The Latest Breaking News from Cardiomyopathy

Two Copies of CD36 Variant Linked to Nearly Fivefold Dilated Cardiomyopathy Odds in People of African Ancestry

A JAMA study links two copies of a common CD36 variant to nearly fivefold odds of dilated cardiomyopathy in people of African ancestry. What it means.

Medical Daily · Oct 21

A Near-Fainting Spell and a Heart Murmur Exposed an Inherited Heart Condition That Goes Undiagnosed in 4 of 5 People

A man who nearly fainted had obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, an inherited heart condition that goes undiagnosed in most people who have it.

Medical Daily · Oct 14

A 25-Year-Old Man's Heart Artery Tear Exposed a Rare Saw-Tooth Heart Muscle, a Pairing Doctors Say Is a First

A young man's heart artery tear revealed saw-tooth cardiomyopathy, a rare heart muscle pattern his doctors say had never been reported with SCAD.

Medical Daily · Oct 13

Your Pet Is Probably Overweight: How Body Condition Scoring and the Rib Check Work

The Number on the Scale LiesA Labrador Retriever should weigh between 25 and 36 kilograms depending on frame size and sex. That range is wide enough to hide three or four kilograms of pure fat. The scale tells you mass. It tells you nothing about how that mass is distributed,…

Times Life · Sep 7

Roti, Dal, and Dogs: What Indian Home-Cooked Meals Provide and the Nutrients They Miss

What dal and roti actually contributeDal, whether toor, moong, or masoor, delivers plant protein, B vitamins, and soluble fibre. For a dog eating a plain, unsalted version, that protein does count toward daily requirements. A medium-sized dog needs roughly 18 to 25 grams of protein per 100 grams of dry…

Times Life · Sep 6

An Experimental Pill Was Tested in Both Forms of the Most Common Inherited Heart Disease, Which No Approved Drug Does

Phase 2 data on EDG-7500 were presented in Munich, covering both forms of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The drug remains investigational and unapproved.

Medical Daily · Sep 1

Her Heart Recovered from Broken Heart Syndrome, and Her ECG Spent Two Years Insisting Otherwise

Broken heart syndrome can leave a heart looking thickened and an ECG looking abnormal for years, mimicking an inherited muscle disease.

Medical Daily · Aug 28

Duchenne Cell Therapy Shifts Its Target from the Heart to Arm Function as Decision Date Slips

Capricor will amend its deramiocel filing to seek an upper-limb indication, and says the FDA has signaled that the August 22 decision date will move.

Medical Daily · Aug 21

Heart disease injection edges industry closer to cure

Australian researchers believe they are on the cusp on a world-leading breakthrough that could reverse genetic heart disease.

AAP · Aug 19

Her Emergency Cesarean Went Smoothly Until the Breathing Tube Came Out

A 41-year-old's cesarean was uneventful. Minutes after extubation, she was in respiratory distress and back on a ventilator in intensive care.

Medical Daily · Aug 14