News tagged with coronary artery calcification


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

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

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