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A Multi-Biomarker Diagnostic for Cardiac Disease: Rapid. Portable. Ultra-Low Cost.
Cardiac disease is the world’s leading cause of death. Cardiac Disease's pathogenesis is largely attributed to cholesterol, predominantly carried by low-density lipoproteins(LDL).However, recent research has found that oxidized-LDL is significantly more potent in the initiation and development of atherosclerosis. Tests for both cholesterol and ox-LDL tests are lab-based and expensive. With every third American at risk for Cardiac Disease, this research aims to produce an on-site, ultra-low cost.
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Different types of heart diseases.
World Heart Federation.
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Inside the 50-year-quest to build a mechanical heart
Steve Williams couldn’t breathe. The former athlete had cardiomyopathy, which occasionally choked his lungs with fluid, making him gasp for air. But this felt different; Williams felt like he was dying. He was raced to an Orange County hospital, and shortly after checking in, his heart stopped. For 30 minutes, ER workers compressed his chest in an attempt to revive him. At one point, his wife Mary remembers being called into his room to say goodbye to...
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Prinzmetal’s angina
Prinzmetal’s angina is a form of chest pain, pressure, or tightness (angina) caused by spasms in the arteries that supply blood to the heart.
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Prinzmetal angina
Is a temporary discomfort or pain that is caused by a temporary spasm in one or more of your coronary arteries (the arteries that supply oxygen and nutrients to your heart).
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Statins linked to 20,000 side effects and 227 deaths
CONTROVERSIAL heart drug statins have been linked to almost twenty thousand reports of side effects and 227 deaths.
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Best of Luck
A brief introduction to death
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Thyroid disease and the heart.
Most characteristic and common signs and symptoms of thyroid disease are those that result from the effects of thyroid hormone on the heart and cardiovascular system
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Is broken heart syndrome real?
When your heart breaks … (Literally).“You can die of a broken heart — it's scientific fact. A sudden temporary weakening of the muscular portion of the heart, this weakening can be triggered by emotional stress, such as the death of a loved one, a break-up, or constant anxiety, it is also known as broken-heart syndrome.
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Donor heart gives gift of life for three decades, Newshour
John McCafferty, the world's longest-living heart transplant recipient, has died 33 years after his operation. His surgeon, Sir Magdi Yacoub, said that he hadn't thought the donor heart would last more than five years. John's wife, Ann, said that they had had a wonderful life together but that John had been very ill before his operation.
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Double - The captain of her heart
It was way past midnight, and she still couldn't fall asleep..
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This Heart in a Jar Could Make Heart Transplants Safer
What looks like a prop from a steampunk movie is actually a partially decellularised heart in a bioreactor.
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An incredible look at the beating heart of street art.
Visionary street artist Lonac is the talented individual behind this impressive hand-painted heart. He strategically placed his design between the air ducts which flow in and out of the building. By doing so he created the illusion of the aorta that passes blood through the heart itself.
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Scientists Grow Full-Sized, Beating Human Hearts From Stem Cells
It’s the closest we've come to growing transplantable hearts in the lab. By Alexandra Ossola. (Mar. 16)
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Vitamin D 'heals damaged hearts'
Vitamin D supplements may help people with diseased hearts, a study suggests. A trial on 163 heart failure patients found supplements of the vitamin, which is made in the skin when exposed to sunlight, improved their hearts' ability to pump blood around the body. The Leeds Teaching Hospitals team, who presented at a meeting of the American College of Cardiology, described the results as "stunning".
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Ok Garry, your cholesterol is extremely to high, you need to lay off the saturated fats and increase exercise.
The Gentleman’s Armchair comic.
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What to expect with a stent.
Angioplasty is a procedure often used to treat unstable angina or certain types of heart attack. Learn how angioplasty and stenting clears blockages in the heart.
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Shift workers at greater risk of heart ills, study says.
Sleep deprivation and an abnormal sleep cycle may increase the risk of heart disease, especially for shift workers, a small study suggests.
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Heart rate vs pulse.
When a heart beats, blood is pushed through the body, causing a change in blood pressure and a pulse in main arteries. In healthy individuals, this means the heart rate is often synchronized with the pulse. However, heart rate and pulse rate are technically different because a heart rate measures the rate of contractions (heart beats) of the heart, whereas a pulse rate measures the rate of palpable blood pressure increases throughout the body.
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6 ways your heart can get out of rhythm.
Your heart relies on electrical impulses to keep it beating at a steady pace. Problems with this electrical system can cause abnormal heart rhythms, or arrhythmias. The defective impulses may cause the heart to beat too slowly or too fast, or to beat in a disorganized and chaotic manner. Some of these different types of arrhythmias can be incredibly dangerous if not properly treated, while others may be annoying but are not life-threatening.
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