Displaying items by tag: division of cardiovascular disease
“Broken heart syndrome” is a common name for stress-induced cardiomyopathy.
Coronary microvascular dysfunction is a precursor to later heart disease, heart failure and possible death.
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Cardiovascular disease accounts for nearly 801,000 American deaths.
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UAB is continuing its world-class patient care with the establishment of a new Division of Breast and Endocrine Surgery.
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A mouse-model study of the sensor will aid the search for treatments to delay human heart failure, which often follows a heart attack.
In a clinical trial conducted at UAB, investigators have outlined the mechanisms behind lower natriuretic peptide levels in African Americans and racial differences in response to high-carbohydrate challenge.
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A study conducted by UAB investigators reports a decline in cholesterol levels since the 2013 cholesterol guidelines, but more needs to be done in the way of improving cardiovascular health.
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Trussville resident and World War II veteran Chuck Tompkins has no intention of slowing down, even after undergoing a TAVR procedure.
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New study identifies HIPK2 as a novel regulator of heart failure progression.
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In patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for myocardial infarction, use of dual therapy leads to fewer bleeding events with a marginal increase in the risk of ischemic events.
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The highest blood pressure amplification was found in patients with uncontrolled resistant high blood pressure.
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UAB investigators have outlined the ideal cardiovascular health among American adults after the economic recession of 2008-2009.
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The boys of fall are back, but how your team fares this season could be the least of your worries.
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UAB cardiologists will see patients remotely through telehealth in Butler, Bibb, Wilcox and Marengo counties.
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A new study found that increasing blood thinners in discharged patients with medical illness reduces their risk of blood clots.
These findings suggest that large geographic treatment disparities in high-intensity statin use after a heart attack are poorly understood and require further research and intervention.
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A peptide used as the “gold standard” for diagnosis heart failure loses predictive ability in African Americans.
This study has substantial conceptual and clinical implications for heart failure.
UAB investigators publish landmark findings about the cardiovascular health of Asian Americans.
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UAB investigators have outlined the incidence and implications of atrial fibrillation after transcatheter aortic valve implantation and surgical aortic valve replacement.