CHEST || Cardiovascular Disease

Advanced age no barrier to aggressive heart attack treatment

Posted on: 28/03/2015 - 19:02

SAN DIEGO – Patients aged 80 years and older benefit from more invasive early treatment after non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction or unstable ang... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Brief, light exercise could cut cardiovascular deaths in elderly

Posted on: 18/02/2015 - 21:00

Among elderly adults with limited mobility, even very short periods of light daily exercise might significantly cut 10-year risk of heart attack or co... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Overanticoagulation in AF boosts dementia risk

Posted on: 06/01/2015 - 17:16

CHICAGO – Patients with atrial fibrillation who frequently have a supratherapeutic international normalized ratio are at sharply increased risk for ... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Aspirin’s benefits may be blunted in African American women

Posted on: 14/07/2014 - 20:50

CHICAGO – Postmenopausal African American women with subclinical atherosclerosis appear to be more resistant to the anti-inflammatory effects of daily aspirin than their white counterparts. In a...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Women benefit from CRT at shorter QRS durations

Posted on: 24/06/2014 - 20:25

Women with mild heart failure and left bundle branch block benefit from cardiac resynchronization therapy at a shorter QRS duration – less than 150 milliseconds – than do men, according to a report...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Apixiban for VTE reduced subsequent hospitalizations

Posted on: 09/05/2014 - 20:00

WASHINGTON – Treating acute venous thromboembolism with the fixed-dose oral factor Xa inhibitor apixaban significantly reduces subsequent all-cause hospitalizations, compared with conventional...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Physical inactivity is the top factor for heart disease in women

Posted on: 08/05/2014 - 23:30

Physical inactivity in women aged 30 years and older has a greater impact on the risk of developing heart disease than any other major risk factor, according to an Australian study published today in...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Physical inactivity is the top factor for heart disease in women

Posted on: 08/05/2014 - 23:30

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Mortality nearly halved with dual antiplatelet therapy in severe PAD

Posted on: 23/04/2014 - 16:15

WASHINGTON – Long-term dual-antiplatelet therapy may provide a mortality benefit over aspirin alone in patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease. In an observational study of 629 patients...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Complication rates decline among diabetes patients

Posted on: 16/04/2014 - 22:00

The rate of diabetes-related myocardial infarction has fallen almost 68% since 1990, according to an analysis of several federal data sources. From 1990 to 2010, the rate of acute MI among adults...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Advanced age no barrier to aggressive heart attack treatment

Brief, light exercise could cut cardiovascular deaths in elderly

Overanticoagulation in AF boosts dementia risk

Aspirin’s benefits may be blunted in African American women

Women benefit from CRT at shorter QRS durations

Apixiban for VTE reduced subsequent hospitalizations

Physical inactivity is the top factor for heart disease in women

Physical inactivity is the top factor for heart disease in women

Mortality nearly halved with dual antiplatelet therapy in severe PAD

Complication rates decline among diabetes patients

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