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Link established between erectile dysfunction and calcified coronary arteries
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In the largest study to date evaluating erectile dysfunction and coronary artery calcification, researchers have determined that men with ED are at a significantly increased risk of high coronary artery calcification scores (CACS), a known predictor of future cardiovascular events.
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In coronary artery bypass surgery -- also called coronary artery bypass grafting, or CABG -- surgeons graft a healthy artery or vein to a diseased coronary artery, beyond the areas that are blocked by plaques. This procedure allows blood to bypass the diseased part of the artery, and improves the supply of blood the heart muscle.
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Men with HIV Appear More Likely to Develop Heart Disease
A study that will appear in an upcoming issue of AIDS presents data that suggests HIV positive men have a significantly higher risk of plaque accumulation in the coronary arteries than do HIV negative men. This trend is a particularly important finding since people with HIV are living longer because of HIV medications. Ironically, many of those HIV medications have been found to increase the risk of coronary heart disease in HIV positive men. Over all, the study found the presence of coronary atherosclerosis (plaque) was higher in HIV-positive men than their HIV-negative counterparts. Fifty-nine percent of HIV-positive men had coronary atherosclerosis compared with 34.4 percent of HIV-negative men. This information means HIV specialists should be aggressive when identifying and treating ot...
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President Bill Clinton, Stents, and Coronary Artery Disease
Curuios about the procedure that President Bill Clinton underwent on Thursday?President Clinton's heart pain came from a clogged artery. The procedure to unclog the artery is called angioplasty, during which wire-mesh tubes called stents are installed to keep the artery open. Read about it here.WebMD has a cool animation that makes the process clear. Go to this page, and under the headline "Illustrated Guide to Coronary Artery Disease," click the tab called "Treatment." That will bring up animations that illustrate angioplasty and stent installation.The good news is that this procedure is a common one, with very high chances of an excellent outcome.
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea is Associated with an Increased Coronary Heart Disease
Clinic-based observational studies in men have reported that obstructive sleep apnea is associated with an increased incidence of coronary heart disease. The objective of this study was to assess the relation of obstructive sleep apnea to incident coronary heart disease and heart failure in a general community sample of adult men and women. A total [...]
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Acute myocardial infarction and anorexia nervosa
A case of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in a patient with anorexia nervosa is presented.Clinlcal records, electrocardiogram, echocardiogram and coronary angiogram data of a patient with anorexia nervosa, presenting with AMI were evaluated. A Pubmed literature search was used to review cardiac complications of anorexia nervosa.The patient presented with an anterior ST elevation AMI. She underwent emergent coronary angiography with successful reperfusion of a 100% occluded proximal left anterior descending coronary artery.Anorexia nervosa is an eatlng disorder affectlng mainly female adolescents. Eating disorders carry the highest mortality rate compared to other psychiatric conditions (Caslero and Frishman, Cardiol Rev 14, 227-231, 2006). It is reported that 80% of patients with a...
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