News tagged with coronary blood flow


Stents disrupt blood flow

(Medical Xpress)—A researcher at ETH Zurich is designing a realistic artery model with an implanted stent and is using a computer to simulate the blood flow through the stent. In doing so he is uncovering ...

Cardiology created May 06, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Patients who have STEMI heart attacks while hospitalized more likely to die

(Medical Xpress)—If you suffer a heart attack while walking down the street and are taken to the hospital quickly, your chances of survival are very good. But if you have a heart attack while already in the hospital for ...

Cardiology created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New drugs might give heart patients an edge

(HealthDay)—In the search for better medicines to safely help heart patients, clinical trials testing three new drugs appear to offer some promise.

Cardiology created Mar 11, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New drug inclacumab reduces heart damage

A single dose of an investigational anti-inflammatory drug called inclacumab considerably reduces damage to heart muscle during angioplasty (the opening of a blocked artery), according to a recent international clinical trial ...

Cardiology created Mar 10, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Synthetic marijuana use linked to kidney damage

(HealthDay)—Synthetic marijuana products, also known as Spice or K2, are potentially very dangerous for the kidneys, new research suggests.

Medications created Feb 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Public report national audit of percutaneous coronary interventional procedures 2011

The 2011 annual report of the National Audit of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) highlights the significant progress within hospitals to expand PCI services to treat more patients with acute coronary ...

Cardiology created Jan 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research reveals new aspect of platelet behavior in heart attacks: Clots can sense blood flow

The disease atherosclerosis involves the build up of fatty tissue within arterial walls, creating unstable structures known as plaques. These plaques grow until they burst, rupturing the wall and causing ...

Medical research created Oct 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study shows that high-intensity training boosts cognitive function

A regular exercise routine can make you fitter than ever – mentally fit.

Health created Oct 29, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (12) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Mesh-covered stent helps restoration of blood flow in heart attack patients undergoing PCI

A clinical trial found that the use of a next generation, micronet, mesh-covered stent demonstrated improved restoration of blood flow to heart tissue, compared to the use of either bare-metal or drug-eluting stents in heart ...

Cardiology created Oct 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New study evaluates noninvasive technology to determine heart disease

A study published in the most recent issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) presented encouraging news regarding physicians' ability to determine blood flow and associated coronary artery diseas ...

Cardiology created Aug 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Advanced CT scans accurately assess coronary blockages

An ultra-fast, 320-detector computed tomography (CT) scanner can accurately sort out which people with chest pain need – or don't need – an invasive procedure such as cardiac angioplasty or bypass surgery to restore blood ...

Cardiology created Aug 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Diagnostic test shows potential to noninvasively identify significant coronary artery disease

Among patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease, use of a method that applies computational fluid dynamics to derive certain data from computed tomographic (CT) angiography demonstrated improved diagnostic ...

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

Administration of regulating agent prior to CABG surgery does not appear to improve outcomes

Among intermediate- to high-risk patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery, administration of the agent acadesine to regulate adenosine (a naturally occurring chemical that dilates blood flow and can improve ...

Cardiology created Jul 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Why doctors still rely on century-old heart test

Most people might assume that technology first developed in 1928 would be obsolete by now. But from air conditioned buildings to sliced bread, many inventions of that era are still essential to our lives today. ...

Cardiology created Jun 14, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Open heart surgery for kidney disease patients

One type of open heart surgery is likely safer than the other for chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN).

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 17, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0