“I took the exams late - said the former cycling champion Mario Cipollini - what a mistake! Certain things should not be neglected ... prevention is everything; people have to understand it ”. (by Nicola Simonetti) Three out of 10 Italians who have already had a heart accident and who do not take the prescribed drugs do not understand [...]
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(by Nicola Simonetti) Doctors from the Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas returned, 3D printed, the heart they had taken from a patient and replaced with another transplanted one. That heart was badly damaged so it had to be replaced. Now the "gift" of the old heart in 3D will serve his [...]
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Women - diabetes and heart, a self-maintaining and progressing bond. And not only. (by Nicola Simonetti) The risk of death in diabetic women is five times greater than in non-diabetic women and twice as much as in men with diabetes. Cardiovascular diseases, thanks to immediate help, new therapies and [...]
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(by Nicola Simonetti) Having a high level of cholesterol in the blood (hypercholesterolemia) means strongly risking atherosclerosis, an open door to the entry of one or more serious cardiovascular events. It is essential to identify hypercholesterolemics and treat them immediately, to prevent the consequences deriving from that unwelcome excess guest. "There is a considerable share of Italians exposed to a [...]
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Beta-glucan is a fiber found in barley flour and would be particularly effective in keeping the heart healthy. Hence the experimentation with a special pasta made from durum wheat semolina and barley flour. The special pasta has been successfully tested on mice. functional call has been shown to stimulate the formation of natural 'by-passes', which [...]
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