A new rimonabant (Acomplia, Sanofi-Aventis) study presented this week confirmed key changes in HDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels as well as improvements...
A new study has found that 80% of deaths connected to high blood pressure now occur in the developing world [1]. Dr Carlene MM Lawes (Clinical Trials Research...
A 6-year study has established an association between low systolic blood pressure (SBP) and specific types of cognitive dysfunction in elderly patients. The...
Patients with heart failure and those with advanced malignancies are similarly burdened by symptoms, depression, and quality-of-life issues that can be...
Isolation of the entire posterior left atrium improves the outcomes of patients who undergo the Cox maze procedure, the gold standard surgical treatment for...
HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) levels correlate with lower extremity performance in older nondisabled individuals, according to a report in the April Journal of the...
Interleukin (IL)-6, C-reactive protein, and macroalbuminuria are significant predictors of congestive heart failure, independent of obesity and other...
General Cardiology Title: Effect of Enhanced External Counterpulsation on Inflammatory Cytokines and Adhesion Molecules in Patients With Angina Pectoris and ...
Non-invasive, and easy to use, Cardiatec's Endotect could save the lives of thousands of people with heart disease. Israeli device holds out hope for heart...
A review of medical claims from managed-care plans in US suggests that clopidogrel (Plavix, Bristol-Myers Squibb/Sanofi Aventis) is frequently contributing to...
New data published this week suggest that an early repolarization pattern is not as benign as previously thought, with evidence showing support for the...
Results of a randomized pilot trial suggest that cilostazol (Pletal, Otsuka Pharmaceuticals), a phosphodiesterase 3 (PDE3) inhibitor, is as effective as...
Discrepancies in current recommendations on the use of various antithrombotics in the European and US guidelines for the treatment of acute coronary syndromes...
Carotid bruits detected by auscultation might serve as markers for heart disease, rather than detect carotid lesions and the subsequent risk of stroke, and...
Inflammatory markers are independent predictors of congestive heart failure (CHF) and likely reflect the link between obesity and CHF, a new study suggests...
A high-tech procedure that delivers radiation deep within the brain relieved symptoms in half of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder who got no help...
A generic version of clopidogrel is expected to be available soon in Germany, according to an announcement from Swiss pharmaceutical company Schweizerhall. The...
The author of a commentary published in Catheterizations and Cardiovascular Interventions (CCI) online March 26, 2008 is urging regulatory authorities to...
The US FDA has approved less ominous and restrictive language for the labeling of the echocardiographic contrast agents perflutren lipid microspheres...
A Quiet Breakthrough Beneath All the Controversy "Patented stem cell enhancer adds 3 to 4 million stem cells into your bloodstream, in one dose within one...
In men with and without cardiovascular disease, the addition of several biomarkers of cardiovascular and renal dysfunction significantly improves risk...
Long-distance follow-up of patients with pacemakers using an internet-based remote monitoring system is more likely to catch events that may be clinically...
When confronted with what the FDA terms a "recall" of their implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) or pacemaker, most patients would be willing to go...
The PROFESS trial used a factorial design to address several questions in a large population of 20,332 patients from 695 sites in 35 countries. The patients...
In a separate presentation, Salim Yusuf, MD, from McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, presented results of the telmisartan vs placebo comparison. ...
Physicians at this year's EuroPCR meeting had the chance to glimpse some of the first randomized clinical data on so-called "active" stents that promote vessel...
Long-term results from 2 large European trials suggest that carotid artery stenting (CAS) is as effective as carotid endarterectomy (CEA) in preventing...
For the first time, several research findings have been released to the media ahead of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2008 Annual Meeting...
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