Posts Tagged ‘artery’

Washington, April 7 (ANI): Researchers at University of Western Ontario have succeeded in growing new blood vessels using stem cells from bone marrow, a medical advance that could be used to treat patients with diseases such as peripheral artery disease. It's one of the severe complications often faced by people who've had diabetes for a long time. Reduced blood flow (ischemia) in their limbs can ... Full story

Washington, Mar 29 (ANI): Drug-eluting stents are much safer and superior to bare metal stents in preventing death and heart attacks among cardiac patients, according to researchers from Duke University Medical Center. For their study, the researchers tested drug-eluting stents among 262,700 "real-world" patients enrolled in a nationwide registry of cardiovascular disease. The study is the largest of its kind to date, and may finally put an ... Full story

London, March 28 (ANI): A 16-year-old English girl has had 17 heart operations to save her life. Sarah Haselgrove of Hythe, Kent, was not expected to survive seven days after she was born five weeks prematurely, and had been operated five times before she was one. She might have spent half her life in hospital, but that has not stopped her from living a normal ... Full story

London, Mar 14 (ANI): A bioabsorbable, drug-eluting stent appears to be a safe and effective way of treating blocked coronary arteries, according to results from the open-label ABSORB study. Two years after implanting of an investigational, everolimus coronary stent in ... Full story

Washington, Mar 14 (ANI): Being in heavy traffic triples your risk of heart attack within one hour, warn researchers. Researchers reported at the American Heart Association's 49th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention that people who have had a heart attack are likely to report having been in traffic shortly before their symptoms began. In the German study of patients who had a heart attack, ... Full story

Washington, Mar 12 (ANI): People who lose control over their facial muscles have now got a new lease of life, for scientists have now developed a technique that could restore their ability to wink, and eventually may help them smile by implanting an artificial muscle in their temple. Developed at the University of California, Davis and SRI International, the technique has shown promising results on cadavers. The ... Full story

New Delhi, Mar 4 (ANI): India and the West African nation of Benin signed five agreements on Wednesday in the fields of small-scale industries, cultural and scientific cooperation and diplomatic exchange. The agreements were signed after delegation level talks headed by the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and the visiting President ... Full story

New Delhi, Mar. 3 (ANI): Almost five weeks after undergoing coronary bypass surgery, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will undertake his first official engagement on Tuesday when he holds talks with President Boni Yayi of Benin at his residence. Official sources claimed that Dr. Singh would hold delegation-level discussions with the leader of the West African nation and oversee signing of some agreements. The talks will take ... Full story

Washington, February 10 (ANI): While it is said that a stroke patient should be administered treatment within three hours of the onset of symptoms, an American study suggests that a clot-busting drug may extend this time period up to nine or more hours. Published in the online edition of Radiology, the study report says that the drug may be beneficial for some patients who suffer ... Full story

Washington, February 6 (ANI): Scientists at Columbia University Medical Center have found yet another reason why eating fish can be beneficial. Dr. Richard J. Deckelbaum, Director of the Columbia Institute of Human Nutrition, has found that a diet rich in fish oils can prevent the accumulation of fat in the aorta, the main artery leaving the heart. The researcher says that the beneficial actions of fish ... Full story