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Combining calcium scoring and SPECT imaging gives more accurate read on patients' heart risk
2009 NOV 16 ... the American College of Cardiology (JACC). The authors recommend adding coronary artery calcium score (CACS) testing in patients with a normal single-photon emission computed tomography ...
Subject: American College of Cardiology
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Data on atherosclerosis detailed by researchers at German Heart Center
2009 NOV 9 ... To study the association of exercise stress-test variables with the coronary artery calcium (CAC) burden in relation to age, sex and traditional RF in subjects without known ... a bicycle stress test was performed and the electron beam CT-based CAC-Agatston score was quantified. Exercise capacity, chronotropic response and an abnormal HR recovery ...
Subject: Atherosclerosis
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Investigators at San Diego State University publish new data on atherosclerosis
2009 NOV 1 ... cohort who underwent computed tomography of the chest for coronary artery calcium (CAC) and thoracic aortic calcium (TAC). SEP was represented by a composite of ... by a composite of self-reported education and income. Acculturation was a composite score, including language spoken at home, generation, and years of ''exposure'' to U.S. ...
Subject: Atherosclerosis
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New Affordable Nutrition Index is First Measurement Tool to Evaluate Affordable Nutrition
2009 NOV 3 ... a food score based on nine essential nutrients to encourage (protein, fiber, iron, calcium, potassium, magnesium, and vitamins A, C and E) and three nutrients to limit: saturated ...
Subject: Campbell Soup Company
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New angiology study results reported from Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Radiology
2009 NOV 1 ... Current study results from the report, 'Quantitative relationship between coronary calcium content and coronary flow reserve as assessed by integrated PET/CT imaging,' have been ... PET/CT and CAC scoring who showed normal myocardial perfusion." "The CAC score, resting and hyperemic myocardial blood flow (MBF), coronary flow reserve (CFR) and ...
Subject: Angiology
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New bone research from University of Calgary described
2009 NOV 23 ... whether open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) plus an injectable bioresorbable calcium phosphate paste (alpha-BSM [bone substitute material]) is superior to ORIF alone in the ... the SF-36 and lower extremity measure every 6 months, and the Oral Analog Scale (OAS) score at 2 years. There was no difference between the groups in the degree of collapse of ...
Subject: Bone Research
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New breast cancer study findings recently were reported by S.L. Hines and co-researchers
2009 NOV 2 ... BC completing tamoxifen were treated with daily letrozole 2.5 mg/vitamin D 400 I.U., calcium 500 mg twice daily and were randomized to upfront or delayed zoledronic acid 4 mg every ... the delayed arm were only given zoledronic acid if they developed a post-baseline BMD T score <-2.0 or had a fracture. The primary endpoint was the mean percent change in lumbar ...
Subject: Breast Cancer
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New findings from Hiroshima University in the area of angiology published
2009 NOV 9 ... of computed tomographic value) and to assess variability in repeated coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring on prospective electrocardiographically triggered 64-detctor computed ... 0.091 HU/ (kg/m(2)), indicated optimal control. The interscan variability for Agatston score, volume,and mass in patients with CAC (n = 300) was 13% (median, 8%), 12% (median, 7%), ...
Subject: Angiology
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New kidney disease research has been reported by scientists at University of Alberta
2009 NOV 9 ... was reported in five trials involving 469 patients; the difference in the change in the calcium score from baseline to follow-up among subjects taking non-calcium-based binders versus ...
Subject: Kidney Disease
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New urology findings from Y.M.F. Marickar and co-researchers published
2009 NOV 1 ... (1), passer (2), multiple organs (2), multiple number (2), incomplete removal (5), serum calcium (3), serum phosphorus (1), serum magnesium (1), serum creatinine (1), serum uric acid ... 500 stone patients were studied to find out the various possible risk factors. The total score of the index was fixed as 100. Forty three variables were used to calculate the index, ...
Subject: Urology
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Research by M.J. Budoff and colleagues in infarction provides new insights
2009 NOV 23 ... According to a study from the United States, "Elevated coronary artery calcium (CAC) is a marker for increase risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). Although most CHD ... the characteristics associated with incident CHD events in the setting of minimal (score 10) or absent CAC (score of zero). Asymptomatic participants in the MESA (N = 6,809) ...
Subject: Infarction
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Research results from A.J. Taylor and colleagues update understanding of life sciences
2009 NOV 1 ... syndrome has been associated with increased likelihood and extent of coronary artery calcium (CAC). The authors examined the relationship of cardiometabolic syndrome to CAC ... researchers concluded: "Cardiometabolic syndrome is associated with the baseline CAC score, and independently associated with the progression of CAC over 4 years." ...
Subject: Life Sciences
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Researchers at Seoul National University, College of Medicine publish new data on cardiovascular disease in women
2009 NOV 1 ... of the femur and the lumbar spine (L-spine) were negatively associated with the coronary calcium score (CCS) after adjusting for age in women but not in men. This inverse correlation was ...
Subject: Cardiovascular Disease
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Scientists at University Medical Center publish research in osteoarthritis
2009 NOV 2 ... differentiation is a key step in endochondral ossification that produces basic calcium phosphates (BCPs). Although chondrocyte hypertrophy has been associated with ... Its extent correlated significantly with the Hospital for Special Surgery knee score but not with age. FE-SEM analysis showed that BCPs, rather than CPPD, were the prominent ...
Subject: Osteoarthritis
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Scientists at University of Hong Kong, Department of Diagnostic Radiology target atherosclerosis
2009 NOV 2 ... RA patients and 85 age-and sex-matched controls. Arterial calcification as determined by calcium score (CS) were measured using multi-detector computed tomography in thoracic aorta, coronary ...
Subject: Atherosclerosis
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Study results from University of Hong Kong provide new insights into cardiovascular
2009 NOV 23 ... is unknown." "Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) measured arterial calcium score (CS) reflecting underlying atherosclerosis and is closely associated with cardiovascular ...
Subject: Cardiovascular
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