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New tool can detect small stroke-causing clots
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jul 7 (ANI): Blood clots in veins and arteries can lead to heart attack, stroke and pulmonary embolism and now a team of scientists has come up with a method of detecting the likelihood of small thrombi better than the current tests.
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Childhood obesity can later risk kids' arteries
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 1 (ANI): Parents, you may want to do something about your kids' extra kilos as a recent study has found that high blood pressure in overweight children can stiffen their arteries in adolescence.
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Now, assessing heart disease risk is within arm's reach, says study
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 16 (ANI): US researchers have found an important diagnostic tool in which peripheral arteries, easily accessible by ultrasound, may be useful for assessing a patient's risk for damage or disease in the heart's major blood vessels.
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Drinking too much may age arteries over time!
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb. 22 (ANI): Excessive boozing over the years might age arteries prematurely, especially in men, putting them at an increased risk for heart disease.
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