Hi everyone My brother in law has to have an aortic valve replaced, and I was wondering if anyone has had one and what he can expect. He is age 49 and was born...
Contrast-enhanced multidetector row computed tomography (MDCT), a relatively new CT imaging method, permits the safe and accurate noninvasive assessment of...
Multislice computed tomography (MSCT) has an accuracy similar to that of coronary angiography for detecting obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD), a new...
Home telemonitoring (HTM) may shorten hospital admissions for patients with heart failure, according to a report in the Journal of the American College of...
Although pioglitazone therapy improves several cardiovascular risk factors in patients with insulin-requiring type 2 diabetes, it does not affect coronary...
Insulin resistance and a genetic predisposition to hypertension work together to increase the risk of left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy in patients with...
A diet with specified targets for fruit, vegetable and dairy intake - - the WELL diet -- is more effective than a typical low-fat diet in reducing blood...
Roche's Xenical (orlistat) weight loss drug is significantly more effective than diet alone in reducing weight and improving cardiovascular risk factors in...
Pulmonary vein isolation with radiofrequency ablation appears to be feasible as a first-line approach for treatment of symptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF),...
Lowering cholesterol with atorvastatin therapy reduces cardiovascular events in type 2 diabetics with well-controlled hypertension and without established...
Caffeine is associated with a reduction in nocturnal hypoglycemia in type 1 diabetes, according to the results of a double-blinded, randomized study published...
Sensitive brain imaging procedures show no significant cerebral structural changes in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea before or following...
Oral insulin does not appear to delay or prevent type 1 diabetes in those at risk for the disease, according to findings published in the May issue of Diabetes...
Findings from a new study suggest that exposure to aircraft noise around schools located near major airports may adversely affect cognitive development,...
A substudy of the Atorvastatin and Amlodipine in Patients With Elevated Lipids and Hypertension (AVALON) trial suggests that greater early vascular benefit can...
The main AVALON study, the results of which were reported last year at the 20th Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Hypertension in São Paulo,...
The AVALON-AWC study was based on the hypothesis that because the lipid-lowering agent atorvastatin and the calcium-channel blocker amlodipine have each been...
Introduction Some of the more anticipated data presented at the Heart Rhythm 2005 meeting were further analyses from the Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure...
Subject: Looking For Cooperation Of Health Project in Medan City South Sumatra Indonesia Dear Sirs / Mdm I am putting a plan ideas to develop project for heart...
Silent myocardial ischemia is common among patients with symptomatic intracranial atherosclerosis, a new study shows, with a particularly high prevalence seen...
A meta-analysis of randomized trials comparing bare metal stenting with percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PCTA) for the treatment of lesions in...
-acetylcysteine administration does not reduce the likelihood of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) after cardiac catheterization in patients at low to...
In a diabetic rat model, therapy that includes a poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor results in reversal of neuropathic changes, according to...
A high glycemic index diet or a diet high in carbohydrates is not associated with increased risk of developing insulin resistance, according to the results of...
Pfizer Inc. on Monday said U.S. regulators approved Revatio (sildenafil citrate) to treat pulmonary hypertension. The drug will compete with Swiss biotech...
Omapatrilat, an investigational ACE inhibitor with neutral endopeptidase inhibitory properties, appears to be a safe treatment for improving exercise duration...
Results of a British study show that lower social position is associated with faster and less variable heart rates. Both condition are "almost certainly bad...
A high glycemic index diet or a diet high in carbohydrates is not associated with increased risk of developing insulin resistance, according to the results of...
Sensitive brain imaging procedures show no significant cerebral structural changes in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea before or following...
Compared with incentive spirometry (IS), intrapulmonary percussive ventilation (IPV) reduces days of antibiotic use and hospitalization for adolescents with...
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