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Dr. Salima Shariff, a Surrey cardiologist, feeds the baby that she and her husband, Aziz Nurmohamed, went to Nepal to adopt.
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As a result of successful events organised last year, a second Joint Scientific Forum, organised by the European Society of Cardiology and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes , two of the most respected professional medical organisations in Europe, will be held from 27-29 November at three venues across China - Beijing, Shanghai and ...
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PanGenex Corporation announced that due to promising pre-clinical results from its clinical trial at the Cardiovascular Institute of the South , the Company will extend its trial to two additional sites.
Elevated cholesterol problems for Merck
Merck & Co. Inc. scrambled to defend its cholesterol drugs Vytorin and Zetia yesterday after a new study questioned their effectiveness against heart disease.
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Scans Of Egyptian Mummies Show Hardening Of Arteries Is Not A Modern Disease
An international team of scientists who took CT scans of mummified bodies of people who lived in Egypt up to 3,500 years ago found evidence to suggest that hardening of arteries, a risk factor for heart attacks and strokes, is not a modern disease and may have been quite common among ancient Egyptians of high socioeconomic status.
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Atherosclerosis found in CT scans of Egyptian mummies
Researchers using a CT scanner have discovered the real mummy's curse: Hardening of the arteries.
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Cheap Niacin Beats Pricier Zetia in Heart Patients
Results reported here Sunday may not put the nail in the coffin for a once wildly popular cholesterol-lowering drug, but they do put Zetia at the bottom of the list of medications that doctors will be using.
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Stem Cells Improve Heart Function In Patients With Cardiomyopathy
A Florida cardiologist is using stem cell therapy to treat patients who suffer from a range of heart, lung and vascular illnesses.
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CAT Scans Reveal Heart Disease in 3,500-Year Old Mummies
Scientists have uncovered heart disease in 3,500-year-old Egyptian mummies, suggesting the risk factors behind it are not just modern in nature.
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Don't blame fast food: Mummies had heart disease
You can't blame this one on McDonald's: Researchers have found signs of heart disease in 3,500-year-old mummies.
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Half of Eligible Patients Do Not Get Aortic Valve Replacement
Fear about the risk of surgery is among the reasons half of eligible patients are not getting aortic valve replacement surgery, according to a study by physicians at the University of Michigan Health System.
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Laptop Heart Test May Save Student Athletes From Dropping Dead, Study Says
Heart tests done with a laptop computer and software that cost $4,000 may help save high school athletes from sudden cardiac death , according to a study of 2,057 students in Texas.
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Experts Urge School Screening of Athletes' Hearts
A new, inexpensive screening method could help reduce the risk for sudden cardiac death among high school athletes, U.S. researchers report.
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Study raises new questions about Merck pill Zetia
A new study raises fresh concerns about Zetia and its cousin, Vytorin - drugs that are still taken by millions of people to lower cholesterol, despite questions raised last year about how well they work.
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American Heart Association Late-Breaking Clinical Trial Report: New...
American Heart Association Late-Breaking Clinical Trial Report: New Blood Thinner for Angioplasty Patients Not Superior for Primary Endpoint, but Did Reduce Death and Stent Thrombosis Study highlights: - Used during coronary angioplasty plus stenting, in patients who all received clopidogrel after the procedure, a new reversible blood thinner did ...
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Isiah Thomas's mother recovering from heart attack
The 86-year-old mother of NBA Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas is recovering at a west suburban hospital after suffering a heart attack over the weekend.
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Dr. William Ganz, a cardiologist and medical inventor who helped develop a revolutionary catheter to measure blood flow and heart functions, died Tuesday in Los Angeles.
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Delivering Stem Cells Without Surgery
BACKGROUND: The American Heart Association estimates 80 million American adults -- or one in three -- have at least one form of heart disease.
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Mass. doctor claims he was pressured to use device
A former cardiologist at Lahey Clinic claims in a lawsuit against the hospital that he was fired for resisting pressure from two other top doctors to use a particular brand of stent, even though they may not have been best for some patients.
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