Major physical changes occurred in the human heart as people shifted from hunting and foraging to farming and modern life.
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New method enables more extensive preclinical testing of heart drugs and therapies
Researchers at the University of Louisville have developed an easily reproducible system that enables them to keep slices of human
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What is known — and not known — about heart muscle diseases in children
Cardiomyopathies (heart muscle diseases) in children are the focus of a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association that
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Scientists advance a way to track changes in a person’s cardiovascular system
Every heart beat sends blood flowing throughout the human body. While an electrocardiogram uses a contact approach to measure the
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ACC/AHA guidance for preventing heart disease, stroke released: Adopting heart healthy habits, understanding risk and rarely using aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke among recommendations
The choices we make every day can have a lasting effect on our heart and vascular health. Adopting a heart
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Blood test to diagnose heart attacks is flawed, warn researchers: One in 20 patients had test levels higher than recommended limit — study results could help to avoid misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment
The blood test used to diagnose a heart attack (acute myocardial infarction) in patients admitted to hospital can be misleading,
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How the heart sends an SOS signal to bone marrow cells after a heart attack: In the SOS response, the bone marrow releases reparative progenitor cells to try to heal the heart
Human cells shed exosomes. These tiny extracellular, membrane-bound vesicles can carry cargo for cell-to-cell communication, ferrying diverse loads of proteins,
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NSAID impairs immune response in heart failure, worsens heart and kidney damage: This adverse NSAID effect is caused by dysfunctional molecular and cellular mechanisms
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, are widely known as pain-killers and can relieve pain and inflammation. However, prolonged use raises
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Study uncovers why heart attack triggers arrhythmia in some, explores potential treatment
A team of researchers led by the University of California San Diego has identified a genetic pathway that causes some
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Scientists figure out how to measure electrical activity in a fetal heart
Electrodes are placed on the patient’s chest area to record cardiac electrical activity — e.g. to determine whether the heart
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