Study Says Mesh Stocking Can Help Weak Hearts Pump Blood
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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, according to a study described
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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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Some people with heart failure might benefit from a therapy which helps dampen their overactive immune systems.
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Drinking tap or bottled water could help people suffering from low blood pressure who faint while standing up, scientists have said.
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Bone marrow cells infused to the heart through tiny incisions helped several severe heart failure patients get markedly better, an international team of researchers reported on Tuesday.
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A measure of blood vessel capacity called endothelial function could be an early predictor of heart problems, a Finnish study finds.
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NEW YORK  - Blood vessel plaques and the heart&#39;s pumping ability influence survival in people under 40 who&#39;ve suffered a heart attack, new research shows.
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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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Drinking water could help people suffering from low blood pressure who faint while standing, scientists say.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil  - 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 day make many heart transplants unnecessary, Brazilian  researchers said on Friday.
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People with high blood pressure seem to be more vulnerable to heart attacks when the temperature drops, new research shows. The findings, presented last week at a conference
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Some drugs that drop blood pressure can help prevent heart disease from getting worse in patients with lower blood pressure who would not routinely be given such medicine, researchers reported on Tuesday.
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A common hypertension medication appears to dramatically reduce the risk of complications or death in patients with heart disease, but without the high blood pressure that often goes hand-in-hand with the condition, a study said.
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By Christopher Snowbeck, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.  Dec. 16--The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has for a third time socked a local company's plan to market a "heart sock" device for the treatment of congestive heart failure.
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Scientists are developing an artificial vein for use in patients with circulation problems.
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NEW YORK  - Research suggests that even low   blood levels of lead may raise the risk of adverse heart and   circulatory outcomes.
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A medication administered to heart attack or stroke victims to bust blood clots may help treat severe frostbite and reduce the risk of amputation, according to a study published Monday.