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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

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

AHA-ACC experts defend new risk formula in presser

Posted on: 18/11/2013 - 22:06

The recent prevention guidelines issued by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology became the center of some controversy during AHA's annual meeting, when word got out...

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

CORAL: No added benefit with renal stenting vs. medication alone

Posted on: 18/11/2013 - 21:00

Adding renal-artery stenting to comprehensive medical therapy did not confer significant benefit with respect to the prevention of clinical events in patients with atherosclerotic renal-artery...

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

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

Combined angiotensin inhibition raises hyperkalemia, acute kidney injury risks

Posted on: 11/11/2013 - 22:15

ATLANTA – The combined use of an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor and an angiotensin receptor blocker was associated with an increased risk of hyperkalemia and acute kidney injury in patients...

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

CVD more prevalent in chronic kidney disease patients

Posted on: 06/11/2013 - 20:25

Cardiovascular disease burden is much greater among elderly patients with chronic kidney disease than in those without, the

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

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