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Naturally Occurring Mutations Inactivate Genes Associated with Heart Disease and Diabetes
Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) identified gene variants associated with loss of function (LOF) in genes related to chronic diseases. The study...
Giving Birth To More Than Four Children Can Increase Heart Disease Risk
Having more children can increase the risk of developing cardiovascular alterations in women, which are early indicators for heart conditions. Those are the conclusions of a study conducted at the...
UT Southwestern Researchers Find Long-Term Use of Ventricular Assist Devices Promotes Heart Muscle Regeneration
A new study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers suggests that the long-term use of left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) by patients who suffer from heart failure issues might...
A New University Of Houston Study Offers Insights Into Better Managing Hypertension
Researchers from the University of Houston College of Pharmacy are studying the role of antioxidant pathways and oxidative stress in hypertension. The project was funded thanks to a $1.3 million...
UT Southwestern Reveals New Insights Into HDL Cholesterol Function
A new UT Southwestern-led study entitled “HDL Cholesterol Efflux Capacity and Incident Cardiovascular Events” reports to have found a new biomarker – cholesterol efflux capacity – for the...
UTHealth Cardiologist Chosen for Houston Business Journal 40 Under 40
Tom Nguyen, M.D. One of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School's resident surgeons has been named one of Houston Business Journal's prestigious 40...
UH Mathematician's Work to Become Basis for Open-Heart Surgery Alternative
A math professor from the University of Houston (UH), Dr. Suncica "Sunny" Canic, unexpectedly completed a research project that could potentially be a life-saving solution for countless patients with...
Testosterone Supplements Don't Increase Risk of Heart Attack For Older Men, UT Medical Branch Study Suggests
Older men who receive testosterone in the form of supplements don't have an increased risk of suffering a heart attack, a study conducted by researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch...
Houston Methodist Research Reveals That Alcohol May Ease Nerves That Lead To Atrial Fibrillation
A group of doctors in the U.S. and Japan have developed a technique to treat atrial fibrillation by adding 98% ethanol to the catheter-aided radio wave ablation of nerve clusters, a minimally...
UTHealth And Peers Observe Key Role Of Triglycerides and APOC3 Gene Mutations In Heart Diseases
The key role of triglycerides as a trigger for heart disease and mutations of the gene APOC3 that decrease coronary heart disease risk by 40% were recently observed in a study that may lead to...
BCM study reveals high degree of patients' misperceptions about heart procedures
Researchers from Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) and Stony Brook School of Medicine (SBSM) compared the effectiveness of two pre-procedural approaches in order to improve patients’ knowledge of...
UT Southwestern Researchers Discover Oxygen Diminishes the Heart’s Ability to Regenerate
Previous research at UT Southwestern Medical Center had found that the newborn mammalian heart can heal itself, while the adult heart doesn't possess the same capabilities. Recent research by the...
BCM Researcher Makes Key Discovery of Protein Expression Involved In Heart Pumping Function
Image courtesy Jimena Giudice, Ph.D. New research conducted at Baylor College of Medicine has led to the discovery of mechanisms involved with coordinating heart pumping and function. ...
New Defibrillator Prevents Cardiac Arrest Without Placing Leads Into The Heart Itself
On March 31, Manoj Panday, M.D., a UT Health Science Center San Antonio cardiologist, implanted a subcutaneous internal cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD) into a patient at University Hospital. The...
Simple Blood Test Could Quickly, Accurately Predict Sudden Cardiac Death In At-Risk Patients
Patients with an increased risk of Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) could be more accurately and effectively identified with the help of a single blood test, according to a team researchers from the...
Early Strength Training In Children Can Decrease Heart Health Risks, According To Baylor Study
Adolescent cardiometabolic risks had, until now, been associated with fitness issues, diet concerns, obesity, high cholesterol, and triglycerides among others. However, a recent study conducted at...
Young Muscular Dystrophy Patient Receives First Small LVAD at UT Southwestern
The day Eric Ramos, 18, arrived for surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center will be a day he always remembers. "Today, we're going to make history," he said, before he underwent the first-ever...
Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David's Medical Center First in the United States to Use FDA-Approved ThermoCool SmartTouch Catheter
The Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute (TCAI) at St. David's Medical Center became, on February 26, the first facility in the United States to use the ThermoCool® SmartTouch® Catheter, after it was...
Shortness of Breath While Bending Over A Troubling Sign For Heart Failure Patients - UT Southwestern
A new study looking into the side-effects and consequences of heart failure was recently published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Heart Failure. The study, which was led by...
Post-heart Attack Biological Events Provide Cardioprotection UT Southwestern Study Reveals
Heart diseases contribute to a large number of deaths every year. Stroke and heart attacks are two of the major threats to public health in virtually every country. However, recent research by a team...
New Aneurysm Sealing System Tested by Texas Heart Institute Doctors
Texas Heart Institute (THI) doctors at CHI Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center are the first in Texas to have implanted a device designed to seal abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), rather than...
Texas Heart Institute Implants New Device to Treat Aortic Aneurysm
Doctors from Texas Heart Institute (THI) at Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) St. Luke's Health Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center made Texas history by implanting a new device in patients in danger...