The findings showed that compounds found in the Sakurajima Daikon, or "monster," radish could help protect
coronary blood vessels and potentially prevent heart disease and stroke, researchers including Katsuko Kajiya from the Kagoshima University in Japan said.
The findings showed that compounds found in the Sakurajima Daikon, or 'monster,' radish could help protect
coronary blood vessels and potentially prevent heart disease and stroke, researchers including Katsuko Kajiya from the Kagoshima University in Japan said.
MVD was defined as the presence of less than 50% abnormal narrowing in two or more
coronary blood vessels at the time of the first heart attack.
The study also reveals that the exact cause of the condition is not known yet but experts claim that "surging stress hormones (for example, adrenaline) essentially 'stun' the heart, triggering changes in heart muscle cells or
coronary blood vessels (or both) that prevent the left ventricle from contracting effectively." Research reveals that the condition is more common in older women as they have reduced levels of estrogen after menopause.
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a rare non-ischaemic and reversible cardiomyopathy.5,6 The exact cause is not known but some experts propose a sudden surge of catecholamines which stun the heart and trigger changes in myocardium or
coronary blood vessels, or both, thus preventing the left ventricle from contracting effectively.
It dilates
coronary blood vessels and prevents angina.
Each volunteer had his or her heart rate and blood pressure measured at rest, as well as coronary vascular conductance, a Doppler ultrasound measure of blood flow through the
coronary blood vessels of the heart.
Transcatheter aortic heart valve surgery uses a small, collapsible heart valve, packaged within a balloon-expandable stent, similar to what is used routinely to open and reinforce
coronary blood vessels. Using advanced imaging techniques and only small incisions, the new valve is guided and placed through an artery in the leg or the chest wall.
"Not only can we see if there are areas of narrowing in the
coronary blood vessels, but we can also see areas of plaque build-up that may not yet be causing narrowing, but might nonetheless benefit from preventative treatments."
Many studies have proven that in large numbers of 5-6 year olds in the U.S., there is already evidence of cholesterol plaque formation in their
coronary blood vessels due to their high saturated fat diets and lack of regular exercise.
By carrying this gene vector into the coronary circulation, it should help the cells that form
coronary blood vessels grow.