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Joncita Todechine, a mother of four who lives on the Navajo Nation, knows all too well what can trigger asthma symptoms in her daughter Ashley. But she didn’t always. She recalls a time in 2013, living in Phoenix and attending medical assistant school, when she rushed her then-three-year-old to the Indian Medical Center. “She was really sick,”...
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NHLBI in the Press
Teenagers who don’t get enough sleep may have a higher likelihood of developing risk factors for heart disease, such has high blood pressure and excess body fat, researchers are reporting.
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NHLBI in the Press
A team of researchers says it has linked sensitivity to an allergen in red meat to the buildup of plaque in the arteries of the heart.
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NHLBI in the Press
Atrial fibrillation is the most common heart rhythm disorder, and a leading cause of heart failure and stroke.
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NHLBI in the Press
Researchers recently discovered that the human heart contains distinct subsets of white blood cells called macrophages, which have different functional properties.
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NHLBI in the Press
The cytoskeleton is a structure that helps cells maintain their shape and internal organization, and it also provides mechanical support that enables cells to carry out essential functions like division and movement.
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NHLBI in the Press
A team of researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is developing engineered blood vessels that have the characteristics of common cardiac and vascular conditions to provide a more accurate way to test new medications and speed the development of new treatments for disease.
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NHLBI in the Press
African American adults under high levels of stress are at greater risk of heart disease and stroke, and less likely to achieve good levels of cardiovascular health.
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NHLBI in the Press
Unfractionated heparin (UFH) is the standard anticoagulant for inhibiting the formation of blood clots in patients who undergo cardiopulmonary bypass, which allows cardiac procedures to be carried out in a motionless, bloodless surgical field and is performed annually on more than one million...
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NHLBI in the Press
Inflammatory cells and their products are increasingly being considered as potential drug targets for the treatment of abnormal narrowing of the arteries, heart attack, and heart failure.