By repairing vessels, bone marrow cells slow atherosclerosis in mice
... of atherosclerosis, a disease process that causes arteries to clog and become less elastic. When atherosclerosis affects arteries supplying the heart with oxygen and nutrients, it causes coronary artery disease and puts patients a...Bone marrow cell transplant treats clogged leg arteries
...tery walls and reduce blood circulation, mainly in arteries leading to the legs and feet. In its early stages, a common symptom is cramping or fatigue in the legs and buttocks during activity. PAD causes severe pain, ulcers and sores. In its later stages, it can lead to gangrene or a dangerous lack of bloo...Obese women have thicker carotid artery walls, higher stroke risk
...ournal of the American Heart Association. Carotid arteries are in the neck and supply blood to the brain. Th...sity also has an independent effect on the carotid arteries is less well known," he says. Researchers investigated whether overall obesity and obesity specific ...Cocaine use may cause increase in coronary calcium, an indicator of atherosclerosis
...osclerosis.The presence of calcium in the coronary arteries is a known marker for atherosclerosis. In Baltimore, Maryland, researchers recruited 139 adults between the ages of 25 and 45 who had no clinical evidence of coronary artery disease or hypertension. Participants were interviewed about their drug use ...Nearness of supermarkets boosts peoples intake of nutritious fruits and vegetables, study reveals
...population-based investigation of hardening of the arteries with extensiveinformation on subjects' dietary intakes, among other characteristics, Morland said. Subjects lived in 208 U.S. neighborhoods, or "census tracts," in Washington County, Md.; Forsyth Co., N.C.; Jackson, Miss.; and several Minneapolis sub...Jefferson researchers find uterine artery embolization may negatively affect future pregnancies
...ally invasive radiologic procedure that blocks the arteries that supply blood to fibroid tumors, which results in shrinking the tumors by up to 40 percent. An analysis of 50 published cases of pregnancy after uterine artery embolization by physicians in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Jefferso...Georgia Tech researchers developing biomechanic device to grow arteries for bypass surgery patients
...rformed in the world to bypass a blockage. Clogged arteries are often caused by a buildup of fat, plaque or ch...detouring them around, or "bypassing," the clogged arteries to improve the supply of blood and oxygen to the heart. However, many patients cannot use existing ...Calcium-blocker drug slows artery clogging better than beta blocker
...he growth of cells that line the blood vessels and arteries and reducing the size of plaques, the fat deposits... Patients underwent ultrasound scanning of carotid arteries to measure the thickness of the arterial wall at baseline and every year throughout the study. When ...Angioplasty safer, need for emergency surgery afterward plunges
... had angioplasty procedures to open narrowed heart arteries from 1992 2000. "We found a significant decline ...nological advances such as stents, which help keep arteries open. "Among the patients who did not require emergency bypass surgery, there was a significant dec...Parents stress may affect behavior in children with heart defect
... 153 children born with transposition of the great arteries and their parents for four years. In every case, the heart defect was surgically corrected at an urban children's hospital before the age of 3 months. The researchers administered questionnaires on which parents rated their levels of stress and soc...Cholesterol fighting drugs may also have protective effects against multiple sclerosis
... known as statins, greatly reduce hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis) and heart disease, mainly by their cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein-lowering properties. A study published in the October 8 issue of Neurology, the journal of he American Academy of Neurology, indicates that statins may also...Pill may prevent stent complication that re-blocks arteries
...sociation. Restenosis is the term used to describe arteries that re-narrow following stenting, often because of accumulation of new tissue similar to scar tissue. When researchers gave the investigational drug everolimus to animals that underwent stenting, they discovered the drug reduced the growth of scar ...'Slice' scanner latest advance in early detection of heart disease
...ar the heart and injecting a dye directly into the arteries around the heart," says lead author Koen Nieman, M.D., of the departments of cardiology and radiology at Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Some study participants were given beta blockers to slow down their heart rate, thus allow...Non-traditional tests may be dynamic duo in predicting heart problems
...ging scan may be a better gauge of whether blocked arteries are about to trigger a heart attack or stroke, res...ammation in the blood stream. Calcium deposits in arteries measured with computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan indicate the level of plaque buildup. High...Stent or bypass surgery for coronary artery disease?
...en bypass surgery for blocked or narrowed coronary arteries are less likely to require further intervention than patients given stent-assisted balloon angioplasty. The study also reported an apparent survival benefit for patients given bypass surgery over those given angioplasty. Results of previous trials co...Ethnic, gender differences in blood pressure also seen in youth
...lood pressure, the thickening and hardening of the arteries known as atherosclerosis is connected with the level of endothelin-1 in the blood, according to the study....World Heart Day spotlights cardiovascular disease pandemic
... a myth that atherosclerosis, the narrowing of the arteries that underlies heart disease and most strokes, is a disease of affluence. World Heart Federation statistics show that 80 percent of cardiovascular disease deaths occur in low-to-middle income countries, such as China, Russia and Poland. Heart diseas...Elevated leptin in teens linked with dangerous artery changes
...ople have high levels. The stiffness of a person's arteries has a direct effect on the workload of the heart. In healthy individuals, the walls of the arteries expand and contract as blood is pumped through them. As arteries lose their elasticity, (distensibi......tion. When atherosclerotic plaque builds up in the arteries it can cause a heart attack or stroke. People w...ultrasound to compare the thickness of the carotid arteries (major arteries in the neck that supply blood to the brain) before treatment, after six months, and ......ing blood to the abdomen and the legs. Three major arteries branch off the top of the bend, taking blood to the upper body, head and heart itself. The model shows how disturbed flows form in places such as the inside wall of curves and around branch points. Disturbed flows could play a role in the early stag...