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Garlic may protect the heart after heart surgery
Raw garlic consumption may help limit the damage done to the heart after surgery because if its natural antioxidant properties, according to a new study published in BMC Pharmacology. After a heart attack it is important to restore the flow of blood to the heart so that damage to the heart muscle can be minimised. However, the return of blood... view more... (2002-09-09)
Surgery to improve academic ability in children with congenital heart disease may not work
Surgery to correct congenital heart disease in children may not result in the hoped for improvements in intellectual and academic ability, suggests research in Heart. It is generally believed that congenital heart disease may impair intellectual and academic performance either because of the diminished oxygen supply to the brain and/or missed... view more... (2001-05-17)
Dialysis safe for kidney patients' heart health
Dialysis treatments do not affect the heart health of kidney disease patients who have had a heart attack, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). view more (2009-07-10)
ESC Congress 2003: Can we make a new sinus node? The promises of genetically engineered bio-pacemakers
IMPORTANT: This press release accompanies both a presentation and an ESC press conference given at the ESC Congress 2003. Written by the investigator himself/herself, this press release does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Society of Cardiology Heart block is a condition in which the cardiac pacemaker impulse that is normally... view more... (2003-09-01)
Lighting up the heart
A major breakthrough in research could lead to improved recovery of the heart when it is re-started after a heart attack or cardiac surgery. view more (2006-09-22)
People with obsessional personalities more likely to experience heart attacks
People prone to highly obsessional thoughts and physical symptoms of anxiety are susceptible to heart attacks, finds research in Heart. A 20 year study of over 1400 men showed that those who had highly obsessional thought patterns and physical (somatic) symptoms of anxiety were significantly more likely to die of a heart attack. The men were... view more... (2001-03-13)
Coronary angiography may improve outcomes for cardiac arrest patients
People who suffer cardiac arrests and then receive coronary angiography are twice as likely to survive without significant brain damage compared with those who don't have the procedure, according to a study by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers. view more (2009-04-01)
High-energy clamp simplifies heart surgery for atrial fibrillation
Heart surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have helped usher in a new era in the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation. view more (2006-10-11)
WUSTL research finds individual cells isolated from the biological clock can keep daily time, but are unreliable
Alexis Webb enters a small room at Washington University in St. Louis with walls, floor and ceiling painted dark green, shuts the door, turns off the lights and bends over a microscope in a black box draped with black cloth. Through the microscope, she can see a single nerve cell on a glass cover slip glowing dimly. view more (2009-09-10)
'Disquieting' slow down in heart disease deaths among under 55s
The fall in deaths from heart disease among younger Britons is slowing down, pointing to a "disquieting" trend, indicates research published ahead of print in the journal Heart. view more (2007-07-19)
ESC Congress 2004: Austrian First Aid Defibrillation-Campaign shows advantages of multiprofessional solution
More than 75% in the target group aged 40 to 60 years show awareness - Nine survivors without neurological deficits out of 37 first-aid-defibrillator uses view more (2004-08-31)
Exercise Testing May Help Predict Seriousness of Mitral Regurgitation
In as many as one in five people over age 55, when the heart contracts to send blood around the body, some degree of backward leakage occurs across the mitral valve, a condition known as mitral regurgitation (MR). view more (2007-12-12)
New medication brings hope of jet lag cure
A team of researchers from Monash University, The Brigham and Women's Hospital (Boston), Harvard Medical School and Vanda Pharmaceuticals has found a new drug with the potential to alleviate jet lag and sleep disorders caused by shift work. view more (2008-12-02)
Oscillations at odds in the heart
Researchers in Germany show that a classical biological oscillator, the glycolytic oscillator, may increase damage to the heart during acute loss of oxygen (anoxia), and as may occur during ischemia. view more (2010-03-15)
Bleeding hearts revealed with new scan
Images that for the first time show bleeding inside the heart after people have suffered a heart attack have been captured by scientists, in a new study published today in the journal Radiology. view more (2009-01-20)
Mood Lighting: Penn Researchers Determine Role of Serotonin in Modulating Circadian Rhythm
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have determined how serotonin decreases the body's sensitivity to light and that exposure to constant darkness leads to a decrease in serotonin levels in the brain of fruit flies. view more (2005-07-11)
Invitation to the Press - Heart Failure Update 2002, 8-11 June 2002, Oslo
Heart Failure Update 2002, `From Damage to Defence`, is soon to take place in Oslo, Norway, from 8-11 June 2002 and is the official update meeting of the ESC Working Group on Heart Failure, The meeting will present an update on all aspects of heart failure from basic research to clinical care. Key features of the scientific programme will include:... view more... (2002-05-28)
Rare disease provides clues about enzyme role in arrhythmias
A University of Iowa study provides insight into a calcium-sensing enzyme already known to play a role in irregular heartbeats and other critical functions. view more (2008-12-12)
Hydrogen Peroxide's Link to Living Cells
If a circadian rhythm is like an orchestra - the united expression of the rhythms of millions of cells - a common chemical may serve as the conductor, or at least as the baton. view more (2009-11-04)
Scientists in Japan design first optical pacemaker for laboratory research
The world's first optical pacemaker is described in an article published today in Optics Express, the Optical Society's open-access journal. A team of scientists at Osaka University in Japan show that powerful, but very short, laser pulses can help control the beating of heart muscle cells. view more (2008-05-28)
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