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Heartbeat Vibrations Power Pacemakers
Though pacemakers require only small amounts of energy (about 1 millionth of a Watt), their batteries have to be replaced periodically, which means multiple surgeries for patients...

Erratic Heart Rhythm May Account For Some Unexplained Strokes
Occasional erratic heart rhythms appear to cause about one-fifth of strokes for which a cause is not readily established, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2012. About one-third of survivors leave the hospital with the cause of their stroke still undetermined...

Post-Liver Transplantation Survival Outcomes - Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Helps Predict
According to a study in the February edition of Liver Transplantation, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, preoperative cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is a specific predictor of 90-day survival after liver transplantation...

Leading Medical Groups Collaborate To Ensure Consistent, Responsible Uptake Of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
With the U.S...

Potential Link Between Daily Consumption Of Diet Soft Drinks And Risk Of Vascular Events
Individuals who drink diet soft drinks on a daily basis may be at increased risk of suffering vascular events such as stroke, heart attack, and vascular death. This is according to a new study by Hannah Gardener and her colleagues from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and at Columbia University Medical Center...

Association Between Heart Failure, Loss Of Brain Cells And A Decline In Mental Processes
Australian researchers have found evidence that heart failure is associated with a decline in people's mental processes and a loss of grey matter in the brain. These changes can make it more difficult for heart failure (HF) patients to remember and carry out instructions such as taking the correct medication at the right times...

ESC Cardiologists 'Intrigued' By Novel Approach To Heart Failure
The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) welcomes an "intriguing" study, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, featuring a completely novel approach for improving endothelial function in heart failure¹...

Alcohol And Your Heart: Friend Or Foe?
A meta-analysis done by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) into the relationship between alcohol consumption and heart disease provides new insight into the long-held belief that drinking a glass of red wine a day can help protect against heart disease. "It's complicated," says Dr. Juergen Rehm, director of social and epidemiological research at CAMH. Dr...

MS Drug Prevented Fatal Heart Condition In Lab Study
A drug used to treat multiple sclerosis may also be effective at preventing and reversing the leading cause of heart attack, a new study has found. Scientists found that Gilenya, a drug recently approved in the US for treating MS, was effective at reversing the symptoms of ventricular hypertrophy in mice...

Statins Work As Well On Females As Males
Statins given to female patients are as effective in preventing the occurrence of cardiovascular events as they are for men, researchers from Boston and New York reported in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Cardiovascular events include stroke, heart attack, and angina. William J. Kostis, Ph.D., M.D...

New Appropriate Use Criteria Reflect Latest Scientific Data On Restoring Blood Flow To Heart
Updated appropriate use criteria released recently offer detailed guidance on when to use an invasive procedure to improve blood flow to the heart and how to choose the best procedure for each patient. The clinical scenarios, written by a group of cardiologists and cardiac surgeons, affirm the role of revascularization for patients with acute coronary syndromes and significant symptoms...

Two-Arm Blood Pressure Checks May Spot "Silent" Risks
A new study appears to support the idea that blood pressure checks should be done in both arms...

A First For Ontario: Cardiac Stem Cell Transplant Performed At The Peter Munk Cardiac Centre
Heart failure is a leading cause of death in Canada...

Patient-Centered Approach To Replacing Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators Suggested By Cardiologists
More than 100,000 implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) are implanted in the United States annually, fully a quarter of those are generator replacements simply because the battery is depleted. But are all those replacements necessary and should they actually be performed? Writing in the Jan...

The Importance Of Metabolism In Understanding Health Benefits Of Cocoa Flavanols: Recent Study By Mars, Incorporated And Partners
A comprehensive investigation of flavanol absorption and metabolism has provided a critical step forward in our understanding of how cocoa flavanols work in the body to exert their circulatory and cardiovascular benefits...