Health
Watermelon reduces atherosclerosis in new study
In a recent study by University of Kentucky researchers, watermelon was shown to reduce atherosclerosis in animals.
Oct 27, 2011
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Atherosclerosis
Cardiology
Young, apparently healthy -- and at risk of heart disease
Atherosclerosis – or buildup of fat in the walls of arteries − is thought of as a disorder of older people but it affects a large number of young men and women, according to a new Heart and Stroke Foundation study.
Oct 25, 2011
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Health
Link shown between environmental toxicants and atherosclerosis
Environmental toxicants such as dioxins, PCBs, and pesticides can pose a risk for cardiovascular disease. For the first time a link has been demonstrated between atherosclerosis and levels of long-lived organic environmental ...
Oct 11, 2011
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Medical research
Extending the effective lifetime of stents
Implanted stents can reopen obstructed arteries, but regrowth of cells into the vessel wall can entail restenosis. Research at LMU now shows that an antimicrobial peptide inhibits restenosis and promotes vascular healing. ...
Oct 6, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study shows loss of key estrogen regulator may lead to metabolic syndrome and atherosclerosis
UCLA researchers demonstrated that loss of a key protein that regulates estrogen and immune activity in the body could lead to aspects of metabolic syndrome, a combination of conditions that can cause Type 2 diabetes, atherosclerosis ...
Sep 6, 2011
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Cardiology
Inhibition of microRNAs can stimulate the growth of new blood vessels
This is the result of a recent experimental study carried out at the University Hospital Freiburg in Germany and funded by the German Research Foundation. In an animal model of peripheral artery disease, blood flow to the ...
Aug 29, 2011
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Cardiology
Atherosclerosis is not limited to the heart
For cardiologists, coronary artery disease is the most important presentation of atherosclerosis. Patients with coronary artery disease may also have symptomatic or asymptomatic atherosclerosis in other vascular areas (peripheral ...
Aug 29, 2011
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Addiction
Cigarette smoking causes more arterial damage in women than in men
The harmful effects of tobacco smoke on atherosclerosis, one of the driving forces of cardiovascular disease, are greater in women than in men. This result emerges from the large European epidemiological study (Carotid Intima ...
Aug 29, 2011
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Cardiology
Study finds coronary calcium beats C-reactive protein for predicting heart attack and stroke risk
The presence of calcium in coronary arteries is a much better predictor of heart attack and stroke than C-reactive protein among people with normal levels of LDL cholesterol, according to a study of more than 2,000 people ...
Aug 19, 2011
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Medical research
Researchers identify drug target for atherosclerosis
(Medical Xpress) -- UC Davis researchers have made a significant step forward in the search for ways to reduce heart attack and stroke risk.
Jul 25, 2011
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