Advances in stem cell research offer hope for treatments that could help patients regrow heart muscle tissue after heart attacks,
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Doxorubicin disrupts the immune system to cause heart toxicity: The drug targets enzymes that control the immune response and spleen macrophages
Doxorubicin is a chemotherapy drug widely used in ovarian, bladder, lung, thyroid and stomach cancers, but it carries a harmful
Continue reading »Researchers trace Parkinson’s damage in the heart
A new way to examine stress and inflammation in the heart will help Parkinson’s researchers test new therapies and explore
Continue reading »Genetic risk of heart failure
Heart failure is known to be more common in certain families but whether this familial transition is caused by genetic
Continue reading »Stem cells restore function in primate heart-failure study: Results suggest an approach that could be tested for treating people with heart failure
Researchers at UW Medicine in Seattle have successfully used human stem cells to restore heart function in monkeys with heart
Continue reading »Six years of exercise — or lack of it — may be enough to change heart failure risk
By analyzing reported physical activity levels over time in more than 11,000 American adults, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers conclude that
Continue reading »Heart disease severity may depend on nitric oxide levels: Study finds nitric oxide may also determine drug efficacy
The most common heart medications may get an assist from nitric oxide circulating in the body, according to a new
Continue reading »Substance in Chinese medicine can cause cardiac arrhythmia
A medicinal plant frequently used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) — Evodia rutaecarpa — contains substances that can cause cardiac
Continue reading »New technique makes heart valve replacement safer for some high-risk patients
Scientists have developed a novel technique that prevents coronary artery obstruction during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), a rare but
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