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News: October 06, 2008

Surgery a waste for most people with clogged caro...
Posted 2 hours ago The vast majority of patients with narrowed carotid arteries but no warning signs of an impending stroke can avoid plaque-removing surgery and be treated instead with lifestyle changes and ...
Source:Woodstock Sentinel Review
Date:September 29, 2008
Stroke Risk Doesnt Always Mean Surgery
... medical therapy has lowered the risk of stroke so much that at least 95 percent of patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis (ACS) would be better off with medical therapy than with surgery or stenting. ACS is a narrowing in the carotid artery -- ...
Source:Health Scout
Date:September 29, 2008
Health Scan: Pomegranate juice has beneficial med...
... blood pressure in hypertensive patients through its action as a natural ACE inhibitor. Patients suffering from carotid artery stenosis (blockage of the arteries that supply blood to the brain) who drank pomegranate juice were found to have decreased ...
Source:Jerusalem Post
Date:September 27, 2008
Should Carotid Patients Skip Surgery?
Sept. 25, 2008 -- Surgery or stenting is not necessary for at least 95% of patients with a condition called asymptomatic carotid stenosis , says a team of researchers from Canada and Greece.
Source:WebMD Health News
Date:September 25, 2008
3-D Mri Technique Helps Radiologists Detect High-...
Canadian researchers have used three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging to accurately detect bleeding within the walls of diseased carotid arteries, a condition that may lead to a stroke.
Source:MediLexicon
Date:September 18, 2008
3-D MRIs May Predict Stroke
... accumulates on the inner lining of the vessels walls. As plaque builds up, the vessel narrows -- a process known as stenosis. Its long been thought that stenosis was responsible for most heart attacks and strokes, but new studies have identified ...
Source:Health Scout
Date:September 17, 2008
3-D Mri Helps Detect Patients at High Risk for St...
... Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto found 3-D MRI accurately detected bleeding within the walls of diseased carotid arteries. When major arteries are affected by atherosclerosis, fatty deposits -- or plaques -- accumulate on the inner ...
Source:MedicineNet
Date:September 16, 2008
Endarterectomy Alternative Found In Angioplasty W...
Main Category: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Also Included In: Medical Devices / Diagnostics Article Date: 09 Sep 2008 To prevent ipsilateral stroke in patients with symptomatic stenosis of the cartoid artery, ...
Source:MediLexicon
Date:September 9, 2008
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