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November 9, 2015November 10, 2015

Heart Failure Treatment Sees Future in Electronic Monitoring Devices

Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States and worldwide. The National Institutes of Health’s National Library of Medicine observes that congestive heart failure (HF) has ... Read more

September 28, 2015October 6, 2015

Researchers Report Link Between Complications During Pregnancy and Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Death

Researchers from the Child Health and Development Studies at the Public Health Institute in Berkley, California recently published the results of a large-scale study, titled “Pregnancy Complications and Cardiovascular Disease ... Read more

September 25, 2015October 6, 2015

Novartis’ Entresto Heart Failure Treatment Closer to European Approval

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 18, 2015October 6, 2015

MIT and Boston Children’s Hospital Researchers Develop Personalized Heart Models for Surgical Planning

In a collaboration between the MIT and the Boston Children’s Hospital, researchers were able to develop a new system capable of taking magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the heart ... 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

September 14, 2015September 14, 2015

Human Gut Microbiome Composition Determines Obese Patients Risk to Develop Cardiovascular Diseases

In a new study entitled “Quantifying Diet-Induced Metabolic Changes of the Human Gut Microbiome”, researchers developed a mathematical model that predicts, according to our gut microbiome, how you will react ... Read more

September 11, 2015September 11, 2015

Monocytes Respond To High Levels of Fat in the Blood Leading To Tissue Damage

In a new study entitled “Triglyceride-Rich Lipoproteins Modulate the Distribution and Extravasation of Ly6C/Gr1low Monocytes”, scientists discovered that monocytes, key cells of the immune system, in response to high fat ... Read more

September 2, 2015September 14, 2015

Anti-Cholesterol Drug Repatha by Amgen Receives FDA Approval

California-based Amgen, Inc. recently received final approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for injectable Repatha (evolocumab), indicated for patients who cannot regulate their low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol despite ... Read more