News articles tagged with 'arterial'
First near-total face and upper-jaw transplant appears successful
— 17 Nov 2009 13:04 | HealthMore than a year and a half following the first near-total face and upper jaw transplant, the donor tissue appears successfully integrated, according to a report in the November/December... — full story
Kidney function decline increases risk of heart failure and premature death
— 6 Nov 2009 10:14 | HealthDeclining kidney function is linked to a higher risk of heart failure, heart attack, peripheral arterial disease, and early death in individuals with or without kidney disease, according... — full story
UC San Diego researchers reverse pulmonary arterial hypertension in mouse models
— 26 Oct 2009 15:40 | HealthResearchers at the University of California, San Diego, have identified a key protein that promotes the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension in humans and mice. This groundbreaking... — full story
Arterial, venous or total mesenteric ischaemia causes different types of injury?
— 27 Aug 2009 11:51 | HealthIt is known that I/R induces an inflammatory response deleterious to the organ involved but also to the system as a whole. Mesenteric ischaemia occurs when the veins or arteries that... — full story
Mortality on lung transplant wait list remains high for some
— 24 Aug 2009 13:18 | HealthMortality remains high among patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension awaiting lung transplant, despite changes to the allocation system that were designed to reduce mortality... — full story
Personality type linked to risk of death among individuals with peripheral artery disease
— 18 Aug 2009 11:41 | HealthA preliminary study suggests that a negative, inhibited personality type (type D personality) appears to predict an increased risk of death over four years among patients with peripheral... — full story
Biologists identify molecular basis of high-altitude adaptation in mice
— 12 Aug 2009 11:21 | BiologyBiologists have long known how adaptive evolution works. New mutations arise within a population and those that confer some benefits to the organism increase in frequency and eventually... — full story
Amazonian tribe sheds light on causes of heart disease in developed countries
— 11 Aug 2009 11:26 | HealthHeart attacks and strokes - the leading causes of death in the United States and other developed countries - may have been rare for the vast majority of human history, suggests a study... — full story
Exercise improves walking in peripheral arterial disease patients
— 22 Jan 2009 19:12 | HealthCharles Meadows measured his life in footsteps. How far to walk to reach the milk in the grocery store? Could he make it to the dairy case before cramps knifed through his left leg,... — full story
Even mild sleep apnea increases cardiovascular risk
— 24 Oct 2008 14:02 | HealthPeople with even minimally symptomatic obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may be at increased risk for cardiovascular disease because of impaired endothelial function and increased arterial... — full story