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Multicenter EPIC study found that the FiberNet Embolic Protection System had a 97.5% success rate
A multicenter EPIC (FiberNet® Embolic Protection System in Carotid Artery Stenting Trial) study found that the FiberNet Embolic Protection System (EPS) had a 97.5% success rate when used in patients undergoing carotid artery stenting (CAS).
Mar 1, 2010 - 12:57:02 PM
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Blacks more likely to have undiagnosed key stroke risk factor, have higher stroke incidence
Blacks are more likely to have an undiagnosed key risk factor for stroke and are more likely to have a stroke than whites, according to two studies presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2010.
Feb 26, 2010 - 4:59:36 AM
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Total fat, trans fat linked to higher incidence of ischemic stroke
Post-menopausal women who reported consuming the most daily dietary fat had a 40 percent higher incidence of clot-caused strokes compared to women who ate the least amount, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2010.
Feb 24, 2010 - 4:59:36 AM
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Vitamin B3 shows early promise in treatment of stroke
An early study suggests that vitamin B3 or niacin, a common water-soluble vitamin, may help improve neurological function after stroke, according to Henry Ford Hospital researchers.
Feb 24, 2010 - 4:59:36 AM
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Changes during menopause increases risk of heart disease and stroke
CHICAGO- When women hear the word menopause, they often think about hot flashes, hormone shifts and mood swings. But what about heart disease? Studies show a woman's risk of heart disease intensifies drastically around the time of natural menopause, which for most women is around the age of 50. This news may come as a surprise, but experts explain that understanding risk factors is an important first step, and reassure women that there are ways to lower your risk.
Feb 23, 2010 - 4:59:36 AM
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High prevalence of AF found among cross-country skiers
Next month, in the Norwegian town of Rena, 12,000 elite cross-country skiers will line up for this year's Birkebeiner ski marathon, an annual endurance race which will take them through 54 kilometres of snow-covered countryside to the winter sports resort of Lillehammer. The race has been run almost every year since 1932, and in 1976 almost 150 participants were invited to take part in a long-term study designed to discover the extent of latent heart disease in these elite cross-country skiers. Now, after some 30 years, the results of the follow-up study have been published and suggest that long-distance competition skiers - as well as other endurance athletes - are at an unusually high risk of atrial fibrillation, the most common abnormality of the heart's beating rhythm.(1)
Feb 9, 2010 - 4:59:36 AM
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NHLBI funds preclinical tests on devices for infants and children with congenital heart defects
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded four contracts totaling $23.6 million to begin preclinical testing of devices to help children born with congenital heart defects or those who develop heart failure. The four-year program is called Pumps for Kids, Infants, and Neonates (PumpKIN).
Feb 4, 2010 - 4:59:36 AM
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Study prompts calls for Europe-wide salt legislation
This study provides excellent ammunition both to convince patients about the benefits of reducing their individual salt intakes and also to persuade the EU of the urgent need to introduce legislation to restrict the salt content of processed foods, said ESC spokesman Professor Frank Ruschitzka, a cardiologist and hypertension specialist from the University of Zurich, Switzerland.
Jan 26, 2010 - 4:59:36 AM
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Members of the European Parliament discuss achieving heart health in Europe
Brussels, 9 December 2009 - Members of the European Parliament Heart Group (MEP HG) meet today, in Brussels, with the Cardiology profession and representatives of national Heart Foundations to evaluate the achievements at EU level in combating Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), and to reveal the need for further action.
Dec 9, 2009 - 4:59:36 AM
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Migraine raises risk of most common form of stroke
Pooling results from 21 studies, involving 622,381 men and women, researchers at Johns Hopkins have affirmed that migraine headaches are associated with more than twofold higher chances of the most common kind of stroke: those occurring when blood supply to the brain is suddenly cut off by the buildup of plaque or a blood clot.
Nov 16, 2009 - 4:59:36 AM
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Women and cardiovascular health conference to highlight need for gender-specific research
The 'Red Alert for Women's Hearts' conference, taking place on 5 November 2009, at the European Heart House, Sophia Antipolis, France, will address the subject of Women and CVD. The conference is jointly organised by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Heart Network (EHN), as part of Work Package 6 of the EuroHeart project (1).
Oct 30, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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NHLBI to convene symposium on cardiovascular regenerative medicine
With advancements in the field of stem cell research accelerating, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will hold its third Symposium on Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine to review the latest findings in the field and examine future directions. The symposium will include a discussion on ways to move promising findings in the laboratory into clinical trials, in hopes of speeding stem cell-related treatments to patients.
Oct 8, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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New research to reduce drug side-effects
They are a group of drugs which millions of people rely on to keep pain at bay but they can have unwanted side-effects which are sometimes more serious than the original health problem. Now scientists at The University of Nottingham are taking part in the largest-ever study on the safety of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS) that has ever been performed.
Jul 10, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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New research to reduce drug side-effects
They are a group of drugs which millions of people rely on to keep pain at bay but they can have unwanted side-effects which are sometimes more serious than the original health problem. Now scientists at The University of Nottingham are taking part in the largest-ever study on the safety of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS) that has ever been performed.
Jul 10, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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EUROPACE raises remote monitoring profile
Moving to a more continuous follow-up approach would have the tremendous advantages of enhancing patient safety, decreasing physician and nurse work load, and allowing health staff to focus on medical emergencies, urged Professor Angelo Auricchio, from the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) and official spokesperson of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), adding that such systems may have the additional advantage of being more cost effective for health care providers.
Jun 21, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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ESC Congress 2009: World's biggest cardiology meeting to be held in Barcelona
The European Society of Cardiology Congress 2009, the world's biggest international meeting in Cardiology will be held in Barcelona, Spain, from 29 August to 2 September.
Jun 3, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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Better treatment selection and improved therapies -- key to improving prognosis in acute HF
Today, acute heart failure represents the most common reason for hospitalisation in the over-65 population. Although hospital care improves symptoms in the first 24 hours after admission in around 50% of these patients, acute heart failure events still remain associated with a more than 50% mortality and rehospitalisation rate at 6-12 months. Indeed, says Professor Marco Metra from the Cardiology Department of the University of Brescia, Italy, it is the very rapid onset of symptoms and the need for urgent therapy which characterise the condition.1,2
May 30, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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The cardiovascular benefits of daily exercise in school children are evident even after one year
School children as young as 11 can benefit from a daily exercise programme in reducing their levels of several known risk factors for cardiovascular disease. An ongoing study, which began four years ago in the German city of Leipzig, shows already that children assigned to daily exercise lessons reduced their overall prevalence of obesity, improved their exercise capacity, increased their levels of HDL-cholesterol, and reduced their systolic blood pressure.
May 8, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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Poor sleep quality leads to poorer prognosis after stroke
Stroke victims tend to do worse if they also have diagnosed or undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea prior to having the stroke, according to a study presented April 28, 2009, at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) annual meeting in Seattle.
Apr 28, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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Telemonitoring changes the working practice of cardiac nurses
The 9th Annual Spring Meeting of the European Society of Cardiology Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions (CCNAP), organised in cooperation with the Irish Nurses Cardiovascular Association (INCA), is being held at the Royal Dublin Society, Dublin, Ireland, on 24-25 April.
Apr 8, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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Mayo study shows simple finger device may help predict future heart events, such as heart attack
ORLANDO, Fla. - Results of a Mayo Clinic study show that a simple, noninvasive finger sensor test is highly predictive of a major cardiac event, such as a heart attack or stroke, for people who are considered at low or moderate risk, according to researchers.
Mar 26, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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Brain surgery on Monday, home on Tuesday
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Norma Wooley checked into Loyola University Hospital on a recent Monday morning for brain surgery to repair a life-threatening aneurysm.
Mar 25, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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Stroke survivors improve balance with tai chi
Stroke can impair balance, heightening the risk of a debilitating fall. But a University of Illinois at Chicago researcher has found that stroke survivors can improve their balance by practicing the Chinese martial art of tai chi.
Mar 23, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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Cardiac imaging highlighted at Biennial ICNC-9
ICNC9, the key international scientific meeting on Nuclear Cardiology and Cardiac CT, is taking place in Barcelona, 10-13 May.
Mar 16, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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Young black adults have higher rates of stroke than white counterparts
In Florida, black young adults are hospitalized for stroke at a rate three times higher than their white and Hispanic peers, a new study by University of South Florida researchers reports. The study was presented today at the American Heart Association's Council on Epidemiology and Prevention Annual Conference and appears in the online version of the international journal Neuroepidemiology.
Mar 16, 2009 - 1:22:07 AM
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Preventing a second stroke is focus of study at Rush University Medical Center
Rush University Medical Center is participating in a National Institutes of Health (NIH) study to determine the best course of treatment to reduce the risk of stroke patients suffering another stroke. The study will determine if aggressive treatment of stroke victims for high blood pressure and cholesterol, along with placing a stent to widen a narrowed artery in a patient's brain, is better than intensive medical therapy alone.
Mar 3, 2009 - 4:59:36 AM
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Thrombolysis therapy of benefit 9 hours post-stroke
Some patients who suffer a stroke as a result of a blockage in an artery in the brain may benefit from a clot-busting drug nine or more hours after the onset of symptoms. The findings are published in the online edition of Radiology.
Feb 9, 2009 - 12:01:21 PM
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A mesh-like network of arteries helps wih blood flow to the brain after a stroke
A grid of small arteries at the surface of the brain redirects flow and widens at critical points to restore blood supply to tissue starved of nutrients and oxygen following a stroke, a study published this week has found.
Jan 30, 2009 - 2:29:39 PM
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Blocking LRP1 can reduce toxic effects of clot-busting drug tPA
Scientists at Emory University School of Medicine are testing strategies for blocking LRP1, a molecule that appears to transmit inflammation signals triggered by tPA. The results, published online this week by the American Journal of Pathology, suggest that blocking tPA's toxic effects could make it safer and allow doctors to use it more often on patients experiencing a stroke.
Jan 24, 2009 - 4:35:06 PM
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Smokers with family history of brain aneursyms at high risk of stroke
A new study shows that people who are smokers and have a family history of brain aneurysm appear to be significantly more likely to suffer a stroke from a brain aneurysm themselves.
Jan 1, 2009 - 12:26:14 PM
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UT faculty members win American Heart Association awards for advancing research
Faculty members at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHSC-Houston) were honored for their work in the fight against heart disease at the 2008 American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions in New Orleans. Heart disease is the nation's No. 1 killer.
Dec 23, 2008 - 4:59:37 AM
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University of Miami biomedical engineer
CORAL GABLES, FL (December 17, 2008)-Baruch Barry Lieber, Ph.D., professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Miami College of Engineering and professor of radiology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, has received a grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), to support research studies that offer promise in the treatment of brain aneurysms.
Dec 17, 2008 - 4:59:37 AM
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Dr. Henry Barnett becomes first person outside Europe to receive Karolinska Stroke Award
Dr. Henry JM Barnett, London, Ontario, receives the Karolinska Stroke Award for Excellence in Stroke Research. The prize amounts to 100,000 SEK. The laureate will receive the prize from the President of Karolinska Institutet Harriet Wallberg-Henriksson during the Karolinska Stroke Update meeting in Stockholm November 17, 2008. Barnett is the first non-European to receive this prestigious award. The Karolinska Institutet also awards the Nobel Prize annually.
Oct 29, 2008 - 3:59:37 AM
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Scientist plans to test for blood pressure genes affected by age
A geneticist at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston plans to scan the genomes of about 4,000 people in the hopes of finding out why blood pressure often increases as young adults age.
Sep 24, 2008 - 3:59:37 AM
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Thrombolysis in stroke- upto 4 and 1/2 hours
The time span in which treatment should be given for acute ischaemic stroke – i.e. stroke caused by a clot or other obstruction to the blood supply – can be lengthened. This according to a study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet, the results of which can bring about more effective and safer treatments for stroke sufferers.
Sep 15, 2008 - 12:33:52 PM
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UIC leads multi-center study to evaluate blood flow and stroke risk
The University of Illinois at Chicago has been awarded a five-year, $2.1 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to lead a multi-center study to assess blood flow and stroke risk.
Sep 9, 2008 - 3:59:37 AM
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Spreading depolarisation after a stroke- warning sign
After a stroke, even unaffected areas of the brain are at risk – depolarization waves arise at the edges of the dead tissue and spread through the adjacent areas of the brain. If these waves are repeated, more cells die. This has previously been observed only in animal studies. A clinical study at the university hospitals of Heidelberg and Cologne along with the Max Planck Institute of Neurological Research in Cologne has shown for the first time that this phenomenon occurs after a stroke in humans and is a warning sign that more nerve cells will die.
Jun 12, 2008 - 10:05:43 AM
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Anti-estrogen drug therapy reduces risk of invasive breast cancer in older women
New analysis of a drug approved for osteoporosis prevention and treatment has provided definitive evidence that the medication is also effective as a breast cancer preventative for certain cancers. Women who took the drug raloxifene were less likely to develop invasive, estrogen-receptor (ER) positive breast cancer compared with women who did not take the drug. The results of the randomized controlled trial will be published in the June 10 online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Jun 10, 2008 - 3:59:37 AM
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New guidelines for treating resistant hypertension
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Resistant hypertension, blood pressure that remains above goal despite taking three antihypertensive medications or high blood pressure that is controlled but requires four or more medications to do so, may benefit from specialized diagnostic and therapeutic treatment by health care providers according to guidelines issued by the American Heart Association and co-authored by UAB physicians.
Jun 6, 2008 - 3:59:37 AM
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USC awareded $12.4 million to spearhead stroke survivors rehabilitation project
The University of Southern California is taking the lead to address rehabilitation therapy and how it can improve the quality of life for stroke survivors. Each year, about 700,000 people in the United States experience first or recurrent attacks of stroke.
Jun 6, 2008 - 3:59:37 AM
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Surgeons announce advance in atrial fibrillation surgery
Heart surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report that by adding a simple 10-20 second step to an operative procedure they achieved a significant improvement in the outcome for the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF).
Apr 7, 2008 - 3:59:37 AM
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Scientists find a key culprit in stroke brain cell damage
Researchers have identified a key player in the killing of brain cells after a stroke or a seizure. The protein asparagine endopeptidase (AEP) unleashes enzymes that break down brain cells' DNA, scientists at Emory University School of Medicine have found.
Mar 27, 2008 - 3:59:37 AM
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WHI follow-up study: Risks of long-term hormone therapy continue to outweigh benefits
New results from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) confirm that the health risks of long-term use of combination (estrogen plus progestin) hormone therapy in healthy, postmenopausal women persist even a few years after stopping the drugs and clearly outweigh the benefits. Researchers report that about three years after women stopped taking combination hormone therapy, many of the health effects of hormones such as increased risk of heart disease are diminished, but overall risks, including risks of stroke, blood clots, and cancer, remain high. The WHI is sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Mar 4, 2008 - 4:59:37 AM
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Reduction of stroke risk with aerobic fitness
A moderate level of aerobic fitness can significantly reduce stroke risk for men and women, according to a large, long-running study presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2008.
Feb 22, 2008 - 6:27:06 AM
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Research shows a daily dose of beetroot juice can beat high blood pressure
Researchers at Barts and The London School of Medicine have discovered that drinking just 500ml of beetroot juice a day can significantly reduce blood pressure. The study, published online today in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension, could have major implications for the treatment of cardiovascular disease.
Feb 6, 2008 - 5:39:37 AM
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Weill Cornell team discovers how brain's own tPA helps regulate blood flow to neurons
NEW YORK (Jan. 17, 2008) -- The human brain contains its own store of a powerful enzyme (and stroke drug) called tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), which appears to be a key regulator of blood flow to brain cells, a team at the Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City reports.
Jan 17, 2008 - 4:59:37 AM
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Carotid artery stenting- questions still remain
A procedure called carotid artery stenting (CAS) has emerged as a minimally invasive alternative to surgery, called carotid endarterectomy (CEA), for patients with dangerous narrowing of the arteries supplying blood to the brain. However, questions remain about the best uses of this procedure—especially whether it is an appropriate alternative to surgery for "low-risk" patients, according to a special article in the January/February issue of Annals of Vascular Surgery.
Jan 16, 2008 - 1:34:29 PM
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Robotics lab helps stroke patients with recovery
HOUSTON, Dec. 4, 2007 -- Robotics engineers at Rice University are teaming with doctors from Memorial Hermann|TIRR to develop a PC-based system for physical rehabilitation.
Dec 4, 2007 - 4:59:37 AM
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Women aren't men
CHICAGO --- Women's bodies and medical needs are vastly different than men's way beyond their reproductive systems. Women wake sooner from anesthesia, have less familiar symptoms of cardiovascular disease and are more likely to suffer from depression and sleep problems-- just to name a few of the differences.
Nov 19, 2007 - 4:59:37 AM
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2 carotid artery stenting studies show results comparable to AHA guidelines
Washington D.C., October 23, 2007 - Two carotid stenting trials examining patient outcomes demonstrated results that are comparable to guidelines established by the American Heart Association (AHA) for patients treated with carotid artery surgery. The results of these studies were presented today at the Cardiovascular Research Foundation's 19th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium by William A. Gray, M.D., FACC, associate professor of clinical medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and director of Endovascular Services at the Center for Interventional Vascular Therapy at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center in New York. Dr. Gray is the director of Endovascular Services at the Cardiovascular Research Foundation.
Oct 23, 2007 - 3:59:37 AM
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