Invention could aid inefficient hearts By John Pope Staff writer
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An experimental mesh jacket that fits snugly around enlarged, inefficiently pumping hearts could help as many as 1.25 million Americans who suffer from this complication of heart failure each year, a Houston cardiologist said Sunday in New Orleans.
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Scientists have made two significant  advances in developing a stem-cell patch to repair the damage  caused to the heart after an attack.
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Donor hearts could make good scaffolding for new organs.
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Using wind to make clean water could be a winning combination.
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The nationâs most common cardiac malfunction is increasingly being treated with expensive procedures.
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A new therapy shows glimpses of promise, but proving a benefit in heart patients could be hard.
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In a move to save an infant, doctors sought a device they had never tried before: a miniaturized pump called the Berlin Heart.
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Scientists measure energy levels inside living heart cells, which could ultimately aid heart attack recovery.
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Less-costly versions of implanted heart devices represent a good value for most patients who need them, according to a cost analysis study presented on Wednesday.
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The CardioWest artificial heart developed at University Medical Center is &quot;a triumph of medical technology&quot; that saves the lives of patients dying from heart disease, a leading medical journal is reporting today.
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While poets and lovers ponder how to mend a broken heart, doctors now have a tool for repairing an enlarged heart. One of the more unusual medical devices yet developed, a mesh &quot;jacket&quot; can actually reverse this dangerous condition.
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The medical profession has a costly, little-known secret: Many treatments don&#39;t work all that well for many -- even most -- people.
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Trousers may turn out to be your heart&#39;s unlikeliest friends, with UK scientists having developed unique vibrating pants that can help relieve patients of their angina pain.
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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 novel wireless EKG monitor could make diagnosing heart conditions much easier.
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Past attempts at a high-tech quill have ended up as expensive paperweights, but a new crop of start-ups has higher hopes.Photos: Pens get smarter
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NEW ORLEANS -- A polyester 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, a study found.