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Many doctors believed until recent years that the buildup of plaque advanced inexorably to its conclusion, blocked coronary and other arteries. The deposits build up over years to narrow the arteries and promote the formation of blockages that impede and eventually stop blood flow, killing heart muscle cells and causing a heart attack. Since 1967, more than 20 studies from centers in the United States and Europe have indicated that diet and drugs tailored to the needs of a patient can shrink plaque deposits in coronary and other arteries. Like many of the earlier efforts, the new study relied on angiography, in which a tube is inserted into an artery in the leg and guided to the arteries that feed the heart, to detect changes. As a radio-opaque chemical is injected, X-rays are taken in rapid sequence to get an image of the coronary arteries

Implanted defibrillators implanted in patients with abnormal heart-rhythms have succeeded in preventing morbidity, a report conducted by Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City CA and Stanford University has concluded

A study prepared by the University of Washington shows that men are twice as likely as women to receive newer life-saving treatment for heart attacks

A new study has found that Enalapril, a new drug marketed by Merck & Co as Vasotec for the treatment of congestive heart failure, can prevent the onset of symptoms in the first place

According to a study by researchers at Harvard University, heart attacks strike short men more often than tall men because short men have smaller arteries that are more vulnerable to the damage from fatty deposits

Lung function is another possible explanation for the correlation of height and heart attacks. Earlier studies have documented that shorter people have less lung volume. Since the lungs supply oxygen to the blood, which nourishes the heart, compromised lung function could impair the heart, the researchers said. Shortness holds about the same risk for a heart attack as obesity and a family history of heart attacks, but less than untreated high blood pressure, smoking cigarettes, high cholesterol and diabetes, the researchers said. Heart attacks destroy the heart muscle that pumps blood through the body, and they result from a combination of factors. One is damage to the coronary arteries from the deposits of fat, which is known as atherosclerosis. A second factor is the blood clots that tend to form more easily in arteries that have been narrowed by atherosclerosis

World health officials plan to bypass animal trials and begin human testing of experimental AIDS vaccines in Rwanda, Brazil, Thailand and Uganda, reflecting an almost complete reversal of attitudes toward medical ethics precipitated by the disease's devastating effects in those nations

The CD4 tests were among those that Dr. David Ho performed at the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center in New York City to confirm the diagnosis of infection with the AIDS virus that was made when [Magic Johnson] applied for a life insurance policy. Johnson last played competitive basketball in France last month and did not play in the Lakers' opening games of the season. Dr. Ho was not involved in Johnson's case at the time, but he said yesterday he believed the psychological shock of learning he was infected kept Johnson off the court for those games. Tests showed that Johnson's wife, Earletha, who is pregnant, was negative for the AIDS virus. The fetus was not tested, but if Mrs. Johnson is not infected the baby will also not be infected

The CD4 tests were among those that Dr. David Ho performed at the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center in New York City to confirm the diagnosis of [Magic Johnson]'s infection with the virus. Johnson's aides are now checking for the records of the 1988 test. The results are important because it is important to know how long Johnson has been infected. In 1985, Johnson left the court because of an attack of shingles, also known as herpes zoster, a common recurrence in adult life of childhood chickenpox. Shingles also is common among people infected with the AIDS virus, but it is not one of the so-called opportunistic infections that leads to a diagnosis of AIDS

The CD4 tests were among those that Dr. David Ho performed at the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center in New York City to confirm the diagnosis of infection with the AIDS virus that was made when [Magic Johnson] applied for a life insurance policy. Ho said that he performed the tests over a 10-day period. The final results of some crucial tests were made known to Johnson on Wednesday. Other tests, including as a culture of the AIDS virus, are still in progress. In 1985, Johnson left the court because of an attack of shingles, also known as herpes zoster, a common recurrence in adult life of childhood chickenpox. Shingles is also common among people infected with the AIDS virus, but it is not one of the so-called opportunistic infections that leads to a diagnosis of AIDS