• Surgery after a stroke due to carotid artery stenosis is no longer necessary for a large group of patients
    Surgery after a stroke due to carotid artery stenosis is no longer necessary for a large group of patients European research led by University College London (UCL), together with Amsterdam UMC and the University of Basel shows that a significant proportion of patients who suffer a stroke due to carotid artery narrowing can be treated with medication only. A risky carotid artery operation, currently still the standard treatment for many patients, may then no longer be necessary for this group of patients. This research, published today in the Lancet Neurology, may lead to the global guidelines for the treatment of these patients being adjusted.
  • Global first: MRI used in treatment of complex cardiac arrhythmia
    Global first: MRI used in treatment of complex cardiac arrhythmia Amsterdam UMC has used an interventional MRI (iMRI) scanner to successfully perform a cardiac ablation in a patient with ventricular arrhythmia, for the first time. Typically used for diagnosis, MRI is increasingly used during cardiac interventional procedures as it offers more visual insight. This global first sets a major step toward the use of iMRI as alternative treatment option for these arrhythmias.
  • Dietary shift after migration increases cardiovascular risk by altering the composition of an individual's gut microbiome
    Dietary shift after migration increases cardiovascular risk by altering the composition of an individual's gut microbiome An Amsterdam UMC-led study has found that migrants, this case from West Africa to Europe, experience a ‘clear change’ in their microbiome composition as compared to their non-migrant peers in West Africa, which expose them to an increase of cardiovascular disease. These peer-reviewed findings are published today in the journal Gut Microbes demonstrating that participants who lost specific groups of microbes or acquired specific new groups of microbes had higher rates of cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and poor kidney function.

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