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This 'marker' may be more predictive than cholesterol for heart diseaseC-reactive protein — a marker of inflammation — is as easily measured with blood work in a doctor’s office as cholesterol.
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Scientists are developing a 'self-driving' device that helps patients recover from heart attacksINTERVIEW Live Science spoke with Dr. Joe Alexander of NTT Research about "digital twins" and the development of an autonomous device for acute cardiac care.
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Heart attacks are less harmful at night. And that might be key to treating them.Controlling immune cells' internal clocks helped reduce inflammatory damage in conditions like heart attack and sickle cell disease, a mouse study found.
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Heart quiz: What do you know about the body's hardest-working muscle?Get pumped up — it's time to show off your knowledge about the heart.
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Gum disease treatment slows the thickening of arteries, clinical trial showsNew trial results show that intense gum disease treatment reduces how much the carotid artery narrows in otherwise healthy individuals. This suggests oral health should be taken seriously as a contributing factor in cardiovascular disease.
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The human heart: Facts about the body's hardest-working muscleDiscover interesting facts about the fist-size organ that powers the circulatory system.
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A rare genetic disease stained a woman's heart blackAn older woman had a relatively common heart problem, but it had a very rare cause.
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How do fitness trackers measure your heart rate?Everything you need to know about photoplethysmography (PPG), the technology behind heart rate measurements in fitness watches and smart rings.
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'Breakthrough' stem-cell patches stabilized woman's heart as she awaited transplantA woman with heart failure was kept alive long enough to receive a heart transplant, in part thanks to newly developed stem-cell-derived heart tissue grafts.
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