News tagged with plaque rupture
Research shows fish oil may protect against stroke from ruptured carotid artery plaques
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Research led by Hernan A. Bazan, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Section of Vascular Surgery, at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Medicine, has found that unstable carotid artery plaques - those in danger ...
Inflammation worsens danger due to atherosclerosis
Jan 22, 2009 |
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Current research suggests that inflammation increases the risk of plaque rupture in atherosclerosis. The related report by Ovchinnikova et al, "T cell activation leads to reduced collagen maturation in atherosclerotic plaques ...
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Researchers Observe Asymptomatic Carotid Plaque Healing Mechanisms
Sep 03, 2008 |
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Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have observed by non-invasive MR imaging (MRI), a healing mechanism for plaque rupture, a potentially life-threatening event in the cardiovascular system that can ...
Protein could prevent blocked arteries
Dec 09, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time, researchers have found that a modified form of a naturally occurring protein, N-cadherin, could prevent blocked arteries. Blocked arteries are a major cause of heart attacks ...
Researchers test nanoparticle to treat cardiovascular disease in mice
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Jun 04, 2009 |
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Scientists and engineers at UC Santa Barbara and other researchers have developed a nanoparticle that can attack plaque -- a major cause of cardiovascular disease. The new development is described in a recent ...
New method effective in detecting dangerous coronary plaque
May 29, 2008 |
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A significant number of patients who suffer a heart attack never have any warning signs. For many of these individuals, the source of the problem is noncalcified plaque, a buildup of soft deposits embedded deep within the ...
Research shows why certain arterial plaques can turn deadly
May 05, 2009 |
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A common misconception about arterial plaque is that it inevitably leads to a heart attack or a stroke. New research at Columbia University Medical Center, however, sheds light on why so few plaques in any given individual ...
Added sugar in raisin cereals increases acidity of dental plaque
Dec 18, 2009 |
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Elevated dental plaque acid is a risk factor that contributes to cavities in children. But eating bran flakes with raisins containing no added sugar does not promote more acid in dental plaque than bran flakes alone, according ...
Stable plaque or heart attack plaque? Researcher builds new MEMS sensor to tell which is which
Nov 23, 2009 |
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University of Sourthern California biomedical engineer and cardiologist Tzung "John" Hsiai hopes to develop a new tool to help clinicians distinguish cardiac emergencies requiring immediate surgery from chronic ...
Spontaneous liver rupture in a patient with peliosis hepatis
Dec 09, 2009 |
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Peliosis hepatis (PH) is a rare pathological entity. PH varies from minimal asymptomatic lesions to larger massive lesions that may present with cholestasis, liver failure, portal hypertension, avascular mass lesion, or even ...
Heart Attacks Occur More in the Morning, Experts Say
Oct 09, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The movies typically show heart attacks taking place over dinner or in the heat of an argument.
Women slightly more likely to die than men in the 30 days following a heart attack
Aug 25, 2009 |
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A new study from NYU School of Medicine found that women may have a slightly higher risk of death than men in the thirty days following an acute coronary syndrome (ACS), but that these differences appear to be attributable ...
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