A mobile cardiac outpatient telemetry (MCOT) system that monitors cardiac rhythm continuously, spots arrhythmias automatically, and transmits abnormal rhythms...
n 1990, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) produced their first guideline for the management of patients with acute...
Obesity in middle age is associated with an increased risk of future dementia, according to the results of a 27-year, longitudinal, population-based study...
Hypercholesterolemia is more than twice as prevalent in HIV-infected children than it is in other children, researchers report in the April issue of the...
Pretreatment with corticosteroids seems to reduce the beneficial effects of colchicine in preventing recurrent pericarditis, new research shows. "Because of...
Treatment with magnesium is effective in preventing atrial fibrillation (AF) after cardiac surgery, but it does not affect hospital length of stay or...
In normocholesterolemic patients, simvastatin therapy after coronary stenting does not inhibit intimal hyperplasia and restenosis but does promote plaque...
In a study of non-diabetic African Americans with insulin resistance, the long-term use of oral antidiabetic agents was associated with an increase in aortic...
In older adults, higher coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores, an indicator of atherosclerosis, strongly predict the presence of brain lesions on magnetic...
The largest trial to evaluate intravenous magnesium sulfate in patients with rapid atrial fibrillation has found it enhances ventricular response rate control...
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Treatment with pyruvate can reduce the neuronal death and cognitive impairment that usually follows severe hypoglycemia, according to animal study findings...
Zofenopril is just as safe and effective as lisinopril as treatment for essential hypertension in elderly patients, according to a recent report by Italian...
The combination of ezetimibe and simvastatin (sold as Vytorin) is more effective than atorvastatin at lowering LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) in patients with...
In older adults, higher coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores, an indicator of atherosclerosis, strongly predict the presence of brain lesions on magnetic...
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combination of aspirin and clopidogrel is better than clopidogrel alone in preventing asymptomatic embolization in patients with recent symptomatic carotid...
Mutations in Clock, a primary circadian gene, are associated with obesity and metabolic syndrome in mice, according to a report in the April 21st online issue...
Of the various agents that are used to treat respiratory disease, oral steroids and theophylline are most likely to increase the risk of cardiac arrhythmias,...
The generally held belief is that the foramen ovale, the congenital opening between the left and right atria, gradually closes over time. However, this may not...
H. pylori linked to CV disease J Am Coll Cardiol 2005; 45: 1219-1222 Further strengthening the link between infections and cardiovascular disease, Japanese...
The Losartan Intervention For Endpoint reduction in hypertension (LIFE) study reported that a losartan-based antihypertensive regimen reduced cardiovascular...
Original article The PEACE trial investigators (2004) Angiotensin- Converting-Enzyme Inhibition in Stable Coronary Artery Disease. N Engl J Med 351: 2058-2068 ...
In view of the long history of the medical discipline of hypertension, it is noteworthy that the newest issue in hypertension is -- of all things -- high blood...
Hypertension has long been recognized as a major risk factor for several common cardiovascular diseases. The World Health Organization reports that the number...
Time for you to put up or shut up, don't you think? Surely you're better than simply parroting what you've heard from others. Is it your wish to be ...
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I didn't mean to pull your string and unleash all these postings. But none of it changes the fact that EECP is a highly questionable treatment that probably...