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What is Peripheral Arterial Disease?
Dr. Sattesh Babu of Vascular Associates of Westchester discusses Peripheral Arterial Disease, who is at risk, why it is important to be screened and current treatments.
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VARICOSE VEIN UPDATE
HEART CAT SCANS
Fast heart CAT scans have been a screening test in limbo. The exact role and place for this exam, which is becoming more widely available, hasn’t been well defined, until now.
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BYPASS VS. STENT STUDY
STATIN STUDY
64 SLICE CT SCANNER
NEW STROKE DRUG
New drug Cerovive could help lessen the damage once a stroke has occurred. It appears to do damage control, and limit the amount of brain affected by stroke after it’s happened. Learn more about it in this two-minute video clip. Cerovive significantly reduced disability from stroke compared to placebo in a study that involved 1700 people. It works to insulate the brain tissue that surrounds the initial area suffering a stroke, so that the damage is limited. It might be used along with other medications that reopen blood flow.
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HEART CAT SCANS
BETA BLOCKER STUDY
ASPIRIN AND ELDERLY CONCERNS
BYPASS VS. STENT STUDY
Tonight we have some important health news that will touch many of us. Coronary artery disease is the most common cause of death in America. Doctors use two main methods of treating the condition: heart bypass surgery and coronary stents.
This study is important because it looks at the treatment of people with so called multi-vessel disease--where more than one heart artery is blocked. And the study shows, in most, if there’s more than one artery blocked, the way to go is with surgery.
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STATIN STUDY
Balloon Angioplasty
ASPIRIN AND ELDERLY CONCERNS
There is a warning out tonight by medical researchers that individuals over the age of 70 need to think twice about using aspirin on a daily basis.
It’s important to realize that as benign as certain drugs. Maybe, and even if they’re available over the counter, there are risks and side effects. This study says that those risks become markedly significant in those over 70…so much so that maybe, it’s not worth it to use it.
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ELDERLY AND HYPERTENSION
NEW STROKE DRUG
Artherolsclerosis
Arteriosclerosis is the build-up of deposits called plaque in inner lying of an artery. Plaque is made of fatty substances, cholesterol, cellular waste products, calcium, and fibrin, which is a clotting material in the blood.
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Balloon Angioplasty
Artherectomy
BETA BLOCKER STUDY
A new study shows a class of medications used for heart failure gets a passing grade, in spite of unwarranted skepticism about their effectiveness and safety to patients.
There have been several studies out now that justify the fact beta blockers can be of benefit to heart failure patients, in spite of the fact they slow down the heart. But doctors are still timid to use them, and this study aims to show them and patients they can be used without a risk of serious side effects.
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DEFIBRILLATOR STUDY
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