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New Procedure Safely Opens Blocked Carotid Arteries, Experts Say
April 11, 2013 Doctors have become the first on the West Coast to perform a new, less-invasive procedure to help clear plaque-ridden carotid ... > full story -
New Therapy Device Enables Stroke Victims to Recover Further
April 11, 2013 Patients whose progress plateaued after undergoing conventional treatment showed new peaks in recovery under new ... > full story -
Manipulating Calcium Accumulation in Blood Vessels May Provide a New Way to Treat Heart Disease
April 9, 2013 Hardening of the arteries, or atherosclerosis, is the primary cause of heart disease. It's caused by calcium accumulation in the blood vessels, which leads to obstruction of blood flow and heart ... > full story -
New Link Between Heart Disease and Red Meat: New Understanding of Cardiovascular Health Benefits of Vegan, Vegetarian Diets
April 7, 2013 A compound abundant in red meat and added as a supplement to popular energy drinks has been found to promote atherosclerosis -- or the hardening or clogging of the ... > full story -
MRI Measure of Blood Flow Over Atherosclerotic Plaque May Detect Dangerous Plaque
April 5, 2013 Researchers have shown that using magnetic resonance imaging to measure blood flow over atherosclerotic plaques could help identify plaques at risk for ... > full story -
Reducing Salt and Increasing Potassium Will Have Major Global Health Benefits
April 5, 2013 Cutting down on salt and, at the same time, increasing levels of potassium in our diet will have major health and cost benefits across the world, according to new ... > full story -
Shift of Language Function to Right Hemisphere Impedes Post-Stroke Aphasia Recovery
April 4, 2013 In a study designed to differentiate why some stroke patients recover from aphasia and others do not, investigators have found that a compensatory reorganization of language function to right ... > full story -
Course of Cardiovascular Events More Predictable: A Protein Enables Risk Assessment
April 4, 2013 Medical researchers have managed to predict the probability of a cardiovascular patient suffering a heart attack, stroke or arterial occlusion within three months. In the long-term, this knowledge ... > full story -
Baldness Linked to Increased Risk of Coronary Heart Disease
April 3, 2013 Male pattern baldness is linked to an increased risk of coronary heart disease, but only if it's on the top/crown of the head, rather than at the front, a new analysis ... > full story -
Brain-Imaging Tool and Stroke Risk Test Help Identify Cognitive Decline Early
April 3, 2013 Medical researchers have used a brain-imaging tool and stroke risk assessment to identify signs of cognitive decline early on in individuals who don't yet show symptoms of ... > full story
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