medical student notes: heart attack cause & prevention

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

The cause of heart attacks is a lack of oxygen to the heart muscle. If to many heart muscle dies the attack is fatal, otherwise it makes a scare tissue.
Lack of oxygen comes from narrowing of the vessels called coronaries, wich are the arteries of the heart.
The narrowing is made of plaques of calcified [...]

Ochsner Stroke Treatments

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

In this one minute Ochsner HealthLink, Dr. John “JP” Reilly, Ochsner Cardiologist, gives the definition of a stroke and how strokes and the blood clots associated with a stroke are to be treated.
Duration : 0:1:0

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Medical Symptoms : Symptoms of DVT

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

Symptoms of DVT, which is a blood clot in the vein, include swelling, redness and hotness in the affected area. Learn about symptoms of DVT, or deep vein thrombosis, from a family practice physician in this free video series on health care and medical conditions.
Expert: Ken Savage
Contact: www.wearehdtv.com
Bio: Ken Savage is a graduate of Kansas [...]

Medical Symptoms : Late Symptoms of Hepatitis C

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Symptoms of hepatitis C include jaundice, water pooling in lower extremities and blood clotting problems. Learn about late symptoms of hepatitis C, which can cause liver damage if untreated, from a family practice physician in this free video series on health care and medical conditions.
Expert: Ken Savage
Contact: www.wearehdtv.com
Bio: Ken Savage is a graduate of Kansas [...]

Clot Busters in the Blood

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

The video provides another dimension into the ever expanding research and development in the field of bio-pharma.
Duration : 0:2:23

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Window expanded for stroke treatment

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

A new study shows that treatment with potent clot-busting medication can benefit patients up to 4.5 hours after they experience their first stroke symptoms.
For full story:
http://med.stanford.edu/news_releases/2009/may/lansberg.html
Duration : 0:2:36

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Clearing Up Blood Clots

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis researchers will lead a multicenter clinical trial to gauge the effectiveness of a promising new treatment for deep vein thrombosis, a serious medical condition consisting of dangerous blood clots in the leg.
Duration : 0:2:11

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Medical Symptoms : How to Recognize Symptoms of a Blood Clot

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Most blood clots happen in the lower extremities as a result of someone sitting for a long period of time, oftentimes when someone is bedridden. Recognize symptoms of blood clots, which can block the flow of blood to the heart, with tips from a family practice physician in this free video series on health care [...]