Study investigates association between obesity type and obstructive artery disease in postmenopausal women THE NORTH AMERICAN MENOPAUSE SOCIETY (NAMS) CLEVELAND, Ohio (August 28, 2019)–For years, women have been told that weight gain could lead to heart disease. A new study indicates that it is the location of the fat that matters most, with abdominal fat...
Tag: <span>Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)</span>
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Scientists cut main heart disease risk locus out of DNA by genome editing
Microscopy image showing vascular smooth muscular cells made from blood-derived induced pluripotent stem cells. The Scripps Research team found that a deleting genetic risk factor for coronary artery disease rescued the health of these cells. Credit: Baldwin lab/Scripps Research Over the past decade we’ve learned that billions of people carry a mysterious specter in their...
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Could this protein protect people against coronary artery disease?
Patients with no obstructed blood flow in the coronary arteries had higher levels of CXCL5 (blue) compared to patients with moderate levels (green) or lower levels (yellow) of CXCL5, who had increased severity of coronary obstructions (indicated by the arrows). The buildup of plaque in the heart’s arteries is an unfortunate part of aging. But...