Frank says blood banks need to be prepared to change practice if those studies show that a six-week shelf life for blood is just too long. The study was supported in part by the National Institutes of Healthâs National Institute on Aging (R01 AG021523) and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01 HL092259-01).
Dihydropyridine-induced edema can be treated with an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or angiotensin-receptor blocker. Lymphedema occurs when a protein-rich fluid accumulates in the interstitium. Compression garments and range-of-motion exercises may be helpful in patients with this condition.
Nutritional supplementation may prove to be one of the most important components to ending edema and its many troublesome symptoms. Capisette provides those nutritionals when taken daily. Edema is defined as a noticeable swelling resulting from the accumulation of fluid in certain body tissues. The condition occurs when certain forces increase capillary permeability or interstitial oncotic pressure.