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Chelation plus vitamins halved cardiovascular events in diabetics

Posted on: 26/11/2013 - 16:45

DALLAS – An EDTA-based chelation regimen for secondary prevention of cardiovascular events in patients with a history of myocardial infarction got a boost from a new TACT trial analysis showing...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Chest pain traits didn’t identify MI in women

Posted on: 25/11/2013 - 21:20

The telltale traits of acute myocardial infarction–associated chest pain may differ in women and men, but they aren’t diagnostically telling enough to determine which women with chest pain are having...

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

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

FDA moves to reduce or remove unhealthy trans fats from foods

Posted on: 07/11/2013 - 18:50

The Food and Drug Administration has made a move toward further reducing – or eventually removing – the trans fat content in processed foods, with the "preliminary determination"...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

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Chelation plus vitamins halved cardiovascular events in diabetics

Chest pain traits didn’t identify MI in women

Guideline authors, AHA-ACC leaders confident in risk calculator

New prevention guidelines bring welcome changes

Varespladib raises MI risk after recent acute coronary syndrome

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

FDA moves to reduce or remove unhealthy trans fats from foods

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