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Cardiovascular Health > Plaque
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Plaque Defined
Deposits of fatty or other substances in the inner lining of the arterial walls
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Little suckers clear the path to the brain
Published September 5, 2008, 7:22 am, Goulburn Post
WHEN Mehdi Jaffari was told his left carotid artery was so severely blocked he faced the risk of an imminent stroke, he turned the clock back to medieval times.
BioCryst Reports Results From BCX-4208 Phase IIa Trial In Subjects With Psoriasis
Published September 5, 2008, 7:14 am, Medical News Today
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: BCRX) announced results from the completed Phase IIa trial of BCX-4208 in patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.
Pathway Medical Technologies Receives FDA Clearance for Jetstream(TM) Pathway PV(TM) Atherectomy System
Published September 5, 2008, 4:59 am, Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance
Pathway Medical Technologies, Inc., an innovator of endovascular treatments for peripheral arterial disease, today announced that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration has given the company clearance to market Jetstream(TM), a peripheral atherectomy catheter designed for use in the treatment of PAD in the lower limbs.
At Risk For Peripheral Arterial Disease? Simple Quiz Provides Key So You Can Circulate Better
Published September 5, 2008, 4:16 am, Medical News Today
Ten million Americans have peripheral arterial disease (PAD), and research shows that the highest risk populations include African-Americans (twice as likely to develop clogged leg arteries), seniors (12-20 percent develop PAD) and diabetics (one in three who are over the age of 50 develop PAD).
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.
Heavy snorers at increased risk of stroke
Published September 4, 2008, 8:40 pm, News-Medical-Net
University of Sydney researchers have found that heavy snorers have a higher risk of cholesterol plaque in the neck arteries, leading to an increased risk of stroke.
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.
Davis & Elkins College Begins Community Fitness Program
Published September 4, 2008, 2:44 pm, The Charleston State Journal
Davis & Elkins College has started a new community fitness program. The "Fitness Walking Program" meets weekday mornings at D&E's new gym.
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.
At Risk for Peripheral Arterial Disease? Simple Quiz Provides Key so You Can Circulate Better
Published September 4, 2008, 8:09 am, PR Newswire via Yahoo! News
Interventional Radiologists Recommend That African-Americans, Seniors, Diabetics Take Online Quiz, Get Screened During September PAD Awareness Month
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Thu Sep 4
- Atherosclerosi s diagnostic imaging by optical spectroscopy and optical coherence tomography: Biochemical imaging will provide compositional information on collagen, elastin, lipid and thrombogenic by-products as well as gauging inflammation and tissue remodeling activity levels.
- Atherosclerosi s diagnostic imaging by optical spectroscopy and optical coherence tomography: Atherosclerosi s is traditionally viewed as a disease of uncontrolled plaque growth leading to arterial occlusion. More recently, however, occlusion of the arterial lumen is being viewed as an acute event triggered by plaque rupture and thrombosis. An atheromatous plaque becomes vulnerable to sudden activation and/or rupture when a constellation of processes are activated by various trigger mechanisms. There is growing evidence that the vulnerability (i.e. susceptibility to rupture) and thrombo...
Wed Sep 3
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