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NEWS ABOUT: fibrosing cardiomyopathy

fibrosing cardiomyopathy stories: 2 news summaries

Heart Disease Is Killing Caged Gorillas

Experts try to treat mystery ailment
in US zoos

Apr 5, 08 7:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gorillas in US zoos are dying from heart disease, and no one knows why, the AP reports. Zookeepers and scientists started a nationwide “Gorilla Health Project” 2 years ago to probe the causes of fibrosing cardiomyopathy, a condition that turns heart muscle into useless fibers and has left scores... More »

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endangered species • Africa • heart disease • zoo • gorilla • Western Lowland Gorilla • fibrosing cardiomyopathy

 Taming Gorilla Heart 
 Disease a Beastly Task 

With great apes dying at alarming rates, zoos try to train some difficult patients

Mar 14, 08 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - With heart disease nearly epidemic among America’s captive gorilla population, zookeepers are trying to train the great apes to submit to the human medical procedures that could save their lives. But getting a gorilla to sit still for a blood test is a taxing problem, one the National Zoo... More »

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heart disease • gorilla • zookeeper • Western Lowland Gorilla • National Zoo • pandas • Metroparks Zoo • fibrosing cardiomyopathy

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