Diabetic foot (gangrene) is curable
Diabetes :: Diabetic foot (gangrene) is curable We Homoeopaths have been claiming about curing the diseases among ourselves since ages, but conveniently forgetting how to convince the other school of science i.e. allopathic world now claiming to be a modern science. This modern science with the help of other pharmaceutical companies and the world of [...]
Cancer risk from cardiac CT scans
Cancer :: Cancer risk from cardiac CT scans An analysis based on computerized simulation models suggests that the lifetime risk of cancer associated with radiation exposure from a computed tomography (CT scan) coronary angiography varies widely, with the risk greater for women and younger patients, according to a study in the July 18 issue of [...]
Same-day coronary angiography and surgery safe for many patients
Angiography :: Same-day coronary angiography and surgery safe for many patients Mayo Clinic researchers discovered it is safe — and much more convenient and less costly — for many patients to undergo coronary angiography and elective valve surgery on the same day, it is reported in the current issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings. ?We have [...]
MR angiography highly accurate in detecting blocked arteries
Angiography :: MR angiography highly accurate in detecting blocked arteries A novel type of contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography is highly accurate in identifying blockages in the arteries that carry blood to the brain, according to a study in the February issue of Radiology. “Contrast-enhanced MR angiography provided highly accurate information about the supra-aortic arteries,” said [...]
Catheter angiography may be an unnecessary follow-up to CT angiography
Angiography :: Catheter angiography may be an unnecessary follow-up to CT angiography Even in challenging cases, CT angiography (CTA) offers an accurate and rapid diagnosis for blunt trauma victims who may have aortic or great vessel injury negating the need for more invasive procedures, according to a recent study conducted by radiologists at the University [...]
CTA useful in detecting ruptured cerebral aneurysms
Angiography :: CTA useful in detecting ruptured cerebral aneurysms CT angiography (CTA) has a nearly 100% detection rate in acute ruptured, cerebral aneurysms, according to a recent study conducted at the Health Sciences Center in Winnipeg, Canada. The study consisted of 171 patients with acute subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) who underwent preoperative 3D CTA. CTA correctly [...]
Dialysis Via Fistulas May Help Young or Old
Technique is underutilized in the U.S., expert says A new study finds that people with chronic kidney disease, whether young or old, respond equally well to dialysis done through arteriovenous (AV) fistulas, surgically created passageways between veins and arteries to help in the circulation of filtered blood. In calling AV fistulas the “gold standard of [...]
