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Cervical dilation and effacement: What it means and why it matters during pregnancy

Dilation and effacement are your body's way of getting ready for labor – your cervix gradually opens (dilates) and thins out (effaces) to help your baby make that grand entrance. This process can ...
Science Daily

Autoimmunity-associated heart dilation tied to heart-failure risk in type 1 diabetes

In people with type 1 diabetes without known cardiovascular disease, the presence of autoantibodies against heart muscle proteins was associated with cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging evidence ...
European Medical Journal

Impact of Pregnancy on Mortality in Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Immediate and 12-Month Postpartum Outcomes – Data from the InCor Registry

Pregnant women with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) face high risks of complications and maternal death due to haemodynamic ...
Business Wire

Dilated Cardiomyopathy Pipeline Review, H2 2018 - Therapeutic Assessment of 8 Companies - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Dilated Cardiomyopathy - Pipeline Review, H2 2018" drug pipelines has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Dilated Cardiomyopathy - Pipeline Review, H2 2018, ...
Medscape

Transplantation of Engineered Heart Tissue as a Biological Cardiac Assist Device for Treatment of Dilated Cardiomyopathy

All experiments were performed in accordance with the ethics rules published in the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (US National Institute of Health) and the German laws for animal ...
Healio

Genetic score can predict cardiomyopathy risk from environmental stressors

Genetic predisposition to dilated cardiomyopathy may elevate likelihood of developing secondary cardiomyopathies related to ...
Business Wire

Fist Assist Devices Receives FDA “Breakthrough Device” Designation for the World’s First Wearable Vein Dilation Device for ESRD Patients

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fist Assist Devices, LLC, an innovative medical device company focused on vein dilation to facilitate the Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patient’s journey through End-Stage ...