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Biomarker may help identify prostate cancer patients at increased risk of metastasis

For about 90 percent of men with prostate cancer, the cancer remains localized to the primary site, resulting in a five-year survival rate of almost 100 percent.

9 May 2019

Practical clinical applications of cardiac FFR-CT analysis

In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications volume 4, issue 1, pp. 31-42(12) ; DOI https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2019.0003, Talal Alzahrani, MD, Ahmed Tashkandi, MD, Abdullah Sarkar, MD, Claudio Smuclovisky, MD, James P. Earls, MD and Andrew D. Choi, MD, from the Division of Cardiology, The George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA; Department of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA; Diagnostic Imaging Center, Holy Cross Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA and the Department of Radiology, The George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA consider practical clinical applications of cardiac computed tomography-derived fractional flow reserve.

9 May 2019

New link found between NAFLD and rare pregnancy complication

A new link has been found between a rare and serious condition that typically presents as itchy palms during pregnancy and the world's most common chronic liver disease, according to research presented at Digestive Disease Week® 2019.

9 May 2019

Study: Type 2 diabetes linked to elevated risk of several cancers

A new Journal of Diabetes study from China, which has the highest number of people with diabetes among all countries, found that type 2 diabetes was linked with an elevated risk of 11 types of cancer in men and 13 types of cancer in women.

9 May 2019

Statin use before or after colorectal cancer diagnosis linked with lower risk of premature death

Use of statins before or after a diagnosis of colorectal cancer was linked with a lower risk of premature death, both from cancer and from other causes, in a Cancer Medicine analysis of published studies.

9 May 2019

Adverse childhood experiences may contribute to poor health in adults with lupus

Adults with lupus who report having had adverse childhood experiences, such as abuse, neglect and household challenges, report higher disease activity, depression and poorer overall health compared to those without such experiences, according to a study by researchers at UC San Francisco.

9 May 2019

New Marko system could provide insights into people's behavior and health

We live in a world of wireless signals flowing around us and bouncing off our bodies.

9 May 2019

New minimally invasive weight-loss procedure shows promising results

Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, a relatively new, minimally invasive weight-loss procedure, resulted in significant total body weight loss in the first long-term study to follow patients' progress over five years, according to research presented at Digestive Disease Week 2019.

9 May 2019

Small molecule drug may help overcome ibrutinib resistance in mantle cell lymphona

A study at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center demonstrated how a small molecule drug discovered at the institution may help overcome resistance to treatment with ibrutinib in patients with mantle cell lymphoma.

9 May 2019

Research discusses areas pertaining to training cardiology fellows in multimodality imaging

With the growth in multimodality imaging technology, there is heightened interest in advanced imaging training within the cardiology fellow community.

9 May 2019

Study confirms QT-prolonging effects of grapefruit juice

Grapefruit juice is already listed as a substance to avoid when taking QT-prolonging medications because it increases the toxicity of many drugs.

9 May 2019

Promising new techniques for cardiovascular PET

Positron emission tomography has been successfully applied to an increasing number of cardiovascular conditions.

9 May 2019

Researchers highlight the need for increased mental health care for smokers with COPD

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have published new information that stresses the need for increased mental health care for current and former smokers, especially those who suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

9 May 2019

Compound derived from broccoli sprouts may restore brain chemistry imbalance related to schizophrenia

In a series of recently published studies using animals and people, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have further characterized a set of chemical imbalances in the brains of people with schizophrenia related to the chemical glutamate.

From Johns Hopkins Medicine 9 May 2019

Using 3D-printed models to improve cardiovascular care

In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications volume 4, issue 1, pp. 53-61(9); DOI https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2019.0012, Molly Pantelic, Milan Pantelic, MD, Todd Pietila, Marianne Rollet, Eric Myers,Thomas Song, MD, William W. O'Neill, MD and Dee Dee Wang, MD, FACC, FASE, FSCCT from the Center for Structural Heart Disease, Division of Cardiology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, USA; Department of Radiology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, USA; Materialise, Plymouth, MI, USA and Henry Ford Innovation Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI, USA consider using 3D-printed models to advance clinical care.

9 May 2019

A case-based report on adult congenital heart disease among veterans

In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications volume 4, issue 1, pp. 71-75(5); DOI https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2017.0076, Robert F. Hamburger, DO, MPH, FACC, from the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA and Malcom Randall VA Medical Center, Gainesville, FL, USA considers adult congenital heart disease in the veteran population.

9 May 2019

Medicine News and Research

Biomarker may help identify prostate cancer patients at increased risk of metastasis

Practical clinical applications of cardiac FFR-CT analysis

New link found between NAFLD and rare pregnancy complication

Study: Type 2 diabetes linked to elevated risk of several cancers

Statin use before or after colorectal cancer diagnosis linked with lower risk of premature death

Adverse childhood experiences may contribute to poor health in adults with lupus

New Marko system could provide insights into people's behavior and health

New minimally invasive weight-loss procedure shows promising results

Small molecule drug may help overcome ibrutinib resistance in mantle cell lymphona

Research discusses areas pertaining to training cardiology fellows in multimodality imaging

Study confirms QT-prolonging effects of grapefruit juice

Promising new techniques for cardiovascular PET

Researchers highlight the need for increased mental health care for smokers with COPD

Compound derived from broccoli sprouts may restore brain chemistry imbalance related to schizophrenia

Using 3D-printed models to improve cardiovascular care

A case-based report on adult congenital heart disease among veterans

Better training needed for internal medicine residents to combat HIV epidemic, survey suggests

Optimism, wisdom and loneliness associated with physical, mental functioning of older persons

Addiction medicine mostly prescribed to whites, even as opioid deaths rose among blacks

Study could lead to improved diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer

Everything there is to know about biosimilars eBook

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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