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Coronary Arteries Defined

The blood vessels that supply the heart with blood.

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Are Caffeine Drinks Worth The Energy Boost?

Published September 5, 2008, 11:00 am, The Tampa Tribune

Energy drinks are consumed by people of all ages, but the beverages have been heavily marketed to younger people, prompting questions regarding safety.

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GSK's darapladib modifies coronary plaque composition and lowers Lp-PLA2 activity: Study

Published September 5, 2008, 2:39 am, PharmaBiz

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced that results of the Integrated Biomarkers and Imaging Study-2 (IBIS-2) showed that use of the selective Lp-PLA2 (lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2) inhibitor, darapladib, in addition to standard of care treatment, prevented expansion of the necrotic core, a region within coronary plaque associated with a high risk of rupture.

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Asymptomatic Carotid Plaque Healing Mechanisms Observed

Published September 4, 2008, 7:22 pm, Science Daily

Researchers have observed a noninvasive MR imaging a healing mechanism for plaque rupture, a potentially life-threatening event in the cardiovascular system that can result in a fatal heart attack or debilitating stroke. The untimely death of well-known television journalist Tim Russert, was due to the sudden rupture of a vulnerable plaque in a critical location in a coronary artery.

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Coping With 5 Common Sex Problems

Published September 4, 2008, 9:16 am, US News & World Report

Thanks, Hollywood, for making sex look so easy. The rest of us struggle with some not-so-sexy issues.

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Lowering heart rate lessens risk of heart attack

Published September 4, 2008, 5:09 am, CTV.ca

Lowering the heart rate of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) can significantly lessen their risk of heart attack, according to results of a study, announced at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Munich.

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Prasugrel Significantly Reduced New Or Recurrent Heart Attacks In Both Acute And Longer-Term Settings Following PCI, ...

Published September 4, 2008, 3:10 am, Medical News Today

A sub-analysis of the TRITON-TIMI 38 clinical trial showed that treatment with prasugrel compared with clopidogrel significantly reduced the risk of new or recurrent heart attacks (7.4 percent vs. 9.

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APPRAISE-1 study of apixaban provides encouraging results

Published September 3, 2008, 8:52 pm, PharmaBiz

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Pfizer Inc announced the results of a phase-2 dose-ranging study (APPRAISE-1) involving the investigational compound apixaban in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS, commonly known as heart attack or severe chest pain).

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Researchers Observe Asymptomatic Carotid Plaque Healing Mechanisms

Published September 3, 2008, 11:56 am, PhysOrg

Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have observed by non-invasive MR imaging (MRI), a healing mechanism for plaque rupture, a potentially life-threatening event in the cardiovascular system that can result in a fatal heart attack or debilitating stroke. The untimely death of well-known television journalist Tim Russert was due to the sudden rupture of a vulnerable plaque ...

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Hydromer, Inc. and Medinol Ltd. Enter Into a Coating Services and Supply Agreement for Stent Placement Catheters

Published September 3, 2008, 7:31 am, Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance

Hydromer, Inc. announces that it has entered into a 3-year Coating Services and Supply Agreement with Medinol Ltd., a Medical Device Company that develops and manufactures innovative cardiovascular stents and catheters.

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Asymptomatic Carotid Plaque Healing Mechanisms Observed By BUSM Researchers

Published September 3, 2008, 5:09 am, Medical News Today

Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have observed a non-invasive MR imaging (MRI) a healing mechanism for plaque rupture, a potentially life-threatening event in the cardiovascular system that can result in a fatal heart attack or debilitating stroke.

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Tue Aug 19

Detection and Therapy of Vulnerable Plaque with Photodynamic Compounds: Vulnerable plaque rupture occurs most in coronary arteries < 50% stenosed. Current therapies (bypass surgery, angioplasty, stents) focus on areas >50% stenosed, and rarely remove vulnerable plaques or reduce incidence of acute coronary syndrome.

Fri Aug 15

Characterizing Plaque in Coronary Arteries with vPredict -::- Shielding Vulnerable Plaque with vProtect Luminal Shield: Prescient Medical, Inc. 2008

Thu Aug 14

Cardiology Portal | AuntMinnie.com | Cardiovascular Imaging Decisions : Education, News, References, Forums, Videos, Job Boards

Fri Jul 25

Antiplatelet Drug Clopidogrel : Harrison's Advances in Cardiology (Textbook)

Tue Jul 15

NewAgeTouch Massage: Superior Vena Cava sounds like some Greek mythological creature huh? Well, it?s only a location within the circulatory system that is talking about veins, but not just any veins the two largest within the human body.

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Tue Nov 27

The Use of Contrast Medica in Cardiac CT: Christoph R. Becker MD. Associate Professor and CT Section Chief. University of Munich, Germany. Cardiac studies are among the most challenging?an d promising?appl ications of contrast-enhan ced CT.

Thu Oct 18

Heart-Coronary Arteries (diagram) - Patient UK

Wed Aug 29

Arterioscleros is vs Atherosclerosi s: Calcium content is what atherosclerosi s and arterioscleros is have in common, but in atherosclerosi s it occurs in concentrations called plaques; in arterioscleros is it occurs diffusely.

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