December 14th, 2006

Hypertensive heart disease


Two mice run side by side on little treadmills. One poor little sucker keeps falling behind, but then scurries to catch up when it’s given an electric jolt to the tail.
Source: www.dailysouthtown.com

New Technology Offers Alternative To Open Heart Surgery 
A new method of treating mitral regurgitation (MR), the leaking of blood through the mitral valve into the heart chamber, provides a less-invasive alternative to open heart surgery. A study published in Journal of Interventional Cardiology found that a variety of advances have allowed for the potential treatment of MR through various catheter techniques, similar to angioplasty. While over 50,000
Source: www.sciencedaily.com
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