Cardiology
CARDIOLOGY
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Foam Sclerotherapy: Management of Varicose Veins
Foam sclerotherapy is a minimally invasive technique to eliminate unsightly varicose veins and spider veins. The procedure involves injecting a…
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Magnetically Controlled Robotic Thread Can Actively Glide Through the Brain’s Blood Vessels
MIT engineers have developed robotic thread (in black) that can be steered magnetically and actively glide through narrow, winding pathways,…
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Prediabetes May Sound Harmless, But New Research Warns That It’s Not a Benign Condition.
Prediabetes May Not Be as Benign as Once Thought People with prediabetes were significantly more likely to suffer a heart…
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Understanding Blood Pressure (BP) Readings: What is the High Blood Pressure Range?
What Do Your Blood Pressure Numbers Mean? Blood pressure is a measure of the force that your heart uses to…
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HARPOON Beating Heart Mitral Valve Repair System May Improve Quality and Frequency of Mitral Repair
Edwards Lifesciences has announced that the first patient has been treated in the RESTORE clinical trial, which will evaluate the…
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Hyperlipidemia: Etiology, Pathophysiology, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, Prognosis
Introduction Hyperlipidemia is a condition that incorporates various genetic and acquired disorders that describe elevated lipid levels within the human…
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Medtronics DiamondTemp Ablation System Receives FDA Approval for Atrial Fibrillation
Medtronic has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the DiamondTemp Ablation system which treats patients with recurrent,…
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Anatomy of the Human Heart
The heart is a muscular pump that provides the force necessary to circulate the blood to all the tissues in the body. Each day, the average…
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High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) at Any Age May Speed Cognitive Decline
According to new research published in Hypertension, high blood pressure appears to accelerate a decline in cognitive performance in middle-aged…
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Percutaneous Clot Removal in Acute Ischemic Stroke
Acute Ischemic Stroke On average, every 45 seconds in the United States, someone experiences a stroke. Stroke is the number…
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