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Experts have claimed that one kind of tropical fruit juice could help flush away 'bad' cholesterol that's built up in your arteries. Pineapple juice is a tasty and refreshing option you could have ...
Such situations suggest the use of a coronary artery calcium (CAC) score. As plaque (cholesterol deposits) builds up in coronary arteries, calcium is also deposited. A low-dose CT scan can measure the ...
'It will be a very long rehabilitation' - No Tour de France for Fabio Jakobsen as he recovers from iliac artery surgery By Kirsten Frattini published 9 April 2025 'I came out of it in a very bad way.
Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Pulmonary artery denervation (PADN) shows promise as an intervention for pulmonary hypertension, improving key hemodynamic parameters and clinical outcomes. A ...
The trial seeks to enrol up to 158 subjects with moderate-to-severely calcified, stenotic de novo coronary artery lesions. Credit: Pixel-Shot / Shutterstock. Johnson & Johnson (J&J) MedTech’s ...
Johnson & Johnson said Monday it has enrolled the first patient in a pivotal study of a device for clearing “difficult-to-cross” coronary arteries. Like other products made by J&J’s Shockwave Medical, ...
The company began rolling out its Javelin system early last month for peripheral artery disease, with a device that emits sonic pressure waves forward from its tip—instead of around its ...
Most people have right-dominant hearts—which to a doctor or a researcher means they have an artery that extends from the right side of their hearts to supply oxygenated blood to the back side.
I was part of a research study, and a scan found blockages of about 50% in my carotid arteries. I've never had any symptoms or a stroke. Do I need to have surgery? Dear V.P.: In general ...
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an increasingly recognized cause of acute coronary syndrome or sudden cardiac death, primarily affecting relatively young women (median age, 51 years) ...
However, the strain characteristics and prognostic value in myocardial infarction with nonobstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) with different causes are unclear. This study aims to describe left ...
Background Treatment options for cervical internal carotid artery (c-ICA) occlusion in tandem occlusions (TOs) include emergent carotid artery stenting (eCAS) and angioplasty. We attempted to ...