Tag Archive for 'Myocardial infarction'

Thompson et al. investigated whether supplementing older adults with monthly doses of vitamin D alters the incidence of major cardiovascular events.

Monthly Vitamin D May Prevent Heart Attacks in Older People, Study Shows

Jun 30, 2023 by News Staff

New research indicates that vitamin D supplementation might reduce the incidence of major cardiovascular events, particularly myocardial infarction and...

A variety of organ systems are involved in the coordination of the organism’s response to myocardial infarction by the production and release of paracrine factors; for initiation of this paracrine feedback loops a variety of transcription factors are regulated in different organs. Image credit: Zimmermann et al, doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.17955.

Heart Attack is ‘Systemic’ Condition, Scientists Say

Jun 29, 2017 by Enrico de Lazaro

According to a team of researchers from the Medical University of Vienna, Austria, a variety of organ systems, including liver and spleen, are involved...

This false-color image shows cardiosphere-derived cells. Image credit: A.J. White et al, doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehr172.

Study to Use Cardiosphere-Derived Cells to Restore Heart Tissue, Function

Oct 12, 2016 by News Staff

A Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute-led research team is planning a clinical trial using cardiosphere-derived cells to regenerate the tissue and improve function...