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The "cyborg heart patch," a new engineering innovation from Tel Aviv University, may single-handedly change the field of cardiac research. The bionic heart patch combines organic and engineered parts. In fact, its capabilities surpass those of human tissue alone. The patch contracts and expands like human heart tissue but regulates itself like a machine......



Women & Heart Attack
The whole disease is poorly understood in women, from the expression of the symptoms all the way down to some of the basic mechanisms. The disease has a very broad spectrum, and more men are at one side and more women are at the other side.
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NEWS FOR WOMEN: Heart Attack Symptoms May Be Different Than You Think - 11/9/01
http://www.webmd.com/news/20011109/news-for-women-heart-attack-symptoms-may-be-different-than-you-think
Fatigue May Warn of Women's Heart Attacks - Women Report Fatigue More Often Than any Other Symptom, Including Chest Pain - 11/3/03
http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/news/20031103/fatigue-may-warn-of-womens-heart-attacks
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"Heart disease is by far the number one killer of women in America. Every year, it takes the lives of half a million women, many had no prior symptoms and many others had symptoms that were unrecognized or undiagnosed."
- Isadore Rosenfeld, M.D., Professor of Clinical Medicine/Cardiology, Weill Medical College, Cornell University
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Women and Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
60% of women who die suddenly (sudden cardiac death) from CAD have no previous symptoms. Women are less likely to notice they have a heart problem. Women with heart disease often have symptoms different from men, instead of classic chest pain or pressure (angina pectoris), they may report dyspnea, fatigue, indigestion and anxiety. Making an accurate diagnosis of heart disease in women is often more challenging than it is in men.
Heart attack
It is reported that many females experience warning signs/symptoms a month or two in advance. In descending order of occurrence, they are unusual tiredness or fatigue, sleep disturbance, dyspnea, indigestion, anxiety, racing heart and weak/heavy arms. During actual heart attacks, symptoms reported in females, in descending order were dyspnea, weakness, unusual fatigue, cold sweat, dizziness, nausea and weak/heavy arms.

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On Wednesday, Mat Lecompte talked about some of the activities that can help improve the conditioning of your heart this winter (see "Top 3 Winter Heart Health Boosters "), but if you have a history of heart problems, you need to be very cautious with strenuous activity in the winter months.
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A new study suggests maybe as much as two to four times the U.S. minimum recommended levels of 150 minutes of moderate physical activity a week.
The researchers reviewed 12 studies from the United States and Europe that included more than 370,000 people who were followed for an average of 15 years......




Earlier this year, the hospital got a 3-D printer that makes exact replicas of organs that doctors can use to plan surgery, and even do practice operations. The printer uses images from patients' MRI or CT scan images as a template and lays down layers of rubber or plastic......




But that may be about to change, thanks to a device dubbed the "heart in a box," which keeps the organs warm and beating during transport......




But that may be about to change, thanks to a device dubbed the "heart in a box," which keeps the organs warm and beating during transport......




"This is one of those once-in-a-decade kind of breakthroughs, to get a drug that extends life so substantially," David Epstein, head of Novartis's pharmaceutical division, told the New York Times in an interview.......

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A new approach to replacing narrowed heart valves allows older and sicker patients to survive treatment.
The procedure is called TAVR, for transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
The procedure is now being tested on a much larger pool of generally younger patients at intermediate risk. Some cardiologists say they worry it will be used in such cases before the evidence is in. Others say it will eventually replace surgery for almost everyone who needs an aortic valve, not just for the most fragile.

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"A lot of work is done on air pollution and the public health burden, but noise just never seems to get the same consideration," said senior author Richard L. Neitzel of the University of Michigan School of Public Health in Ann Arbor.
High noise levels have been tied to poor health outcomes including heart disease, possibly because sleep disturbances cause stress and interrupt body cycles......

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Moderate drinkers who like to indulge in a glass of wine or beer with dinner have long taken comfort in the fact that most doctors believe this habit could do no harm or could even be good for your health. But a new study published Tuesday questions whether the dangers of alcohol consumption may have been misunderstood in the elderly......




Every 11-pound decrease in grip strength was associated with a 16 percent increased risk of death from any cause, the investigators found.
Each decrease was also tied to a 17 percent raised risk of heart-related death or death from non-heart causes. And, every 11-pound drop in grip strength was also associated with a 9 percent increased risk of stroke and a 7 percent higher risk of heart attack, the findings showed.
The researchers said that grip strength appears to be a stronger predictor of premature death than systolic blood pressure (the top number in a blood pressure reading)."
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Replacing carbohydrates and fats with protein is touted as a quick way to weight loss. But this long-term Spanish study of older adults found these high-protein diets -- think Atkins and South Beach, for example -- may be harmful.
When protein replaced carbohydrates, for instance, the eating plan was linked to a 90 percent greater risk of gaining more than 10 percent of body weight. It was also linked to a 59 percent higher risk of death from any cause, the researchers found."
Read the article above form more information on the study's results.
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More than one in four patients who receive such a device experienced a notable decline in their ability to remember, plan and solve problems, one study found. And about one-third of patients with the devices experienced death, diminished quality of life or poor health after receiving the implant, according to the other study.
Doctors can't prove the devices were the culprit, but they suspect the losses in brain function stem from major, minor and mini-strokes that occur due to blood clots caused by the devices, Fendler said......View Thread



And having a history of money problems might double the heart attack risk, the study authors added.
Such traumatic events can increase a woman's stress levels to the point where her heart health may be harmed, the researchers explained."
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The study also calls into question the mechanism linking atrial fibrillation with higher stroke risk, says a team reporting the findings April 27 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
The study revealed that a specific alteration in the function of the left atrium -- one of the heart's four chambers -- may be a sign of stroke risk."
Read the article above for more information on the study and why experts are so intrigued.
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