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WEDNESDAY, July 15 (HealthDay News) -- Gene mutations that cause
heart muscle disease and chronic heart failure in some children and
adults with dilated cardiomyopathy have been identified by
researchers.
Dilated cardiomyopathy -- the most common cause
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Main Category: Cardiovascular / Cardiology
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Article Date: 14 Jul 2009 - 4:00 PDT
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Medical News Today
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...is co-author of another study in the same issue of JACC showing that the ANKRD1 gene also causes a different clinical form of cardiomyopathy. Source: Nick Miller Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Please rate this article: (Hover...
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Medical News Today
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Researchers in the Heart Institute at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center have discovered a novel gene responsible for heart muscle disease and chronic heart failure in some children and adults with dilated cardiomyopathy. ...
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Since this article has no abstract, we have provided an extract of the first 100 words of the full text and any section headings.
To the Editor: Although the article by Asimaki et al. (March 12 issue)1 is provocative, we remain unconvinced that
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New England Journal of Medicine -- Recent Issues
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BONITA SPRINGS, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 23, 2009 - Zannos Grekos, MD, Associate Clinical Professor at Nova Southeastern University, has announced six month follow-up results for a patient treated with adult stem cells in a clinical study of
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Tulsa World
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Q: I have been diagnosed with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Can you tell me anything about this condition and what I might expect in the future? My doctor has put me on two medications, Coumadin and Coreg.
A: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as stress
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Scranton Times-Tribune
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BRANFORD, Conn. -- (BUSINESSWIRE) --
Utilizing next generation sequencing and the latest advancements in
sequence capture, SeqWright, a world-wide leader in custom genomic and
molecular biology services, has announced a collaboration with Roche
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Ganeshi 44 M,Farmer, presenting with Dyspnoea , PND,Sinking sensation, On Examination Pulse 102 bpm,BP 120/80,raised JVP,Grade 2 systolic murmur,X-Ray Chest :Cardiomegaly, ECG shows LVH Voltage criteria, Echo Video
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It’s an invisible and insidious heart disease that affects human beings as well Boxers; it killed football legend Joe Campanella when he was only 36 years old. It’s called arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, or in dog terms, Boxer
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Pet Connection Blog
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Article Date: 14 May 2009 - 0:00 PDT
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...Previous work in mice and turkeys demonstrated IMULAN's TCR peptides have profound effects on infectious and drug-induced cardiomyopathy, and appear to induce remodeling of cardiac tissue by modulating the immune system. Larger studies are being designed to...
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Focal Atrial Tachycardia & Cardiomyopathy
My brother, Nathan, suffers from pediatric cardiomyopathy, a disease of the heart muscle. This is a video that I made to raise awareness of Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation, a non-profit organization that works to find a cure and support patients & their families who suffer the disease. I have presented this to local civic groups and other organizations. If you would like a DVD copy to present to a local organization, please contact me by e-mail. For more information about pediatric ...
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Excited over her pregnancy and the impending arrival of her newborn daughter, Cecelia Salazar was unaware that her body was undergoing a form of stress that was potentially deadly. Around the time the award-winning local actress gave birth to Stella on
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Trinidad and Tobago Express
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Mike Spillman was finally back in action, playing high school baseball after months of waiting for doctors to give him the go-ahead. In his first at-bat of the season earlier this month, the junior from Cannon Falls lashed a run-scoring double against
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Jordan said it took months before an autopsy determined her daughter died of peripartum cardiomyopathy, an onset of heart failure that can occur during the last month of a womans pregnancy or up to five months postpartum. Simply put, the heart is
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Hattiesburg American
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CRY consultant cardiologist, Dr Sanjay Sharma, answers frequently asked questions about young sudden cardiac death and heart testing.
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There’s a pivotal moment in an episode of “The Simpsons” that has always stood out in my memory. When Lisa tells Ralph Wiggum she doesn’t want to be his girlfriend, his face scrunches in agony and he clutches his heart as if it’s literally breaking. I
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Professional golf takes stamina and training to get to the top of the sport. While it might not be as rough and tumble as other sports, to be able to walk a good pace for several days running, to hit those balls far and with great accuracy, and to keep
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Cardiologist David Lee interviews Dr. Euan Ashley, Director, Stanford Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center. Dr. Ashley provides detailed information about the disease, who is at risk for it and treatment options.
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ScienceDaily (Mar. 31, 2009) A study that included young patients with a recently recognized rare type of cardiomyopathy (a disorder of the heart muscle) linked to a genetic mutation finds that progression of this disease may be rapid and often results
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Science Daily
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Anthony Cherry was an 18-year-old high school senior when he received the news that he would be...
Anthony Cherry was an 18-year-old high school senior when he received the news that he would be given a full football scholarship to North Carolina
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Researchers created a registry of 70 patients with the syndrome, known medically as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, who were diagnosed between July 2004 and April 2008. Two-thirds of the patients - almost all post-menopausal women - had experienced a very
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Main Category: Cardiovascular / Cardiology
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Article Date: 28 Mar 2009 - 1:00 PDT
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"Broken heart
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Dr. Glenn Gerhard, who died following Thursday's apartment fire, was a warm and ambitious physician whose personal struggle with heart disease contributed to his passion for medicine, colleagues say.
Diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, Gerhard devoted his
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The Columbian
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THURSDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) -- The unusual heart syndrome called stress cardiomyopathy can be triggered by some commonly used heart medications, Johns Hopkins University researchers report.
Nine cases of the condition followed injections of
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Johns Hopkins University Study
3/26/2009
Medical News Today -- BALTIMORE, March 25 -- Stress cardiomyopathy, the so-called broken heart syndrome, can be precipitated by even routine procedures that involve catecholamines
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Biospace
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a disease in which the heart muscle (myocardium) becomes abnormally thick — or hypertrophied. This thickened heart muscle can make it harder for the heart to pump blood. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy may also affect
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Mayo Clinic
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...system resulting in life-threatening abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias). Fortunately, most people with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy lead normal lives with no significant problems. Cardiomyopathy. American Heart Association. http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4468....
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Mayo Clinic
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A newly recognized type of heart disease, or "cardiomyopathy," caused by an X-linked mutation in the LAMP2 gene, is rapidly progressive, leading to cardiac death in young patients, according to a report in the Journal of the
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Main Category: Heart Disease
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Article Date: 24 Mar 2009 - 14:00 PDT
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A study that included young patients with a recently
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Medical News Today
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We investigated a Danish cohort of 31 unrelated patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDC), to assess the role that mutations in sarcomere protein genes play in IDC. Patients were genetically screened by capillary electrophoresis single
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Nature.com
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DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have some questions about cardiomyopathy. They say mine was caused by a viral infection, but I never had symptoms similar to a heart attack. My heart is now functioning at a low level. I also had a defibrillator put in. Does the
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Background The diagnosis of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) can be challenging because the clinical presentation is highly variable and genetic penetrance is often low.
Methods To determine whether a change in the distribution
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New England Journal of Medicine -- Recent Issues
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obstruction avec mid cavity obliteration MR + LVOTO
In this companion video to March JEMS' "Broken Heart Syndrome," the left ventricle of a patient suffering from Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is caught on tape.
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In this study we clinically and genetically characterize a consanguineous family with a homozygous novel missense mutation in the -sarcoglycan gene and a second -sarcoglycan mutation that has previously been reported to cause severe autosomal-dominant
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Nature.com
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In ATTR, amyloid fibrils are formed as a result of the "misfolding' of a protein called transthyretin (TTR). These fibrils accumulate in various
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Few diseases can cause a seemingly healthy cat to suddenly be on death's doorstep. Cardiomyopathy or heart muscle disease is one of them.
Step 1: Carefully wrap the cat in a blanket or towel so it feels secure.
Cats that have certain
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How Stuff Works
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The cause for 17-year-old Zachary Johnston’s sudden death Friday is now known — his heart was too big.
An autopsy completed Saturday determined that Zachary, who died after he collapsed during a morning wrestling practice at Avondale High School, had
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