Two new papers published online November 1, 2007 in BMJ shed more light on the association between preeclampsia and cardiovascular disease, suggesting that the...
Further quality-of-life and economic analysis of the Occluded Artery Trial (OAT), reported here today at American Heart Association 2007 Scientific Sessions,...
A shortened, less-than-two-hour infusion of the GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor eptifibatide (Integrelin, Schering-Plough) following nonemergency PCI is just as...
The largest American observational study comparing two-year outcomes with drug-eluting stents (DES) vs bare-metal stents suggests that DES are just as safe, if...
Three new stem-cell studies presented on the final day of the American Heart Association 2007 Scientific Sessions--two positive, one negative--offer...
In what they believe to be the largest study to evaluate the role of parathyroid hormone (PTH) and vitamin D levels in predicting cardiovascular disease (CVD)...
T-wave alternans (TWA) testing did not predict life-threatening ventricular tachyarrhythmic events in post-MI patients with left ventricular ejection fractions...
New data suggest that renal replacement therapy (RRT) is underused in patients with heart failure (HF). This is the conclusion of a Mayo Clinic retrospective...
Using genetic tests as well as clinical factors improved the accuracy and efficiency of warfarin dose initiation, but the primary end point of a reduction in...
The Thoratec Corp announced yesterday that last month it initiated a recall of some of its implantable ventricular assist devices (IVADs) manufactured since...
New research links statin use to reduced cognitive decline, but it uncovers a curious phenomenon: African American patients who stopped taking statins appeared...
The Canadian team of cardiologists and surgeons who have pioneered much of the research into percutaneous aortic valve replacement using the Edwards Sapien...
Patients who experience allergic reactions to clopidogrel appear to benefit from a desensitization protocol that enables them to continue taking the drug long...
Pretransplant seropositivity for Toxoplasma gondii is associated with worse outcomes after heart transplant, according to a report in the November 13th issue...
New research suggests that folic acid before conception and during pregnancy helps prevent severe congenital heart disease. Dr Raluca Ionescu-Ittu (McGill...
A new drug for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) or flutter post-cardiac surgery--vernakalant hydrochloride injection (Cardiome Pharma Corp)--was...
Papworth Hospital can resume heart transplant operations after a review failed to find one single reason for a sharp rise in recent deaths, the health watchdog...
Uncontrolled hypertension likely has a direct effect on disability and functional status in older adults, even those who are stroke- free with no other major...
Current methods of radiotherapy (RT) for breast cancer possibly present some risk of cardiac toxicity, although its clinical relevance is uncertain, according...
Albuminuria, even in low levels within the "normal" range, is an independent predictor of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality, a new analysis of the PEACE...
A new analysis of data from the Nurses' Health Study (NHS) suggests that adherence to a Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH)- style diet is...
Among children with congenital or acquired heart disease, more than 1 in 4 is overweight or obese, according to results of a study published in the November...
A new study has suggested that the major benefit of the ban on smoking in public places is being seen in nonsmokers [1]. The study, published in the Journal of...
A first examination of the literature on the elective use of drug- eluting stents (DES) in the cerebrovascular circulation has found that they appear to...
Another study--this time randomized and double-blind--has found that flavonoid-rich dark chocolate might be good for the heart [1]. Writing in the November 20,...
There have been concerns raised in multiple press reports this week about delays in reporting the results of the first key study with the cholesterol drug...
Patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE) have a substantially increased long-term risk of subsequent arterial cardiovascular (CV) events, such as myocardial...
Significantly changing normal sleep patterns ¡X either getting much more or much less sleep ¡X increases the risk for mortality, according to a new study...
Children born prematurely exhibit subtle abnormalities of blood pressure regulation in childhood, indicated by a selective increase of nocturnal systolic blood...
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