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Mild coronary artery disease is gender blind

Posted on: 30/12/2013 - 19:55

CHICAGO – Men and women may not really be all that different when it comes to mild coronary artery disease. A prospective, multinational registry analysis found that 1.2% of women and 1.1% of men...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Evidence and expertise in writing medical guidelines

Posted on: 26/12/2013 - 18:20

With timing that defies coincidence, the American Society of Hypertension (ASH) and International Society of Hypertension (ISH) posted on Dec. 17 new <link...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Thrombosis precautions in IBD not met in two-thirds of high-risk cases

Posted on: 17/12/2013 - 14:15

HOLLYWOOD, FLA. – The relative risk of thromboembolic events is greater in inpatient inflammatory bowel disease patients than in the general population, but prophylactic treatment is still not...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Novel Watchman antistroke device backed as warfarin equivalent

Posted on: 12/12/2013 - 16:55

GAITHERSBURG, MD. – A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel has voted in favor of approving the

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

CPAP improves resistant hypertension in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Posted on: 10/12/2013 - 21:00

For patients who have resistant hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea, 3 months of treatment with continuous positive airway pressure significantly reduces mean and diastolic blood pressure and...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

AHA funds personalized medicine initiative

Posted on: 27/11/2013 - 19:42

The American Heart Association has set aside a 5-year, $30-million research fund to dig deeper into two large national studies in hopes of finding more clues to personalized treatment and prevention...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Advanced pacing slows AF progression in bradycardia

Posted on: 22/11/2013 - 13:50

DALLAS – Enhanced pacemaker technology sharply reduced progression of nonpermanent atrial fibrillation to permanent AF in patients with bradycardia and sinus node disease in the large international,...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

New prevention guidelines bring welcome changes

Posted on: 19/11/2013 - 14:35

The cholesterol guideline represents a major change for several reasons. Unlike any previous guidelines in the United States or elsewhere, the cholesterol guideline is truly process oriented and...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Varespladib raises MI risk after recent acute coronary syndrome

Posted on: 18/11/2013 - 21:00

Far from reducing the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with recent acute coronary syndrome, the sPLA2 inhibitor varespladib actually raised the risk of MI in an international randomized...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Intervention boosts post-acute coronary syndrome medication adherence, but not outcomes

Posted on: 18/11/2013 - 15:00

A multifaceted intervention was effective for improving postdischarge medication adherence among patients hospitalized for acute coronary syndrome but had no effect on achievement of blood pressure...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

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