IMN || Cardiology

Drug combinations found to increase upper gastrointestinal bleeding risk

Posted on: 01/10/2014 - 08:00

Combining nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors increased the risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeding by up to 190% beyond the baseline risk found for...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Jury still out on effect of systemic psoriasis meds on MI risk

Posted on: 09/09/2014 - 15:05

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Results from some studies have concluded that treatment with conventional systemic or biologic therapy improves the elevated risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

COPPS-2 curtails colchicine enthusiasm

Posted on: 30/08/2014 - 12:00

Patients undergoing cardiac surgery who took colchicine had significantly less postpericardiotomy syndrome than did those on placebo, but this protective effect did not extend to postoperative atrial...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Typical risk factors don’t always red-flag coronary disease in IBD patients

Posted on: 25/08/2014 - 20:50

Coronary artery disease may develop at a younger age in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, even when they have fewer traditional risk factors for heart problems. A database review of...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

The Medical Roundtable: Heart Disease in Women

Posted on: 25/08/2014 - 14:26

Moderator: Ezra A. Amsterdam, MD Discussants: Jeffrey S. Borer, MD; L. Kristin Newby, MD, MHS FoxP2 Media LLC is the publisher of The Medical Roun

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

ESHRE writes first premature ovarian insufficiency guidelines

Posted on: 12/08/2014 - 17:05

MUNICH – A working group of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology drafted the first international guidelines for managing premature ovarian insufficiency. Once formally released,...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Guidelines, quality indicators found lacking for CVD in RA

Posted on: 11/08/2014 - 21:30

Rheumatoid arthritis increases cardiovascular risks as much as diabetes does, but guidelines and quality indicators fail to adequately address cardiovascular disease prevention for RA patients,...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Combined hormonal contraception raises VTE risk fivefold

Posted on: 05/08/2014 - 22:00

Combined hormonal contraception raises the risk for venous thromboembolism fivefold overall, with certain formulations increasing that risk even further and with thrombophilic genotypes raising it...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Early low-dose menopausal hormone therapy did not affect atherosclerosis

Posted on: 28/07/2014 - 22:00

Two low-dose menopausal hormone regimens improved some cardiovascular parameters in healthy women but did not affect atherosclerosis progression, even when started early and continued for up to 4...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Cardiovascular risk remains difficult to characterize in ankylosing spondylitis

Posted on: 24/07/2014 - 18:20

NEW YORK – Consistent evidence for a substantial increase in cardiovascular events remains elusive for patients with ankylosing spondylitis who have a broad range of CV risk factors. "We can...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

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