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Home - OMRF News - Archives for cardiovascular disease

cardiovascular disease

The best Father’s Day gift: A healthy heart

June 13, 2017

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men in the U.S., killing one in every four males.

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Events raise funds for OMRF heart disease, stroke research

June 29, 2015

Fundraiser targets Oklahoma’s number one killer of men and women

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Adult stem cells hold promise in atherosclerosis research

December 13, 2012

OMRF scientists think endothelial progenitor cells could repair arteries.

Filed Under: Diseases, Featured News, News, Research News Tagged With: adult stem cells, arteries, atherosclerosis, cardiovascular, cardiovascular biology, cardiovascular disease, cholesterol, endothelial, Jana Barlic-Dicen, plaques, progenitor cells, Samuel Roberts Noble Cardiovascular Institute, statins

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Heart Disease

Heart disease strikes more Americans than any other condition—upward of 85 million people. But OMRF scientists are poised to change that statistic. Our researchers are making major strides in understanding the origins of heart disease. OMRF’s cardiovascular biologists study the biological processes at work in the heart that can lead to heart failure, as well […]

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