News tagged with aortic aneurysm
Study establishes major new treatment target in diseased arteries
Removing a single protein prevents early damage in blood vessels from triggering a later-stage, frequently lethal complication of atherosclerosis, according to research published online today in the journal Nature Medicine. By eli ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 10, 2009 |
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Patients shouldn't navigate Internet without physician guide
The Internet has had a profound effect on clinical practice by providing both physicians and patients with a wealth of information. But with those rewards come risks of incorrect or poorly interpreted information that require ...
Mar 24, 2010 |
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Study reveals major genetic differences between blood and tissue cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- Research by a group of Montreal scientists calls into question one of the most basic assumptions of human genetics: that when it comes to DNA, every cell in the body is essentially identical ...
Jul 15, 2009 |
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A ruptured aorta needn't be a death sentence, survivors say
John Ritter was working in a Burbank studio on the set of his TV sitcom. Aaron Roberts was cooling his heels in a hotel room outside of Chicago after a business meeting. Exactly four years separated the days when two very ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 08, 2011 |
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Single gene defect can cause stroke, other artery diseases
For the first time, scientists have discovered a single gene defect that causes thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections as well as early onset coronary artery disease, ischemic stroke and Moyamoya disease. ...
May 01, 2009 |
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The Medical Minute: So you have an aneurysm... Now what?
Technically speaking, an aneurysm is a dilation, or an enlargement, of a blood vessel to at least 50 percent beyond its normal diameter. So if a blood vessel is normally one inch wide, it is considered an aneurysm when it ...
Sep 09, 2009 |
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Aortic aneurysm treatable with asthma drugs
A new study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet shows that asthma drugs are a potential treatment for aortic aneurysm. These drugs, which block cysteinyl-leukotrienes, could reduce the break down of ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 16, 2010 |
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