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New method to grow arteries could lead to 'biological bypass' for heart disease

Medicine & Health / Research

created Mar 08, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A new method of growing arteries could lead to a "biological bypass"—or a non-invasive way to treat coronary artery disease, Yale School of Medicine researchers report with their colleagues in the April issue of Journal of ...


Endoscopy-based early enterostomy closure

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Mar 05, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

It is generally recommended that a temporary stoma be closed within 9-12 wk after its construction. However, because some patients poorly tolerate the temporary stoma owing to extracellular dehydration, difficult pouch fitting, ...


Safety data favor norepinephrine over dopamine for shock

Medicine & Health / Research

created Mar 03, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Physicians treating patients with shock should consider norepinephrine instead of dopamine as a tool for stabilizing blood pressure, according to an editorial in the March 4, 2010, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) ...


Secondhand smoke raises risk of hardened arteries among 13-year-olds

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 02, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Frequent exposure to environmental tobacco smoke among 13-year-olds is associated with an increased risk of future blood vessel hardening and greater risks of other heart disease factors, according to new research published ...


Weight-loss diets may reverse atherosclerosis in obese, overweight people

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A low-carbohydrate diet, a low-fat diet and the Mediterranean diet were equally effective in helping obese people to reverse carotid atherosclerosis after losing moderate amounts of weight and improving their blood pressure, ...


Stroke study finds neck stents safe, effective

National stroke prevention study reveals surgery and stenting equally effective

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Feb 26, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

(PhysOrg.com) -- A major study shows that a minimally-invasive procedure is as effective and safe as the gold standard for treating blockages of the carotid artery, giving patients who prefer a less invasive ...


Surgery halves death risk for stroke patients versus 'stent' treatment

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Feb 26, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- People at high risk of having a stroke are half as likely to have a stroke or die following surgery to repair damage to an artery in the neck, rather than ‘stenting’ treatment, according to UCL research published ...


Study Finds Use of Mechanical Devices as Stroke Treatment Increasing

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 25, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The use of mechanical devices as a treatment for acute ischemic stroke, in which a blood clot blocks the flow of blood to an artery supplying the brain, is increasing in the United States, researchers at ...


Exploiting the body's own ability to fight a heart attack

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 25, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists trying to find a way to better help patients protect themselves against harm from a heart attack are taking their cues from cardiac patients.


Intracranial stenting, injecting clot-busting drugs directly to brain

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created Feb 25, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Techniques that keep brain arteries open (intracranial stenting) or inject clot-busting drugs directly to the brain (intra-arterial tPA) may be more effective than other urgent ischemic stroke treatments, researchers said ...



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