News tagged with vascular dysfunction


Diet, 'anti-aging' supplements may help reverse blood vessel abnormality

A diet low in grains, beans and certain vegetables—combined with "anti-aging" supplements—improved blood vessel function, in a study presented at the American Heart Association's Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular ...

Cardiology created May 01, 2013 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Cardiac autonomic dysfunction is linked to arterial stiffness

(HealthDay)—Cardiac autonomic dysfunction as measured by lower heart rate variability (HRV) is associated with increases in both central and vascular vascular stiffness among youths with type 1 diabetes ...

Diabetes created Apr 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Enzymes may point toward better therapies for prediabetes

Two enzymes that are elevated in prediabetes could hold clues to helping the 79 million Americans with the condition avoid serious vascular complications and maybe even identify those most at risk for full-blown ...

Diabetes created Dec 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Men with erection problems three times more likely to have inflamed gums

Men in their thirties who had inflamed gums caused by severe periodontal disease were three times more likely to suffer from erection problems, according to a study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Impaired blood vessel function found in cystic fibrosis patients

The first evidence of blood vessel dysfunction has been found in a small cohort of generally healthy young people with cystic fibrosis, researchers report.

Medical research created Nov 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The mechanistic effects of spironalactone in diastolic heart failure

Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists should be considered as a treatment option in hypertensive patients with diastolic heart failure, said Professor Burkert Pieske presenting results today of the Aldosterone Receptor Blockade ...

Cardiology created Aug 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Diastolic dysfunction of the heart associated with increased risk of death

Individuals with diastolic dysfunction (an abnormality involving impaired relaxation of the heart's ventricle [pumping chamber] after a contraction) appear to have an increased risk of death, regardless of whether their systolic ...

Cardiology created Jun 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0