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Heart Attack Gene Found – A heart attack gene found by Newfoundland scientists enables the monitoring of patients at risk of deadly heart problems. At the Memorial University in St John’s, doctors found a heart attack gene by studying thousands of Canadians most at risk of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC), a genetic disease where the [...]

New Heart Valve Procedure – A new heart valve procedure was unveiled by cardiologists for high risk patients not strong enough for a heart operation. At the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress in Montreal the new heart valve procedure gives hope for patients aged 80 and over that cannot have open-heart surgery to repair their diseased aortic valves. A [...]

Breast Cancer Genetic Testing – Genes are used more and more to identify potential breast cancer risks and breast cancer genetic testing is becoming more common. The Arizona Cancer Center uses blood tests as part of their breast cancer genetic testing to look for mutations which can indicate a possibility of developing breast or ovarian [...]