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New medical imaging technique

Researchers at Rensselaer are working to develop a new medical imaging technique designed to determine the relative stiffness of soft tissue for the diagnosis of injury and disease.

9 Aug 2004

Reminder letters to physicians caring for heart attack patients saved lives and cut costs

Simply sending reminder letters to physicians caring for heart attack patients saved lives and cut costs by increasing use of a recommended but underused drug, according to a new study.

6 Aug 2004

Short bouts of exercise reduce the risk of heart disease

Accumulated, short bouts of exercise are more effective than continuous exercise for lowering fat and triglyceride levels in the bloodstream after eating.

6 Aug 2004

Ultra-fast computed tomography (CT) scanner to look inside the heart and its arteries for calcium build-up

Many times, people with heart disease have few visible symptoms. This is one of the reasons why heart disease is the number one killer for both men and women in America. Saint Louis University and SLUCare offer a non-invasive test that could save your life or the life of someone you love.

6 Aug 2004

To prevent heart attack, stroke, amputation, and death, National “PAD Coalition” is formed

Vascular Disease Foundation spearheads new national, multidisciplinary organization to educate patients, clinicians on peripheral arterial disease (PAD).

6 Aug 2004

Current estimates have cardiovascular disease (CVD) accounting for 17 million deaths annually

Renowned public health specialist, Professor Stephen Leeder, will present the central findings of a report highlighting the disturbing trend towards a growth in cardiovascular disease in developing countries, at a special colloquium to be held at The University of Sydney.

5 Aug 2004

Approval of cholesterol-lowering therapy Lipitor for the prevention of cardiovascular disease

Pfizer has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its cholesterol-lowering therapy Lipitor® (atorvastatin calcium) for the prevention of cardiovascular disease by reducing heart attack risk in people with normal to mildly elevated cholesterol levels who have other cardiovascular risk factors.

5 Aug 2004

Scripps Encinitas Program helps brain-injury patients regain living skills

Yvette, a 50-year-old stroke patient, entered the Scripps Encinitas Rehabilitation Center’s Brain Injury Day Treatment Program on March 3 in a wheelchair. On July 9, she walked out on her own with a new outlook on life.

3 Aug 2004

Smart gene therapy might effectively prevent the organ damage commonly suffered by heart attack victims

Early intervention with a novel kind of "smart gene therapy" might effectively prevent the organ damage commonly suffered by heart attack victims, suggests a new animal study by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and Duke University Medical Center.

2 Aug 2004

Researchers have secured more than $19.4 million for their work on cardiovascular and liver diseases and HIV/AIDS

Sydney University medical researchers have secured more than $19.4 million for their work on cardiovascular and liver diseases and HIV/AIDS in the latest round of National Health and Medical Research Council program grants.

2 Aug 2004

Anti-hypertensive drug clonidine before non-cardiac surgery reduces risk of complications due to inadequate blood flow to the heart

Patients with or at risk for heart disease who take the anti-hypertensive drug clonidine before non-cardiac surgery can significantly reduce the risk of complications and death due to inadequate blood flow to the heart, according to a study by UCSF researchers at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

29 Jul 2004

Adenosine triphosphate is a culprit in causing the devastating damage of spinal cord injury

ATP - adenosine triphosphate, the vital energy source that keeps our body’s cells alive, runs amok at the site of a spinal cord injury, pouring into the area around the wound and killing the cells that normally allow us to move, scientists report in the cover story of the August issue of Nature Medicine.

29 Jul 2004

Chickasaw County residents in need of emergency medical services will now have access to a lifesaving device

Chickasaw County residents in need of emergency medical services will now have access to a lifesaving device, thanks to a Mississippi State Department of Health initiative that allows purchasing and placement of these devices in rural areas of the state.

29 Jul 2004

Cardiologist studying new method of screening for heart disease

A multi-center study led by Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center cardiologist David M. Herrington, M.D., M.H.S., suggests that measuring the stiffness of arteries to screen for early atherosclerosis may be another way to identify people at risk for heart disease or stroke.

23 Jul 2004

Radial artery appears to be a safe alternative to femoral artery for catheter procedures

Instead of threading catheters from the femoral artery in the groin, cardiologists can safely use the radial artery in the arm to gain access to coronary arteries for angioplasty, stent placement, and other procedures

22 Jul 2004

Left atrium neasurements may predict future for heart attack patients

Ultrasound measurements of the volume of the left atrium taken soon after a heart attack can help physicians predict a patient’s five-year mortality rate, according to a new study in the July 21, 2004 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

22 Jul 2004

Physician task force sets out knowledge criteria for clinicians who want to consider themselves experts in this growing field

New set of competency criteria for physicians who wish to practice vascular medicine and catheter-based peripheral vascular interventions.

17 Jul 2004

Heart Attack News and Research

New medical imaging technique

Reminder letters to physicians caring for heart attack patients saved lives and cut costs

Short bouts of exercise reduce the risk of heart disease

Ultra-fast computed tomography (CT) scanner to look inside the heart and its arteries for calcium build-up

To prevent heart attack, stroke, amputation, and death, National “PAD Coalition” is formed

Current estimates have cardiovascular disease (CVD) accounting for 17 million deaths annually

Approval of cholesterol-lowering therapy Lipitor for the prevention of cardiovascular disease

Scripps Encinitas Program helps brain-injury patients regain living skills

Smart gene therapy might effectively prevent the organ damage commonly suffered by heart attack victims

Researchers have secured more than $19.4 million for their work on cardiovascular and liver diseases and HIV/AIDS

Anti-hypertensive drug clonidine before non-cardiac surgery reduces risk of complications due to inadequate blood flow to the heart

Adenosine triphosphate is a culprit in causing the devastating damage of spinal cord injury

Chickasaw County residents in need of emergency medical services will now have access to a lifesaving device

Cardiologist studying new method of screening for heart disease

Radial artery appears to be a safe alternative to femoral artery for catheter procedures

Left atrium neasurements may predict future for heart attack patients

Physician task force sets out knowledge criteria for clinicians who want to consider themselves experts in this growing field

Most Americans ignorant to high cholesterol facts

Older people fail to recognise the signs of cardiac arrest

Updated guidelines for treatment of blood cholesterol

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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