Adding surgical ventricular restoration (SVR) to CABG in selected patients with ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy, compared with CABG alone, can improve LVEF and...
Prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism (VTE) in the acute hospital care setting is substantially underused worldwide, a large international trial shows [1]....
Medscape's editors have gathered the most important news articles, accredited for CME, that received the most participants during this month. Take a look at...
Testosterone therapy lessens the gain in visceral adipose tissue and the loss of skeletal muscle in aging men who are not obese, Australian researchers report...
Baking soda has a lot of uses, but is there one too many? Perhaps, according to a retrospective look at >11 000 radiographic imaging cases in which sodium...
The risk of hip fracture has increased in diabetic patients in Taiwan, according to a study published in the January issue of Diabetes Care. "Diabetic...
"Remarkable" new data from two previously published studies suggest that high levels of plasma HDL cholesterol and large HDL particles are associated with an...
A majority of patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) still had poor diets one year after their diagnosis of CHD, a new study has found [1]. Although they...
Just over a third of MI survivors participate in outpatient cardiac rehabilitation programs, according to a survey of people across the US reported by the...
Results of a large case-control study suggest that current use of calcium-channel blockers, but not other antihypertensive agents, is associated with a...
The blood-glucose-lowering part of the ACCORD trial in patients with type 2 diabetes at especially high risk of heart disease has been stopped prematurely...
Persistent depression is associated with worse physical health a year after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS), according to a report in the January 1st issue of...
The use of thrombus aspiration to prevent the embolization of atherothrombotic debris during PCI results in better reperfusion and clinical outcomes compared...
Doctors and regulators concerned about the spike in off-label patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure procedures now have some numbers to fall back on. A research...
Coronary events in the Italian capital, Rome, dropped significantly in the year following a smoking ban in public places, a new study shows [1]. Dr Giulia...
Researchers studying the effects of beet juice on blood pressure say they may have discovered a new mechanism by which green, leafy vegetables and other...
After years of decline, rates of uncontrolled hypertension appear to be reaching a plateau for men and have actually increased for women, a new analysis...
A new Danish study, Steno-2, has shown that in high-risk type 2 diabetes patients, early intensive intervention with multiple drug combinations and behavior...
Results of a new prospective study suggest that the composition of plaques removed during carotid endarterectomy (CEA) can help predict the risk of subsequent...
Patients taking sunitinib (Sutent, Pfizer) will require close cardiac monitoring, a new study suggests. The drug, which is used to treat renal cell carcinoma...
Oncologists should be paying attention to noncancer-related medical problems in addition to focusing on the cancer, particularly those who treat breast cancer...
Preliminary findings from the ADVANCE trial provide no evidence that intensive treatment to lower blood-glucose levels in type 2 diabetics increases mortality...
US Medicare patients recovering from an MI would live longer, without costing society more money, if Medicare covered all of their secondary-prevention drugs...
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a fixed-dose combination of extended-release niacin (Niaspan, Abbot) and simvastatin for use in patients with...
A study published this week provides a little more evidence that the benefit of statins extends beyond their ability to lower LDL- cholesterol levels [1]. In a...
A survey in 14 US states has found that less than a third of adults are aware of all five warning signs and symptoms of MI and would call 911 first in the...
Unintentional regular daytime dozing can more than quadruple stroke risk in elderly patients and significantly increase their risk for other vascular events. ...
Vitamin E supplementation reduces cardiovascular events in middle- aged patients with type 2 diabetes and the haptoglobin (Hp) 2-2 genotype, Israeli...
Danish researchers have identified a link between type 2 diabetes in adults and gestational or type 1 diabetes in their mothers. In the February issue of...
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