Researchers are using a natural material derived from seaweed to promote vascular cell growth, prevent blood clots and improve the performance of synthetic vascular grafts used in heart bypass surgery.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], November 8 (ANI/NewsVoir): Kauvery Hospital Chennai, a unit of Kauvery Group of Hospitals, a leading multispecialty healthcare chain in Tamil Nadu, today announced the successful treatment of a 60-year-old man with a rare vascular anomaly - Aneurysm of Persisten
UP CM inaugurates UP's first Department of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Vascular Surgery & Asia's first 'Pathogen Reduction Machine' in the Department of Transfusion Medicine, KGMU
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 27 (ANI/NewsVoir): In a first-of-its-kind surgery in India, Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgeons at SIMS Hospitals, Vadapalani, headed by Dr VV Bashi, Director and Senior Consultant - Institute of Cardiac & Advanced Aortic Diseases, SIMS, Hospitals, Vada
Coimbatore, Salem, Erode (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 10 (ANI/PRNewswire):On behalf of World Heart Day, Manipal Hospital Salem, organized a Cyclothon event - "Pedaling for a Healthy Heart" on Sunday in association with Salem Randonneurs, to spread awareness on maintaining cardiac health. Ud
Washington [US], August 27 (ANI): A substance produced by gut microbes may cause scarring and blood vessel damage in scleroderma patients, according to a recent study
Washington [US], August 5 (ANI): A team of scientists describe a series of studies designed to determine the relationship among insulin, fats and the vascular system and identified a new pathway in which the cells lining the blood vessels - called endothelial cells - drive the body's metabol
Washington [US], July 17 (ANI): Within our body, the vascular system provides a constant flow of nutrients, hormones and other resources, thus ensuring efficient transport. Researchers Komal Bhattacharyya, David Zwicker, and Karen Alim recently investigated in which way such a network is abl
Washington [US], July 5 (ANI): According to a group of researchers, redlining or the practice of illegal discrimination by a mortgage lender who denies handing out loans, is linked with heart disease and increases risk factors after they were banned. Health disparities have been linked to se
New Delhi [India] May 30 (ANI/TPT): Diabetes is one of the leading causes of Kidney Diseases. Approximately 40-60 per cent of new cases of kidney disease are secondary to diabetes. Several research and studies suggest that control of high blood sugar is one of the vital factors in slowing th
Norwich [UK], May 5 (ANI): According to a new study from the University of East Anglia and the University of Sheffield, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is superior to echocardiography in diagnosing heart failure and is a powerful tool for predicting patient outcomes, including death.
Oakland (California) [US], April 17 (ANI): According to a new study by the University of California, a compound found in turmeric called Curcumin helps grow engineered blood vessels and tissues.