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The study, carried out at the Navy General Hospital in Beijing, evaluated 40 patients with severe heart failure following myocardial infarction. Twenty patients were assigned to receive BMMC transplants and 20 received standard medication. (EurekAlert!)
* Wash-out strands 1,700 Feb 21, 2010
Doctors said the death was due to acute myocardial infarction brought on by heavy drinking and low temperatures. In related news, the cold weather this year has at least made residents of the Penghu archipelago happy during the Lunar New Year holiday as they have had an abundant seaweed harvest. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Projected Effect of Dietary Salt Reductions on Future Cardiovascular Disease Feb 18, 2010
Results Reducing dietary salt by 3 g per day is projected to reduce the annual number of new cases of CHD by 60,000 to 120,000, stroke by 32,000 to 66,000, and myocardial infarction by 54,000 to 99,000 and to reduce the annual number of deaths from any cause by 44,000 to 92,000. All segments of the population would benefit, with blacks benefiting proportionately more, women benefiting particularly from stroke reduction, older adults from reductions in CHD events, and younger adults from lower... (New England Journal of Medicine)
* Kaohsiung man dies after marathon session of mahjong Feb 17, 2010
Liu Ching-kuan (Be), head of the hospital, told reporters yesterday that Wu, who had a history of heart disease, died of myocardial infarction. Liu said Wu had played mahjong, drunk alcohol and smoked consecutively for 10 hours. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Low Levels of Natural Antibodies Behind Stroke Feb 13, 2010
rd, has previously demonstrated that high levels of a certain type of antibody (anti-PC) in the immune defence are linked to a reduced risk of arteriosclerosis, a common cause of thrombosis and myocardial infarction. In the present study, published in the journal Stroke, the researchers focused exclusively on stroke -- a blood clot in the brain -- and compared 227 individuals who had suffered stroke over a 13-year period with 445 sex and age-matched controls. (Science Daily)
Women with gout at greater risk of heart attack than men Feb 8, 2010
Independent risk of gout on the risk of acute myocardial infarction among elderly women: A population-based study. Women with gout are at greater risk of a heart attack than men with the disease, indicates research published ahead of print in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. (EurekAlert!)
Smoking Cessation Significantly Increases Cardiac Health Later in Life Feb 4, 2010
The data covered more than 1,500 patients, 65 years old or less, who were discharged from hospitals in 1992 and 1993 in central Israel, all after their first acute myocardial infarction. At the time of their first heart attack, 27% of the men in the study had never smoked, some 20% reported being former smokers, while more than half admitted to being current smokers. (Science Daily)
Hospital receives 'perfect score' for care Feb 4, 2010
Posted: Wednesday, February 3, 2010 4:13 PM CST At an annual Catholic Health Care West conference held in Southern California recently, Mark Twain St. Joseph's Hospital received recognition for achieving perfect care for acute myocardial infarction for fiscal year 2009. The award is based on diagnosis and treatment of patients who came to the emergency department with heart attack symptoms. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Cord blood-derived CD133+ cells improve cardiac function after myocardial infarction Feb 4, 2010
Researchers at the Pontifcia Universidade Catlica do Paran and Instituto Carlos Chagas have evaluated the therapeutic potential of purified and expanded CD133+ cells human umbilical cord blood (HUCB)-derived in treating myocardial infarction by intramyocardially injecting them into a rat model. Patients who have high cardiovascular risks have fewer endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) and their EPCs exhibit greater in vitro senescence. (EurekAlert!)
SCOUT Trial Results Reveal Meridia ... Jan 28, 2010
a medical history positive for a cardiovascular event e.g. myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass graft, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, or coronary artery disease; or. Type 2 Diabetes alongside another risk factor and a medical history of a previous cardiovascular event. (Suite101.com)
Severe complications of diabetes higher in depressed patients Jan 28, 2010
Among their research volunteers with type 2 diabetes followed over 5 years, major depression was associated with a 36 percent higher risk of developing advanced micro-vascular complications, such as end-stage kidney disease or blindness, and a 25 percent higher risk of developing advanced macrovascular complications, such as stroke or myocardial infarction (heart attack from a blood clot), compared with diabetes patients without depression. The clinically significant risks remained even after... (EurekAlert!)
Home Is Best for Cardiac Rehabilitation, New Study Finds Jan 27, 2010
The study, which included data from 1938 participants, from several countries (UK, USA, Canada, Italy, China, Turkey and Iran) found that there was no difference between home based and centre based rehabilitation for a number of issues including mortality, cardiac events, exercise capacity, risk factors that can be modified (such as smoking, high blood pressure, total cholesterol) and quality of life in people at a low risk of further events after myocardial infarction or revascularisation. The... (Science Daily)
Defibrillator Implantation Early after Myocardial Infarction Jan 21, 2010
8 issue)1 conclude that prophylactic therapy with the use of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) early after a myocardial infarction did not reduce overall mortality among patients with clinical features that placed them at increased risk for death ... 2 In fact, prophylactic ICD therapy is indicated for patients with a previous myocardial infarction and a left ventricular ejection fraction of 40% or less only if they. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Primary screening for coronary heart disease Jan 21, 2010
Patients diagnosed with angina or acute myocardial infarction within the year following their initial visit comprised the coronary heart disease group. Results. (BioMed Central)
Systolic Heart Failure Jan 21, 2010
A 74-year-old man with a history of hypertension and myocardial infarction that occurred 5 years previously presents with breathlessness on exertion. His current medications include a statin and aspirin. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Gender-Biased Heart Damage Jan 17, 2010
9, 2005) Myocardial infarction results in irreversible damage to the heart that can cause congestive heart failure. The lasting damage results from the limited ability of the myocardium to regenerate and. (Science Daily)
Heart Attack Jan 17, 2010
Feature Article of Sunday, 17 January 2010. You are here: Article 175226. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Health Benefits of Dark Chocolate Jan 17, 2010
Chocolate consumption and mortality following a first acute myocardial infarction: the Stockholm Heart Epidemiology Program by I. Janszky (Accessed December 26, 2009). Eating chocolate can significantly protect the skin from UV light, by Stefanie Williams, MD, et al, intersciencewiley. (Suite101.com)
Athersys Files Shelf Registration Statement Jan 15, 2010
The Company is developing MultiStem(R), a patented, adult-derived "off-the-shelf" stem cell product platform for multiple disease indications, including damage caused by myocardial infarction, bone marrow transplantation and oncology treatment support, ischemic stroke, and inflammatory bowel disease. The Company is also developing a portfolio of other therapeutic programs, including orally active pharmaceutical product candidates for the treatment of metabolic and central nervous system... (Primezone Releases)
Genetic insights into coronary artery disease Jan 14, 2010 Study: Stifling anger at work can be dangerous Jan 10, 2010 GE Healthcare to evaluate and develop novel imaging technology Jan 10, 2010
01 in myocardial infarction (MI) cases and P=0. 0002 in young onset CAD cases (<50years). (BioMed Central)
What is a heart attack? Jan 10, 2010
Also known as a myocardial infarction, a heart attack occurs when blood flow to part of the heart muscle (myocardium) becomes blocked. If the blood flow is cut off for more than a few minutes, this muscles cells begin to die from lack of oxygen. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
"After adjustment for age, socioeconomic factors, risk behaviors, job strain and biological risk factors at baseline, there was a close-response relationship between covert coping and the risk of incident myocardial infarction or cardiac death," the study's authors wrote. Covert coping was listed as "letting things pass without saying anything" and "going away" despite feelings of being hard done by colleagues or bosses. (MSNBC -- Health)
Another potential application is for rapid diagnosis of myocardial infarction. Often patients come into ER complaining of chest pain and need to have an expensive overnight hospital stay so they can be monitored while their lab results are being processed. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
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