Archive for the ‘Arteriosclerosis’ Category

Atherosclerosis - Heart Risk Seen in Older Marathoners

Saturday, December 2nd, 2006

Heart Risk Seen in Older Marathoners
New York Times - Rather, it seems that competitive exercise, like marathon running, may take a toll on some older athletes. Women are less at risk, he said, because they usually develop atherosclerosis 10 years later in life than men and are less likely to be marathon
Source: www.nytimes.com

If you do go sweet, venture into the dark
Salt Lake Tribune - The high-flavonoid group had better blood vessel function and lots of epicatechin in their blood. They also had no change in blood pressure or blood lipids. There is some evidence that antioxidants can even reverse atherosclerosis, or hardening
Source: www.sltrib.com

The impact of diabetes on one-year health status outcomes following
BioMed Central - Yet, patients with diabetes often have a high burden of coronary atherosclerosis [ 6 ], suggesting increased potential for ischemic symptoms. To date, the severity of angina following ACS in patients with diabetes versus those without has not been
Source: www.biomedcentral.com