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Article: Gene Discoveries Among Top 10 Research Advances in Heart Disease and Stroke for 1999.
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- Gene Therapy Weekly
- Article date:
- January 20, 2000
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2000 JAN 20 - (NewsRx.com) -- Four important gene discoveries lead the list of the top 10 research advances in heart disease and stroke during 1999, says Lynn Smaha, MD, PhD, president of the American Heart Association.
Other top 10 advances include the first growth of a complete heart valve in the laboratory, robotic bypass surgery, a new use for an old drug, new drugs to help treat stroke, and the recognition of diabetes as a major risk for heart disease and stroke.
First created in 1996, the annual list highlights the achievements in basic and clinical research that may have the greatest impact on improving the prevention and treatment of ...