Infusions of high-dose glucose-insulin-potassium (GIK) or dipyridamole improve left ventricular function in patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI),...
Guidant Corp. said on Monday it received U.S. approval to relaunch its top-selling implantable heart failure devices after a recall and that the products would...
Elderly diabetic patients with chronic angina pectoris generally have a worse outcome than comparable patients without diabetes. However, both groups may gain...
Although there is evidence that stroke patients with high or even normal blood pressure can benefit from antihypertensive therapy at hospital discharge, a...
In a controlled trial, the use of electronic medical records (EMRs) appears not to have a significant impact on the clinical outcome of diabetic adults,...
Findings from a study in Germany suggest that due to differences in the presenting symptoms, right hemispheric stroke may be underdiagnosed relative to its...
In contrast to white-coat hypertension (WCHT), masked hypertension (MHT) has a high morbidity and should be more aggressively screened and treated, according...
Study Highlights Study subjects were originally recruited from a single Japanese community in 1987. All participants were at least 40 years of age at the time...
In general, stroke survival is better for black patients than for whites, findings from a study in south London suggest. Previous reports have shown just the...
Cobblestone mat walking can help improve physical function and reduce blood pressure in older adults to a greater extent than conventional walking can,...
Fewer than 1% of patients treated with enalapril develop angioedema, according to a report by members of the Omapatrilat Cardiovascular Treatment Assessment vs...
Europe's drug watchdog is not recommending any change in advice to patients and prescribers on the use of older pain medicines like ibuprofen and naproxen...
Preventive foot care socks can reduce in-shoe plantar pressure in high-risk diabetic patients, the results of a small study published in the August issue of...
Eli Lilly and Co. on Tuesday said one of its experimental drugs proved effective against diabetic retinopathy, but failed in late- stage trials to alleviate...
Maintenance of normoglycemia prevents organ failure and reduces mortality in critically ill patients, apparently by protecting the endothelium from the...
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Although uncommon, gastrointestinal bleeding after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is associated with longer...
Type 1 diabetes can damage the vasculature and cochlear architecture, according to a report in the July issue of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Previous...
A new cleaning process can reduce the risk of hospital transmission of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD), scientists said on Wednesday. Physicians have...
02 Aug 2005 Insulin spares intensive care patients from organ failure and death - It was previously shown, in a large, randomized, controlled trial that...
Adding the cholesterol absorption inhibitor ezetimibe to the regimens of patients already receiving simvastatin significantly improved reduction of levels of...
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who are treated with tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors appear to be at lower risk of experiencing a first...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved valsartan to reduce cardiovascular mortality in patients with left ventricular dysfunction/failure...
The risk of stroke, especially ischemic stroke, is several-fold higher among women who smoke whose spouses also smoke, results of a prospective cohort study...
Determining the cause of acute dyspnea in the emergency department (ED) is a frequent diagnostic challenge. The two most common causes of acute dyspnea are...
Left ventricular dysfunction is a treatable precursor of CHF, but about half of the individuals afflicted remain asymptomatic until advancing to CHF. This led...
Recognition of BNP as a marker for LV dysfunction led to speculation that it may play a role in modulating cardiac function, vascular function, and fluid...
Patients who are taking a lipid-lowering agent at the time of an ischemic stroke have a reduced risk of post-stroke mortality and a lower risk of worsening...
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