Topic: University Of Minnesota

After Decades, Decreases in Heart Risk Factors Level Off

EverydayHealth.com - 1187 days ago
11/11/2008 Print E-mail Three decades of a pronounced reduction in risk factors for heart disease is slowing considerably.. "Dramatic declines in risk scores date back a fair amount of time, but now they're leveling off," said Dr. Russell V. Luepker, Mayo professor ...

Gender Doesn't Affect Post-PCI Mortality

Modern Medicine - 1341 days ago
After adjusting for risk, men and women have similar mortality rates following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), with overall mortality declining in the past 25 years, particularly for women, researchers report in the June 17 issue of the Journal of the American College ...

Scientists regrow heart - and it beats

New Scientist - 1489 days ago
Rat hearts have been stripped of their cells, repopulated with fresh ones, and made to beat again in a pioneering experiment that could lead to novel treatments for human patients.. But now Doris Taylor at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, US, ...