'I've lived for a year without a PULSE... I run on batteries': Massachusetts woman, 30, with rare genetic condition is being kept alive by mechanical implant as she waits anxiously for a donor to give her a new heart
Sofia Hart, 30, from Massachusetts, has irreversible dilated cardiomyopathy - when one of the ventricles does not work as well, which can lead to heart failure. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'I've lived for a year without a PULSE... I run on batteries' Massachusetts woman, 30, with rare genetic condition is being kept alive by mechanical implant as she waits anxiously for a donor to give her a new heart
Sofia Hart, 30, from Massachusetts, has irreversible dilated cardiomyopathy - when one of the ventricles does not work as well, which can lead to heart failure. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A new heart and a renewed zest for life
Whether it was working around the home or out hiking the trails, Steven Fietek says he has always been active. But when Steven turned 52, he started to notice shortness of breath. "Slowly but surely, I got to the point where the fatigue and the shortness of breath was troublesome." Steven says he was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy. "Which I keep telling people, it's a big, big word for weak heart muscle." A few years… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - April 9, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Science Saturday: Mayo researchers streamline genetic testing in heart failure clinic, improve clinical care
In a new study published in Genetics in Medicine, Mayo Clinic researchers streamlined genetic testing and counseling for patients with dilated cardiomyopathy, a type of heart muscle disease that causes the heart chambers (ventricles) to thin and stretch, growing larger. "We showed that this practice intervention increased t he uptake and yield of genetic testing and counseling in our Heart Failure Clinic," says Naveen Pereira, M.D., a Mayo Clinic cardiologist and senior author of the study. "This may have… (Source: Mayo Clinic Research News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - January 28, 2023 Category: Research Source Type: news
Baby girl with rare heart condition finally receives a successful transplant
Elodie Baker, who is under one year old, received a successful heart transplant on March 27. She was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy, a rare but dangerous heart condition last year. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 4, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ischemic-Pattern LGE in Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy Might Not Reflect Ischemia Ischemic-Pattern LGE in Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy Might Not Reflect Ischemia
A significant proportion of patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy and LGE-CMR had no evidence of obstructive coronary artery disease on coronary angiography, investigators report.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines - March 31, 2022 Category: Radiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
It's All Relative: How Much Dilated Cardiomyopathy Is Familial? It's All Relative: How Much Dilated Cardiomyopathy Is Familial?
A large, multicenter cohort study supports phenotype-based screening of first-degree family members of patients with confirmed DCM without input, necessarily, from genetic testing.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - February 8, 2022 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Dilated cardiomyopathy associated with paraquat herbicide poisoning - Ahmad J, D'Angelo K, Rivas M, Mahal M, Nookala V, Kulakauskiene D, Makaryus AN.
Dilated cardiomyopathy is a subset of cardiomyopathies defined by reduced ejection fraction of less than 45% and a dilated left ventricle. While dilated cardiomyopathy is common, its etiology is not always readily evident. Paraquat is used as an herbicide ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 27, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Poisoning Source Type: news
Genome-wide Association for HF: From Discovery to Clinical Use Genome-wide Association for HF: From Discovery to Clinical Use
A new GWAS study has identified a a polygenic risk score that contributes to dilated cardiomyopathy, opening the door to clinical use of these scores for determining HF or DCM progression.European Heart Journal (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 23, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Journal Article Source Type: news
Nuevocor closes US$24M Series A Financing to Advance Novel Gene Therapies for Cardiomyopathies
SINGAPORE, June 18, 2021 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Nuevocor, a preclinical-stage biotech company specializing in gene therapy for cardiomyopathies, has announced the completion of an oversubscribed $24 million Series A financing round. ... Biopharmaceuticals, Cardiology, Venture Capital Nuevocor, dilated cardiomyopathy, cardiomyopathy (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - June 18, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Importance of mitochondrial-related genes in dilated cardiomyopathy
(Compuscript Ltd) Importance of Mitochondrial-Related Genes in Dilated Cardiomyopathy Based on Bioinformatics Analysis. In a new publication from Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications; DOI https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2019.0588, Yukuan Chen, Xiaohui Wu, Danchun Hu and Wei Wang, from the Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China and Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China consider the importance of mitochondrial-related genes in dilated cardiomyopathy. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 19, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Cellular pathway of genetic heart disease similar to neurodegenerative disease
(Mayo Clinic) Research on a genetic heart disease has uncovered a new and unexpected mechanism for heart failure. This landmark discovery found a correlation between the clumping of RNA-binding proteins long linked to neurodegenerative disease and the aggregates of protein found in the heart tissue of patients with RBM20 dilated cardiomyopathy. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 18, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Cellular pathway of genetic heart disease similar to neurodegenerative disease
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Research on a genetic heart disease has uncovered a new and unexpected mechanism for heart failure. This landmark discovery found a correlation between the clumping of RNA-binding proteins ? long linked to neurodegenerative disease ? and the aggregates of protein found in the heart tissue of patients with RBM20 dilated cardiomyopathy. Dilated [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - November 13, 2020 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Fighting cardiovascular disease with acne drug
(European Molecular Biology Laboratory) Researchers from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg and Stanford University have found the cause of dilated cardiomyopathy - a leading cause of heart failure - and identified a potential treatment for it: a drug already used to treat acne. The study was published on 8 September in Cell Reports. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - September 8, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
UCalgary research study finds MRI effective in predicting major cardiac events
(University of Calgary) An international study led by Dr. James White, a clinician and researcher at the University of Calgary finds magnetic resonance imaging can be used to predict major cardiac events for people diagnosed dilated cardiomyopathy. White's study confirms about 40 per cent of patients with DCM have scarring patterns on their heart muscle which can be seen with MRI. These patterns are associated with higher risk of future heart failure admissions, life-threatening heart rhythms and death. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 15, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
