A team of researchers at the Gladstone Institutes uncovered a new strategy to treat heart failure, a leading contributor to mortality and healthcare costs in the United States. Despite widespread use of currently-approved drugs, approximately 40% of patients with heart failure die within 5 years of their initial diagnosis. “The current standard of care is […]
Read MoreCancer-cardiac connection illuminates promising new drug for heart failure
Posted on August 11th, 2020 by Seshu Narayana
‘23% of heart failure patients die within a year of diagnosis’
Posted on August 10th, 2020 by Seshu Narayana
In India, 23 per cent of heart failure patients die within one year of diagnosis, a study revealed on Tuesday, adding that the country is next to Africa where the rate stands at 34 per cent.Of the total deaths, 46 per cent were due to cardiac issues, while non-cardiac causes led to 16 per cent […]
Read MoreA newly discovered cardiovascular repair process could reverse heart failure
Posted on August 10th, 2020 by Seshu Narayana
Scientists may have discovered a way of reversing heart failure by getting heart muscle to regenerate itself.They found that silencing a signaling pathway in mice that had developed heart failure following a heart attack activated a previously unrecognized self-healing process. In a paper recently published in the journal Nature, the researchers, led by a team […]
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