All aspects of cardiovascular diseases

Hi
Plaese check http://huizen.dds.nl/~mtebbes  it’s a big medical website
with lots of links. Please make it YOUR bookmarkfile

Hello everyone.  My group has developed a novel in vitro human
angiogenesis model, and we are looking for other interested parties to
collaborate with.  Our main interest is in angiogenesis as it pertains to
cancer, but we realize that the model has vast potential in other areas as
well, particularly cardiology and opthalmology.  If you are interested, or
want to know more, please email angelpe…@aol.com.  Thank you!
Don’t be fooled by the name . . . I’m not a bimbo, but I play one on the net!

I can find little literature on the side effects of digoxen.  Specifically, I
am looking for information on its effects on spermatogenesis.  Can anyone help?

Thanks
Fi

I work for an industrial gas company that also produces medical gases
such as oxygen, nitrogen, nitrous oxide, etc.  I am trying to quantify
the market for nitrogen use in health care.  It is my understanding
that certain surgical tools are pneumatically powered with compressed
nitrogen.  So far I have been led to believe that:

- surgical tools powered with nitrogen are usually saws;
– saws are usually used in orthopedics, neurosurgery, and cardiac
surgery, and;
– the trend is away from nitrogen and toward medical grade air.

If any of you have comments please respond.  I am trying to confirm
these assumptions.  Further, I am looking for contacts informed about
medical gases.  Any suggestions?

I am searching for an Electrograms Database from Implantable Cardiovascular
Defibrillator or other device like this. If someone knows some base, please
post me. Thanks.

 M.A. Perez Pascual
 E.T.S.I. Telecomunicaciones
 E-Mail: mape…@teleco.upv.es

       I am new to Newsgroups. I am very interested in obtaining info on
Tricuspid Regurgitation. My mother recently had her Mitral valve replaced
as a result of Bacterial Endocarditis and is now showing symptoms of
Tricuspid Regurgitation.
       Is this normal?? I know NOTHING about the subject….any help would
be MUCH appreciated!
                     Thanks;
                       John (sunho…@best.com)

Apologies if this is the wrong group.  Apologies for my lack of
knowledge in this area (I’m a computer engineer, and as if this wasn’t
enough, the little I know is in French making this e-mail a bit tricky
to write).

Down to business…

My dad had an artery blocked at 70%. He got an operation (taking a
piece of artery from the leg, and using this to replace the blocked
section). RESULT: Back to square one. They still haven’t fixed the
problem. (I think they where careless, but I’ll skip that part).

Now he’s switched doctor. They will now use some sort of "balloon"
(How is this thing call) to enlarge the artery, and then insert some
tube to keep the artery from shrinking again.

A few things that I’m wondering:

1. Why could it be a good idea to operate then, but now it is not?
Could it be that you can’t operate a second time on the same artery?

2. I’ve heard that this "balloon" solution had only temporary success,
and that it would have to be done again. How much better is it with
the insertion of the tube? Is the use of a tube a well proven
solution, or is it just experimental?

3. What kind of risk is there with the use of a tube? Could it move?
What if it moves?

4. Any pointer to reading material?

I realise that this maybe vague, but at the moment, this is the
information I have. It isn’t easy to get info from parents who are
pretty shaken up by all this…

Anyway, any info welcome. E-mail prefered, but I will keep an eye on
the newsgroup.

Thanks in advance.
—
  ,
Stephane Boucher, ing          s…@nortel.ca
– NORTEL –                     Tel: (613)763-9778
Bell-Northern Research / Recherches Bell-Northern

I’m writing a paper on Long QT syndrome and would appreciate any
current info on this heart problem.  Thanks

Access Patient Heart Records Via The Web – Business Wire

Find this article at:

NewsLinx Daily Web News

http://www.newslinx.com/

I am a (non-medically qualified) clinical psychologist.
I have a 69 year old male client who, for some four weeks, has complained
of severe pain in both legs, especially at night. He has a 25 year history
of CHD and "severely reduced cariac function". He has also lost some
28 pounds in weight over the past two months or so.

Does this picture paint a classical picture of a particular condition??
Should I be pushing for an assessment by a cardiologist?

His General Practitioner has put him on anti-inflammatories.