Women Are Less Likely To Make Lifestyle Changes That Favor The Heart
September 12, 2007 by Kendra James, RN
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Come on ladies, don’t let me down! I am so disappointed by the following research findings…
Researchers at University of Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas found that women with a family history of heart disease were less likely than men to change habits such as smoking and infrequent physical activity. In fact, they were more likely to engage in lifestyle choices that increase their risk of heart disease than are women who didn’t report a history of heart disease.
Seriously speaking, we need to be smarter than that. If you know what a risk factor is, which I know most …read more
A New Device To Treat Patient’s With Chronic Congestive Heart Failure
August 6, 2007 by Kendra James, RN
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Researcher’s at UT Southwestern Medical Center are studying a new device to treat chronic congestive heart failure. The system uses catheter’s and a very small external pump.
The Cancion System, manufactured by Orqis Medical Corp., is a pump device that is introduced into the body via catheters inserted through tiny incisions in the groin. Once placed, the pump draws blood from the patient’s iliac artery – located in the pelvis – into a small external pump. From there, the blood goes through another catheter placed in the heart’s descending aorta, where it is re-introduced for continuous blood flow.
Thus it will improve …read more




