News tagged with coronary vessels
Gelatin-based nanoparticle treatment may be a more effective clot buster
A targeted, nanoparticle gelatin-based clot-busting treatment dissolved significantly more blood clots than a currently used drug in an animal study of acute coronary syndrome presented at the American Heart Association's ...
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Nov 14, 2011 |
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Researchers study outcomes of carotid artery stenting following prior carotid procedure
A new study shows that carotid artery stenting (CAS) following prior same-side carotid artery revascularization is safe, effective and results in lower incidences of in-hospital death, stroke and heart attack compared to ...
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Nov 14, 2011 |
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Results of the ROTAXUS trial reported at TCT 2011
A clinical trial testing the efficacy of rotational atherectomy (or rotablation, a process of drilling through plaque deposits) prior to implantation of a drug-eluting stent found that the process was not superior to standard ...
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Nov 11, 2011 |
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First report of increased safety using simultaneous techniques for cardiac testing published
Canadian Journal of Cardiology has published a paper on the safety of cardiac imaging methods. This study is important for patients worried about radiation exposure during X-ray based studies of the heart. X-ray based method ...
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Oct 19, 2011 |
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The next stage of heart function testing
A new non-invasive technique for measuring how well the heart and blood vessels function in patients already suffering from coronary artery disease could, in a single test, identify which abnormally narrowed blood vessels ...
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Oct 11, 2011 |
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Researchers find possible cardiovascular risk with NSAID use
A new study from Rhode Island Hospital researchers suggests that controlling cholesterol may be important for heart health in patients who are taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as naproxen. The findings ...
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Sep 26, 2011 |
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Stents may reduce heart attacks by delivering downstream medication
Researchers at Cleveland Clinic have discovered that cardiac patients receiving medicated stents -- a procedure that occurs often when blood vessels are blocked -- have a lower likelihood of suffering heart attacks or developing ...
Sep 15, 2011 |
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CABG still preferred over PCI in patients with triple vessel disease
Results from CREDO-Kyoto PCI/CABG Registry Cohort-2 show that percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was associated with significantly higher risk for serious adverse events in patients with triple vessel disease than coronary ...
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Aug 29, 2011 |
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'Good' cholesterol function as important as its levels
High levels of "good" cholesterol (HDL cholesterol) are associated with a decreased risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) -- a disease of the major arterial blood vessels that is one of the major causes of heart attack and ...
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Jun 23, 2011 |
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Follow-up rehabilitation boosts survival odds for angioplasty patients
Patients who undergo a procedure to unblock a coronary artery are more likely to survive longer if they participate in structured follow-up care, according to research in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
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May 16, 2011 |
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Women at higher risk than men of kidney damage after heart imaging test
Women are at higher risk than men of developing kidney damage after undergoing a coronary angiogram, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study.
Apr 28, 2011 |
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New potential atherosclerosis risk marker discovered
How your carotid artery moves can reveal your risk of a future heart attack, and it is now possible to study this vessel aspect in more detail thanks to a new technique which could eventually be used to identify patients ...
Apr 11, 2011 |
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Scientists discover a new way our bodies control blood pressure: the P450-EET system
If you are one of the millions of Americans with high blood pressure, more help is on the way. That's because a new research study published in the October 2010 print issue of The FASEB Journal shows that a protein, called ...
Sep 30, 2010 |
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System for eliminating salt may point to new antihypertensives
A study of the body system that deals with Americans' love affair with salt may yield more insight into why so many end up hypertensive and how to better treat them.
Aug 31, 2010 |
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Even modest weight gain can harm blood vessels, study
Mayo Clinic researchers found that healthy young people who put on as little as 9 pounds of fat, specifically in the abdomen, are at risk for developing endothelial cell dysfunction. Endothelial cells line the blood vessels ...
Aug 18, 2010 |
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