plaques

Device used to optimize stenting of complex lesions

harminka — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:17:31 -0500

Ehud Grenadier, M.D., abstract author, CRF faculty member, and a faculty member at Rambam Hospital affiliated with the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology will present the "Optimizing Plaque Modification in Complex Lesions Utilizing the AngioSculpt Device: Acute and Long-Term Results from a Large Two-Center Registry."

Drug may reduce coronary artery plaque

harminka — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:15:36 -0500

Research presented at the 20th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium, sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF), suggests that olmesartan, a drug commonly used to treat high blood pressure, may play a role in reducing coronary plaque.

Alaskan Eskimos' high rates of artery plaque could be from high smoking

harminka — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:26:21 -0500

Alaskan 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 the American Heart Association.

Blocking formation of toxic plaques implicated in type 2 diabetes

harminka — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:35:27 -0500

Amid growing evidence that the same abnormal clumping of proteins in Alzheimer’s disease also contributes to type-2 diabetes, scientists in New York are reporting discovery of a potent new compound that reduces formation of those so-called amyloid plaques.

New treatment strategy for Alzheimer's disease

harminka — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 03:33:46 -0500

The immune system's response against amyloid-beta, the protein that forms plaques in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease, appears to protect the brain from damage in early stages of the devastating neurological disorder.