Removing clot aids heart attack recovery
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New research suggests that more people survive major heart attacks with fewer problems if doctors use a mini-vacuum to clear out an artery blockage instead of pushing it aside to restore blood flow.
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hospital, and his doctors say he would have risked a &quot;substantial&quot; heart attack without the operation. an operation, Chief of Cardiology Allan Schwartz of New York-Presbyterian Hospital told a news conference on Monday.
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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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NEW YORK  - Elderly individuals who maintain higher levels of physical activity have better survival rates after a heart attack and subsequent angiography to clear the coronary arteries, researchers in Italy and the U.S. suggest.
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Researchers in Israel are developing   a new technique for administering drugs that could help prevent   heart attacks after angioplasty to clear clogged arteries, the   research institute said.
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A tiny tent-like device implanted into the heart appears to block strokes caused by a common irregular heartbeat, sealing off a spot where dangerous blood clots form, German and U.S. researchers reported ...
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NEW YORK  - Patients undergoing treatment  to clear blocked arteries in the heart who have a  moderate-to-high risk of a recurrence of the blockage appear to  have a better outcome if they undergo heart bypass surgery  rather than a less invasive procedure, according to new study  findings.
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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 protein being tested for its ability to enhance wound healing in skin might also help repair heart attack damage. The protein, thymosin beta 4 (TB4), is expressed by embryos during the heart&#39;s development
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NEW YORK  - Many women, and seniors, do not  enter a rehab program after having a heart attack. Yet,  participation in cardiac rehabilitation markedly lowers the  risk of dying or having a second heart attack during the next  three years, results of a recent study show
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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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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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Over the last decade, the use of angioplasty and coronary artery bypass grafting to treat elderly heart patients has increased, and outcomes of these procedures have improved.
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Treating heart-attack patients without losing any time and with a more aggressive regimen of cholesterol-lowering medicines can save many lives, shows new research.
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At least 120,000 Americans a year suffer strokes because of a common irregular heartbeat &#151; one that's on the rise, hard to treat and can shoot deadly blood clots straight to the brain. Now doctors are experimenting with a new way to prevent those brain attacks: a tiny device that seals off a little section of the jiggling heart where the clots form.
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New findings show a very simple, inexpensive treatment can prevent serious complications of leg blood clots, although it is not used by many patients.
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A way to measure energy levels inside living heart cells could ultimately aid heart attack recovery.