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...s well planned and ordered, and the walls of small arteries contain elastic and muscular layers to fine-tune their diameter and closely control blood flow. But in tumors, blood vessels are poorly laid out, and they lack the elasticity and muscle control vital for health. The vessels are like poorly planned,...New study aims to prevent heart disease in pediatric lupus patients
...rythematosus. Atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries caused by fat buildup, is a complication of increasing concern to physicians treating children with lupus. Atherosclerosis puts young lupus patients at high risk for cardiac problems including heart attack or stroke. According to recent research, the...Cholesterol drug increases pain-free walking distance
...ry walls and restrict blood circulation, mainly in arteries leading to the legs and feet. A common symptom is intermittent claudication cramping or fatigue in the legs and buttocks during activity that eases during rest. About 5 percent of people age 60 and older are believed to have claudication, says Mark...Coronary artery calcium can be a warning sign of fatal cardiac event
... The amount of calcium accumulated in the coronary arteries can help predict whether an individual with no symptoms of heart disease will suffer a fatal event within five years, according to a large, multi-center study appearing in the September issue of the journal Radiology. "Our observational study of more...Diuretic may help increase brain blood flow in cocaine addicts
...chers theorize cocaine-induced constriction of the arteries in the brain and/or increased blood clotting may b...y be due to the medication's ability to dilate the arteries in the brain. The authors also pointed out that amiloride may be used in combination with other medi...Medical geneticist at Cedars-Sinai awarded $8.5 million NIH research grant
... of the fatty plaque deposits that build-up in the arteries and can block blood-flow to the heart. Because coronary calcium builds up over time, symptoms do not usually appear until a person experiences chest pain or has a heart attack. "In essence, our study serves as the genetic arm of the MESA study, as...Penn study: Herb product used to lower cholesterol works no better than placebo
...poprotein (HDL), the "good" cholesterol that keeps arteries clear. The randomized, double-blind, eight-week study at Penn included 103 volunteers who were divided into three groups. One group was given a standard dose (1,000 mg) of guggulipid three times daily; a second group was given a high dose (2,000 mg)...HRT fails to stall atherosclerosis in postmenopausal women with pre-existing coronary artery lesions
...ther given alone or with progestin, failed to keep arteries with pre-existing lesions from narrowing further, ...ne area of narrowing, found through angiograms, in arteries supplying blood to the heart. They divided them randomly into three groups: those who received only ...JCI table of contents, 1 August 2003
...9375.pdf Blocking receptor relieves obstructed arteries Platelets exist in the bloodstream and upon injur...clotting process. However, in narrowed or hardened arteries platelets can block the flow of blood, resulting in stroke or heart attack. A recently identified dr...Tooth loss may be early warning sign of cardiovascular disease
...tal disease, and with the amount of plaque in neck arteries detected by ultrasound. In this part of the study, researchers report on the first 711 participants. They plan to enroll 1,050. Participants blacks, whites and Hispanics, age 55 and older are being randomly recruited from northern Manhattan. No...Hostility, depression may boost heart disease protein level
...evels of a protein that is associated with clogged arteries and a greater risk of heart attack, according to new research in Psychosomatic Medicine. The new findings suggest "the possibility that men who are hostile and exhibit depressive symptoms, even in the mild to moderate range, are at heightened risk f...Study identifies trends in self-referred imaging
...t include a noninvasive evaluation of the coronary arteries for calcification, or of the lungs, abdomen, and pelvis for cancer. "Based on historical precedence, we know that once a healthcare service is introduced directly to the consumer, it is exceedingly difficult to interrupt established practice in order...Job stress may be missing link between workplace exercise and heart risk
...deaths in the United States. They found that while arteries thickened more slowly in those who exercised more during their leisure time, arteries actually thickened faster among those who were very physically active during the workday. But when ...Diet as good as drug for lowering cholesterol, says study
...d" cholesterol known to cause clogging in coronary arteries - in subjects by almost 29 per cent, compared to a 30.9 per cent decrease in the lovastatin subjects. The special diet combined nuts (almonds), soy proteins, viscous fibre (high-fibre) foods such as oats and barely and a special margarine with plant ...Early heart disease in parents linked to thicker artery walls in offspring
...eart disease before age 60, the walls of your neck arteries are more likely to be thicker, putting you at high...ore age 60, had thicker walls in the large carotid arteries of the neck that lead to the brain, researchers found. Thicker carotid artery walls are associated ...Endografts help prevent deaths from abdominal aortic aneurysms
...ient's groin, is threaded via the catheter through arteries to the site of the aneurysm. The stent graft is then placed across the aneurysmal segment and released. As the stent graft expands, it grips the normal arterial wall on both ends of the aneurysm, bypassing the bulge from the inside. "With endovascul...Stiffness of aorta predicts stroke deaths in hypertensive patients
...of the body (pulse wave velocity or PWV). Stiffer arteries had higher PWV numbers. There were 157 deaths, including 25 from strokes and 35 from coronary events. Researchers calculated the relative risk for fatal stroke compared to PWV. They found a 72 percent increase in relative risk for fatal stroke fo...This is your heart on drugs: Study improves ER treatment for cocaine's heart effects
...caine causes the heart's blood vessels -- coronary arteries and capillaries -- to constrict, cutting blood flo...ned if the patient has existing blockages in their arteries -- cutting off blood supply to parts of the heart altogether. Cocaine also causes blood cells to sti...Anti-coagulation drugs found to have different effects in diabetics after heart attack
...en totally effective on its own in opening clogged arteries and keeping them open, researchers have tried different combinations of agents. Thus was born the ASSENT-3 trial, the results of which were published in August 2001 in the journal Lancet. The trial enrolled 6,116 patients and documented the combined ...Drug combination opens clogged arteries faster, keeps them open longer
..., as well as a clot-busting drug, opens up clogged arteries faster and keeps them open longer. The researchers found that giving the anti-clotting drug eptifibatide along with a half-dose tenecteplase (TNK) -- a genetically altered version of the commonly used clot-busting agent t-PA -- improved the speed and...