The outcome of in-hospital ventricular fibrillation (VF) in children is better if the VF is the initial pulseless rhythm and not subsequent to a different...
Results of a study published in the June issue of Heart indicate that statins have a beneficial effect on mortality for community- based patients with ischemic...
Measurement of plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is cost- effective in patients presenting to the emergency department with acute dyspnea, clinicians...
The pathophysiology that contributes to progression of peripheral artery disease (PAD) differs between large and small vessels, investigators report. Cigarette...
Previous research has suggested that implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) programmed to dual-chamber pacing (DDDR) increase the risk of death and...
Mild left ventricular dysfunction (LVD) raises the risk of ischemic stroke as much as moderate to severe reductions in ejection fraction, a new study suggests....
Alone among selective cyclo-oxygenase 2 inhibitors (coxibs) and non- steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) evaluated in a new study, rofecoxib (Vioxx) use...
High B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels, above 500 pg/ml, have become accepted as diagnostic of heart failure, but levels in the "gray zone" of 100-500...
Among hypertensive patients, the metabolic syndrome has an impact on left ventricular (LV) mass and function -- more so in women than men -- according to...
Pulmonary embolism (PE) may be present in nearly a quarter of patients who die with heart disease, according to a report in the May issue of Chest. "The main...
Most patients with heart failure have renal impairment and the degree of dysfunction is directly linked to mortality risk, according to the results of a...
Implantation of drug-eluting stents (DES) seems at least as effective as intravascular brachytherapy for the treatment of saphenous vein graft in-stent...
Essential tremor (ET) that starts after 65 years of age is associated with an increased risk of dementia, particularly Alzheimer's disease, according to a...
Patients who start a rehabilitation program after having a cardiac event tend to have extremely low functional capacity, new study results show. The typical...
Aortic valve regurgitation (AR) is common after arterial switch operation to repair transposition of the great arteries, according to a report in the May 16th...
For preschool-age children with type 1 diabetes, continuous subcutaneous insulin pump therapy is a "safe, effective and superior" alternative to twice-daily...
Hispanic patients treated with verapamil or atenolol have better blood pressure control and fewer adverse cardiovascular outcomes than their non-Hispanic...
Blood pressure (BP) taken at home and 24-hour ambulatory BP monitoring yield similar results, so either can be used to adjust a patient's antihypertensive...
In apparently healthy people aged 55 years and more, frequent ventricular premature complexes (VPCs) are predictive of death or acute myocardial infarction,...
Gene transfer of an engineered transcription factor that promotes VEGF-A expression protects against diabetic neuropathy in a rat model, according to a report...
About one quarter of US eighth-graders from ethnically diverse backgrounds have high blood pressure and a substantial proportion had lipid abnormalities,...
Perinatal mortality rates have improved, but standardized birthweights have not changed over time in infants born to women with type 1 diabetes, researchers in...
Blood pressure (BP) predictors of cardiovascular disease mortality differ between younger prehypertensives and their elderly counterparts, according to...
Intimal medial thickness (IMT) is increased in patients with pheochromocytoma compared to both essential hypertensives and healthy controls, according to...
Suboptimal blood pressure control early in pregnancy plus compromised renal function combine to increase risk of preterm birth in diabetic women, a Seattle...
About one quarter of US eighth-graders from ethnically diverse backgrounds have high blood pressure and a substantial proportion had lipid abnormalities,...
Insulin pump therapy improves glycemic control in young patients with type 1 diabetes, according to a report in the June issue of Pediatrics. Continuous...
Enhanced External Counterpulsation Reduces Lung/Heart Ratio at Stress in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease Vol. 106, No. 4, 2006 Opens in a new window...
Increasing high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol independently reduces cardiovascular risk in certain patients, according to a report in the June issue of...
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