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Blood Test Identifies People at Risk for Heart Attack That Other Tests Miss

April 19, 2010

A simple blood test can identify people who are at risk for a heart attack, including thousands who don’t have high cholesterol, according to researchers at Oregon Health & Science University. The new test measures gamma-prime fibrinogen, a component ...

Blood Test Identifies People at Risk for Heart Attack That Other Tests Miss

April 19, 2010

A simple blood test can identify people who are at risk for a heart attack, including thousands who don’t have high cholesterol, according to researchers at Oregon Health & Science University. The new test measures gamma-prime fibrinogen, a component ...

OHSU Heart Research Center Presents, ‘Diabetes: Let’s Save the Next Generation’

March 09, 2010

WHAT: The incidence of childhood obesity and diabetes in the United States has increased dramatically in the last 30 years. Susan Ozanne, Ph.D., is world renowned for her groundbreaking work on this disease and its prenatal origins. Ozanne is British ...

OHSU Heart Research Center Presents, ‘Diabetes: Let’s Save the Next Generation’

March 09, 2010

WHAT: The incidence of childhood obesity and diabetes in the United States has increased dramatically in the last 30 years. Susan Ozanne, Ph.D., is world renowned for her groundbreaking work on this disease and its prenatal origins. Ozanne is British ...

OHSU Evaluating Stem Cell Therapy for Heart Attack Damage

January 05, 2010

Oregon Health & Science University is enrolling research participants in a new clinical trial that evaluates whether intravenous infusions of adult stem cells can restore damaged heart tissue in patients after a heart attack. OHSU is the only health ...

OHSU Evaluating Stem Cell Therapy for Heart Attack Damage

January 05, 2010

Oregon Health & Science University is enrolling research participants in a new clinical trial that evaluates whether intravenous infusions of adult stem cells can restore damaged heart tissue in patients after a heart attack. OHSU is the only health ...

Community Study on Victims of Cardiac Arrest Completed

November 06, 2009

Giving cardiac arrest patients at least 30 seconds of CPR before assessing the need to use an electrical shock to restart their hearts is just as effective as performing 3 minutes of CPR before the assessment, a recently completed study found. The ...

Community Study on Victims of Cardiac Arrest Completed

November 06, 2009

Giving cardiac arrest patients at least 30 seconds of CPR before assessing the need to use an electrical shock to restart their hearts is just as effective as performing 3 minutes of CPR before the assessment, a recently completed study found. The ...

OHSU Is First in State to Implant New Heart Pump

October 21, 2009

Oregon Health & Science University is the first hospital in the state to implant the HeartMate II, a new left ventricular assist device (LVAD) designed to dramatically improve survival and quality of life in patients with end-stage heart failure. The ...