| Two approaches
bolster heart-bypass outlook
Soaking a
transplanted blood vessel in artificial DNA or increasing the blood
concentration of high-density lipoprotein can help keep heart-bypass
vessels from clogging up after surgery.
References:
Foody, J.M., et
al. 1999. HDL predicts survival in post-CABG men: 20 year
experience from the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. American Heart
Association’s 72nd Scientific Sessions. November. Atlanta.
Mann, M.J. . . .
V.J. Dzau, et al. 1999. Gene therapy for human bypass grafts:
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Association’s 72nd Scientific Sessions. November. Atlanta.
Sources:
Victor J. Dzau
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA 02115
Joanne M. Foody
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195
Michael J. Mann
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA 02115
From Science
News, Vol. 156, No. 20, November 13, 1999, p. 311. Copyright ©
1999, Science Service. |