/tags/arteries arteries en-US Copyright Mon, 29 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2024-01-29/bsw-dallas-adds-new-fda-approved-option-for-resistant-high-blood-pressure Renal denervation uses catheters to modify a patient's renal nerves which supply blood to the kidneys. A talk with the doctor who performed the first procedure in Texas. Mon, 29 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2024-01-29/bsw-dallas-adds-new-fda-approved-option-for-resistant-high-blood-pressure Sam Baker /health-wellness/2022-09-12/houston-researchers-find-your-heart-arteries-may-play-a-role-in-long-covid Most studies of what causes symptoms of COVID-19 to linger on after the virus has passed focused, with little success, on the heart muscle. Doctors at Houston Methodist Hospital instead looked at the heart arteries and hit on a promising idea. ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôºâ€™s Sam Baker talked about this with the study’s co-author, Dr. Mouaz Al-Mallah, a professor of cardiology at the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center. Mon, 12 Sep 2022 10:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2022-09-12/houston-researchers-find-your-heart-arteries-may-play-a-role-in-long-covid Sam Baker /health-wellness/2021-11-15/tcar-a-minimally-invasive-option-that-reduces-the-risk-of-stroke-for-some-patients A 2018 study determined stroke was the third-leading cause of death in Texas.Carotid artery disease is a major cause of strokes. It narrows or blocks the arteries, on each side of your neck under the jawline, that provide the main blood supply to the brain. Mon, 15 Nov 2021 13:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2021-11-15/tcar-a-minimally-invasive-option-that-reduces-the-risk-of-stroke-for-some-patients Sam Baker