Coronary artery radiation - brachytherapy
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Category : Heart Diseases : Health & Medical
Poor Circulation in the Legs and the Sign of a Coming Heart Attack
Poor circulation in the legs can be a sign that your heart is failing. Poor circulation can be a sign of a coming heart attack.
Aspirin Use for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
How common is inappropriate aspirin therapy use in primary prevention?
A Conversation With NYC's Director for CVD Prevention and Control
In this video commentary, Dr. Black discusses New York City's approach to CVD prevention and control with Sonia Angell, MD, the Director of the City's program.
Natural Herbs for Lowering Cholesterol
Cholesterol is a wax-like material which is made by liver and relates it to proteins known as lipoproteins that dissolves it in blood to get circulated to various parts of the body.
Admission and Fasting Plasma Glucose for Estimating Risk of Death
Increased plasma glucose levels are associated with worse outcome in patients with ACS, but how useful are admission glucose levels when compared to fasting?
Cholesterol Research - Discover the Real Facts Behind Cholesterol and Your Health
Produced in the liver through a series of metabolic reactions, cholesterol is a fatty wax-like substance whose presence in the body is indispensable for the synthesis of various body hormones, sterols and vitamin D. Cholesterol molecules form an integral part of cellular membranes and extremely esse
Survival in Patients Listed for Heart Transplantation
How does the risk for waiting list mortality vary among heart transplant candidates?
What is Severe Hardening of the Arteries?
Having had a family of severe of severe hardening of the arteries, I can tell you that avoiding this condition at all costs is the best option, with taking steps to halt and possible reverse its progression being a distant second. When someone is in the advanced stages of severe hardening of the art
Outcomes With First vs Second-Generation DES in CTOs
Are second-generation DESs associated with improved outcomes in CTOs compared to first-generation DESs?
Why Does the Systolic Blood Pressure Alternate?
Kyuhyun Wang, MD
Diseases & Conditions of the Heart
Heart disease and heart conditions affect a large part of the population. The Centers for Disease Control reports that in 2009, heart disease is expected to cost more than $304.6 billion. Various diseases and conditions affect the heart's health. If left untreated, many conditions can be disabling o
Transradial Access for Peripheral and Cerebrovascular Interventions
While transradial access has gained wide acceptance for coronary procedures, little is known about its use for peripheral and cerebrovascular interventions. . .
HDL Versus LDL Cholesterol
This article discusses how cholesterol is affected by high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. It shows how to reduce cholesterol by developing habits that can imporve HDL cholesterol and lower LDL cholesterol.
Heart Disease and Stroke in Women: Reducing Your Risk-Topic Overview
Why is it important for women to learn about coronary artery disease?Many women underestimate the threat coronary artery disease (CAD) poses to their health. Coronary artery disease is the number one killer of women in the United States. Yet in an American Heart Association survey, 50% of women ...
What Else Is Happening in This ECG?
What does this tracing show?
Beta-Blocker Therapy and Severe Heart Failure: Myth or Reality?
Read a review that summarizes the rationale and the use of beta-blockers, a very challenging therapeutic strategy, in patients with severe heart failure.
Outcomes of Diabetic Patients With Early Generation DES
After the advent of early generation DES, is diabetes still associated with an increased risk of restenosis?
Stress May Undermine Heart Benefits of Exercise
Study found teens who lacked coping skills faced raised heart risks that physical fitness did not counter
7 Simple Ways to Minimize the Risk of Stroke
Most stroke occurs when blood can not reach a part of the brain. Mild stroke symptoms will usually return to normal quickly, less than one hour.