News tagged with coronary artery calcification


Fatty liver may directly mediate CAD in metabolic syndrome

(HealthDay)—Men and women with fatty liver are more likely to have metabolic syndrome (MetS) with type 2 diabetes, and women with fatty liver are more likely to have MetS with subclinical atherosclerosis, ...

Diabetes created Jan 23, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Clogged heart arteries can foreshadow stroke

Blockages in your heart arteries could mean you're more likely to have a stroke, even if you're considered low risk, according to research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.

Cardiology created Feb 28, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Heart study suggests city center pollution doubles risk of calcium build-up in arteries

City centre residents who took part in a study were almost twice as likely to suffer from coronary artery calcification (CAC), which can lead to heart disease, than people who lived in less polluted urban and rural areas, ...

Cardiology created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study finds no link between calcium intake and coronary artery calcification

Researchers at the Institute for Aging Research (IFAR) at Hebrew SeniorLife, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School (HMS), have published a study that shows no evidence of a link between calcium intake and coronary artery ...

Health created Nov 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Diabetes drug halts atherosclerosis progression in HIV-infected patients

Treatment with the common diabetes drug metformin appears to prevent progression of coronary atherosclerosis in patients infected with HIV. In a presentation today at the 19th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic ...

HIV & AIDS created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Secondhand smoke exposure linked to signs of heart disease

Nonsmokers, beware. It seems the more you are exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke—whether it was during your childhood or as an adult, at work or at home—the more likely you are to develop early signs of heart disease, ...

Cardiology created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0