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(HealthDay News) -- A pulmonary embolism occurs when a blood clot travels from another area of the body, often the leg, to the lung.
The clot settles in the lung artery and causes a blockage that may lead to serious damage to the lungs or other organs. Pulmonary embolisms often are fatal.
The U.S. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute says there are approximately 600,000 people diagnosed with pulmonary embolisms each year -- of which about 60,000 cases are fatal. People most prone to fatal pulmonary embolisms have conditions that require long periods of bedrest.
Health Tip: Caring for Your Dentures
August 11, 2006 08:41:14 PM PST
Taking care of your dentures will help reduce the bacteria in your mouth and will help prevent those false teeth from becoming stained.
Dentures should be cleaned at least once a day with the appropriate cleaners and utensils.
Always use a soft-bristled brush made specifically for cleaning dentures, suggests the American Dental Association. Regular toothbrushes may also be used, but avoid any hard-bristled brush that may damage dentures. Your dentist can recommend an ADA-approved cleaning solution, but a gentle handsoap or dishwashing liquid is also safe to use.
Your dentures should first be thoroughly rinsed, then the entire surface brushed using the cleanser. You should be careful to brush gently to avoid breaking the dentures.
When not in use, the dentures should always be stored in water or in a soaking solution to prevent them from drying out and cracking.
ACE Inhibitors Good for Hardened Arteries
Reopening an old debate, Canadian researchers say that ACE inhibitors -- drugs generally prescribed for heart failure -- can help people with the "hardening of the arteries" called atherosclerosis.
A "meta-analysis" of three major studies done years ago shows a benefit from ACE-inhibitor treatment in terms of reduced deaths from heart disease and a lower risk of heart attack and stroke in patients with atherosclerosis, said the report by researchers at the Laval University Heart and Lung Institute, in Quebec.
Two of the three studies, involving nearly 30,000 people, clearly showed such a benefit, said Dr. Gilles R. Dagenais, a cardiologist at the institute and a member of the research team. And while the third study did not, it had flaws that open it to criticism, he said.
The two studies showing a benefit looked at the incidence of heart attacks, stroke and overall deaths from heart disease. The third study -- PEACE, for Prevention of Events with ACE Inhibition -- also looked at the incidence of procedures such as angioplasty to open blocked arteries in patients with atherosclerosis, Dagenais said, and that was "a subjective criterion, not a strong, robust outcome like death, a nonfatal myocardial infarction [heart attack] or stroke."
The conclusion, Dagenais said, is that ACE inhibitors should be prescribed "for patients who have coronary heart disease and also atherosclerosis in major arteries, such as those in the brain, if there are no contraindications and if the physician judges there is benefit."
The findings were expected to be published in the Aug. 12 issue of the journal The Lancet.
But to show that the debate still simmers, an accompanying editorial by two Italian cardiologists cited the PEACE trial results to argue against routine use of ACE inhibitors in such cases.
All things considered, the Canadian interpretation probably is correct, said Dr. Gary Francis, head of the Cleveland Clinic clinical cardiology section, who has studied the issue.
The meta-analysis of the three studies was done by a group "highly qualified to do such studies," Francis said, but "like all meta-analyses, it has some problems. It would be naive to believe that a meta-analysis would have power over a randomized, controlled study."
While "we don't think we have a definitive answer on the issue and probably will never have a definitive answer, the preponderance of the evidence is in favor of using ACE inhibitors for atherosclerosis," Francis said.
No cardiologist would prescribe the drugs for all such patients, he added. Some people might have an allergic reaction to the drugs, and some elderly people with low blood pressure might be made dizzy by them.
Still, "I have a low threshold to go to ACE inhibitors because there is a low price to pay for their benefits," Francis said. "They should be considered for all patients with atherosclerosis."
