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Journal of the American Medical Association 2008;300(24):2859-2866. Short Sleep Duration and Incident Coronary Artery Calcification From the Abstract Context Coronary artery calcification is a subclinical predictor of coronary heart disease. Recent studies have found that sleep duration is correlated with established risk factors for calcification including glucose regulation, blood pressure, sex, age, education, and body [...]
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University of Washington (UW) researchers have gathered evidence that dangerous plaques in blood vessels can rupture by overproducing protein-digesting enzymes. Plaques are fat-laden rough spots in the otherwise smooth walls of arteries. When a plaque ruptures, blood accumulates inside of it, a process known as plaque hemorrhage. The plaque enlarges and artery-blocking clots can form. [...]
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These are some of the best sources of medical information on the Web: www.mayoclinic.com Reliable, evidence based medical information. Well-presented, well-written. www.clevelandclinic.org Good collection of resources for heart issues. www.askapatient.com A tremendous resource on medication; consumers writing about their experience and side effects of medication. Information that you will not see on a pharmaceutical website. [...]
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New evidence was presented this week at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions in Atlanta strongly suggesting that even patients with the less severe forms of Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) do better with immediate invasive therapy. Those “less severe” forms of ACS include unstable angina and Non-ST Segment Elevation Myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). All forms [...]
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