FPN || Cardiovascular Disease

HS cardiac troponin T shows MI rule-out potential

Posted on: 29/04/2014 - 22:30

WASHINGTON – Patients presenting with chest pain with a negative ECG and an undetectable blood level of cardiac troponin T on a high-sensitivity assay had virtually no risk of a myocardial infarction...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Chronic kidney disease may raise cancer risk

Posted on: 28/04/2014 - 16:00

LAS VEGAS – Patients with chronic kidney disease appear to be at increased risk for cancer, a study showed. A retrospective analysis of data on 31,896 participants in <link...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Men have more major complications after hip, knee replacement

Posted on: 25/04/2014 - 22:05

PARIS – After total hip or knee replacement, men are at higher risk than women for heart attack, infection, and revision surgery, according to a large database analysis. The elevated risk was...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

FDA proposes to regulate e-cigarettes, cigars

Posted on: 24/04/2014 - 22:30

The Food and Drug Administration’s long-awaited proposal to regulate e-cigarettes, cigars, and other tobacco products as if they were cigarettes does not go far enough to protect the public, and...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

High-normal HbA1c signals CAD risk in nondiabetic patients

Posted on: 24/04/2014 - 14:15

Among patients who don’t have diabetes, high-normal hemoglobin A1c levels (at or above 5.8%) are strongly correlated with the risk of coronary artery disease, according to a report published online...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Obstructive sleep apnea complicates atrial fibrillation

Posted on: 23/04/2014 - 21:00

WASHINGTON – About 18% of U.S. patients with atrial fibrillation also have a diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea, and the confluence of the two appeared linked to increased hospitalizations and...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

EXACT-HF: Allopurinol flops for heart failure

Posted on: 23/04/2014 - 19:25

WASHINGTON – Allopurinol has no effect on heart failure, according to results from the multicenter, double-blind EXACT-HF study. "In heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction and...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

LDL particle number advantageous in managing cardiovascular risk

Posted on: 23/04/2014 - 15:05

WASHINGTON – High-risk patients managed to a target LDL particle number rather than to an LDL cholesterol goal had 25% fewer cardiovascular events over 3 years of follow-up. "These new data...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Bivalirudin called safe and effective in HIT

Posted on: 21/04/2014 - 20:45

WASHINGTON – Bivalirudin is an attractive off-label option for the treatment of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, Dr. Lee Joseph said at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology....

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

A fib–associated stroke jumped 42% in 2000s

Posted on: 21/04/2014 - 19:57

WASHINGTON – A third more Americans were hospitalized for ischemic stroke in 2010 than 7 years before, and the incidence of stroke associated with atrial fibrillation grew even more sharply, up by...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

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