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Trial immunosuppressive therapy benefits outweigh long-term lymphoma risks in IBD

Posted on: 22/01/2014 - 18:40

HOLLYWOOD, FLA. – The benefits of short-term trial immunosuppressive therapy outweigh the risks in inflammatory bowel disease, but certain patient populations require more vigilance than others, Dr....

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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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

Statin reduces MI risk in ischemic heart failure

Posted on: 09/12/2013 - 21:25

DALLAS – Rosuvastatin appears to reduce the risk of acute myocardial infarction in patients with ischemic heart failure, according to a meta-analysis of two landmark statin trials. This finding is...

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

Guideline authors, AHA-ACC leaders confident in risk calculator

Posted on: 19/11/2013 - 18:05

DALLAS – In the face of high-profile criticism of the new U.S. cholesterol-management guidelines released by the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association on Nov. 12, the...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Anticoagulant edoxaban comparable with warfarin in atrial fib

Posted on: 19/11/2013 - 16:45

Two doses of the once-daily, oral factor Xa inhibitor edoxaban were noninferior to warfarin in preventing stroke or systemic embolism in patients with atrial fibrillation in the phase III ENGAGE...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Improved outcomes with CoreValve in extreme-risk patients

Posted on: 12/11/2013 - 16:05

SAN FRANCISCO – Transcatheter aortic valve replacement with the self-expanding CoreValve in patients at extreme surgical risk significantly reduced the rate of death or major stroke at 1 year, from...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Number of restless leg movements during sleep may predict AFib progression

Posted on: 06/11/2013 - 19:10

In patients with restless legs syndrome, frequent leg movements during sleep were associated with the progression of atrial fibrillation, reported Dr. Mahek Mirza and her associates. In their study,...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Shorter antiplatelet therapy after stenting found noninferior

Posted on: 01/11/2013 - 18:35

SAN FRANCISCO – Adverse event rates 1 year after implantation of a second-generation zotarolimus-eluting coronary stent were similar for 3,120 patients regardless of whether they took 3 months or 12...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Prehospital bivalirudin reduced bleeding with PCI

Posted on: 01/11/2013 - 14:15

SAN FRANCISCO – Giving bivalirudin in the ambulance to patients with ST-segment elevation MI before primary percutaneous coronary intervention significantly improved 30-day bleeding outcomes in a...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

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