Guest Post: This is a guest article by Clifford M. Thornton, a Certified Cardiovascular Technologist, experienced Echocardiographer Technician, and journalist in the cardiac and medical device fields. His articles have been published in Inventor’s Digest, Global Innovation Magazine, and Modern Health Talk. He is enthusiastic about progress with cardiac stem cell therapies and their role in...
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High-protein diet can help heart failure patients, study finds
Patients with heart failure who consume a diet rich in protein may have a better chance of living longer, according to new research. A European study has found protein-rich diet can help heart failure patients live longer. The National A study presented at the World Congress on Heart Failure, a European Society of Cardiology event in Vienna,...
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Atkins diet may cause heart failure, major new protein study finds
The Atkins diet may raise the risk of fatal heart disease, according to a new study. Analysis of more than 2,440 men found that those with a high protein intake faced a 33 per cent increased risk of developing heart failure, where the organ is unable to pump sufficient blood and oxygen around the body. A health...
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Heart failure patients with a higher protein intake live longer
Heart failure patients who consume more protein live longer, according to research presented today at Heart Failure 2018 and the World Congress on Acute Heart Failure, a European Society of Cardiology congress. Elderly adults need to maintain muscle mass for optimal health. However, most lose muscle mass as they age and are less efficient at using dietary protein to build muscle....
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A paradigm shift in heart failure treatment?
A small, preliminary study could trigger a paradigm shift in the treatment of heart failure. The late-breaking research is published today in Circulation and presented at Heart Failure 2018 and the World Congress on Acute Heart Failure, a European Society of Cardiology congress. The study suggests that heart failure may be caused by inappropriate fluid shifts in some patients...
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Blocking matrix-forming protein might prevent heart failure
Few treatment options for leading cause of death CINCINNATI – Scientists used an experimental targeted molecular therapy to block a matrix-forming protein in heart cells damaged by heart attack, reducing levels of scarred muscle tissue and saving mouse models from heart failure. Researchers at the Cincinnati Children’s Heart Institute report in the journal Circulation testing a manufactured peptide called...
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Scientists identify a promising target for the treatment of heart failure
Stained heart sections from wild-type mice and knockout mice that do not express OMA1. Wild-type mice exposed to ISO, which induces heart failure, exhibited collagen lesions indicative of heart cell death (top right), while knockout mice Researchers at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC) led by Dr. José Antonio Enríquez have described...
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Immune cell target that may prevent or delay heart failure after pressure overload
Sumanth Prabhu. University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have identified a therapeutic target to prevent or delay heart failure from pressure overload of the heart, and a potential biomarker for the same. They say their animal studies carry clinical and translational potential. In a study published in the journal JACC: Basic to Translational Science, Sumanth...
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Dozens of US clinics are pushing dangerous unapproved stem cell therapy that promises to cure heart failure and costs thousands of dollars – but have no board-certified doctors
Researchers found 61 clinics are currently offering the treatment in the US They often charge thousands of dollars for procedures that are unapproved The procedures promise to cure heart failure, but only one center in the US has a board-certified cardiologist on staff Stem cell therapy isn’t approved to treat heart failure in the US,...
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Could this prevent heart failure? Tiny robot that ‘hugs’ damaged organs to help them beat could save thousands of lives, experts say
Conventional mechanical heart pump blood through the body using a propeller But the new design fits on the outside of the patient’s heart – like that of a glove The soft silicone device stiffens and relaxes when inflated with pressurised air Many people develop the deadly condition after suffering from a heart attack But in a...