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The FIB-4 score, a noninvasive marker used to assess liver fibrosis based on age, liver enzyme levels, and platelet count, ...
Myocardial ischemia, also called cardiac ischemia, is a condition characterized by reduced blood flow to the heart. A common cause is plaque buildup in the coronary arteries. Myocardial ischemia ...
Learn about the difference between myocardial ischemia and myocardial infarction. This article looks at causes, symptoms, treatments, and more.
Ischemic stroke is also called brain ischemia and cerebral ischemia. Ischemia is the medical term for “lack of blood supply.” The blockage is often caused by blood clots or fatty deposits ...
KUWAIT: In a pioneering medical achievement, Dr Ahmed Amir, Consultant Vascular Surgeon at Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital, has successfully performed the first arterial bypass operation in Kuwait and the ...
CHICAGO, IL—(UPDATED) Even with a few more years of follow-up, an initial invasive strategy is no better than a more-conservative approach for improving survival in patients with chronic coronary ...
Ischemia and reperfusion are relevant to many disease states ranging from the impact of diabetes on the retina to stroke, cardiovascular disease and kidney dysfunction. 1,2 However, the current ...
In this Healio Video Perspective from Clinical Trials at the Summit, Arshad M. Khanani, MD, MA, FASRS, highlights first-time ...
Gene therapy for sickle cell disease may help improve a major contributing factor to stroke risk in patients, reports a new ...
To investigate EPC kinetics during tissue ischemia, we assessed the frequency and differentiation of EPCs by EPC isolation from peripheral blood and EPC culture assay. EPC-enriched fractions were ...
Figure 1. An 81-year-old woman with long-standing hypertension and diabetes mellitus was evaluated for increasingly frequent and longer episodes of epigastric pain soon after eating. She grew progr ...