HOSP || Cardiovascular Disease

VIDEO: Late-life hypertension may reduce dementia risk

Posted on: 18/07/2014 - 19:55

COPENHAGEN – When it comes to treatment of hypertension, perhaps not all age groups should be treated equally, according to findings from a study of very elderly patients. <link...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Consider cognitive function in elderly before surgery

Posted on: 16/07/2014 - 22:00

COPENHAGEN – Almost half of patients with mild cognitive impairment progressed to dementia within 1 year of undergoing either arthroplasty or coronary angiography, according to a small Australian...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Consider cognitive function in elderly before surgery

Posted on: 16/07/2014 - 22:00

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Systemwide disparities seen in diagnosis, care of women with heart disease

Posted on: 10/07/2014 - 18:40

MELBOURNE – Women with heart disease are frequently underdiagnosed, undertreated, and underrepresented in clinical trials, and experience poorer outcomes both from inpatient and outpatient...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Women benefit from CRT at shorter QRS durations

Posted on: 24/06/2014 - 20:25

Women with mild heart failure and left bundle branch block benefit from cardiac resynchronization therapy at a shorter QRS duration – less than 150 milliseconds – than do men, according to a report...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Empagliflozin improves glycemia, blood pressure in type 2 diabetes study

Posted on: 15/05/2014 - 17:45

Treatment with empagliflozin, an investigational sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor, was associated with benefits for blood pressure as well as glycemic control in a 3-month study of...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

FDA releases safety data on dabigatran bleeding risks relative to warfarin

Posted on: 13/05/2014 - 23:15

Current recommendations and labeling regarding the use of dabigatran will not change, based on the results of a large observational cohort study comparing the risks of the direct thrombin inhibitor...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

FDA releases safety data on dabigatran bleeding risks relative to warfarin

Posted on: 13/05/2014 - 23:15

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

FDA declines to approve IV antiplatelet drug cangrelor

Posted on: 08/05/2014 - 22:15

The Food and Drug Administration has rejected the approval of the intravenous antiplatelet drug cangrelor, suggesting that the company provide more data, according to the drug’s manufacturer. The...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: GERD may boost increase heart attack risk

Posted on: 08/05/2014 - 16:45

CHICAGO – Gastroesophageal reflux disease may constitute a heretofore unrecognized risk factor for coronary heart disease. In a nationwide case-control study of prodigious proportions,...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Late-life hypertension may reduce dementia risk

VIDEO: Consider cognitive function in elderly before surgery

VIDEO: Consider cognitive function in elderly before surgery

Systemwide disparities seen in diagnosis, care of women with heart disease

Women benefit from CRT at shorter QRS durations

Empagliflozin improves glycemia, blood pressure in type 2 diabetes study

FDA releases safety data on dabigatran bleeding risks relative to warfarin

FDA releases safety data on dabigatran bleeding risks relative to warfarin

FDA declines to approve IV antiplatelet drug cangrelor

VIDEO: GERD may boost increase heart attack risk

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