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
Emergency in a Dilated Cardiomyopathy Patient Emergency in a Dilated Cardiomyopathy Patient
A 76-year-old woman with dilated cardiomyopathy has a rapid heart rate associated with hypotension. What does her ECG show?Medscape Cardiology (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - June 18, 2020 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology Clinical Case Source Type: news
Researchers discover new mutations in gene associated with disease that causes the heart to weaken
(Intermountain Medical Center) Researchers from the Intermountain Healthcare Heart Institute in Salt Lake City have identified new mutations in a gene commonly associated with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NIDC), a disease that weakens the heart muscle, making it more difficult to adequately circulate blood to meet the body's needs. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 17, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Have a heart and save us: Desperate parents plead for child donors
FOR Shannon Heagren, the next phone call could save her son ’s life. Grayson, aged just 17 months old, suffers from dilated cardiomyopathy, which means the walls of his heart are too thin to pump blood properly around his tiny body. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 29, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
FDA: More Food-Related Heart Disease in Pets
The cases of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) -- 515 in dogs and nine in cats -- were logged between January 2014 and April 2019. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - July 1, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
FDA Updates Cases of Food-Related Heart Disease in Pets
THURSDAY, June 27, 2019 -- More than 500 reports of heart disease in dogs and cats linked to some pet foods have been confirmed, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday.
The cases of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) -- 515 in dogs and nine... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 27, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
AHA News: This Faulty Gene May Help Predict Heart Muscle Disease
THURSDAY, June 20, 2019 (American Heart Association News) -- The diagnosis of a serious heart condition known as dilated cardiomyopathy often can lead doctors to run genetic tests that help determine whether the disease stems from a faulty... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 20, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Mother's heartbreak as one of her poorly twins received a new heart while the other is waiting
Mila Costa's identical two year olds, Benjamin and Enzo, have a heart defect, dilated cardiomyopathy. Doctors in Brazil gave Enzo a new heart and he has since bounced back. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 15, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What Is the Most Common Type of Cardiomyopathy?
Discussion
Barth syndrome is characterized by a dilated cardiomyopathy, proximal skeletal muscle weakness, neutropenia and short stature that usually presents at birth or soon after. It is a rare X-linked recessive disease process caused by mutations in the TAZ gene. The TAZ gene codes for tafazzin which alters cardiolipin in mitochondria. Characteristic facies can be seen especially in infancy including a tall and broad forehead, prominent chin and full cheeks, larger ears, and deep-set eyes. Most patients present at birth or soon afterwards but some may not until later in life. Life expectancy is reduced with many childr...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - February 25, 2019 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Researchers discover a hidden culprit in heart failure
(University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine& Dentistry) An international research team led by scientists at the University of Alberta have pinpointed a hidden culprit that leads to dilated cardiomyopathy--a dangerous condition that accounts for 20 per cent of all cases of heart failure--which opens the door to potential new treatments that could help counter the threat. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 10, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Heart Failure Patients Shouldn't Stop Meds Even if Condition Improves: Study
TUESDAY, Nov. 13, 2018 -- There ' s bad news for heart failure patients with dilated cardiomyopathy who ' d like to stop taking their meds.
Any progress they ' ve seen on medication is likely to fade once they stop taking their heart drugs, new clinical... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 13, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Glad Your EF Is Better, But Stay on Your Meds Glad Your EF Is Better, But Stay on Your Meds
While the TRED-HF trial may not be great news for patients with dilated cardiomyopathy and recovered EF, at least it eases this physician ' s conscience about her reluctance to curtail pharmacotherapy.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 12, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Expert Column Source Type: news
Drug Withdrawal Inadvisable in'Recovered' Dilated Cardiomyopathy Drug Withdrawal Inadvisable in'Recovered' Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Withdrawal of heart failure drug therapy from patients deemed to have ' recovered ' from dilated cardiomyopathy resulted in a relapse rate of 40% in the TRED-HF study.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 11, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
The role of PRMT1-mediated alternative splicing in dilated cardiomyopathy
(University of Tsukuba) In a study published in iScience, Professor Akiyoshi Fukamizu of the Life Science Center for Survival Dynamics, Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance (University of Tsukuba, JAPAN) and the research group reported a new work on discovery of the important role of PRMT1 in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 16, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
