Support hose helps the heart
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NEW ORLEANS - A polyester mesh stocking pulled over the bottom of a weak heart can help it pump better, according a new study. &quot;It is sort of breakthrough technology,&quot; said Dr.
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A technique to remove dangerous swellings from the body's biggest artery could save thousands of lives, a study suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Long-term training in endurance  activities, such as running, swimming or cycling, may help  prevent the stiffening of the heart that occurs with age, an  effect that might reduce the risk of heart failure, new  research suggests.
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A protein that the heart produces during its development could be redeployed after a heart attack to help the organ repair itself, according to researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
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A lifesaving device developed right here in Tucson could be a step closer to Federal Approval. The CardioWest Total Artificial Heart was approved by a FDA panel several months ago but still has not received full approval.
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The latest advance in heart failure treatment is an elastic mesh sleeve that squeezes enlarged hearts into a more normal shape and could stall progression of the deadly disease, a study reported Sunday.
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TUESDAY, Sept. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers are reporting an advance in tissue engineering techniques that has helped them move a step closer toward a living replacement heart valve for children.
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A tipple or two can aid recovery from heart surgery,  research suggests.
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NEW ORLEANS - More than five million Americans suffer from heart failure, a debilitating condition in which the heart fails to pump enough blood, starving the body of oxygen and leading to weakness, chest pain and, eventually, death.
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Have heart problems? Hit the gym and start lifting some weights.
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Infusing patients with bone marrow cells can reinvigorate their dying hearts and grow tiny new arteries and heart muscle tissue, a treatment that may one
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An American scientific study shows that artificial hearts can keep heart-transplant candidates alive before the donor organ is available and it also helps prolong their life after transplant.
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Millions of chest pain and heart attack sufferers thought they were getting a phenomenal medical advance when tiny coils that ooze medicine were placed in their arteries to keep them from squeezing shut again.
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Scientists have found a molecule they believe will protect and promote the survival of heart cell muscles, raising hopes of a treatment to repair the damage after a heart attack.
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Inhaling nitric oxide, or NO for short, appears to improve blood flow to the lungs in patients who've suffered a right-sided heart attack, new research suggests. This, in turn, helps the heart pump better.
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Doctors are to trial a new type of heart pump to help people with heart failure.
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A mesh stocking pulled up over the wide bottom of a weak heart can help it pump better and even shrink back to a more normal size.