Research Roundup- BWH Bulletin - For and about the People of Brigham and Women's Hospital
Research Roundup- BWH Bulletin - For and about the People of Brigham and Women's Hospital
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April 6, 2001
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In This Issue:
Gimbrone named new Chairman of Pathology
You Spoke, We're Acting
Charitable Goal Keeps Runner Motivated
Friends of BWH host Spring Fling
Pike Notes
OT Month
Research Roundup
Presentation to Senator Kennedy
Spring 2001 Computer Training
In a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association,
I-Min Lee, MBBS, ScD,
found that walking, or any other light-to-moderate exercise leads to lower heart disease rates in women. Even woman considered at high risk for heart disease, the overweight, those with high-cholesterol levels, or smokers experience the cardiovascular benefits of exercise. However, have no fear. Study co-author JoAnn Manson, MD, DrPH, addresses women’s complaints that they are too busy to exercise in her book, The 30-Minute Fitness Solution: A Four-Step Plan for Women of All Ages, to be published this month. In a study presented during the 50th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology,
Paul Ridker, MD, MPH
found that pravastatin lowers levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), which is a predictor of heart attacks. In the new trial, patients without a history of heart disease reduced their median levels of CRP by more than 13 percent by taking pravastatin, a cholesterol-lowering drug. In a study covered in the Boston Globe and USA Today,
Richard E Kuntz, MD,
found that radiation fails to keep arteries from re-clogging after an angioplasty where stents were inserted. Kuntz held out hope for future use of radiation because the study also found that radiation might actually reduce the risk of restenosis if people do not receive a stent, and newer techniques for delivering stents might make radiation also useful.