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Cardiology - Sep 18, 2018 Edition

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 September 18, 2018 
 Cardiology 
 The latest cardiology news from News Medical 
 #ALT#Webinar - Natriuretic Peptides: A Cardiologist’s View

Natriuretic peptides are secreted from the heart as counter regulatory hormones in response to increased intraventricular and atrial pressure and stretch. This webinar discusses the accurate diagnosis of heart failure using natriuretic peptide tests.

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   Release of ‘danger’ molecules during stress may put youth at risk of cardiovascular disease
 
The release of "danger" molecules in response to significant periods of mental stress early in life may leave young people at lifelong risk of cardiovascular disease, scientists report.
 
   Kidneys of babies with congenital heart disease tend to be enlarged at birth
 
The hearts and brains of babies born with congenital heart disease are not the only organs affected by this common medical condition.
 
 Treating sleep apnea in stroke patients provides significant benefits
 
A large study has found that commencing treatment for sleep apnea as soon as possible after a stroke or a mini-stroke significantly improves speech impairment and other neurological symptoms as well as walking and other physical functioning.
 
 
 Kessler Foundation awarded $50,000 grant to study outcomes of new stroke therapy
 
Kessler Foundation has been awarded a $50,000 grant by the Charles and Ann Serraino Foundation, Inc. The two-year grant will advance the Foundation's practice-based stroke rehabilitation research to advance the diagnosis and treatment of spatial neglect, a hidden disability that complicates recovery after brain injury, especially right brain stroke.
 
 
 Differences in mitochondrial DNA determine severity of heart disease caused by nDNA mutation
 
Differences in the DNA within the mitochondria, the energy-producing structures within cells, can determine the severity and progression of heart disease caused by a nuclear DNA mutation.
 
 
 New statement provides detailed overview of how to diagnose, treat resistant hypertension
 
Resistant hypertension affects 12 percent to15 percent of patients treated for high blood pressure according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association.
 
 
 Sleep apnea, congenital heart disease in hospitalized infants strongly associated with death
 
Infants often aren't screened for sleep apnea, but a new study suggests the disorder may be tied to an increased risk of death in infants with congenital heart disease.
 
 
 New issue considers role of coronary angiography after cardiac arrest
 
Coronary angiography after cardiac arrest is important to ascertain potential treatable causes of cardiac arrest, salvage myocardium, and potentially increase long-term survival. The cause of adult out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is typically myocardial ischemia.
 
 
 New study highlights advantages and clinical outcomes of IVUS-guided stent implantation
 
Common practice dictates the performance of percutaneous coronary intervention under conventional angiographic guidance.
 
 
 Whole fat dairy may protect from cardiovascular disease and stroke
 
Whole fat dairy may protect from cardiovascular disease and strokeOne of the commonest diet fads these days is choosing low fat dairy over whole fat milk and milk products. A new large study however, has now shown that full-fat dairy and dairy products may be more beneficial for the heart. The results of the study appeared in the latest issue of the journal The Lancet.
 
 
 Bioabsorbable Scaffolds for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
 
Bioabsorbable Scaffolds for Percutaneous Coronary InterventionBioabsorbable scaffolds may be considered the new threshold in endovascular treatment. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) report that the most frequent form of heart disease is coronary artery disease (CAD).
 
 
 New NIH grant may help design safer heart pumps
 
Blood pumps are increasingly a bridge-to-transplant for patients with end-stage heart disease or heart failure, but blood clots and strokes can put patients in peril before they receive a donor heart.
 
 
 Study shows cost-effectiveness of financial incentive program to control cholesterol
 
A program that offered financial incentives to both patients and their physicians to control low-density lipoproteins cholesterol could be a cost-effective intervention for patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease, according to new research led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
 
 
 Anticoagulant use in East Asian patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation
 
In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (Volume3,Number 2, 2018, pp. 215-226(12); DOI: Chang-Sheng Ma from the Department of Cardiology, Beijing AnZhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China considers the use of direct oral anticoagulants for prevention of stroke and systemic embolic events in East Asian patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation.
 
 
 Molecule produced during fasting appears to have anti-aging effects on vascular system
 
A molecule produced during fasting or calorie restriction has anti-aging effects on the vascular system, which could reduce the occurrence and severity of human diseases related to blood vessels, such as cardiovascular disease, according to a study led by Georgia State University.
 
 
 Research shows novel approach for treatment of myocardial infarction
 
Myocardial infarction - commonly known as a heart attack - is still one of the main causes of death. According to the Federal Statistical Office, more than 49,00 people died of its consequences.
 
 
 Administering tPA depending on location of clot can be as effective as thrombectomy
 
There are two main treatments for stroke caused by a clot in a blood vessel in the brain. One treatment, mechanical thrombectomy, involves pulling the clot out with a specialized catheter that is inserted into the artery in the groin and guided by imaging to the clot.
 

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