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Inhibition of proteins activated by nitric oxide reverses aortic aneurysm in Marfan syndrome

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The researchers have demonstrated that silencing or inhibiting the activity of these proteins completely reverses the aortic disease in a mouse model of Marfan Syndrome Credit: CNIC Scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa (CBM-CSIC-UAM) have discovered that the nitric oxide (NO) (..)

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Team studies immune response, proteins in blood of young adults who develop rare complication after COVID vaccination

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The researchers found no differences in antibody production, auto-antibodies, T cell profiles, or prior viral exposures, but found elevated levels of spike protein along with increased cytokines (consistent with innate inflammation) and increased troponin (indicating cardiac injury). Their results are published in Circulation.

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BridgeBio’s Attruby (Acoramidis): A New, More Potent TTR Stabilizer for ATTR-CM

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This progressive disease occurs when misfolded transthyretin (TTR) proteins form amyloid deposits in the heart, leading to cardiac dysfunction. Attruby offers a more potent option , following Pfizer’s tafamidis (Vyndaqel and Vyndamax), the first therapy and TTR stabilizer approved to treat ATTR-CM.

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Older women who ate more plant protein had lower risk of premature, dementia-related death

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24, 2021 — Postmenopausal women who ate high levels of plant protein had lower risks of premature death, cardiovascular disease and dementia-related death compared with women who ate less plant proteins, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an […].

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Testing for ApoB protein may be a more accurate marker for heart disease risk than testing for cholesterol alone

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Getting tested for levels of HDL (the good) and LDL (the bad) cholesterol is part of the annual physical exam. But emerging research is showing that these standard tests may not be the most accurate way to test for heart disease risk.

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Ultromics’ EchoGo Amyloidosis Tackles Cardiac Amyloidosis Underdiagnosis with AI

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It is characterized by the build-up of abnormal protein deposits in the heart tissue, leading to stiffening of the heart walls and impairing its ability to pump blood effectively. Cardiac amyloidosis, a serious and often underdiagnosed heart condition, poses significant diagnostic challenges even for experienced clinicians.

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Damage to the heart found in more than half of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospital

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Credit: European Heart Journal Around 50% of patients who have been hospitalised with severe COVID-19 and who show raised levels of a protein called troponin have damage to their hearts.

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