Posts by: Patricia Silva, PhD

Novartis recently announced that Entresto (sacubitril/valsartan) has received a positive opinion from the European Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP). The decision is an important step in Entresto becoming available ... Read more

September 23, 2015October 6, 2015

Beet Juice Found to Improve Muscle Strength in Patients with Heart Failure

A study recently published in the journal Circulation: Heart Failure, conducted by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, revealed that drinking concentrated beet juice high in ... Read more

September 21, 2015October 6, 2015

First FDA-Approved Pioneering Heart Surgery Based on Matrix Therapy Found To Be Successful

When a person suffers a heart attack, the heart tissue becomes damaged, scarred and the organ can lose its ability to function properly. There is currently no treatment to fix ... Read more

September 16, 2015January 24, 2016

NIH Study Reveals That a Lower Systolic Pressure Reduces Cardiovascular Events and Mortality Rates

High blood pressure, also referred to as hypertension, is defined in adults as blood pressure higher than 140/90 mm Hg. The condition is a leading cause of disability and mortality ... Read more

July 29, 2015July 29, 2015

Mitochondrial Dysfunction Linked to Cardiac Aging

A new study led by researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine recently reviewed the growing evidence supporting the concept that dysfunction of mitochondria is closely associated with ... Read more

July 20, 2015July 20, 2015

Recent Guidelines For Statin Therapy Improve the Identification of Cardiovascular Risk

A new study led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston recently showed that the new guidelines issued in 2013 concerning statin based therapy are better than the previous ... Read more

June 26, 2015July 20, 2015

New Left Heart Stimulator Model for the Study of Heart Diseases

Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology, Emory University and Oklahoma State University developed a left ventricle (LV) model compatible with clinical imaging tools for the study of heart diseases. The ... Read more

May 19, 2015May 21, 2015

Atrial Fibrillation Found to Increase the Risk of One Specific Type of Heart Attack

A new study led by researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in North Carolina and the University of Minnesota revealed that cardiac atrial fibrillation increases the risk of one ... Read more

May 12, 2015May 12, 2015

Researchers Report Lipid Resolvin D1 Can Reduce Heart Failure Risk After a Heart Attack

A new study led by researchers at The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) revealed that the lipid compound Resolvin D1 is capable of reducing prolonged inflammation and heart failure ... Read more

May 1, 2015May 5, 2015

Alternative Surgical Procedure to Sternotomy Tested in Patients with Atrial Septal Defect

A study published in the Asian Journal of Surgery revealed that a specific surgical technique based on thoracotomy can be successfully applied in cases of atrial septal defect as an ... Read more