Antioxidant component of green tea blocks new but not established arterial plaque in mice
...es. Oxidation, which damages the inner surfaces of arteries and encourages the formation of plaque deposits, is believed to be one factor in the development of atherosclerosis. In fact, antioxidants have been shown to protect against plaque formation in animal studies, but results in human trials have been di...Hebrew University one of 25 institutions involved in new European Vascular Genomics Network
...the artery wall; the buildup of plaque narrows the arteries and slows the flow of blood); 3. Therapeutic angiogenesis that opens avenues for novel treatment of heart disease meant to improve cardiac oxygenation and reduce heart failure (angiogenesis is the science that studies the formation of new vessels wh...New findings on stroke prevention surgery should change medical practice
... risk by half with surgery to 'clean out' narrowed arteries leading to the brain even in patients who have no... in people who have no symptoms, but whose carotid arteries were narrowed by at least 60 percent, a condition called carotid artery stenosis. The surgery is typ...Carotid artery surgery could substantially reduce stroke among high-risk patients
...CET suggest that surgery to widen narrowed carotid arteries could halve the risk of stroke among high-risk pat...ople who have substantial narrowing of the carotid arteries (but who have not had a recent stroke or transient ischaemic attack) should undergo carotid endarter...4-MDCT 'excellent technique' for evaluating kidney donors
...ly important for the surgeon to know the number of arteries supplying and veins draining each kidney, as well as variations in the anatomy, prior to kidney transplantation. Failure to recognize variations beforehand may result in unexpected complications and jeopardize the outcome of the kidney graft," said D...Controlling hormones could reduce risk of strokes in younger people
...lied micro-engineering methods to study very small arteries obtained from bikini area tissue samples donated by CASADIL patients and control subjects, to explore why blood vessels may behave abnormally in CADASIL. In Europe and the United States stroke is the third leading cause of death and the primary caus...Study shows heart biopsy possible via arm catheterization
...ny years can have severe scarring in the veins and arteries in the groin and neck, making it difficult to retrieve the sample of heart tissue," Gilchrist said. "Knowing that we can obtain the biopsy sample through wrist catheterization affords patients an alternative to another groin or neck catheterization."...SLU research in New England Journal of Medicine shows new drug helps with chronic kidney disease
... In addition to weakening the bones, this can clog arteries and lead to cardiovascular problems. Traditionally, doctors have treated the condition by giving patients calcium and vitamin D supplements to strengthen the bones. The new drug works by fooling the parathyroid glands into thinking the levels of calc...Mount Sinai is best major hospital in New York City for angioplasty
... angioplasty that clears blockages in the coronary arteries that provide blood flow to the heart muscle. The risk-adjusted mortality rate for the 6,028 angioplasty cases at Mount Sinai during the three-year period was 0.58 percent, lowest among the city's major hospitals. And risk-adjusted mortality for 338 e...Is there a relationship between repeated pregnancies and increased cardiovascular disease?
...iated through increased constriction of resistance arteries in the parous animals, compared with those which h...and compliance of isolated mesenteric (intestinal) arteries were studied using isometric wire and isotonic pressure myograph system respectively. Results Th...Successful therapy for head and neck cancer may lead to long-term circulatory problems
...rent baroreflex lesion, they evaluated the carotid arteries by ultrasound. Results The key findings of this study are noted below. All the patients had no change in heart rate during Phase II of the Valsalva maneuver. Baroreflex-cardiovagal gain therefore was zero. Values for baroreflex-cardiovagal we...Calorie restriction drastically reduces risk of heart attack, stroke and diabetes
...processed starches. Atherosclerosis -- clogged arteries that can lead to a heart attack or stroke -- already is the leading cause of death in the Western world, and the problem is continuing to grow. So Holloszy's team specifically focused on the risk factors for this condition. They measured multiple ind...Testing drug's ability to reverse stroke after standard three-hour window has closed
...ince ischemic stroke results from clots that block arteries supplying blood to the brain, it makes sense to te...e other investigational treatments to open blocked arteries in stroke beyond three hours, abciximab can be given into a vein in the arm and requires no addition...'Exercise Hypertension' occurs when cells can't 'relax,' Hopkins researchers find
... of cells that line the blood vessels to allow the arteries to expand to accommodate increased blood flow duri...ultrasound to measure how fast blood traveled from arteries in the subjects' necks to their legs with each heart beat. Because stiff blood vessels do not absor...Atherosclerosis linked to depression in older persons
...ip between vascular factors (like hardening of the arteries or calcium deposits in the blood vessels) and late-life depression. A theory has been put forward that atherosclerosis may have an effect on the brain leading to depression later in life. Henning Tiemeier, M.D., Ph.D., of Erasmus Medical Center, R...Exercise is key to reversing obesity-related heart risk in children
DALLAS, April 6 The arteries of overweight children act like those of middle-ag..., noninvasive way to assess plaque build-up in the arteries and monitor its progression. The children hadn't entered puberty, but their vascular test results "m...Novel MRI technique provides clear images of blood flow
... on the renal arteries. Constrictions in the renal arteries are common causes of hypertension, and since the n...ely play an important role in imaging the coronary arteries that supply the heart with blood," Judd continued. "Because of the small size of these arteries and ...Researchers say stenting the best treatment for blocked leg arteries
...ue to obstruction of the iliac arteries. The iliac arteries are large arteries in the pelvis that supply blood to the legs. The study appears in the April issue of the journal Rad...Vitamins good for some older women/bad for others
...sterol inside the artery. Antioxidants may protect arteries from this scavenging by blocking the oxidative process. Haptoglobin itself is an antioxidant protein, but not all types of haptoglobin are equally good at carrying out antioxidant activity. For instance, people who carry the haptoglobin-2 type also h...Atherosclerosis more common, progresses quicker in HIV patients
..., noninvasive way to assess plaque build-up in the arteries and monitor its progression. The average carotid IMT was significantly larger in the HIV patients (0.91 millimeters) than in the controls (0.74 mm). Areas of carotid plaque were found in 45 percent of the HIV patients, compared with 24 percent of ...