Vitamin D may prevent clogged arteries in diabetics
People with diabetes often develop clogged arteries that cause heart disease, and new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that low vitamin D levels are to blame.
View ArticleObesity and its consequences spreading rapidly around the world
Clogged arteries and sedentary lifestyles have replaced germs as the world's leading killers. Where hunger once held much of the world in its grip, the 1.6 billion overweight and obese now outnumber...
View ArticleHeart-lung machines prove safe even in the elderly
One of the scariest parts of bypass surgery—having your heart stopped and going on a heart-lung machine while doctors fix your clogged arteries—is safe even in the elderly and doesn't cause mental...
View ArticleIs medical therapy a better and safer choice than angioplasty
The decision to perform an invasive procedure to open clogged arteries in the heart instead of first trying medication and lifestyle changes may not reduce a patient's risk of death or of a major...
View ArticleDrug-coated stents prevent leg amputation
Drug-eluting stents can keep clogged leg arteries open, preventing amputation of the leg, suggests research being presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 38th Annual Scientific Meeting...
View ArticleThe biology of fats in the body
When you have your cholesterol checked, the doctor typically gives you levels of three fats found in the blood: LDL, HDL and triglycerides. But did you know your body contains thousands of other types...
View ArticleNew coating may reduce blood clot risk inside stents
Coating artery-opening stents with a new compound may someday eliminate a common side effect of the treatment, according to preliminary research in the American Heart Association journal...
View ArticleSteady rise in thyroid cancer not explained by better screening, study says
(HealthDay)—Better detection alone doesn't explain the dramatic increase in thyroid cancer cases seen in the United States over the past three decades, a new study says.
View ArticleMost people have access to stroke care, but few get recommended treatment
Four out of five people in the United States live within an hour's drive of a hospital equipped to treat acute stroke—yet very few get recommended treatment, according to research presented at the...
View ArticleEarly statin use may give long-term heart benefits
Taking a cholesterol-lowering drug for five years in middle age can lower heart and death risks for decades afterward, and the benefits seem to grow over time, a landmark study of men in Scotland...
View ArticleResidential treatment program helps obese kids lose weight, study finds
(HealthDay)—Extremely obese kids in an intensive 10-month residential treatment program lost more weight than their counterparts, and appeared to reverse artery damage that could lead to clogged...
View ArticleModerate coffee consumption lessens risk of clogged arteries and heart attacks
People who drink a moderate amount of coffee daily are less likely to develop clogged arteries that could lead to heart attacks, reveals research published online in Heart. Researchers from South Korea...
View ArticleWomen don't get to hospital fast enough during heart attack
Women suffering a heart attack wait much longer than men to call emergency medical services and face significantly longer delays getting to a hospital equipped to care for them, putting women at...
View ArticleShorter people have bigger risk of heart disease
Short people face a greater lifetime risk of clogged arteries, according to a study out Wednesday that confirmed the long-known link between height and heart disease by examining genetics.
View ArticleSupport group, home exercise improves mobility for PAD patients
Group behavioral therapy that encouraged walking at home significantly improved and prevented mobility loss among patients with clogged arteries in the legs, according to research in the Journal of the...
View ArticleNew guidelines can improve treatment for severe heart attack patients
New streamlined guidelines will help healthcare providers better treat patients with the most severe type of heart attacks, according to an American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology...
View ArticleUnclogging heart arteries through wrist becoming more common
Opening clogged heart arteries via the radial artery in the wrist is becoming more common. The wrist route may have fewer complications than the traditional route through the femoral artery in the...
View ArticleStents may not help treat clogged kidney arteries
New research raises serious questions about a very common medical procedure—placing a stent to prop open a narrowed kidney artery.
View ArticleFirst robotically assisted coronary stenting procedure performed at Sulpizio...
The interventional cardiology team led by Ehtisham Mahmud, MD, FACC, at UC San Diego Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center (SCVC) has successfully completed the first two robotically-assisted coronary...
View ArticleSurprising trends in cause of long-term death after percutaneous coronary...
More people who have known coronary heart disease die from other causes—such as cancer, and lung and neurological diseases—than heart disease, compared with 20 years ago, according to a Mayo Clinic...
View ArticleStudying the changes that cells and tissue undergo when a stent is introduced
One of the biggest risks associated with a stent—a small mesh tube inserted into a clogged artery to open it—is that the blockage will return, sometimes with serious or fatal consequences, a condition...
View ArticleBrain stents show big promise for certain stroke patients
Stroke experts are reporting a major advance: Stents similar to the ones used to open clogged heart arteries also can be used to clear a blood clot in the brain, greatly lowering the risk a patient...
View ArticleAnti-clotting drug approved for angioplasty
(HealthDay)—Kengreal (cangrelor) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to prevent blood clots from forming during angioplasty.
View ArticleHeart CT scans outperform stress tests in spotting clogged arteries
Results of a head-to-head comparison study led by Johns Hopkins researchers show that noninvasive CT scans of the heart's vessels are far better at spotting clogged arteries that can trigger a heart...
View ArticleBig study suggests steep drop in needless heart procedures
Fewer heart patients are getting inappropriate angioplasties, a new study suggests.
View ArticleBypass boosts survival in heart failure, 10-year study says
Heart failure patients with clogged arteries have a better chance of surviving 10 years if they get bypass surgery plus medicine rather than just drugs alone, according to an international study.
View ArticleResearchers find potential key to preventing heart attacks, strokes in older...
As men and women grow older, their chances for coronary heart disease also increase. Atherosclerosis is a condition in which plaque builds up inside the arteries, which can lead to serious problems,...
View ArticleFDA approves first dissolving stent for US patients
A medical implant that slowly dissolves into the body could be the answer to long-standing safety concerns with devices used to treat clogged arteries.
View ArticleCould this protein protect people against coronary artery disease?
The buildup of plaque in the heart's arteries is an unfortunate part of aging. But by studying the genetic makeup of people who maintain clear arteries into old age, researchers led by UNC's Jonathan...
View ArticleBetter treatment, not more spending, saves heart attack patients, study finds
A new long-term look at heart attack care and spending in America since the turn of the century shows more survival, more spending, and more variation between hospitals on both scores.
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