News tagged with fatty plaque
Discovery of 'bioelectric' arteries opens path to heart disease treatment
Bionic eyes and limbs made television's six million dollar man an icon, but new research suggests our existing biological structure already exhibits a valuable electrical property. Scientists have found that ...
Jan 30, 2012 |
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Study: Kidney angioplasty brings risks, no benefit
If you're among the hundreds of thousands of Americans with clogged kidney arteries, you might want to consider trying medicines before rushing into angioplasty to open them up. The pricey procedure is no more effective and ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 11, 2009 |
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Research shows fish oil may protect against stroke from ruptured carotid artery plaques
Research led by Hernan A. Bazan, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Section of Vascular Surgery, at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Medicine, has found that unstable carotid artery plaques - those in danger ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Research shows why certain arterial plaques can turn deadly
A common misconception about arterial plaque is that it inevitably leads to a heart attack or a stroke. New research at Columbia University Medical Center, however, sheds light on why so few plaques in any given individual ...
May 05, 2009 |
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