SOD supplement may protect against atherosclerosis By staff reporter, 3/14/2007 A superoxide dismutase (SOD) supplement, GliSODin, in combination with diet and lifestyle changes can significantly reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, French researchers have reported. SOD has a different mode of action to vitamins. First discovered in 1968, it is the first antioxidant mobilized by [...]
Monthly Archives: March 2007
atherosclerosis
Isis cholesterol drug lowers LDL levels
Isis cholesterol drug lowers LDL levels 26th March 2007, By Victoria Harrison Isis Pharmaceuticals has said new results from its monotherapy phase II clinical trial of cholesterol drug showed improvements in LDL cholesterol. Patients with high cholesterol were treated for ten weeks with 400 mg/week of the drug ISIS 301012. In this study, increasing the [...]
heart-disease
Hemochromatosis gene linked to stroke risk
Hemochromatosis gene linked to stroke risk Mar 26, 2007 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with a specific gene variation for hereditary hemochromatosis, an autosomal recessive disease associated with increased iron accumulation, have more than double the risk of stroke, new research suggests. Hemochromatosis affects how the body metabolizes iron, which results an iron build-up [...]
atherosclerosis
Experimental Heart Drug Fails to Slow Atherosclerosis
Cholesterol News: Experimental Heart Drug Fails to Slow Atherosclerosis By Marcia Trahan, March 26, 2007 Three new studies found that torcetrapib, an experimental heart drug, did not inhibit atherosclerosis, or plaque build-up in coronary arteries. Two studies’ results were presented March 26 at the American College of Cardiology’s annual meeting in New Orleans. A third [...]
atherosclerosis
Pfizer says new studies show higher dose of Lipitor slows atherosclerosis
Pfizer says new studies show higher dose of Lipitor slows atherosclerosis 26 Mar 2007 LONDON (AFX) – Pfizer Inc said results from two new imaging trials show a higher dose of its cholesterol-fighting drug Lipitor stopped the progression of atherosclerosis in patients with coronary heart disease or familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). The results are part of [...]
atherosclerosis
ACC: Atherosclerosis Impervious to HDL Infusions
ACC: Atherosclerosis Impervious to HDL Infusions By Crystal Phend, Staff Writer, MedPage Today March 26, 2007 NEW ORLEANS, March 26 — Artificially boosting high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels does not reverse atherosclerosis, though it may have some vascular benefit, said researchers here. In the ERASE trial of 183 patients with recent acute coronary syndromes, weekly infusions [...]
atherosclerosis
Crestor Effective at Halting Early Atherosclerosis
Crestor Effective at Halting Early Atherosclerosis This press release issued by Eurekalert says that an international study using ultrasound technology has found that the most potent cholesterol-lowering drug is also effective at halting early changes in the blood vessels that can lead to atherosclerosis. Results from the study were reported at the annual meeting of [...]
peripheral-arterial-disease
Detecting Artery Disease In Your Legs – PAD
Detecting Artery Disease In Your Legs – PAD March 23, 2007 New research finds it’s in your legs not your chest that some of the most subtle signs of cardiovascular disease can appear. The condition is called peripheral arterial disease, or PAD. PAD affects about 10 million people in the United States. In its early [...]
leg-pain
Peripheral Vascular Disease: Keeping the Blood Flowing
Peripheral Vascular Disease: Keeping the Blood Flowing 09 March 2007, By Steve Tokar Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) can result in “big trouble, and eventually lead to gangrene and amputation.” But not for all patients: Some grow new arteries when the old artery is blocked. Others do not, though, “and those are the ones who get [...]
leg-pain
Stents Prevent Peripheral Arterial Disease-Related Amputation
Stents Prevent Peripheral Arterial Disease-Related Amputation By Crystal Phend, Staff Writer, MedPage Today March 07, 2007 SEATTLE, March 7 — Angioplasty and stenting of small vessels below the knee are successfully staving off amputation among older patients with severe peripheral arterial disease (PAD), researchers said here. In a survey among 57 patients at the critical [...]