Category Archives: Heart Disease

Heart Health Tips For Valentine’s Day (And For Life)

With Valentine’s Day approaching, you want your heart in its best working order. The better [...]

Dark Chocolate and the Heart’s ‘Repairing Cells’ (EPCs)

Along the lines of finding out red wine can provide heart health benefits, the European Society [...]

The Importance of Endothelial Cells for Aging and Health

What are Endothelial Progenitor Cells?   Aidan Products founder, Dr. Neil Riordan.     Dr. Riordan [...]

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Dr. Riordan’s discussion on EPCs from Riordan Clinic Symposium

  Endothelial Progenitor (Precursor) Cells help repair your body’s blood vessels, and endothelial dysfunction is [...]

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Study: Chronic Conditions and Stem Cell Support

According to the Stanford University of Medicine: “Currently available treatments for chronic wounds are inadequate. [...]

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Building Blood Vessels – Scientific Breakthrough

The science dedicated to building blood vessels is discussed in this recent article. Two researchers [...]

Endothelial Dysfunction: Q&A

  What are EPCs? EPCs are endothelial progenitor cells, a term that applies to several [...]

EPC Applications on Heart Health, Research

Researchers concentrating on cardiovascular treatments at Stanford University are studying the application of EPC therapies [...]

Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cell Levels Predict Cardiovascular Events in End-Stage Renal Disease Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis.

This recent study notes that reduced EPC levels predict cardiovascular events.  It finds that increasing EPC [...]

The Negative Effect of Smoking on EPC Levels

Cigarette smoking depletes and impairs the function of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs). Smoking is associated [...]