Arteriosclerosis
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Atherosclerosis is a disease in which plaque builds up inside your arteries. Plaque is a sticky substance made up of fat, cholesterol, calcium, and other substances found in the blood. Over time, plaque hardens and narrows your arteries. That limits the flow of oxygen-rich blood to your body and can lead to serious problems, including
- Coronary artery disease. These arteries supply blood to your heart. When they are blocked, you can suffer angina or a heart attack.
- Carotid artery disease. These arteries supply blood to your brain. When they are blocked you can suffer a stroke.
- Peripheral arterial disease. These arteries are in your arms, legs and pelvis. When they are blocked, you can suffer from numbness, pain and sometimes infections.
Atherosclerosis usually doesn't cause symptoms until it severely narrows or totally blocks an artery. Many people don't know they have the disease until they have a medical emergency.
A physical examination, imaging and other diagnostic tests can tell if you have it. Treatments include medicines, and medical procedures or surgery. Lifestyle changes can also help. These include following a healthy diet, getting regular exercise, maintaining a healthy weight, quitting smoking, and managing stress.
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Screening CAD in diabetics
theheart.org — “In light of the findings, researchers conclude that routine screening for inducible ischemia in asymptomatic patients with diabetes mellitus should not be advocated.” View full resource at theheart.org
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heartwire: Screening for asymptomatic CAD in diabetic patients does not reduce cardiac events http://tinyurl.com/dfbaco
Family Medicine Article | Arteriosclerosis
mdlinx.com — “Establishing baseline criteria of cardio-ankle vascular index as a new indicator of arteriosclerosis: a cross-sectional study” View full resource at mdlinx.com
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Managing CAD
secure.quantiamd.com — “A 62 year old male with a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia and family history of coronary artery disease comes in for a company physical.” View full resource at secure.quantiamd.com
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Case: 62 yo male, htn, hyperlipidemia. Stress test suggests CAD, normal ejection frctn. What next? http://bit.ly/2L0dRV
Neurology Article | Intracranial Arteriosclerosis
mdlinx.com — “High Risk of Recurrent Ischemic Events Among Patients With Deferred Intracranial Angioplasty and Stent Placement for Symptomatic Intracranial Atherosclerosis” View full resource at mdlinx.com
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High Risk of Recurrent Ischemic Events Among Patients With Deferred Intracranial Angioplasty and Stent Pl... http://bit.ly/r159hn #neuro
CAD differences in men and women
theheart.org — “A study looking at the differences between men and women referred for coronary angiography has shown than women have lower rates of severe coronary artery disease than men; however, compared with men, class 4 angina in women is more likely to be associated with severe disease, including blockages in the left main and left anterior descending arteries.” View full resource at theheart.org
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Class 4 angina more likely associated with severe CAD in women than men: A study looking at the differences betwee... http://bit.ly/9k1Uq4
Link between CAD and depression
theheart.org — “In a time-dependent Cox analysis, the presence of coronary artery disease was associated with a nearly threefold increased risk of depression in that year and a twofold increase in the risk of depression in subsequent years.” View full resource at theheart.org
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heartwire: Sustained effect of coronary disease has a large effect on risk of depression http://bit.ly/XH9uP
Surgery Medical News about Arteriosclerosis
mdlinx.com — “Assessment of acute injuries and chronic intimal thickening of the radial artery after transradial coronary intervention by optical coherence tomography” View full resource at mdlinx.com
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Outcomes For CAD Patients Improved By Complete Revascularization
medicalnewstoday.com — “A 3-year, retrospective study by cardiologists from the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation and the University of Minnesota determined that 28.8% of patients with significant coronary artery di” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
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Complete revascularization improves outcomes for CAD patients
physorg.com — “A 3-year, retrospective study by cardiologists from the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation and the University of Minnesota determined that 28.8% of patients with significant coronary artery disease (CAD) who did not undergo complete revascularization had a higher mortality rate than patients completely ...” View full resource at physorg.com
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Complete revascularization improves outcomes for CAD patients http://tw.physorg.com/191237356
BP can be too low in CAD
theheart.org — “In a group of patients with coronary artery disease, despite substantial lowering of LDL-cholesterol levels, a J-curve relationship exists between systolic and diastolic blood pressure and cardiovascular events, suggesting that low blood pressure can be harmful.” View full resource at theheart.org
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heartwire: Return of the J-curve: TNT analysis shows that BP can be too low in CAD patients http://bit.ly/8U7l5
Low Framingham risk score underestimates CAD
theheart.org — “If the Framingham risk score is used as the gatekeeper in a screening program for coronary atherosclerosis and the low-risk patients are dismissed from further study, about two-thirds of women and a quarter of men with substantial atherosclerosis will be missed, new research suggests.” View full resource at theheart.org
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CAC beats Framingham for "substantial" atherosclerosis: If the Framingham risk score is used as the gatekeeper in ... http://bit.ly/9Z1dG7
New genomic markers for MI, CAD
theheart.org — “Several research groups have identified new genomic markers in various cohorts that have an association with MI or coronary artery disease, many of which would not previously have been suspected of being involved. (Tregouet DA et al. Erdmann et al. Myocardial Infarction Genetics Consortium. Gudbjartsson DF et al. Ozaki K et al. Nat Genet; published online before print February 8, 2009.)” View full resource at theheart.org
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New genomic markers identified for MI, CAD, some of which are a surprise http://tinyurl.com/damr39
Cardiology Medical News about Aged Atherosclerosis Coronary Artery Disease Inflammation
mdlinx.com — “Markers of Atherosclerosis and Inflammation for Prediction of Coronary Heart Disease in Older Adults” View full resource at mdlinx.com
Most Recently Shared on January 29, 2010 at 9:26 am By:
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Cardio: Markers of Atherosclerosis and Inflammation for Prediction of Coronary Heart Disease in Older Adults: American http://url4.eu/1GEp5
Cardiology Medical News about Atherosclerosis Coronary Artery Disease
mdlinx.com — “Overexpression of Activated Nuclear Factor-k B in Aorta of Patients With Coronary Atherosclerosis” View full resource at mdlinx.com
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Cardio: Overexpression of Activated Nuclear Factor-k B in Aorta of Patients With Coronary Atherosclerosis: Clinical Car http://url4.eu/10Xeu
Cardiology Medical News about Atherosclerosis Coronary Artery Disease
mdlinx.com — “Factors predicting cardiovascular events in statin-treated diabetic and non-diabetic patients with coronary atherosclerosis” View full resource at mdlinx.com
Most Recently Shared on February 12, 2010 at 3:04 pm By:
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Cardio: Factors predicting cardiovascular events in statin-treated diabetic and non-diabetic patients with coronar... http://bit.ly/a8lMOH
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