DDS tackles heart disease

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In the United States, heart disease has traditionally topped the list as the leading cause of death for both men and women. It is currently responsible for around 1 in 4 deaths. However, experts have been wondering when cancer will overtake it. Now, a new study has found that cancer is fast becoming the leading cause of death in higher income countries. This may seem like bad news, but the researchers behind the study — who investigated the occurrence of common conditions and causes most common heart disease of death in a wide spectrum of countries across the world — say that it is not necessarily so. More specifically, they found that cancer now causes 55% of deaths among middle aged people in higher income countries, whereas heart disease causes just 23%. The researchers, who have published their findings in The Lancet, say that this is due to improved efforts to prevent and treat heart disease in more prosperous countries. "In some respects, this is a good news story," says co-lead study author Dr.

Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is most Cancer is now common heart valve defect one most common defects any type, two leaflets are fused together, valves eventually will be Defective cilia linked replaced or repaired heart surgery. A team researchers at Medical South Carolina (MUSC) discovered that a mutation a gene controlling cilia, are linked development BAV. an article published online 7, team used models human data reveal that BAV disease aortic valve narrowing are by disruption defects cilia.