Article: Calcified plaques in arteries tied to heart attacks

Article: Coronary calcium distribution may determine heart attack risk
The Hindustan Times;  May 27, 2008 ;     311 words ......new study suggests that calcium distribution in coronary arteries can help in determining a person's risk of having...score was developed to estimate the percentage of coronary arteries affected by plaque. The findings revealed that diabetes...patients with diabetes had 44 percent more of ...

Article: High homocysteine serum levels are related to low levels in coronary arteries.
Heart Disease Weekly;  March 23, 2003 ;     384 words ......levels are related to low levels in coronary arteries. Researchers in Austria sought to...increased Hcy concentrations in human coronary arteries. Paraffin sections of coronary arteries were obtained from explanted hearts...

Article: Stenting reduces restenosis in small coronary arteries as well as larger ones.
Clinical Trials Week;  October 18, 2004 ;     393 words ......stents in reducing restenosis in small coronary arteries. According to recent research published...restenosis was established in larger coronary arteries. Clinical trials of stenting in smaller...stenting reduces restenosis in small coronary arteries as well as in larger ...

Article: Lasers powering through coronary arteries.
Science News;  November 23, 1985 ;     515 words ......clean out plaque deposits in clogged coronary arteries. At the American Heart Association...ability of lasers to clean clogged coronary arteries, and they mark the first laser forays...narrowing] without damage to human coronary arteries, he says. Jeffrey M. Isner of Tufts-N...

Article: FOCUS@HEALTH: Angiogram will detect if there are blockages in the coronary arteries
Filipino Reporter;  December 28, 2000 ;     700+ words ......detect if there are blockages in the coronary arteries CORONARY Angiogram is the focus for...radio-opaque dye is injected into the coronary arteries of the heart to find out if there...connected to the heart). The two main coronary arteries (left and right) branch out from...

Article: Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell's 6yr-old son diagnosed with artery disease.
Asian News International;  December 23, 2008 ;     231 words ......against the disease that could inflame and weaken coronary arteries, creating the risk of blood clots that can cause...People magazine quoted his post as saying. With his coronary arteries affected by the disease, the post said: He received an IVIG...a treatment to bring down the ...

Article: Calcification of the Coronary Arteries in the Absence of Atherosclerotic Plaque
Mayo Clinic Proceedings;  June 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......calcification in the coronary arteries frequently indicates...widely recognized in the coronary arteries. We describe 2 patients...calcification of the coronary arteries with little or no accompanying...

Article: Study demonstrates safety of acoustic energy on stented coronary arteries.
Biotech Week;  October 15, 2003 ;     512 words ......acoustic energy when used on stented coronary arteries. Dr. Elazer Edelman and Adam Groothuis...side effects when used in stented coronary arteries. OmniSonics is developing a novel...able to safely remove blockages in coronary arteries that have previously been stented...

Article: Kile died of blocked coronary arteries
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  July 17, 2002 ;     181 words ......comment. Kile, 33, had a 90 percent blockage in two of three coronary arteries, Donoghue said, confirming his preliminary analysis shortly...also had an enlarged heart and a blood clot in one of the coronary arteries. Donoghue said the artery blockage likely triggered a fatal...

Article: BACKSTREET BOY BRIAN LITTRELL'S 6YR-OLD SON DIAGNOSED WITH ARTERY DISEASE
The Hindustan Times;  December 23, 2008 ;     235 words ......against the disease that could inflame and weaken coronary arteries, creating the risk of blood clots that can cause...People magazine quoted his post as saying. With his coronary arteries affected by the disease, the post said: "He received an IVIG...a treatment to bring down the ...

Article: Kile autopsy confirms he died of blocked coronary arteries
AP Worldstream;  July 16, 2002 ;     206 words ......some sports. Kile, 33, had a 90 percent blockage in two coronary arteries, Donoghue said, confirming his preliminary analysis shortly...also had an enlarged heart and a blood clot in one of the coronary arteries. Kile was found dead in the team's Chicago hotel on June...

Article: Diagnostic device that maps coronary arteries from the inside could save lives.
Biomedical Materials;  May 1, 2001 ;     421 words ......that can detect high-risk areas in coronary arteries could save lives. Coronary heart...can detect unstable plaques within coronary arteries. The device maps the interior of...infarction than in patients with normal coronary arteries. This technology represents an important...

Article: Acute myocardial infarction in a 14-year-old male with normal coronary arteries.(Letter to the editor)
Southern Medical Journal;  January 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......infarction may occur when the coronary arteries are normal or nearly normal. In patients with normal coronary arteries, there is strong evidence for...infarction in the presence of normal coronary arteries. We report a case of acute...

Article: CSL Therapy That Mimics 'Good' Cholesterol May Reduce Plaque Volume in Coronary Arteries.
PR Newswire;  March 26, 2007 ;     700+ words ......reduce the amount of plaque in the coronary arteries of patients with a recent episode...reduce the volume of plaque in the coronary arteries. Assessment of the arteries was performed...ultrasound probe is inserted into the coronary arteries to determine the change in plaque...