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Lowering blood pressure beneficial for PAD patients

... condition in which blood vessels of the legs are narrowed by fatty deposits. PAD is a risk factor for heart attacks because the atherosclerosis// probably also occurs in the coronary arteries. Researchers at the University of Colorado studied a group of 955 people with diabetes. The subjects, 483 of whom h...

Discovering cholesterol-absorbing genes

...er the genes for cholesterol absorption. They have narrowed their search to two distinct regions of chromosomes 2 and 14. They are especially excited over chromosome 14, which is almost certain to harbour some significant genes. Meanwhile, another team at the Rockefeller is studying the population of Kosrae...

Failure of Drug-Coated Stent

...s cleared in this way eventually become blocked or narrowed again, so doctors may insert stents - sometimes coated with drugs - in order to keep them open. After receiving a new stent, many patients experience restenosis, during which cells from inside the vessel grow around the stent, partially obstructing t...

Older Men Surviving Coronary Bypasses

...m another part of the body to reroute blood around narrowed or clogged arteries in the heart. A buildup of substances such as fats or plaque causes this narrowing, known as atherosclerosis. In the new study, Scottish researchers compared hospital records for 25,229 coronary artery bypass operations performe...

Triglycerides Linked To Stroke Risk

...ease. Ischemic strokes, which occur when a clot or narrowed artery cuts off the brain's blood supply, account for about 80% of all strokes. The other 20% are due to broken blood vessels in the brain. People can lower their triglyceride level by making lifestyle changes such as eating a low-fat diet, losing ...

Uncovering a gene for oesophagal cancer

...hange. Meanwhile, the search for the gene has been narrowed down to one small area of chromosome 17. Once it's identified, it will shed light upon not just inherited oesophagal cancer, but also the more common forms of the disease. Survival rates in oesophagal cancer are poor - just six per cent after five ye...

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