Medical device maker St. Jude Medical Inc. on Tuesday said U.S. regulators had approved two models of its newest line of pacemakers that treat as well as...
Hearts demonstrate significantly distinct genomic footprints in myocardial gene expression arrays before and after support with a left ventricular assist...
Transplantation of autologous skeletal myoblasts may lead to improved left ventricular function in postinfarction patients with severe ischemic cardiomyopathy,...
Serum levels of nitrotyrosine, a specific marker of protein modification by nitric oxide metabolites, are increased in patients with coronary artery disease...
Surgical implantation of bone marrow stem cells into scarred myocardium in post-MI patients reverses wall and perfusion abnormalities, investigators announced...
Patients with positive troponin T tests, even if levels are low, should receive aggressive treatment to lower their risk of cardiovascular death, according to...
Bone marrow from adult mice harbors cells capable of differentiating toward functioning pancreatic endocrine beta cells, scientists report, and these cells are...
Results of a study using an experimental aerosol insulin device suggest that diabetic patients with asthma may need to inhale more insulin to achieve similar...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned travellers on Wednesday to avoid Hong Kong and the southern Chinese province of Guangdong because of the mounting...
High-normal blood pressure (BP) is significantly associated with microalbuminuria, according to an analysis of data from the Third National Health and...
For the past decade, decreased access to food, sanitation, medical and public health services, and severe restrictions of civil and political liberties have...
Septic shock is still a relatively common problem in the intensive care unit with a significantly high mortality, especially in the clinical setting of...
Insulin resistance and the metabolic impact of beta blockers and diuretics together increase the risk of myocardial infarction in patients being treated for...
Transcutaneous oxygen tension (tcP02) measurements on the buttocks during exercise provides a reliable indication of proximal arterial ischemia, according to a...
The investigational direct thrombin inhibitor ximelagatran is as effective as warfarin in preventing stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation, but does not...
Among cardiologists, one maxim remains constant: time is muscle. Now researchers report they have refined magnetic resonancy imaging (MRI) technology so that...
Intracoronary vascular brachytherapy is currently the only approved, proven effective technology for the prevention of recurrence of in- stent restenosis....
Results of two studies of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL- C)-targeted therapies indicate that attacking heart disease by increasing HDL-C levels...
Treatment with N-acetylcysteine (NAC) reduces the incidence of lithium-induced renal failure in a rat model, according to research presented Wednesday at the...
Serial assessment of coronary flow velocity in the left anterior descending coronary artery is feasible after reperfused anterior acute myocardial infarction....
Study Design To determine the impact of such advances in off-pump technique and technology in the current climate favoring PCI, investigators sought to compare...
Unlike left bundle branch block, right bundle branch block does not interfere with the manifestation of a Q-wave myocardial infarction. In lead III, the Q wave...
Hong Kong police launched a manhunt on Friday for hundreds of people who were exposed to patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), as World...
Preliminary follow-up results of the Comparison of Medical Therapy, Pacing, and Defibrillation in Chronic Heart Failure (COMPANION) trial, presented in a...
Nutritionists have long recommended increased fish consumption to improve overall health; however, it may be not only how much fish you consume, but how it's...
Therapeutic interchange programs, instituted by hospitals to save drug costs, may backfire in the case of statins. Some statins interact badly with other...
In a pilot study, a hybrid revascularization strategy that combines robotic surgery with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) suggests that the technique...
Ximelagatran works as well as warfarin to prevent strokes, but unlike warfarin, the investigational agent does not require blood testing and monitoring nor...
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