News tagged with vulnerable plaque
Medication does not appear to reduce progression of atherosclerosis
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 17, 2009 |
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Compared to placebo, the drug pactimibe did not effect certain measures of atherosclerosis for patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (high cholesterol levels), but these patients did have an increased incidence of cardiovascular ...
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Scientists develop new tool to improve oral hygiene
Jan 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Liverpool have developed a new dental product to identify plaque build-up in the mouth before it is visible to the human eye.
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 ...
Coronary imaging techniques helps to identify plaques likely to cause heart attacks
Sep 24, 2009 |
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Late-breaking results from the PROSPECT clinical trial shed new light on the types of vulnerable plaque that are most likely to cause sudden, unexpected adverse cardiac events, and on the ability to identify them through ...
Researchers test nanoparticle to treat cardiovascular disease in mice
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
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 ...
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 ...
Alzheimer's researchers find high protein diet shrinks brain
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 20, 2009 |
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One of the many reasons to pick a low-calorie, low-fat diet rich in vegetables, fruits, and fish is that a host of epidemiological studies have suggested that such a diet may delay the onset or slow the progression of Alzheimer's ...
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 ...
$13 million awarded to mount nano-attack on plaque
Jun 13, 2005 |
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A partnership of 25 scientists from the College of Engineering at UC Santa Barbara, and The Burnham Institute and The Scripps Research Institute -- both of La Jolla -- have been awarded $13 million to use nanotechnologies ...
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 ...
Intensive therapy for narrowed arteries linked to fewer heart events
Dec 15, 2009 |
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Intensive medical therapy, including aggressive control of blood pressure and cholesterol levels, for patients with asymptomatic plaque buildup in their carotid arteries (which supply blood to the brain) appears to be associated ...
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