PET/CT may identify 'vulnerable' aortic plaque
...arteries become narrow and hardened as a result of cholesterol plaque build-up. More than 500,000 American die each year of coronary artery disease, and more than 90% of sudden deaths occur in individuals with two or more arteries narrowed by atherosclerosis. Yet, if identified early, atherosclerosis is reversib......ase, a new analysis shows that only patients whose cholesterol levels are above the recommended guidelines are li...ins. Additionally, they found, that patients with cholesterol levels below the 130 mg/dL threshold showed increased rates of death and heart attack. Statins work ...Lean ground beef fortified with soybean phytosterols lowers cholesterol
...conducted a trial among 34 young men with elevated cholesterol in which lean ground beef fortified with soybean p...ipants in the treatment group reduced plasma total cholesterol by 9.3%, LDL cholesterol by 14.6%, and the ratio of total to high-density lipoprotein (HDL) choleste...Cardiovascular benefits of long-term fruit and vegetable consumption
...g from smoking, and having a low dietary intake of cholesterol and saturated fat. An accompanying editorial by Rimm emphasizes that the true benefits of fruit and vegetable consumption may be even higher than those found in the NHANES I Study, which designated only "low" (<1 serving/day) or "moderate" (at ...Heart disease is a pediatric problem: New guidelines point to lifestyle 'training' in childhood
...isease in adults such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels and type 2 diabetes (once so uncommon in children it was known as "adult-onset" diabetes). They also develop the beginnings of atherosclerotic lesions, called fatty streaks. These deposits have been found in the body's central artery, called...Annals of Internal Medicine: 75 years of medical history
...ccess to care in 1990, and tackled mammography and cholesterol screening. It published the first papers on Lyme disease and many of the early papers on HIV and AIDS. The article in the July 2, 2002, issue, "Annals of Internal Medicine at Age 75: Reflections on the Past 25 Years," is written by Edward J. Huth, MD...South Asian patients are missing out on cholesterol drugs
... Asian population are less likely to be prescribed cholesterol lowering drugs, despite being at a higher risk of ...y then determined the number of daily doses of all cholesterol lowering drugs prescribed to these patients. They found that patients in practices with a greater So...Cholesterol-lowering drugs should revolutionise treatment of heart attack and stroke
...ight how the prescribing of statins to lower blood cholesterol could reduce rates of heart attack and stroke by a...atients considered to have "normal" or "low" blood cholesterol concentrations. The HPS study provides definite evidence that guidelines should be changed so that a...Heart experts call for urgent action to implement new findings on cholesterol-lowering treatment
... It shows that using "statin" drugs to lower blood cholesterol levels protects a far wider range of people at ris...cted to people who have heart disease and elevated cholesterol levels. But, new findings from the UK's 20,000-patient Heart Protection Study* show that statins al...Northwestern researcher calls for simplified, less toxic HIV therapies
...estinal effects, liver problems and high levels of cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood. Protease inhibitor...d causes virtually none of the negative effects on cholesterol and triglyeride levels associated with other protease inhibitors....High cholesterol elevates women's risk of stroke death
DALLAS, July 12 Elevated cholesterol is a risk factor for stroke death in younger women...omen, to firmly establish the relationship between cholesterol and stroke mortality," says Lori Mosca, M.D., Ph.D., senior author and associate professor of medici...Atazanavir improves cholesterol and triglyceride level in HIV patients
... new HIV-fighting protease inhibitor, reduces high cholesterol and triglyceride levels that may be caused by othe...eagues showed that HIV-infected patients with high cholesterol and triglyceride levels caused by another protease inhibitor experienced a significant reduction in ...American Heart Association updates heart attack, stroke prevention guidelines
...ce and pulse recorded at least every two years and cholesterol profile and glucose testing at least every five ye...endation for managing high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels in diabetic patients and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations for routine ...Soy protein in the diet produces health benefits, regardless of isoflavone content
...oth soy diets significantly improved the subjects' cholesterol profiles and reduced systolic blood pressure in me...hree men and 18 postmenopausal women with elevated cholesterol levels participated in the study. The subjects rotated through three 1-month diets that were all ver...Dietary whole grains may benefit in prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes
...eir favorable effects on risk factors such as high cholesterol and insulin resistance. As part of a long-term community-based study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, McKeown et al. examined the associations between whole-grain consumption and metabolic indicators of disease risk. The study...Omega-3 fatty acids may prevent heart disease by improving arterial elasticity
...ddle-aged men and women with elevated plasma total cholesterol consumed an EPA supplement, a DHA supplement, or a placebo during a 7-week dietary intervention. In contrast to the placebo group who showed no change, systemic arterial compliance rose 36% in the EPA group and 27% in the DHA group, while there was ...Substance found in sharks could lead to weight loss drug, research shows
...s tested MSI-1436--a natural compound derived from cholesterol obtained from the liver of dogfish sharks--on normal and obese mice and rats. "Our findings were striking," said Michael Zasloff, Dean of research and translational science at Georgetown and the senior author of this article. "The mice receiving the ...High levels of C-reactive protein indicate early heart disease
...ditional risk factors such as high blood pressure, cholesterol and smoking. ...Almonds have cholesterol benefits
DALLAS, Aug. 20 Almonds significantly lowered bad cholesterol levels in a study of people with high cholesterol reported in today's rapid access issue of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. C......hom generally drank red wine). They found that HDL cholesterol increased as alcohol consumption increased, and that HDL particles from wine consumers were richer in certain components that can play a protective role in cardiovascular disease. The well-documented relationship between moderate consumption of alcoh...