Cardiology
Fruit-rich diet might lower aneurysm risk
(HealthDay)—Eating lots of fruit might decrease your risk of developing a dangerous abdominal aortic aneurysm, according to a large, long-running study.
Aug 20, 2013
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Cardiology
Atherosclerosis in abdominal aorta may signal future heart attack, stroke
In a study of more than 2,000 adults, researchers found that two MRI measurements of the abdominal aorta—the amount of plaque in the vessel and the thickness of its wall—are associated with future cardiovascular events, ...
Jun 18, 2013
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Overweight & Obesity
First signs of heart disease seen in newborns of overweight, obese mums
The walls of the body's major artery—the aorta—are already thickened in babies born to mums who are overweight or obese, finds a small study published online in the Fetal and Neonatal Edition of Archives of Disease of ...
Feb 27, 2013
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Cardiology
With 'snorkel' technique, vascular surgeons advance safe treatment of complex aortic aneurysms
Geraldine Vitullo lay anesthetized on an operating table in a Central Valley hospital. Her surgery had come to an unexpected stop. "I don't think I can proceed," the surgeon told Vitullo's husband.
Jan 14, 2013
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Medical research
New system for repairing abdominal aortic aneurysms
(Medical Xpress) -- When Dr. Ross Milner repaired Lydia Strebing's life-threatening abdominal aortic aneurysm, she was astonished at how easy it was.
Jun 8, 2011
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Cardiology
Q&A: Former smoker should be screened for abdominal aortic aneurysm
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 70-year-old father-in-law smoked for more than 30 years. I read that men who used to smoke should be screened for an abdominal aortic aneurysm. What does this screening involve? What would be done if ...
Mar 25, 2022
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Cardiology
Novel radiotracer shows promise to predict abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture
A new positron emission tomography (PET) radiotracer can detect abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) and potentially predict when they will rupture, according to research presented at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ...
Jun 16, 2021
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Predicting the likelihood of bone fractures in older men
Fractures in the vertebrae of the spine and calcification in a blood vessel called the abdominal aorta can both be visualized through the same spinal imaging test. A new study published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral ...
Mar 17, 2021
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Biomedical technology
Scientists develop key principles for creating an artificial blood vessel
Researchers from St. Petersburg provided a unique experiment. They implanted a polymer scaffold as a vascular prosthesis into the rat abdominal aorta and monitored the process of its bioresorption for 16 months. An artificial ...
Oct 8, 2020
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Cardiology
Henry Ford Hospital pioneers new cardiac approach
Doctors at Henry Ford Hospital have created a new route to the heart to implant an artificial heart valve by temporarily connecting major blood vessels that do not normally intersect.
Aug 13, 2013
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