Researchers search for first sign of congestive heart failure
... and blood pressure, researchers will use painless ultrasound to study how the heart relaxes and fills with blood in stressful and normal conditions. "By stimulating them with the video games, we increase their blood pressure," says Dr. Kapuku. "We are going to see when their blood pressure increases if their ...Hopkins begins human trials with donor adult stem cells to repair muscle damaged from heart attack
...al, and have undergone cardiac catheterization and ultrasound echocardiography to check that their main coronary vessels are clear of blockages that may precipitate another heart attack. Eligible candidates must be able to safely travel to Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md., be referred by a physician, be betwe...Treatment of cardiac lesions without anaesthesic
...ing of the monitoring procedure using intracardiac ultrasound equipment. This technique, developed in Spain at the Gregorio Maran Hospital in Madrid and currently only used in two hospitals, significantly simplifies the medical treatment. Thus, a catheter introduced into the heart without need of an anaesthetic...Stanford patient is first to test new treatment for peripheral arterial disease
...to continue playing golf, her favorite pastime. An ultrasound and CT scan early this year showed that an artery in Erickson's thigh was almost completely blocked, confirming that her troubles were caused by peripheral arterial disease, or PAD - a condition in which arteries to the arms, legs or internal organs ...Forensic dentistry key in identifying victims of tsunamis, other disasters
...ent developments in computer-aided 3-D imaging and ultrasound applications for soft-tissue depth registrations may offer new diagnostic tools for craniofacial reconstruction. The symposium will conclude with a discussion of the state of the art and identifying the challenges facing forensic diagnostic research....Laughter helps blood vessels function better
...stricted by a blood pressure cuff and released. An ultrasound device then measured how well the blood vessel res...tricted for five minutes and then released. Again, ultrasound images were acquired. Changes in blood vessel reactivity after the volunteers watched a movie lasted...Medical technologies may hinder rather than help newborn survival
...first trimester. 97% of all women had at least one ultrasound scan and 31% had three or more scans during pregnancy. Other antenatal procedures were less frequent: 23% (543 of 2373) of women had no vaginal examination and 68% (1189 of 1748) of women, not previously immunised against tetanus, reported receiving ...Mayo Clinic study sets threshold for valve repair surgery
... Clinic researchers used Doppler echocardiography ultrasound images of the heart and its blood flow patterns to determine which physical characteristics predicted patient outcomes. Age and diabetic status were strongly associated with poorer outcomes. However, the most important finding was that the effective...New imaging technologies can enhance orthopaedic outcomes
...atients with damaged tissue are increasingly using ultrasound and specialized MRI techniques that allow examination with great detail - to provide non-invasive diagnostic tools that replace the need for routine arthroscopic inspection. "New imaging technology may serve as objective outcome measures for orthope...High-intensity ultrasound creates hollow nanospheres and nanocrystals
...ronmentally friendly fuels. "We use high-intensity ultrasound to generate nanoparticles of molybdenum disulfide or molybdenum oxide, which bind to the surface of tiny silica spheres that are much smaller than red blood cells," said Ken Suslick, the Marvin T. Schmidt Professor of Chemistry at Illinois and a rese...Brain-scanning technologies need standards, according to Stanford researcher
...ing fetal abnormalities. Women who have an unusual ultrasound can now receive follow-up MRI screening to confirm the finding. The question is whether this expensive screening alters the woman's care and is therefore something that should be covered by insurance. Radiologists say that in many cases the MRI scree...Northwestern Memorial Hospital receives $10 million commitment to support preeminent heart program
...ionary Maze procedure using high intensity focused ultrasound technology to cure a widespread cardiac rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation (AF). This new procedure features the only energy source that allows surgeons to surgically cure AF while a patient's heart is beating rather than having to use a hear...U of T researchers describe 'Joe Canadian' tongue
...ret Hospital, are the first researchers to use 3-D ultrasound to assess both normal and partially resected tongu...nderlying the normal functioning of a tongue. This ultrasound data became the baseline to which partially resected tongues were compared. "We used the data from t...Penn joins major NCI research initiative to advance breast cancer therapies
...e photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), and ultrasound - to visualize and follow tumor cells in living animals from their origins to their eventual progression to distant metastasis and recurrence. The technology will also be used to assess tumor response to therapy and to predict clinical outcomes. The...Opportunity missed: TIA patients receive less aggressive attention than those with stroke
...TIA patients, 54 percent underwent carotid Doppler ultrasound compared to 76 percent of stroke patients. Of the TIA patients, 34 percent had echocardiography compared to 60 percent of stroke patients. Transesophageal echocardiography was performed on 1 percent of TIA patients compared to 12 percent of stroke ...Feb. 1, 2005, Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet
...eventive Services Task Force recommends a one-time ultrasound examination to screen for abdominal aortic aneurysm for men between the ages of 65 and 75 who are or have been smokers (Clinical Guidelines, p. 198 and 203). This is the first time the Task Force has recommended screening for abdominal aortic aneurys...The role of ethnicity in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
...ia were met, including elevation of liver enzymes, ultrasound or computerized tomography results consistent with fatty liver, type II diabetes, high cholesterol, and no significant alcohol use. The findings showed that 333 (39.1 percent) of the newly identified cases of chronic liver disease met case definition...New system may help babies avoid brain damage
... Typical heart rate monitoring includes putting an ultrasound unit on the mother's abdomen or an electrode on the baby's head via the vagina to pick up fetal heartbeat, which is translated into a pattern. Although obstetricians know certain heart rate patterns indicate stress, "it's a pretty big leap from seein...Reduced progression of atherosclerosis tied to statin drugs lowering fats, protein
...c inflammation in the body. It involved performing ultrasound tests on 502 U.S. patients with documented coronar...0 milligrams of atorvastatin. Doctors repeated the ultrasound evaluations 18 months later. In the group as a whole, the mean LDL cholesterol level dropped f...Country's first 'simplified maze' using new ultrasound technology is done at Northwestern Memorial
...r Maze procedure done using high intensity focused ultrasound technology the only energy source that allows sur...-lung machine are responsible for this trend. The ultrasound technology enables us to perform a 'simplified Maze' that is highly reproducible. This innovation i...