Superantigens produced by staph bacteria cause deadly heart disease
University of Iowa researchers have discovered what causes the lethal effects of staphylococcal infective endocarditis - a serious bacterial infection of heart valves that kills approximately 20,000 Americans each year. According to the UI study, the culprits are superantigens - toxins produced in large quantities by Staphylococcus aureus (staph) bacteria - which disrupt the immune system, turning it from friend to foe. "The function of a superantigen is to 'mess' with the immune system," says Patrick Schlievert, Ph.D... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart Disease Source Type: news
Bacterial toxins cause deadly heart disease
(University of Iowa Health Care) University of Iowa researchers have discovered what causes the lethal effects of staphylococcal infective endocarditis -- a serious bacterial infection of heart valves that kills approximately 20,000 Americans each year. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Predicting Symptomatic Embolism in Infective EndocarditisPredicting Symptomatic Embolism in Infective Endocarditis
A simple risk calculator predicts symptomatic embolism in patients with infective endocarditis, French researchers say. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
You've just decided to attend ESC Congress 2013 ? Register online and save time in Amsterdam
Register online by 19 August and save time in Amsterdam by avoiding to queue.
Topics:
Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS), Arrhythmias, Atrial Fibrillation, Basic Science, Cardiac Tumours, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention - Risk Assessment and Management, Cardiovascular Nursing, Cardiovascular Surgery, Chronic Ischaemic Heart Disease (IHD), Clinical pharmacology, Computers in Cardiology, Congenital Heart Disease, Diabetic heart disease, Diseases of the Aorta and Trauma to the Aorta and Heart, Echocardiography (Non-invasive imaging), Genetics, Heart Failure (HF), Hyperten...
Source: ESC News and Press - August 6, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Physicians should counsel patients about sex life after cardiac event
New statement from American and European cardiology experts advises heart patients and their partners to receive individually tailored counseling from healthcare professionals about resuming sexual activity.Counseling should address topics such as when to resume sex, specific methods and recommended positions, and the role of intimacy without sex.
Topics:
Arrhythmias, Atrial Fibrillation, Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS), Basic Science, Cardiac Tumours, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention - Risk Assessment and Management, Cardiovascular Nursing, Cardiovascular Surgery, Chr...
Source: ESC News and Press - July 30, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Why is ESC Congress the one to attend? Panos Vardas answers
With the deadline for online registration just a week away, Professor Panos Vardas, FESC, President of the ESC, reveals his passion for ESC Congress, why he’d never miss it and what to watch out for at this year’s event in Amsterdam. Register for ESC Congress 2013.
Topics:
Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS), Arrhythmias, Atrial Fibrillation, Basic Science, Cardiac Tumours, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention - Risk Assessment and Management, Cardiovascular Nursing, Cardiovascular Surgery, Chronic Ischaemic Heart Disease (IHD), Clinical pharmacology, Computers in Cardiolo...
Source: ESC News and Press - July 22, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
UTSA student wins American Heart Association fellowship for nanosystems engineering research
(University of Texas at San Antonio) University of Texas at San Antonio biomedical engineering Ph.D. candidate Anand Srinivasan has been awarded a $25,000, one-year doctoral fellowship from the American Heart Association. This highly competitive fellowship provides significant funding to doctoral students to support research and training in cardiovascular and stroke discoveries. Srinivasan will develop a new chip-based platform that can be used to test the effectiveness of drug treatments for infective endocarditis, a dangerous bacterial-fungal infection of the heart's inner lining. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - June 19, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Beyond the Antibiotic Prophylaxis of Infective EndocarditisBeyond the Antibiotic Prophylaxis of Infective Endocarditis
How accurate is the evidence indicating that transient bacteremia occurs during everyday activities such as chewing and brushing teeth? Heart (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 11, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Journal Article Source Type: news
Love Your Heart 2013: Promoting Heart Health in Europe
This is the 2013 Valentine's Day Campaign initiated by the MEP Heart Group in the European Parliament. It aims at ensuring that cardiovascular diseases (CVD), the n°1 killer in Europe, are given the appropriate attention on the EU policy agenda.You are warmly invited to join the MEP Heart Group Twitter & Facebook campaign on 13 & 14 February for raising awareness.
Topics:
Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS), Arrhythmias, Atrial Fibrillation, Basic Science, Cardiac Tumours, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention - Risk Assessment and Management, Cardiovascular Nursing, C...
Source: ESC News and Press - February 12, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Treatment Options for Patients With Infective EndocarditisTreatment Options for Patients With Infective Endocarditis
Infective endocarditis is a life-threatening condition which frequently requires surgery, and timing is everything . . . Future Cardiology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Journal Article Source Type: news
Infectious Diseases: Images in Clinical Medicine
Editor: V. Dimov, M.D., Cleveland ClinicHypoglossal Nerve Palsy during Meningococcal Meningitis. NEJM, 10/2014.Herpes Zoster Involving the S1 Dermatome. NEJM, 05/2014.Tinea Faciei. NEJM, 05/2014.Disseminated Cryptococcosis in a CLL patient. 05/2014.Scrofuloderma due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. NEJM, 06/2012.Leonine Facies in Lepromatous Leprosy. NEJM, 04/2012.Intestinal Infestation with Ancylostoma ceylanicum. NEJM, 03/2012.Kerion celsi form of tinea capitis caused by a T-cell hypersensitivity reaction. NEJM, 03/2012.Eye can see a nest of worms! Thelazia callipaeda. Lancet, 03/2012.Madura Foot. NEJM, 01/2012.Paragonimia...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - August 22, 2009 Category: General Medicine Tags: Images Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
