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Mashup Score: 5Causal Association of Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Lifestyle Behaviors With Peripheral Artery Disease: A Mendelian Randomization Approach - 2 year(s) ago
Background We investigated the causal associations between the genetic liability to cardiovascular and lifestyle risk factors and peripheral artery disease (PAD), using a Mendelian randomization ap…
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August 12, 2022 — Atrium Health Pineville has earned a distinguished three-star rating – the highest possible designation – from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) for its patient care and outcomes in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) procedures. The rating places Atrium Health Pineville’s heart bypass surgery program in the top 20% of programs in the United States and Canada. CABG…
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August 3, 2022 — Research from Ochsner Health published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology is likely to influence expanded insurance coverage for carotid artery stenting. When it comes to options for cardiac patients, carotid artery stenting is a procedure that can improve blood flow to the brain. Significant advances in the field of carotid artery stenting have occurred, which…
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Background: Coronary artery disease is an incurable, life-threatening disease that was once considered primarily a disorder of lipid deposition. Coronary artery disease is now also characterized by c
Source: Circulation ResearchCategories: Cardiology News and Journals, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Objectives To determine associations between carotid atherosclerosis assessed by ultrasound and the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), a measure of global cognitive function. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Methods MEDLINE and EMBASE databases were searched up to 1 May 2020 to identify studies assessed the associations between asymptomatic carotid atherosclerosis and the MMSE….
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Mashup Score: 0Pre-Kidney Transplant Screening for Coronary Artery Disease: Current Practice in the United Kingdom - 2 year(s) ago
Dear Editor, Randomised control trial (RCT) evidence is not available to guide screening for asymptomatic coronary artery disease before kidney transplantation. 1 UK observational data show no clear benefit from screening. 2 To gain data representative of current practice in the UK, we invited a lead transplant nephrologist from each kidney transplant centre to complete a survey examining cardiac…
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Mashup Score: 1New Tool for 3-D Measurement of the Aorta May Identify Fatal Heart Conditions Earlier - 2 year(s) ago
February 21, 2022 – Researchers at Michigan Medicine have found a novel method of measuring growth in the body’s largest artery that may help clinicians to identify potentially fatal heart conditions earlier. The technique, called vascular deformation mapping, measures changes in the thoracic aorta, which carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body. This new technique uses…
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Mashup Score: 0Elixir Medical Completes Enrollment in Bioadaptor Randomized Controlled Trial of DynamX Coronary Bioadaptor System - 2 year(s) ago
February 16, 2022 – Elixir Medical, a developer of innovative, drug-eluting cardiovascular devices, has announced completion of enrollment in the BIOADAPTOR randomized controlled trial (RCT). The BIOADAPTOR RCT is evaluating the DynamX Coronary Bioadaptor System, the first drug-eluting coronary artery implant that adapts to vessel physiology, allowing for the restoration of normal vessel…
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Mashup Score: 0Riverside Community Hospital Earns Three-Star Rating from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons - 2 year(s) ago
February 11, 2022 — Riverside Community Hospital has earned a distinguished three-star rating from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) for its patient care and outcomes in isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) procedures. The three-star rating, which denotes the highest category of quality, places Riverside Community Hospital among the elite for heart bypass surgery in the United…
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Data show atherosclerotic burden was heterogeneous across LDL-C levels and risk is shown to be consistently associated with plaque burden.
Source: HCPLive®Categories: General Medicine News, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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