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Patients who speak little to no English are less likely to be diagnosed with heart disease, according to a new study from the University of Pittsburgh.
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Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. and for those who need a transplant, the wait list is long. A Carnegie Mellon University…
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In 1998, researcher Yaacov Barak noticed a mutated gene in mice placentas that led to fatal heart defects in the fetus. The University of Pittsburgh…
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Women who deliver children before 37 weeks of pregnancy are also more likely to have heart attacks, according to a new study from Magee-Women’s Research…
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*UPDATED Nov. 3, 2017 at 5:44 p.m.Pennsylvania’s largest hospital system has announced a $2 billion project to build three “digital hospitals of the…
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UPDATED: Oct. 6, 2017 at 12:14 p.m.Doctors at UPMC have performed a cutting edge form of surgery to repair the heart after severe heart attacks for the…
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People living with HIV are living longer lives, thanks to medical advancements and wider availability of antiretroviral drugs. This means age-related…
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Black Americans with the heart condition atrial fibrillation are nearly twice as likely to suffer stroke, heart failure and coronary heart disease as…
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One in every four American women will die from cardiovascular disease each year, more than the number of deaths from breast cancer, stroke and lung cancer…
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In honor of National Wear Red Day, UPMC offered screenings for the nation's number one killer: heart disease. For the past 5 years UPMC has been screening…