Miniature filtering device to make angioplasty safer being tested
... These veins are also more likely to contain soft obstructive material that may be easily disrupted by procedures like angioplasty. In a preliminary study of 29 patients with clogged arteries, the CardioShield device collected debris in 67 percent of patients. Such debris, when allowed to float down into smal...Cellular link between sleep apnea and atherosclerosis found
...d Dr. White. "There are good data indicating that obstructive sleep apnea leads to adverse cardiovascular outcomes including stroke, congestive heart failure and probably myocardial infarction," he added. To examine the clinical significance of the changes in apnea sufferers' white blood cells, Dr. Lavie's tea...More patients would refuse treatment if the outcome were impaired quality of life
...se of cancer, congestive heart failure, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The participants were asked if they would want to receive a given treatment, first when the outcome was known with certainty, and then with different likely outcomes. The outcome without treatment was specified as dying of the unde...Obese lung-transplant recipients at higher risk of death
...Americans who suffer from such diseases as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, asthma and cystic fibrosis are waiting for lung transplants, according to the United Network for Organ Sharing. In 2000, less than 1,000 received transplants because of the scarcity of donated organs....New study explores pulmonary rehabilitation in women with emphysema and chronic bronchitis
... the quality of life for those affected by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which is the nations 4th leadin...sema and chronic bronchitis, both forms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Dr. Casaburi postulates that anabolic drug therapy (testosterone) can sti...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for May (second issue)
... widening of the bronchi); 20 patients withchronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); and 10 control subjects. The researchers notedthat the groups findings confirmed their initial hypothesis that airway acidification from withinthe body is strongly related to the inflammatory process in the three diseases s...Optimistic outlook may benefit lungs
...in the airway inflammation associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The study suggests there may be reversible factors that may have an impact on patients long-term rate of lung function decline, which has been shown to be related to a persons risk of mortality, Dr. Wright said. Preliminary ...Depression predicts quality of life for lung transplant patients
...mated 16 million Americans who suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). "These findings represent an example of how psychological factors can impact physical health," said pulmonologist Scott Palmer, M.D., medical director of Duke's lung transplantation program. "The effect of depression is qui...Angiogenic therapy offers promise for reducing claudication
...caused by restricted blood flow, often a result of obstructive atherosclerosis). The protein recombinant fibroblast growth factor-2 (rFGF-2) can cause growth and proliferation of blood vessels from existing vascular structures (angiogenesis). Robert Lederman, formerly of the University of Michigan, Brian Annex f...UNC study: Americans getting obese earlier, ethnic groups put on weight at different rates
... less deadly but still troublesome osteoarthritis, obstructive sleep apnea and diminished mobility. The Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development supported the research. McTigue will become assistant professor of medicine at the University of...American Thoracic Society news tips for June (second issue)
Inhaled corticosteroids benefit chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients In the first, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to investigate the effect of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) on the immunopathology of bronchial biopsies in COPD, researchers foundthat ICS treatment had no effect on ma...Drug developed at Duke appears effective in treating respiratory failure in newborns
...in patients with such disorders as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cystic fibrosis and sick...dult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), sickle cell disease and lung transplantation. Trials are now ongoing at Du...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for July (second issue)
... disease in middle-aged men either with or without obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) showed that the sleep problem caused almost a 5-fold increase in heart disease which was independent of age, weight, blood pressure, and current smoking status. Swedish researchers found that at least one cardiovascular problem occ...New study: Sleep apnea linked to decreased libido
..., NY, July 30, 2002--Male patients who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) -- the inability to breathe properly during sleep -- produce lower levels of testosterone, resulting in decreased libido and sexual activity, according to researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. Previous studies...The Lancet Neurology press release
...disorders, narcolepsy, restless-legs syndrome, and obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome. "A study of the genes involved in various sleep disorders and how various genetic disorders may cause sleep disturbance is central to our understanding of the intriguing and complex mechanisms that regulate sleep", they write. ...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for August (second issue)
...ction impairment, low weight patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) showed more muscle atrophy and worse exercisecapacity than did similar patients with a normal body mass index, according to Spanish investigators. The investigators showed that skeletal muscle cell death and atrophy wereincr...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for September--first issue
...evedto represent either moderate or severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The investigators retested the lung function levels, using spirometry, of 4,517 enrollees (77.4 percent) out of the original 5,887 participants. The patients also provided answers to aquestionnaire on smoking in the follow...Smokers infections increase risk of early atherosclerosis
... infections, such as smokers bronchitis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease," he says. The group of passive smokers with chronic infection in the study also faced an increased risk of early artery disease. Researchers hypothesize that secondhand smoke renders individuals susceptible to respiratory infecti...Surprise: Pharmacists care program boosted patients satisfaction, but also hospital, ER visits
...mber 1999. They enrolled 1,113 people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma, divided the drug stores they patronized into three groups and assessed the patients, including their lung function, at six and again at 12 months. Although the effort significantly boosted how satisfied patients were with......l visits by all patients (asthma and other chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases) in the pharmaceutical care group and the peak flow monitoring control group was twice as high as the number of visits by those in the usual care group. According to Dr. Murray this is presumably because those measuring their air f...