Estimating the prevalence and severity of coronary artery calcium (CAC) using data gleaned from nongated chest CT imaging improves risk assessment of postsurgical major clinical events before a patient undergoes noncardiac surgery, according to research published inthe October 10 issue of Circulation. The study results could improve patients' surgical outcomes, wrote a team led by Daniel Choi, MD, of New York University Grossman School of Medicine in New York City. Continue reading →

Introduction With the improvement in peoples living standards, increasing social pressure, decreasing physical activity, and an aging population, the number of deaths and incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) are on the rise every year, which seriously threatens peoples life and health.1,2 CHD is caused by stenosis or occlusion of coronary atherosclerosis. Coronary angiography is the gold standard for diagnosing CHD and guiding treatment options. Continue reading →

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Our vitality is centered in the human heart but heart attacks and strokes are two of its most deadly foes. Despite this foreboding background, there is a modest hero: aspirin Continue reading →

NodThera Ltd (NodThera or the Company) BOSTON, MA, October 16, 2023 - NodThera, a leading clinical-stage biotech developing brain-penetrant NLRP3 inhibitors to treat chronic inflammatory diseases, today announces that the first patients have been dosed in a Phase Ib/IIa clinical trial evaluating the potential of its lead candidate, NT-0796, to assess cardiometabolic biomarkers in obese patients with risk factors for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. This follows the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations (FDA) safe to proceed letter in response to the Companys Investigational New Drug (IND) application Continue reading →

An international panel of experts co-chaired by Jeffrey Carson, Distinguished Professor of Medicine at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, developed guidelines for new strategies which could help preserve the blood supply and prevent complications that result from transfusions. Published in JAMA, the guidelines recommend a more restrictive approach in determining optimal treatment for patients where red blood cell transfusions might be unnecessary. Continue reading →

Comb through enough nutrition research, and you can find a study confirming or rebutting nearly every belief you may hold about how specific nutrients affect your health. "Meat Increases Heart Risks, Latest Study Concludes," reported The New York Times in 2020 Continue reading →

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