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A new hope for patients suffering from potentially fatal rare heart diseas
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Singapore, May 14: While receiving treatment for a car accident ten years ago, Mr Chua learnt that he had an abnormal build-up of protein in his heart vessels. This discovery led to the diagnosis of a condition known as transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM), a rare disease currently
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Kauvery Hospital, Salem successfully administers Radio Frequency Ablation
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Salem (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 28: Kauvery Hospitals, one of the leading multi-specialty healthcare hospital chains in Tamil Nadu, successfully administered Radio Frequency Ablation (RFA) treatment for VT-induced Cardiomyopathy for the first time in Salem.
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12-Year-Old Girl Undergoes Life-Saving Heart Surgery at Kauvery Hospital,
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 2: Kauvery Hospital, Vadapalani, has treated a 12-year-old girl who was battling a rare and life-threatening heart condition. The hospital's expert team of doctors, led by Dr. Anbarasu Mohanraj, Clinical lead Cardiovasular & Thoracic surgery performed
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Heart transplant amid Delhi downpour: Fortis Gurugram saves Rohtak man's l
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
While Delhi and its surrounding National Capital Region were grappling with intense rains and sudden showers on July 31, a team of doctors at Fortis Gurugram successfully transplanted the heart of a 54-year-old brain-dead woman from Kolkata into a 34-year-old man from Rohtak, Haryana, who wa
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'A clear connection' between national stress, health: Israeli heart syndro
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The condition's symptoms mimic those of a heart attack, including chest pain and shortness of breath, but it is not caused by blocked coronary arteries.
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Gene therapy may slow progression of a life-threatening cardiac ailment: S
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
A new study in mice suggests that replacing a dysfunctional gene may improve survival in some people with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC), a rare inherited disorder in which the heart's muscular walls gradually weaken, putting patients at risk of dangerous irregular he
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Gene therapy may delay progression of a life-threatening heart condition:
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
A new study in mice suggests that replacing a dysfunctional gene may extend survival in some people with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC), a rare inherited disorder in which the muscular walls of the heart gradually weaken, putting patients at risk of dangerous irregula
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Researchers reveal how prealbumin gene alone is insufficient for heart fai
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
In a study that was published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, researchers found that a blood test that analyzes the transthyretin or prealbumin protein could be used to diagnose transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy and to prompt more thorough imaging examinations.
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Study reveals cause of heart muscle disease in children is key to effectiv
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Cardiomyopathy treatment for children should be personalised based on the root cause, symptoms, and course of the ailment in each child.
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Study reveals how devastating heart conditions can be reversed
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
In an extraordinary example presented by a team at UCL (University College London) and the Royal Free Hospital, three men who experienced heart failure caused by the buildup of sticky, poisonous proteins are now free of symptoms.
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Study suggest new strategy to treat cause of sudden cardiac arrest in athl
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Scientists from the University of Utah Health have corrected abnormal heart rhythms in mice by restoring healthy levels of a protein that heart cells require to connect with one another. GJA1-20k is a protein that is underproduced in people with arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy, a genetic condi
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Study finds genes influence cats' response to disease medication
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Cats develop hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or HCM, which causes the heart muscle to thicken. As the illness progresses, cats can develop blood clots in their hearts, which can dislodge and cause excruciating pain, anxiety, or even death.
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