Hypertensive disorders during pregnancy are associated with an increased risk for subsequent chronic hypertension, thromboembolism, and type 2 diabetes,...
Further evidence that even commonly used nonsteroidal anti- inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are harmful to heart-failure patients has come from a new study [1]. ...
Several research groups have identified new genomic markers in various cohorts that have an association--albeit small--with MI or coronary artery disease...
Data from a national registry suggest that outcomes at 30 days are better with carotid endarterectomy (CEA) than with carotid artery stenting (CAS) [1]....
A polymorphism in one of the genes responsible for metabolizing clopidogrel to its active form has been shown to be associated with an increased risk of stent...
A 10-year analysis of offspring patients in the Framingham Heart Study suggests improvements in lipid profiles, particularly beneficial changes in triglyceride...
It is not uncommon for young adults with stroke to be misdiagnosed during initial presentation to the emergency department, particularly if they experience an...
Sudden cardiac death occurs more frequently in young athletes than in previous estimates, but event rates are still relatively low, a new study has shown [1]....
"Progress" is the word Dr Patrick W Serruys (Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands), coˇVprincipal investigator for the Synergy...
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has joined lawsuits filed against Scios and its parent company Johnson & Johnson by two former Scios sales managers, who...
Background: There is uncertainty about the benefit of a higher loading dose (LD) of clopidogrel in patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome...
The risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) associated with air travel is low, a new review on medical issues associated with commercial flights concludes [1]. ...
Even low to moderate alcohol consumption significantly increases the risk for cancer, both overall and at specific sites, according to results from the Million...
Contrary to prevailing opinion, new research indicates it is not depression that raises blood pressure but the drugs used to treat depression ˇX a finding...
A possible new pathway in the development of heart failure has been suggested, by the observation that plasma levels of the novel protein resistin are raised...
One of the largest studies to date to assess the safety and efficacy of cholesterol-lowering drugs in HIV-infected people shows that statins and fibrates...
More evidence published this week suggests that the concomitant use of clopidogrel (Plavix, Bristol-Myers Squibb/Sanofi-Aventis) and proton-pump inhibitors...
If African Americans don't fare as well after an acute MI as whites do, as a lot of evidence shows, it's not so much because of any differences in how they are...
An assay aimed at myocardial intercellular adhesion proteins appeared to be highly accurate in identifying cases of arrhythmogenic right ventricular...
Results from the Avoiding Cardiovascular Events in Combination Therapy in Patients Living with Systolic Hypertension (ACCOMPLISH) trial, a large morbidity and...
In 2002 the National Kidney Foundation Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (KDOQI) Work Group defined chronic kidney disease (CKD) as the 3-month...
A model derived from a trial treating psoriatic arthritis has proven predictive of success in a broader psoriasis trial that did not measure arthritis. The...
Minimally invasive endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm can be safely performed with low reintervention rates, comparable to open surgical repair,...
Vascular risk-factor burden is associated with a substantially increased risk for poor memory performance in individuals with coronary artery disease (CAD). ...
A new analysis from the Familial Intracranial Aneurysm (FIA) Study suggests that small unruptured aneurysms in patients with a family history are more likely...
A phase 2 study of the novel antiplatelet drug SCH 530348 (Schering-Plough), suggesting it may be able to reduce ischemic events without increasing bleeding in...
Bioabsorbable stents have been billed as a "now-you see-it-now-you-don't" solution to problems like stent thrombosis and delayed vessel healing: two-year...
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