Patients with increasing accumulations of coronary artery calcium were more than six times more likely to suffer from a heart attack or die from heart disease than patients who didn't have increasing accumulations, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American College of...
Cardiothoracic surgeons and endocrinologists from Boston Medical Center (BMC) have found that among patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, achieving Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) benchmarks for glycemic control may be irrelevant when perioperative continuous...
Older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at increased risk for carotid artery plaque formation and for the presence of vulnerable plaques with a lipid core, according to a new study from researchers in the Netherlands. "We know that COPD is a risk factor for ischemic...
The first fully biodegradable coronary artery stent implanted in humans proved safe in a 10-year study published in Circulation, an American Heart Association journal. Stents are mesh tubes inserted into coronary arteries to help prop them open and allow for blood flow to the heart muscle. The...
High fat diets cause damage to blood vessels earlier than previously thought, and these structural and mechanical changes may be the first step in the development of high blood pressure. These findings in mice, by Marie Billaud and colleagues from the University of Virginia School of Medicine in...
This week's PLoS Medicine reports on a comprehensive study that reveals that levels of the amino acid, homocysteine, have no significant effect on the risk of developing coronary heart disease. This concludes the ongoing argument of the previously suggested benefits of lowering homocysteine...
A recent study published by The Lancet suggests that males with a certain variant on their Y-chromosome are at a 50% higher risk of developing coronary artery disease (CAD). The study, led by Dr Maciej Tomaszewski, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, UK and Dr Fadi J...
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 first-time CAS for carotid artery stenosis. This study received "Best of...
A new device that combines two microimaging technologies can reveal both the detailed anatomy of arterial linings and biological activities that, in coronary arteries, could indicate the risk of heart attacks or the formation of clots in arterial stents...
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A dog bit me. He broke the skin, but it didnt bleed. Just took a layer or two of skin off. Its on the inside on my left arm. About 2-3 inches above my wrist. Its right on the side. Theres a slight bump where he bit me, from swelling I geuss, and its red where the layer of skin was taken off.
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Peripheral artery disease, or "PAD," is a common and dangerous condition that affects tens of millions of Americans - often unknowingly - and can restrict blood flow to the legs, kidneys or other vital organs. PAD, which remains underdiagnosed, is often a sign of a more widespread accumulation...
An international consortium of scientists reports the discovery of five new genes that affect the risk of developing coronary artery disease (CAD) and heart attacks in a study published in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics. Coronary artery disease is the most common cause of premature death...
Results from a midterm study of highly competitive cyclists who underwent external iliac artery reconstruction (AR) and inguinal ligament release (LR) were reported today at the 65th Vascular Annual Meeting® presented by the Society for Vascular Surgery®. Amani D. Politano, MD, a research...
Physicians at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital reported on results of a study demonstrating the potential for fully automated interpretation of coronary CT angiography (cCTA) by Rcadia's COR Analyzer® System to safely rule out coronary artery disease (CAD) in the major coronary arteries as...
I'm a 52-year old woman and my cardiologist noticed I have a bruit (or murmur?) on both sides of my femoral artery. He is going to do an echo test in a few weeks, but of course in the meantime I'm looking up info on the internet and I'm getting freaked out. I read that my arteries could be 50%...
I'm a 52-year old woman and my cardiologist noticed I have a bruit (or murmur?) on both sides of my femoral artery. He is going to do an echo test in a few weeks, but of course in the meantime I'm looking up info on the internet and I'm getting freaked out. I read that my arteries could be 50%...
I'm a 52-year old woman and my cardiologist noticed I have a bruit (or murmur?) on both sides of my femoral artery. He is going to do an echo test in a few weeks, but of course in the meantime I'm looking up info on the internet and I'm getting freaked out. I read that my arteries could be 50%...
I'm a 52-year old woman and my cardiologist noticed I have a bruit (or murmur?) on both sides of my femoral artery. He is going to do an echo test in a few weeks, but of course in the meantime I'm looking up info on the internet and I'm getting freaked out. I read that my arteries could be 50%...
I'm a 52-year old woman and my cardiologist noticed I have a bruit (or murmur?) on both sides of my femoral artery. He is going to do an echo test in a few weeks, but of course in the meantime I'm looking up info on the internet and I'm getting freaked out. I read that my arteries could be 50%...
I'm a 52-year old woman and my cardiologist noticed I have a bruit (or murmur?) on both sides of my femoral artery. He is going to do an echo test in a few weeks, but of course in the meantime I'm looking up info on the internet and I'm getting freaked out. I read that my arteries could be 50%...