Posts by: Patricia Inacio, PhD

After reviewing results from a study suggesting that cancer patients who undergo chemotherapy and radiation therapies have a higher risk of suffering heart disease later in life, a leading cardiologist, Dr. Cindy ... Read more

September 14, 2015September 14, 2015

Human Gut Microbiome Composition Determines Obese Patients Risk to Develop Cardiovascular Diseases

In a new study entitled “Quantifying Diet-Induced Metabolic Changes of the Human Gut Microbiome”, researchers developed a mathematical model that predicts, according to our gut microbiome, how you will ... Read more

September 11, 2015September 11, 2015

Monocytes Respond To High Levels of Fat in the Blood Leading To Tissue Damage

In a new study entitled “Triglyceride-Rich Lipoproteins Modulate the Distribution and Extravasation of Ly6C/Gr1low Monocytes”, scientists discovered that monocytes, key cells of the immune system, in response to high ... Read more

July 24, 2015July 24, 2015

Age Protects Blood Vessels’ Inner Layer From Oxidative Damage

In a recent study entitled “Advanced Age Protects Microvascular Endothelium from Aberrant Ca2+ Influx and Cell Death Induced by Hydrogen Peroxide” a research team at the University of Missouri ... Read more

July 17, 2015July 17, 2015

Sternal Support Device Improves Cardiac Surgery Patients’ Recovery

The cardiothoracic surgery team at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC performed a clinical trial to evaluate the effectivness of a sternal support device in patients with a high-risk ... Read more

June 17, 2015June 22, 2015

Sternum Support Devices After Heart Surgery Decrease Risk of Post-Surgery Complications

In spite of the fact that heart surgeries have become increasingly common, with thousands of various invasive heart-related procedures being performed daily in the U.S. alone, the recovery from these surgeries ... Read more

March 26, 2015March 26, 2015

Calcitriol May Prevent Death By Chronic Heart Failure

New research identified the ratio of calcitriol (a vitamin D metabolite 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25(OH)2D)) to parathyroid hormone (PTH 1-84) as a new predictor of the risk of death by ... Read more

February 3, 2015February 3, 2015

Blood Vessel Calcification in those with Kidney Stones at increased Heart Disease Risk

A recent study entitled “Vascular Calcification and Bone Mineral Density in Recurrent Kidney Stone Formers” suggests kidney stone formers have higher levels of calcification in their abdominal aorta, a ... Read more

January 28, 2015January 28, 2015

Study Shows Elevated Hypertension Risks Among Chronic Insomniacs

A new study entitled “Insomnia With Physiological Hyperarousal Is Associated With Hypertension” reports that chronic insomniacs who are hyper-alert have a higher risk to develop hypertension. The study was ... Read more