Inhibition of GRK2 Is Protective Against Acute Cardiac Stress Injuries Nov 18, 2009
(June 11, 2008) Inhalation of carbon monoxide (CO) can reduce skeletal muscle injury after the following limb peripheral vascular disease (ischemia), where blood flow is interrupted and can be compounded by. . (Science Daily)
Heart Disease Found in Egyptian Mummies Nov 18, 2009
The mummies underwent whole body scanning with special attention to the cardiovascular system ... Atherosclerosis did not spare women; vascular calcifications were observed in both male and female mummies. (Science Daily)
New Study Raises New Questions About Cholesterol Drug Zetia Nov 17, 2009
"This trial provides a clear and undeniable statement on the superior clinical effectiveness of niacin over ezetimibe," study principal investigator Dr. Allen Taylor, director of Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging and the Lipid/Prevention Clinic at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C., said at a Sunday afternoon news conference ... Kastelein is with the Department of Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef, the Netherlands ... Patients taking extended-release niacin, to... (MEDLINEplus)
Early End to Key Study on Benefits of Niacin, a B Vitamin, in Keeping Arteries Open Was Premature Nov 17, 2009
Cardiovascular atherosclerosis, as it is also known, is believed responsible for one in three deaths in the United States each year ... "Although study results are provocative, I am not convinced," says Blumenthal, a professor and director of the Ciccarone Preventive Cardiology Center at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and its Heart and Vascular Institute ... Co-editorial author and cardiologist Erin Michos, M.D., M.H.S., also at Hopkins, says that several large, ongoing... (Science Daily)
The Burnham buzz Nov 17, 2009
Using novel techniques to measure oxygen levels in human adipose tissue, Smith and colleagues reported in the journal Diabetes that the vascular supply of fat does not keep pace with the expansion associated with the obese state. The relative reduction in blood supply was associated with increased elaboration of adipocytokines, the mediators of inflammation that contribute to the development of diabetes. (EurekAlert!)
Terri Miller: Winter tips for seniors Nov 17, 2009
Smokers, diabetics, those with peripheral vascular disease or circulatory problems are more likely to fall victim to the serious effects. What may seem chilly to younger adults may actually be too cold for some seniors. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Bee products prevent VEGF-induced angiogenesis in human umbilical vein endothelial cells Nov 17, 2009
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a key regulator of pathogenic angiogenesis in diseases such as cancer and diabetic retinopathy. Bee products [royal jelly (RJ), bee pollen, and Chinese red propolis] from the honeybee, Apis mellifera, have been used as traditional health foods for centuries. (BioMed Central)
Migraine Raises Risk of Most Common Form of Stroke Nov 17, 2009
"Identifying people at highest risk is crucial to preventing disabling strokes," says Nazarian, an assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and its Heart and Vascular Institute ... Contraceptives and other estrogen therapies are both known to contribute to long-term risk factors for cardiovascular diseases and stroke, such as high blood pressure and increased reactivity by clot-forming blood platelets ... 16, 2009) Women who suffer migraines are at an increased risk... (Science Daily)
Young athletes need dual screening tests for heart defects, study suggests Nov 16, 2009
Sudden cardiac death due to heart rhythm disturbances is blamed for more than 3,000 deaths a year in young people, especially athletes who have inherited tendencies to develop overly enlarged and thickened hearts, says Theodore Abraham, M.D., an associate professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and its Heart and Vascular Institute. In some instances, top athletes have died from heart conditions while seemingly in peak physical form, something that can hide warning signs and... (EurekAlert!)
Protein changes in heart strengthen link between Alzheimer's disease and chronic heart failure Nov 16, 2009
"Just as significantly, our study raises the prospect of testing new treatment options for heart failure by moving beyond treating symptoms of the disease and getting to the root of the matter, preventing these desmin amyloids from forming and impairing heart function from the start," says Agnetti, a postdoctoral research fellow at both the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and its Heart and Vascular Institute, and the University of Bologna and its National Institute for Cardiovascular... (EurekAlert!)
Heart and bone damage from low vitamin D tied to declines in sex hormones Nov 16, 2009
"All three steroid hormones vitamin D, estrogen and testosterone are produced from cholesterol, whose blood levels are known to influence arterial and bone health," says Michos, an assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and its Heart and Vascular Institute. "Our study gives us a much better understanding of how the three work in concert to affect cardiovascular and bone health." ... Using the same measure of estrogen levels, men low in vitamin D were also at... (EurekAlert!)
DOES MARIJUANA HAVE MEDICAL USES? Nov 15, 2009
There have been reported cardiovascular and psychogenic effects ... Dr. George Roberson is a general, thoracic, vascular surgeon in Pine Bluff and medical director at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Sutter Health zaps pact with radiologists Nov 14, 2009
Vascular medicine and oncology care are areas where the group has tried to provide a full range of services. a local medical group of four doctors that specialize in blood and cancer treatment, joined RAS Nov. 1. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
Hospital Enters AgreementWith Cardiologist Group Nov 14, 2009
St. John's Mercy Heart and Vascular is a 17-physician cardiology group practice with offices in north, south and west St. Louis counties and Franklin County ... For example, close collaboration between St. John's Mercy cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons from St. John's Mercy Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery allows for comprehensive treatment planning and care coordination for patients with heart disease ... The agreement between St. John's Mercy Hospital and St. John's Mercy Heart and... (Missourian Publishing, MO)
High Blood Pressure And Markers Of Inflammation In Blood More Common In Offspring Of Parents With Alzheimer's Disease Nov 14, 2009
Other research has identified several vascular and inflammatory risk factors in midlife that may be associated with the later transition into cognitive decline related to Alzheimer's disease ... D., of VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, and colleagues compared some of these vascular and inflammatory factors, such as high blood pressure and levels of pro-inflammatory proteins known as cytokines in the blood, between 206 offspring of 92 families with a history of Alzheimer's disease and 200... (Science Daily)
Cholesterol Measurements May Be Made Easier Nov 13, 2009
Testing of vascular risk can be simplified, researchers say ... TUESDAY, Nov. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Methods to gauge blood cholesterol to determine vascular disease risk can be simplified, researchers in England say ... "Expert opinion is divided" on which combination of measurements is ideal in gauging cardiovascular risk, explained John Danesh, of the Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration Coordinating Centre at the University of Cambridge, and colleagues. (MEDLINEplus)
Health screenings to be offered by Farm Bureau Nov. 12-13 Nov 12, 2009
Tennessee Farm Bureau is partnering with Stroke Detection Plus to offer stroke and vascular screenings for local residents 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Nov. 12-13 at the Maury County Farm Bureau Office at 181 Theta Pike ... Peripheral Vascular Disease: This screening checks for blockage in the legs. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Unravelling The Pathology Of Dementia Nov 12, 2009
The researchers conclude that dementia is often associated with mixed pathological changes -- in other words, at death many people had changes in the brain consistent with Alzheimer's and those linked to vascular dementia. The findings may be difficult to extrapolate to the living population because most changes in the brain can only be established by post-mortem, whilst the abnormal changes in the brains of people living with dementia may alter over time. (Science Daily)
Heitkamp advancing use of Site Saver at NDSCS Nov 11, 2009
Heitkamp and his crew also catalogued approximately 100 contacts interested in working with the Site Saver at the Association for Vascular Access' (AVA) 23rd annual national convention in Las Vegas. At a convention that also featured products from Baxter/Bard and 3M, Heitkamp said Midwest Applied Technologies held its own ground. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
Scientists Grow New Penile Tissue in the Lab Nov 11, 2009
The penis is a complex organ, with nerve, muscle and vascular cells all needing to work together to achieve and maintain an erection. During an erection, smooth muscle tissue relaxes, allowing blood to flow into the penis. (MEDLINEplus)
Hidreth: The Unity of the Inner Man: digestion and assimilation Nov 10, 2009
This overload may involve the sympathetic- parasympathetic nervous system creating peripheral vascular dilation causing hot flashes and may involve the pancreas altering digestion and protein metabolism. This over time can influence blood sugar levels, high or low, and also serum protein levels. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Vascular Solutions gets FDA approval for catheter product Nov 10, 2009
for free extra services. Monday, November 9, 2009, 12:51pm CST. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
Heart Attacks Become More Common But Less Often Fatal In Women Nov 10, 2009
"Therefore, intensification of efforts at screening for and treating vascular risk factors in women in their midlife years may be warranted." ... "Such improvement may be due to better recognition and management of coronary heart disease and its risk factors in women before the acute myocardial infarction event, as suggested by the narrowing sex difference in previous revascularization [surgical treatment for heart disease]." ... "Cardiovascular illnesses have been long neglected in their role... (Science Daily)
Physician bias might keep life-saving transplants from black and Hispanic patients Nov 10, 2009
Georgetown's centers of excellence include cancer, neurosciences, gastroenterology, transplant and vascular diseases. Along with Magnet nurses, internationally recognized physicians, advanced research and cutting-edge technologies, Georgetown's healthcare professionals have a reputation of medical excellence and leadership. (EurekAlert!)
Raising 'Good' Cholesterol Levels May Benefit Clogged Arteries Nov 9, 2009
This is the first clear evidence that a therapy to raise levels of good cholesterol when taken alongside statins can have a beneficial effect,' says Dr Robin Choudhury of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Oxford, who led the study ... Researchers at the Oxford Centre for Clinical Magnetic Resonance Research (OCMR) have been one of the leading groups to develop MRI methods for investigating vascular disease ... 71 patients, all with existing vascular disease, low... (Science Daily)
Business briefs: Former CEO leaves merged bank Nov 9, 2009
Vascular surgeon joins center. James M. Scanlon, M.D., has joined Gulfcoast Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons and the Vein and Laser Treatment Center as a vascular surgeon who will be practicing in the Naples office ... He is accepting patients at 311 9th Street North for the diagnosis and treatment of vascular diseases. (The News-Press -- Business)
How Aggressive Cells Invade The Brain: Real-time Observation Sheds New Light On Multiple Sclerosis Nov 7, 2009
Only now and again did a cell attach itself briefly onto the vascular wall ... The scientists observed here far more cells clinging to the vascular walls ... At the end of such a search movement, the cells were either swept away again by the bloodstream or they managed to squeeze through the vascular wall. (Science Daily)
Questions Raised of Police Restraint Techniques Nov 7, 2009
"Lateral vascular neck restraint is a situation where blood flow is reduced to the brain. Generally it is not done to the point of passing out because generally a suspect will comply when they feel themselves start to lose consciousness," said Capt. Randy Montandon. However, with two back-to-back cases of men dying in police custody, one of them subdued using the neck restraint, new questions are being raised. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
Greatbatch swings to 3Q loss Nov 7, 2009
Our CRM, neuromodulation, vascular access and electrochem product line revenue were generally in line with initial expectations, said Thomas Hook, Greatbatch president and CEO. However, our orthopaedic sales have been impacted by reduced spending on elective procedures and increased emphasis on inventory management programs from customers amid an uncertain regulatory and economic environment, which is consistent with other orthopaedic OEM suppliers. We are pleased with the progress we have made... (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Blood test identifies women at risk from Alzheimer's Nov 7, 2009
Title of thesis: Homocysteine and vascular morbidity and dementia in women. A prospective population study. (EurekAlert!)
Metabolic Syndrome May Raise Risk of Peripheral Artery Disease Nov 7, 2009
The association between metabolic syndrome and PAD in women was partially explained by increased inflammation and vascular endothelial dysfunction, according to the researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. While most studies of metabolic syndrome have looked at coronary artery disease and stroke, this study is among the first to look at the risk of developing PAD, the researchers said. (MEDLINEplus)
Travel May Be Hazardous To Dialysis Patients Nov 7, 2009
The investigators concluded that travel among dialysis patients is associated with significantly increased infection rates, loss of vascular access, and anemia ... Since cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death in. (Science Daily)
1930s gonorrhea drug slows tumor growth Nov 7, 2009
D., the C. Michael Armstrong Professor of Pediatrics and director of the vascular program at the Johns Hopkins Institute for Cell Engineering. "To continue growing, a tumor must create new blood vessels to deliver oxygen to the tumor cells.". (AZCentral -- Business)
FDA launches its attack on cigarettes Nov 7, 2009
Any smoker would be willing sign forms that would waive insurance coverage for any vascular or heart coverage and would be willing to pay the full cost of any medical costs incurred from smoking. That would eliminate the government from being involved and my having to pay exorbitant health care premiums to support the cancer stick users. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Kaleida seeks input on Gates re-use Nov 7, 2009
The commission called for closing the facility and a new infrastructure for cardiovascular services to be built. Kaleida this August broke ground on a joint project with the University at Buffalo: a new $291 million heart and vascular institute and a clinical translational research center next to Buffalo General Hospital. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Key Player Identified In Cascade That Leads To Hypertension-related Kidney Damage Nov 6, 2009
Inflammation, a part of the normal healing process, also is increasingly identified as a major contributor to a variety of diseases from cancer to cardiovascular disease ... Standard urinalysis can detect protein in the urine, one of the first signs sign that "the kidneys are falling down on the job," says Dr. David Pollock, renal physiologist in MCG's Vascular Biology Center and a study co-author. (Science Daily)
2 Men Die in Police Custody This Week Nov 6, 2009
During the struggle, police say an officer applied what's called a lateral vascular neck restraint in order to subdue the subject. According to police, the neck restraint slows the blood flow to the brain causing a suspect to go limp. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
Statins May Worsen Fatigue in Heart Failure Patients Nov 5, 2009
But a second report found the cholesterol-reducing drugs reduce the risk of clots in those with cardiovascular disease, and experts think the benefits outweigh the risks ... "In these patients, statins, while not improving overall survival, have been shown to lower the risk of a cardiovascular event and decrease the likelihood of being hospitalized. In patients with heart failure but without vascular disease, neither benefit nor harm has been demonstrated in clinical trials of statin therapy."... (MEDLINEplus)
Ankle–Brachial Index for Assessment of Peripheral Arterial Disease Nov 5, 2009
Gerhard-Herman M, Gardin JM, Jaff M, Mohler E, Roman M, Naqvi TZ. Guidelines for noninvasive vascular laboratory testing: a report from the American Society of Echocardiography and the Society of Vascular Medicine and Biology ... Rumwell C, McPharlin M. Vascular technology ... Hirsch AT, Haskal ZJ, Hertzer NR, et al. ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease (lower extremity, renal, mesenteric, and abdominal aortic): a collaborative report from the... (New England Journal of Medicine)
Reduction in glycotoxins from heat-processing of foods reduces risk of chronic disease Nov 4, 2009
After four months on the AGE-less diet, blood AGE levels, lipid peroxides, inflammatory markers, and biomarkers of vascular function declined by as much as 60 percent in healthy participants. A reduction of similar magnitude was found in kidney patients after only one month on the AGE-less diet. (EurekAlert!)
High Blood Pressure Likely in Alzheimer's Offspring Nov 4, 2009
"As these risk factors cluster in families, it is important to realize that early interventions could prevent late-onset Alzheimer's disease. One could argue for a high-risk prevention strategy by identifying the offspring of patients with Alzheimer's disease, screening them for hypertension and vascular factors and implementing various (non)pharmacological health measures.". SOURCE: JAMA/Archives journals, news release, Nov. 2, 2009. (MEDLINEplus)
Extra Heart Scan Needed to Assess Heart Risk Nov 4, 2009
"Typically, when a patient presents with chest pain and the (SPECT) test result is normal, we tell them everything looks fine, but this may not be the case," Dr. John Mahmarian of the Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center in Texas, who led the study, said in a statement. He said if a large amount of calcified plaque is found on artery walls -- something that can't be seen in SPECT imaging -- the patient has a high long-term risk of having a heart attack or stroke. (MEDLINEplus)
Traveling While on Dialysis Could Be Risky Nov 3, 2009
The researchers concluded that dialysis patients who travel are at greatly increased risk for infection, loss of access to the vascular system and anemia. "Many patients wish to travel freely around the world," study author Claire Edwards said in a news release from the American Society of Nephrology. (MEDLINEplus)
OXiGENE Announces Third Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast Nov 3, 2009
The Company's major focus is developing vascular disrupting agents (VDAs) that selectively disrupt abnormal blood vessels associated with solid tumor progression and visual impairment. OXiGENE is dedicated to leveraging its intellectual property and therapeutic development expertise to bring life-extending and life-enhancing medicines to patients. (Primezone Releases)
Fish Oil May Protect Against Stroke From Ruptured Carotid Artery Plaques Nov 2, 2009
1, 2009) Research led by Hernan A. Bazan, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Section of Vascular Surgery, at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Medicine, has found that unstable carotid artery plaques those in danger of rupturing and leading to a stroke contain more inflammation and significantly less omega-3 fatty acids than asymptomatic plaques ... The study is an Article in Press in the journal, Vascular Pharmacology, currently online ... Omega-3 fatty acids have been shown to... (Science Daily)
House calls as cost-saver in health care reform? Nov 1, 2009
There was another stroke survivor, also blind and diabetic, who was being shuttled to a vascular surgery clinic to have surgeons scrape away foot ulcers. Boling began stopping by once a month, using his scalpel to do the very same work in the patient's home. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Sight gone, but not necessarily lost? Oct 31, 2009
Defects in any of these genes cause hypovascularization -- a lack of sufficient blood vessels -- in the retina. Similarly, eliminating any of these genes in mice can lead to hypovascularized retinas ... "If the human retina responds to a decrease in blood supply in the same way that the mouse retina responds, then these results may have relevance for those patients with vision loss due to vascular defects," says Nathans. (EurekAlert!)
Migraine With Aura Doubles Risk Of Stroke Oct 30, 2009
Doctors have long suspected a connection between migraine and vascular events such as stroke. So to investigate this further, an international team of researchers analysed the results of nine studies on the association between any migraine (with and without aura) and cardiovascular disease ... There was no association between migraine and heart attack or death due to cardiovascular disease. (Science Daily)
Medipattern Reports Results for Fiscal 2009 Oct 29, 2009
"We expect the national roll out of this product to begin in November of this year. With the affirmation of the B-CAD-FOR-LIFE(TM) model and our entry next year into the considerably larger vascular market with the introduction of Vascular iQ(TM), we anticipate Medipattern will generate significant revenue in fiscal 2010." ... - January 29, 2009 - Extended the collaboration and development agreement with GE Healthcare to create ultrasound-based Vascular Imaging Quantification Tools as an... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Even Light Smoking Affects Young Adults' Arteries Oct 29, 2009
The stiffer a person's arteries, the greater their risk for heart disease or stroke, noted researcher Dr. Stella Daskalopoulou, an internal medicine and vascular medicine specialist at McGill University Health Center in Montreal ... The study was to be presented Oct. 27 at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2009. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Health care reform ideas 2009 Oct 29, 2009
CMS OR A NEW AGENCY SHOULD COMPARE PHYSICIAN AND HOSPITAL OUTCOMES for select high-volume, high-risk procedures and conditions such as coronary revascularization, peripheral vascular disease, and select major cancer operations, and develop data to identify whether certain providers have unusually poor outcomes compared with the norm. When the data is available, we could have a new discussion (if indeed there is a significant number of such outliers) regarding the possibility of excluding such... (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
'Aura' migraines a stroke risk Oct 28, 2009
The researchers, writing in the British Medical Journal online, say they looked at nine of the most recent studies on the links between migraine and cardiovascular problems ... The investigators from the US, France and Germany did not find any link between migraines and heart attacks or death due to cardiovascular disease but there was a 30% increase in the risk of angina (heart pain) ... " Sex hormonesThe authors recommend that young women who have migraine with aura should be strongly advised... (BBC News -- Health)
Does Diabetes Slow Alzheimer's? Oct 28, 2009
"Also, patients with diabetes have more vascular disease in the heart as well as the retina, and some of their impairment might be due to that, so it was progressing more slowly," he said. There was also a possibility of misdiagnosis, since no autopsies were done in the study, Friedland said. (MEDLINEplus)
Smoking Gun: Just One Cigarette Has Harmful Effect On Arteries Of Young Healthy Adults Oct 28, 2009
27, 2009) Even one cigarette has serious adverse effects on young adults, according to research presented by Dr. Stella Daskalopoulou at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2009, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society ... "Young adults aged 20-24 years have the highest smoking rate of all age groups in Canada," says Dr. Daskalopoulou, an internal medicine and vascular medicine specialist at McGill University Health Centre. (Science Daily)
New specialists Oct 28, 2009
Specializes in pediatric anomalies of the head and neck, including cleft lip and palate, craniosynostosis, syndromic children, vascular anomalies, microtia, and skull and facial trauma. Experience: Medical degree from Case Western Reserve University, general surgery and plastic surgery residency at Washington University School of Medicine, research fellow in plastic surgery at Washington University School of Medicine, Craniofacial Fellowship at Medical City Hospital in Dallas, practiced at... (AZCentral -- News)
Neurologists Investigate Possible New Underlying Cause Of Multiple Sclerosis Oct 28, 2009
CCSVI is a complex vascular condition discovered and described by Paolo Zamboni, M.D., from Italy's University of Ferrara. In the original Italian patients, CCSVI was found to be strongly associated with MS, increasing the risk of developing MS by 43 fold. (Science Daily)
Stanford study recommends change in treating pulmonary embolisms Oct 28, 2009
The study will be published Oct. 30 in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology ... As a vascular and interventional radiologist, Kuo is experienced in guiding and maneuvering catheters and wires through blood vessels using real-time radiologic imaging ... There were no conflicts of interest reported by the authors of this study, which was self-funded by Kuo and the Cardiovascular-Interventional Radiology Section at Stanford. (EurekAlert!)
Just One Cigarette Harms Young Arteries Oct 28, 2009
Even one cigarette has serious adverse effects on young adults, according to research presented by Dr. Stella Daskalopoulou at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2009, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society ... "Young adults aged 20-24 years have the highest smoking rate of all age groups in Canada," says Dr. Daskalopoulou, an internal medicine and vascular medicine specialist at McGill University Health Centre. (Newsmax)
Big, Beefy Football Players May Face Heart Problems Later Oct 27, 2009
However, the 19 men playing lineman positions -- including guards, tackles, centers and defensive ends -- had significantly higher fasting blood sugar levels, waist circumferences and waist-to-height ratios, which are all considered risk factors for cardiovascular disease ... 5 also increases the risk for cardiovascular disease, and 95 percent of the linemen had a ratio greater than that, compared with 24 percent of the baseball players, according to Helzberg ... "This can put them at risk for... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Alternatively spliced tissue factor identified as promising new biomarker for aggressive cancers Oct 27, 2009
The protein, called "Tissue Factor," is present in various tissues, but is most prominent in vascular structures such as blood vessels ... In a preclinical study, an international team of collaborators including Vladimir Bogdanov, PhD, of the University of Cincinnati (UC), and Henri Versteeg, PhD, of the Einthoven Laboratory of Experimental Vascular Medicine at Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands, has described in detail how asTF works to contribute to cancerous cell growth ...... (EurekAlert!)
Cutting Sodium Consumption: A Major Public Health Priority Oct 27, 2009
Higher blood pressure is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and a diet high in sodium has been linked to high blood pressure, vascular and cardiac damage, stomach cancer, osteoporosis and other diseases ... "A population-wide reduction in sodium intake could prevent a large proportion of cardiovascular events in both normotensive and hypertensive populations," write Dr. Kevin Willis, Canadian Stroke Network and coauthors ... 20, 2009) Decreasing one's sodium intake can improve blood vessel... (Science Daily)
ev3 Reports 2009 Third Quarter Financial Results Oct 27, 2009
Oct. 27, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ev3 Inc. (Nasdaq: - ), a global endovascular device company, today reported financial results for its fiscal third quarter ... Robert Palmisano, president and chief executive officer of ev3 Inc., commented, "We achieved another quarter of strong results, with exceptionally robust growth in our neurovascular and international businesses and sequential gross margin expansion of 250 basis points to 74.6%. We are also pleased by the addition of the Pipeline... (Primezone Releases)
Take care of your toenails Oct 27, 2009
To start with, she needed a vascular procedure to restore blood flow to her left foot involving a new tube to bring blood from her thigh down to the top of her foot. Next, she required a partial toe amputation to remove the infected bone. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
New finding could lead to cure of pulmonary arterial hypertension Oct 26, 2009
According to Patricia Thistlethwaite, Professor of Surgery and cardiothoracic surgeon in UCSD's Department of Surgery and the research team, vascular smooth muscle cells associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension are switched on to proliferate by a receptor protein called Notch-3. Researchers, with this finding, were able to block and reverse the pathway of disease in mice. (Xinhuanet, China)
Obesity may hinder optimal control of blood pressure and cholesterol Oct 26, 2009
Edmonton Obese patients taking medications to lower their blood pressure and cholesterol levels are less likely to reach recommended targets for these cardiovascular disease risk factors than their normal weight counterparts, according to new research presented at the 2009 Canadian Cardiovascular Congress hosted by the Canadian Cardiovascular Society and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada ... "This, to our knowledge, is the first study looking at patients with established cardiovascular... (EurekAlert!)
