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AHA: Meth Use Producing Younger, Harder-to-Treat Heart Failure Patients

November 7, 2018 AHA:, failure, Harder-to-Treat, heart, Meth, patients, Producing, Use, Younger

TUESDAY, Nov. 6, 2018 (American Heart Association) — Widespread methamphetamine use is creating a unique form of severe heart failure,

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Big, high-calorie meals after 6 pm may increase heart disease risk for Hispanics

November 5, 2018 6, after, Big, disease, for, heart, high-calorie, Hispanics, Increase, may, meals, pm, risk

A big evening dinner shouldn’t be on the menu. Eating the majority of a person’s daily calories in the evening

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How some heart cells cope with high blood pressure

October 30, 2018 Blood, cells, cope, heart, high, How, pressure, some, with

Individual cells within the same heart cope differently with high blood pressure, according to a study in human cells and

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Heart surgery: Does it impact cognitive ability?

October 17, 2018 Ability, cognitive, does, heart, impact, It, surgery

Almost 8 million people in the United States undergo cardiovascular surgery or other related procedures each year. Thanks to the

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Evidence does not support statin use for conditions other than heart disease

October 9, 2018 Conditions, disease, does, evidence, for, heart, not, Other, statin, Support, than, Use

Despite studies suggesting benefits for conditions beyond cardiovascular disease (CVD), the evidence does not support revising current statin prescribing guidelines.

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Could we use gene mutations to treat diabetes and heart disease?

October 4, 2018 and, Could, Diabetes, disease, gene, heart, mutations, to, treat, Use, we

Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine as well as the Veteran Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, both

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Lack of CHD4 leads to abnormal myofibrils, heart defects

September 26, 2018 abnormal, CHD4, Defects, heart, lack, leads, Myofibrils, of, to

(HealthDay)—The absence of CHD4 in heart cells results in inappropriate production of non-cardiac muscle proteins, which subsequently leads to heart

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New 20-minute test diagnoses hidden heart condition

September 26, 2018 20-minute, condition, diagnoses, heart, hidden, New, test

New tests can diagnose ‘hidden’ heart diseases caused by problems with the small blood vessels supplying the heart, according to

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Lack of CHD4 Leads to Abnormal Myofibrils, Heart Defects

September 26, 2018 abnormal, CHD4, Defects, heart, lack, leads, Myofibrils, of, to

TUESDAY, Sept. 25, 2018 — The absence of CHD4 in heart cells results in inappropriate production of non-cardiac muscle proteins,

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Heart failure patients enrolled in hospice use less health care

September 25, 2018 care, enrolled, failure, health, heart, hospice, in, less, patients, Use

(HealthDay)—Patients with advanced heart failure enrolled in hospice have fewer emergency department visits, hospital days, and intensive care unit (ICU)