Friday, February 10, 2012

Cholesterol Videos

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  • Coronary Bypass Surgery
    The Coronary bypass procedure is usually called a CABG. It is a type of heart surgery that reroutes, or "bypasses", the blood around these clogged arteries. This video animation shows how this life saving surgery is done.
  • Bypass For Stroke
    Watch this video to learn more about a bypass procedure used to restore blood flow to the brains of stroke victims.
  • Better Bypass Surgery
    Learn more about a 'better' bypass surgery that uses a new technology to track the effectiveness of the procedure. 
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  • Keeping Arteries Open
    A drug commonly used to treat breast cancer is being used on heart stents, which may help prevent the over growth of scar tissue. 
  • Balloon Cuts Through Plaque
    A new type of balloon angioplasty under study in North Carolina cuts through plaque to prevent re-blockage.
  • Eat Away Clogged Arteries
    Learn more about a new type of catheter that is making angioplasty better for patients with totally blocked arteries.
  • Angioplasty
    Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) - often abbreviated to angioplasty - is a procedure to re-open a narrowed coronary artery. Watch how this procedure opens arteries.
  • Soy - Health Benefits Explained
    Read about the many healthy benefits of soy.
  • Soy - Many Forms, Many Benefits
    Learn how different forms of soy can lead to tastier dishes and healthier diets.
  • Diabetes As a Risk Factor
    Watch this video on how high cholesterol can put you at risk for diabetes.
  • What is Cholesterol?
    This video animation shows how cholesterol behaves in the blood stream.Cholesterol is a soft, fat-like, waxy substance found in the bloodstream and in all your body's cells.
  • What is a Heart Attack?
    This video animation demonstrates how a heart attack can happen. Heart attack or myocardial infarction is caused due to coronary artery blockage.
  • Cancer Drug Opens Arteries
  • Drano for the Heart
    Watch a video about how researchers inject patients with a lab version of HDL--or good cholesterol to treat heart disease.
  • Power Out Fat
    Watch a video on a new method of liposuction that can help reduce cholesterol.
  • Strategies in Treating Heart Disease
    Watch a video on new treatment methods for heart disease.
  • Medicine's Not-So-Silent Killer: Studies Under Scrutiny
    We depend on medical studies for unbiased information about our prescription drugs, but lately, they've been coming under fire. Is medical integrity and safety losing to the almighty dollar?
  • Targeting the Cause of Austism: Medicine's Next Big Thing?
    More children will be diagnosed with autism this year than cancer, diabetes and AIDS combined. Learn about three new trials that are trying to target the cause of this developmental disorder.
  • Three Heart Tests You Don't Know About
    There's a chance you've had a stress test and maybe even had an EKG, but you've never heard of these three tests and all of them can save your life.
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