News articles tagged with 'carotid' (Page 3)
Is rapid transition through menopause linked to earlier onset of heart disease?
— 28 Jan 2009 18:42 | HealthAn evaluation of 203 women as part of the multifaceted Los Angeles Atherosclerosis Study (LAAS) found that those who transitioned more quickly through menopause were at increased risk…
Study examines impact of managed care on stroke prevention surgery
— 29 Dec 2008 13:54 | HealthPolicymakers and economists often promote managed-care plans based on the assumption that they prevent the overuse of unnecessary surgical procedures or help steer patients to high-quality…
Age, race are among factors that influence carotid-surgery success
— 6 Nov 2008 14:26 | HealthAdvanced age and race are among the factors that can affect whether a patient dies or suffers a stroke after carotid-artery surgery, a UT Southwestern physician involved in a multicentre…
Surgery unnecessary for 95 percent of those with asymptomatic carotid stenosis
— 24 Oct 2008 13:04 | HealthResearch led by Dr David Spence of Robarts Research Institute at The University of Western Ontario shows that with more intensive medical therapy, the risk of stroke has become so low…
Study finds stroke-prevention surgery safe in growing 80-plus population
— 14 Oct 2008 10:40 | HealthNew research published in the October issue of Journal of the American College of Surgeons challenges the current opinion that patients in their eighties, who are often deemed 'high-risk'…
3-D MRI technique helps radiologists detect high-risk carotid disease
— 16 Sep 2008 18:37 | HealthCanadian researchers have used three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging (3-D MRI) to accurately detect bleeding within the walls of diseased carotid arteries, a condition that may…
Researchers observe asymptomatic carotid plaque healing mechanisms
— 6 Sep 2008 18:25 | HealthResearchers 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…
Heavy snoring is an independent risk factor for carotid atherosclerosis
— 5 Sep 2008 17:17 | HealthA study in the 1 September issue of the journal Sleep shows that objectively measured heavy snoring is an independent risk factor for early carotid atherosclerosis, which may progress…
Ultrasound used to predict heart attack risk
— 19 Aug 2008 12:33 | HealthRepeat exams using widely available and inexpensive ultrasound imaging could help identify patients at high risk for a heart attack or other adverse cardiovascular events, according…
Alaskan Eskimos' high rates of artery plaque could be from high smoking
— 12 Jul 2008 18:34 | HealthAlaskan Eskimos' significantly higher rates of fatty artery plaque than the general U.S. population may be due to unhealthy lifestyle habits, researchers report in Stroke: Journal of…