June 2014
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June 2014Today, close to 90% of congenital heart disease patients reach adulthood.
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June 2014Finding a gene associated with disease is one thing. Figuring out what it does is something else. After five years, Heart Institute researchers now know how one genetic variant works and suspect that it contributes to heart disease through processes that promote chronic inflammation and cell division.
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June 2014Leading figures from across North America came together at the Ottawa Heart Research Conference for a lively look at personalized medicine and heart disease.
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June 2014How do we apply what we know about the genetics of heart disease to making people healthy and keeping them that way?
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June 2014A leading expert on managing cholesterol explains the ins and outs of these widely prescribed drugs.
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June 2014How one patient discovered her congenital heart condition through her pregnancy and how staying vigilant avoided serious consequences again 10 years later.
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June 2014A Top 10 list with a difference—an easy, holistic way to think about healthy eating.
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June 2014First international guidelines provide much-needed direction to physicians who must identify and manage the arrhythmias associated with cardiac sarcoidosis.
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June 2014It’s a dedicated and highly specialized team in the Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit—one that knows recovery has to be managed closely day to day.
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June 2014New research indicates the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids may not be as clear as once thought.