Dr Andy Bodenham, Director of Critical Care at Leeds General Infirmary, discusses the results of the GALA trial (General versus Local Anaesthesia for Carotid Surgery) just published in The Lancet.
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www.waterhealstheworld.com Serrapeptase is apparently active in the cleaning of coronary arteries from occluding layers. Serrapeptase is an enzyme produced by serratia bacteria living on silkworms. With this enzyme the worms melt a hole out of the cocoon. Unlike other enzymes in the field of biology, Serrapeptase dissolves dead tissue like or fibrinoid layers in the arteries which chemically could be compared to silk. A special problem in todays civilized society is occluding processes in the carotid arteries of the neck. Serrapeptase can be used in cases of severe narrowing of the carotid arteries. Often in patients showing severe symptoms due to the narrowing, including amaurosis fugax (intermittent blindness). The therapeutic results are excellent, certainly lifesaving. It is, however, mandatory that the therapy be conducted for a very long time. The first reliable results can be expected after 6-8 months. Even after month 18, after the onset of the therapy, the patients are improving. Serrapeptase has been found to be an extraordinary substance for safety removing fibrous blockages from coronary arteries, particularly the carotid arteries found in the neck, which supply blood brain. Serrapeptase is a natural enzyme produced by serratia bacteria living in silkworms. Once the silkworm has completed its transformation into a moth, it uses this substance to melt a hole in its cocoon, so that it can escape. http www.waterhealstheworld.com
Choosing a fellowship is an exciting, albeit stressful time in a young surgeons career. An applicant should look for a program that has an adequate volume and distribution of surgical and interventional procedures. That is, infra-renal aortic and thoracic stentgrafts, diagnostic and therapeutic peripheral interventions, open aortic reconstructions, infrainguinal bypass, and carotid-based procedures, including carotid stenting. Each program will have a different distribution as well as an increased participation in either open or endovascular treatments.
A description of carotid intimal thickness technology by Manuel Abella MD, FACC, FCCP, a Board Certified Cardiologist, and member of Elite Health, and South Florida Cardiology Associates 305-221-6161