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Carotene-rich diet linked to decreased artery fat levels: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A high amount of carotenes in the blood has been associated with less artery atherosclerosis and consequently a decreased risk of cardiovascular disease. These are the findings of a recent study published as open access in Clinical Nutrition by a group of researchers from IDIBAPS and the UOC
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DMK Minister Senthil Balaji to undergo coronary artery bypass graft surger
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"Dr AR Raghuram, Senior Consultant Cardio Thoracic Surgeon has advised early Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery. He is undergoing further tests to assess fitness for anaesthesia and based on the assessment, the surgery will be planned," the medical bulletin from the Kauvery Hospi
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Excellent 12-month results from SELUTION SFA trial presented at JET
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 31: 12-month results from the SELUTION SFA trial have been presented at the Japan Endovascular Treatment (JET) Conference in Tokyo. The objective of this study was to assess the safety and efficacy of SELUTION SLR™, MedAlliance's novel sirolimus-eluting balloo
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Researchers discover genetic risks for type of heart attack largely affect
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A team of researchers have identified new genes associated with an increased risk of a type of heart attack that primarily affects young to middle-aged women.
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Concept Medical's fourth IDE approval for the MagicTouch Sirolimus Coated
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Tampa (Florida) [US], May 29: The US FDA, on the 24th of May 2023, granted an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) approval for Concept Medical Inc's Sirolimus Coated Balloon (SCB) MagicTouch PTA for the treatment of Superficial Femoral Arteries (SFA). This marks the fourth IDE approval
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Remote monitoring lowers heart failure hospitalizations, improves quality
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The first investigator-initiated trial of remote pulmonary artery pressure monitoring discovered that it improves the quality of life and decreases heart failure hospitalisations in chronic heart failure patients.
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Remote pulmonary artery pressure monitoring lowers hospitalisations for he
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
In patients with chronic heart failure, remote pulmonary artery pressure monitoring improves the quality of life and lowers the number of heart failure hospitalisations, according to the first investigator-initiated study on the topic. The research was released in The Lancet and was presente
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Eternal Hospital performs successful Angioplasty with Orbital Atherectomy
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], May 18 (ANI/BusinessWire India): For the first time in the country, such a technique of angioplasty was used in the calcified blockage of the artery of the heart, in which the blockage was cleaned with a drill moving like the axis of the solar system (orbital athe
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MedAlliance enrolls first US patient into its third FDA IDE Study: SFA SEL
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 5 (ANI/PRNewswire): The first US patient has been enrolled in the SELUTION4SFA Sirolimus DEB study by Dr Arthur Lee at the Cardiac & Vascular Institute in Florida. This study evaluates SELUTION SLR™ in the treatment of occlusive disease of the superficial
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First heart transplant at Safdarjung Hospital, patient is under recovery
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
According to the authorities, the recipient was evaluated in the Department of Cardio Thoracic Vascular Surgery (CTVS) and Cardiology, and diagnosed with advanced heart failure due to severe coronary artery disease in March.
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Concept Medical received IDE approval to investigate safety and efficacy o
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Tampa (Florida) [US], May 1 (ANI/PRNewswire): The US FDA has granted an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) approval for Concept Medical Inc's novel MagicTouch Sirolimus Coated Balloon (SCB) for the treatment of Small Vessels (SV) in coronary arteries.
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Chinese leadership betrays its ignorance of Bhutan
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Archery is the national sport of Bhutan. The practice of archery leading to occasional accidents is not unheard of in the Himalayan kingdom. In 2019, a man from Punakha in Bhutan was airlifted to Kolkata with an arrow stuck to his aorta, the main artery that carries blood from the heart to t
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