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Study elucidates mechanism behind cardiac fibrosis, opening way for new heart failure treatments

Study elucidates mechanism behind cardiac fibrosis, opening way for new heart failure treatments

byTemple UniversityAortic Pressure Gradients and B-mode speckle tracking on transgenic mice. Credit:Nature Cardiovascular Research(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s44161-024-00502-3Cardiovascula

Study elucidates mechanism behind cardiac fibrosis, opening way for new heart failure treatments

byTemple UniversityAortic Pressure Gradients and B-mode speckle tracking on transgenic mice. Credit:Nature Cardiovascular Research(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s44161-024-00502-3Cardiovascula
How to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease

How to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease

ByAngela Ryan Lee, MDPublished on March 16, 2022Medically reviewed byJeffrey S. Lander, MDCardiovascular disease(CVD), also known as heart disease, is the leading cause o

How to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease

ByAngela Ryan Lee, MDPublished on March 16, 2022Medically reviewed byJeffrey S. Lander, MDCardiovascular disease(CVD), also known as heart disease, is the leading cause o
Heart disease still America's top killer, although the death rate has declined

Heart disease still America's top killer, although the death rate has declined

by Dennis ThompsonHeart disease remains the top cause of death in the United States, but progress is being made and more lives are being saved, a new report finds.There were 931,578 heart-related deat

Heart disease still America's top killer, although the death rate has declined

by Dennis ThompsonHeart disease remains the top cause of death in the United States, but progress is being made and more lives are being saved, a new report finds.There were 931,578 heart-related deat
CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing trial results support further development as treatment for hereditary angioedema

CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing trial results support further development as treatment for hereditary angioedema

byAmsterdam University Medical CentersCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA single treatment with a CRISPR-Cas9 based gene editing therapy is enough to replace the daily medication of patients with

CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing trial results support further development as treatment for hereditary angioedema

byAmsterdam University Medical CentersCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA single treatment with a CRISPR-Cas9 based gene editing therapy is enough to replace the daily medication of patients with
Causes and Risk Factors of Heart Disease

Causes and Risk Factors of Heart Disease

Causes and Risk Factors of Heart DiseaseByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on May 24, 2022Medically reviewed byAnisha Shah, MDBecauseheart diseaseis a general term for

Causes and Risk Factors of Heart Disease

Causes and Risk Factors of Heart DiseaseByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on May 24, 2022Medically reviewed byAnisha Shah, MDBecauseheart diseaseis a general term for
Gene behind heart defects in Down syndrome identified

Gene behind heart defects in Down syndrome identified

byThe Francis Crick InstituteSections of hearts from mouse embryos that were either wild-type (WT) or Dp1Tyb (mouse model of Down syndrome) analyzed with Hypoxyprobe (red color) to determine if

Gene behind heart defects in Down syndrome identified

byThe Francis Crick InstituteSections of hearts from mouse embryos that were either wild-type (WT) or Dp1Tyb (mouse model of Down syndrome) analyzed with Hypoxyprobe (red color) to determine if
World's first partial heart transplant proves successful in first year

World's first partial heart transplant proves successful in first year

by Stephanie Lopez,Duke UniversityCredit: Duke UniversityThe world's first partial heart transplant has achieved what researchers have spent more than a year hoping for—functioning valves an

World's first partial heart transplant proves successful in first year

by Stephanie Lopez,Duke UniversityCredit: Duke UniversityThe world's first partial heart transplant has achieved what researchers have spent more than a year hoping for—functioning valves an
Prevalence of self-reported hypertension 30 percent in 2017 to 2021

Prevalence of self-reported hypertension 30 percent in 2017 to 2021

by Elana GotkineThe overall age-standardized prevalence of hypertension was about 30 percent in 2017 to 2021, according to researchpublishedin the March 7 issue of the U.S. Centers for Dis

Prevalence of self-reported hypertension 30 percent in 2017 to 2021

by Elana GotkineThe overall age-standardized prevalence of hypertension was about 30 percent in 2017 to 2021, according to researchpublishedin the March 7 issue of the U.S. Centers for Dis