Tag Archives: Heart disease
Detection of stroke in children prevents damage
The difficulty in diagnosing this condition in infants can cause serious long-term sequelae
Late diagnosis of stroke in children is the main cause of nearly 80% of children left with severe neurological damage. This points out an investigation of the National Institute of Spills in Melbourne, Australia, led by Costa Rican pediatrician Yock Adriana Corrales.
Yock Corrales [...]
Reprogramming stem cells from human heart tissue
Scientists at the University of Granada have become heart cells to transform adult stem cells from adipose tissue into cardiomyocytes
Spanish scientists have used for the first time adult cells from human heart to make stem cells from adipose tissue is becoming cardiomyocytes, according to the University of Granada (UGR). Specifically, they have managed to [...]
Vitamin D may protect against cardiovascular disease
The prevention and treatment of heart disease in some patients could be as simple as your diet include vitamin D supplements, according to two studies from the Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center Murray (USA). The results of both studies were made public during the annual scientific meeting of the American College of Cardiology meeting [...]
Ocular herpes increases stroke risk
People with an outbreak of herpes in eyes at increased risk of cerebrovascular accident (CVA) years later, according to a new study.
Shingles is a painful condition that occurs by reactivation of the chickenpox virus (varicella zoster), which remains dormant in nerve fibers after rash illness.
Some people, including over 50 years and those with compromised immune [...]
Constitutional deficit and congenital heart disease
The study compared hospitalization rates for acute respiratory infection in children with congenital heart disease without Down syndrome and Down syndrome children with and without heart disease, all under 24 months. The results showed that hospital admissions for respiratory infections, especially RSV dominate syndrome children.
“As a specific example among those with mild heart disease and [...]
The omega-3 with antidepressants has no heart benefit
The increase in antidepressant therapy based supplements along with omega-3 fatty acid levels does not improve depression in patients with coronary disease, according to a study by the University of Washington published today in JAMA.
Contrary to what is apparent from published studies, a new work developed by a team at Washington University in St. Louis, [...]