Meet the girl who has had four hearts – video
Born with a serious heart condition called dilated cardiomyopathy, Chloe Narbonne had five major operations – and four hearts – by the age of 12. She defied the odds to become the youngest person in Europe to receive an artificial heart thanks to groundbreaking surgery involving 30 NHS staff. Now Chloe, her mother and medical personnel tell her amazing story for the first timeContinue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 10, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Denis CampbellDavid LeveneKen MacfarlaneMichael Tait Tags: Health Doctors NHS Society UK news Medical research Science Source Type: news
Adding Defibrillator to CRT No Benefit in Dilated Cardiomyopathy
However, benefit is seen for addition of defibrillator therapy in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - April 3, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Pulmonology, Journal, Source Type: news
Psoriasis and Cardiomyopathy: A Review of the Literature Psoriasis and Cardiomyopathy: A Review of the Literature
The incidence of dilated cardiomyopathy is 10 times higher in patients with psoriasis than in the general population. What might be the possible etiology of this association?Southern Medical Journal (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - March 30, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Dermatology Journal Article Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Immune cell may turn heart inflammation into heart failure
New research examines the role of a type of white blood cells called eosinophils on heart inflammation, dilated cardiomyopathy, and heart failure in mice. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 16, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart Disease Source Type: news
What is myocarditis? Pop legend George Michael suffered from condition, coroner reveals
MYOCARDITIS is an inflammation of the myocardium, which is a heart muscle. A coroner has revealed pop legend George Michael died from the condition - dilated cardiomyopathy with myocarditis and fatty liver. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 7, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
MyoKardia begins dosing in Phase I trial of MYK-491 to treat DCM
US-based clinical stage biopharmaceutical firm MyoKardia has begun dosing in its Phase I single ascending dose clinical study of MYK-491 to treat dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). (Source: Drug Development Technology)
Source: Drug Development Technology - February 6, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Happy birthday to my heart
In the foyer of the Geraghty house in Bedford, New Hampshire, 20 red heart-shaped balloons and a wall-to-wall banner welcome Erin Geraghty home from college. It’s not her birthday — she’s 21. It’s not her graduation — she’s a first-semester University of New Hampshire senior. And it’s not Valentine’s Day.
It’s her 20th year with the same heart.
Born with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy — a condition that causes the heart to pump blood inefficiently — Erin received a heart transplant at Boston Children’s Hospital when she was just 1 year old.
Her sister Katie, two years her senior, remembers Erinâ€...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - December 19, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Emily Williams Tags: Our Patients’ Stories Dr. Elizabeth Blume heart transplant Heart transplant program idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy Pediatric Transplant Center (PTC) Source Type: news
Hearts of Healthy People With Gene Mutations May Be'Primed to Fail '
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 23, 2016 -- Certain gene mutations can increase the risk of heart failure in healthy people, researchers report.
It had been believed that gene mutations in a protein called titin affect only people with dilated cardiomyopathy, one... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 23, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Family Hears Their Late Daughter's Heart Beat Inside Organ Recipient
A Florida teen’s memory lives on through a strong heartbeat.
The family of 14-year-old Katelyn Zimmerman, who was killed by a drunk driver in March, recently met the person who received her heart, ABC 11 reported.
In the video below, Katelyn’s family listens to her heart beating inside Albert Jeffries IV. Albert, a 14-year-old from North Carolina with dilated cardiomyopathy, was flooded with emotion.
“Thank you for the gift of being able to see more in life,” Albert, whose condition means his heart struggles to pump blood, tearfully read in a letter to Katelyn&rsqu...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 28, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Identification of a gene signature associated with dilated cardiomyopathy
(Journal of Clinical Investigation) A study in this issue of JCI Insight identifies a gene signature that characterizes the transition from dilated cardiomyopathy to heart failure. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 5, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Potential heart disorder cause, treatment identified
A novel therapy tested scientists for treating a fatal heart disorder in dogs might ultimately help in diagnosing and treating heart disease in humans. The team also identified potential causes of inherited dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) or "weak heart." (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - January 11, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Peripartum and 'Idiopathic' Cardiomyopathies Share Gene VariantsPeripartum and 'Idiopathic' Cardiomyopathies Share Gene Variants
Pregnancy-related cardiomyopathy may share genetic underpinnings with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy, say researchers. "For the first time, we have an explanation for a subset of these women that is quite novel." Heartwire from Medscape (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - January 7, 2016 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Bone Marrow Cell Injection in Dilated CardiomyopathyBone Marrow Cell Injection in Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Might transplantation of autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells, delivered by intracoronary injection, improve heart function in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy? European Heart Journal (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 8, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Journal Article Source Type: news
ECG Challenge: Dilated CardiomyopathyECG Challenge: Dilated Cardiomyopathy
A 69-year-old man with a history of a dilated cardiomyopathy presents with several hours of palpitations and sudden onset of shortness of breath. Medscape Cardiology (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - August 27, 2015 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology Case Challenge Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Launches Eight Genetic Testing Panels for Cardiac Disorders
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic’s launch of eight new next-generation sequencing (NGS) panels is intended to improve the lives of patients and families living with inherited cardiac conditions by aiding in the diagnosis and management of these complex disorders. These disorders include hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy, arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, Noonan syndrome, Marfan syndrome, long [...] (Source: Mayo Clinic Rochester News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Rochester News - April 8, 2015 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
