Posts by: Isaura Santos

Isaura Santos

Isaura Santos graduated with a BS in Cell and Molecular Biology from Universidade Nova de Lisboa and a MA in Communication, Culture and Information Technologies from University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL). Her professional interests include science communication, public awareness of science and communication of science through entertainment.

May 27, 2015June 8, 2015

Bellerophon Therapeutics Presents Poster On Acute Heart Failure

Bellerophon Therapeutics, Inc., recently announced positive outcomes from an animal study that assessed the effect of bioabsorbable cardiac matrix (BCM) on the mechanics of the heart after a heart attack. The results were presented ... Read more

May 14, 2015May 14, 2015

Ultrasonic Waves Can Make The Heart Beat, According To Researchers

Ultrasound is the technology utilized for sonograms that allows the examination of the heart and, according to researchers from Drexel University, can augment the rate at which heart cells beat. These results were ... Read more

April 27, 2015April 27, 2015

Genetic Overlap Between Alzheimer’s And Cardiovascular Risk Factors Cleared

A genetic overlap between Alzheimer’s disease and two important cardiovascular disease risk factors was found by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine: plasma lipids or fats and high ... Read more

April 22, 2015April 22, 2015

No Survival Difference Between Types Of Mitral Valve Replacements Found in New Study

A recent study comparing mechanical prosthetic versus bioprosthetic mitral valves in patients who were 50 to 69 years old and undergoing mitral valve replacement found no significant differences in survival after 15 years. However, ... Read more

April 20, 2015April 20, 2015

Substance From Magnolia Tree Can Protect From Cardiac Hypertrophy

A recent study published in the online journal Nature Communications reported that a natural compound be found in the magnolia tree has the potential to offer protection against heart hypertrophy — a condition related to ... Read more

April 14, 2015April 14, 2015

Study Advances Understanding of Heart Cells’ Regeneration

A new research project developed at the Weizmann Institute of Science is providing new insight into the mystery of why mammalian hearts fail to regenerate, reporting the possibility of altering this fate in ... Read more

April 13, 2015April 13, 2015

Study Finds No Evidence To Alter Transfusion Practices In Adults Undergoing Complex Cardiac Surgery

A recent study funded by the National Institutes of Health found no statistical contrast in function changes of six organs before and after cardiac surgery in patients with complex complications who received blood transfusions stored for 10 ... Read more

April 7, 2015April 7, 2015

Mayo Clinic Identifies SCAD As Inherited Condition

A recent study from Mayo Clinic published in the March issue of JAMA Internal Medicine shows evidence of a familial association in spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) that strikes younger women along a genetic predisposition do develop ... Read more

March 18, 2015March 19, 2015

JAMA Publishes Data On Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Procedure

In the March issue of JAMA, data from a one-year study of more than 12,000 patients who received procedures of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in the United States were published, the outcomes of which showed ... Read more

March 11, 2015March 11, 2015

Heart Disease Risk In Men Connected To High Testosterone And Low Estrogen

A recent study lead by Elaine Yu, an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, Boston, showed that hormones such as estrogen and testosterone modify cardiovascular risk factors and increase the risk of heart disease in men. ... Read more