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New method effective in detecting dangerous coronary plaque
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 walls of the heart's arteries, undetectable by angiography or cardiac stress tests - and prone to rupture without warning. view more (2008-05-30)
Researchers determine timing of administration of platelet-inhibiting drugs
Clinicians should carefully weigh the risks and benefits of when to administer platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa (Gp IIb/IIIa) inhibitors for patients with acute coronary syndromes undergoing invasive treatment. view more (2007-02-14)
Cataract surgery does not appear associated with worsening of age-related macular degeneration
Age-related macular degeneration does not appear to progress at a higher rate among individuals who have had surgery to treat cataract, contrary to previous reports that treating one cause of vision loss worsens the other. view more (2009-11-10)
SCAI Hildner Lecture highlights innovative techniques for plaque imaging
Virtual histology. Thermography. Palpography. Computed tomography. Today, during the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) 29th Annual Scientific Sessions in Chicago, Dr. Gregg W. Stone will explore these and other promising imaging techniques in a featured Hildner Lecture entitled, "Prospects for the Invasive and... view more... (2006-05-15)
New research focuses on effectiveness of noninvasive whole-heart MRI
Researchers have long sought to find a reliable way to see inside the human heart without having to insert tubes, inject dyes or expose patients to potentially dangerous radiation. view more (2006-11-14)
Child-proof: Brain mapping safer for children than previously thought, Hopkins study shows
Dispelling a stubborn myth, researchers at Johns Hopkins have shown that children with strokes, brain tumors and other cerebrovascular diseases can safely undergo a potentially life-saving brain-mapping test that many doctors have long shunned over concerns for side effects. view more (2006-10-09)
Efficacy of stents is improved when their placement is determined by arterial blood flow measurement
Reperfusion therapy in the form of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is now the recommended first treatment for victims of acute myocardial infarction. view more (2009-02-09)
Seaweed and fireflies brew may guide stem cell treatment for peripheral artery disease
An unlikely brew of seaweed and glow-in-the-dark biochemical agents may hold the key to the safe use of transplanted stem cells to treat patients with severe peripheral arterial disease (PAD), according to a team of veterinarians, basic scientists and interventional radiologists at Johns Hopkins. view more (2009-03-10)
Southampton study aims to pinpoint heart disease genes
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ESC Congress 2003: Prevention of recurrences of life threatening arrhythmias: results of the Leiden out of hospital cardiac arrest trial (LOHCAT)
IMPORTANT: This press release accompanies both a presentation and an ESC press conference given at the ESC Congress 2003. Written by the investigator himself/herself, this press release does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Society of Cardiology ESC Congress 2003: Cold comfort - cough for your life Sudden Cardiac Death is a... view more... (2003-09-02)
Similar outcomes for patients with ACS treated with different anticoagulant regimens
Patients with acute coronary syndromes such as unstable angina who were undergoing an invasive treatment and received one of three anticoagulant regimens did not have significant differences in the rates of ischemia or death after one year. view more (2007-12-05)
Incidental findings found when radiologists take a 'broader' look at renal MRA
Radiologists need to look beyond the renal arteries when doing renal MR angiography (MRA), a study conducted at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN suggests. view more (2007-09-25)
Large congenital and solitary intrahepatic arterioportal
A case report to be published on April 7, 2009 in the World Journal of Gastroenterology reported incidental findings of a large and solitary congenital APF in a 73-year-old woman. view more (2009-04-15)
Hemangioma arteriovenous malformations or how endothelial cells escape apoptosis (programmed cell death).
Hemangiomas included several types of vascular abnormalities. The first classification of vascular abnormalities was proposed in 1982. Since angiography is becoming a common investigation, a better identification of the vascular abnormalities was possible. Hemangiomas are frequent in children and are present in 10 to 12 new born babies.... view more... (1999-09-14)
New system devised to guide doctors treating patients with symptomatic myocardial bridging
What type of intervention, if any, should cardiologists offer their patients who have a heart abnormality called myocardial bridging and symptoms of heart problems? view more (2008-06-26)
ESC Congress 2004: Critique of miracle check-up CT
It is currently not known whether detection of coronary calcium with CT will prompt lifestyle changes that reduce long term cardiac risk and, even more importantly, will improve outcome. Still, attracted in part by persuasive marketing by facilities offering CT examinations, there is increasing public demand for the procedure. view more (2004-08-31)
Scientists develop new blood test for heart disease - New test will be cheap, less invasive, and could take only minutes
Scientists from Imperial College London and the University of Cambridge have developed a rapid new blood test which may help predict the likelihood of a heart attack. The research published in Nature Medicine shows how a new science, developed in the Imperial College laboratories, called Metabonomics, can be used to test for coronary artery... view more... (2002-11-21)
Value of stent-coating drugs questioned
Patients admitted to the hospital with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are often treated with a catheter-based procedure known as percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), during which a stent is inserted into an occluded or narrowed coronary artery to restore blood flow to and from the heart. view more (2007-03-27)
Surgical treatment a rare complication of duodenal diverticulum
Most of the duodenal diverticula are diagnosed incidentally and asymptomatic, 12% to 27 % at endoscopy. Only 5% to 10% of patients with duodenal diverticula suffer from clinical symptoms. view more (2009-08-26)
Treating chest pain in the average woman tops $1 million over lifetime
Treating chest pain associated with coronary artery disease (CAD) could cost a woman more than $1 million during her lifetime; and even the chest pain associated with mild artery blockage (nonobstructive CAD) could reach $750,000 for an average woman. view more (2006-08-23)
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