier measures of this early, often undetected sign of heart failure, according ...
May 10, 2021
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