Resistance training does not reduce left ventricular (LV) contractility or promote myocardial deterioration in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF),...
Hyperglycemia is a common finding in patients receiving atypical antipsychotics who are thought to be euglycemic. "The use of atypical antipsychotics has been...
While daytime blood pressure (BP) tends to be lower during the hot days of summer than during cold weather, elderly patients treated with antihypertensive...
Cardiac resynchronization therapy improves left ventricular (LV) diastolic function by improving LV systolic function, according to a report in the December...
Stroke risk rises immediately after discontinuation of prophylactic blood transfusion in children with sickle cell anemia, researchers at the Medical College...
Moderate alcohol consumption appears to have a protective effect against type 2 diabetes in older women, Dutch researchers report in the December issue of...
Compared to superficial ulcer swab procedures, culture of percutaneous bone biopsy specimens is a much more reliable means of identifying pertinent bacteria in...
Patients with an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and an LDL cholesterol level of 80 mg/dL or lower who are not on a statin at hospital admission benefit from...
Neurocirculatory abnormalities underlying orthostatic hypotension in patients with Parkinson's disease are not associated with levodopa therapy, researchers...
At 6-month follow-up, improvement in walk distance above baseline was significantly higher in patients who received BVP than in those who received RVP (31% vs...
The PAVE study was a prospective, randomized, patient-blinded, multicenter trial that compared the outcomes of BVP with RVP in AF patients with medically...
Patients with refractory atrial fibrillation (AF) who undergo atrioventricular (AV) node ablation with permanent pacing may have superior functional outcomes...
Certain cardiovascular parameters are significantly altered in patients with Alzheimer's disease and in those with mild cognitive impairment. This may be...
Health-care-associated pneumonia (HCAP) is associated with more severe disease, higher mortality rates, and higher costs than is community-acquired pneumonia,...
In a study of nearly 400 US hospitals, 42% of patients with a non- ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (ACS) received a dose of an antithrombotic...
A team at the University of California at San Diego has identified a gene that encodes an enzyme that enables pancreatic beta cells to recognize glucose and...
Endocrine cells from fetal pigs implanted into mice grow, proliferate and mature over a 20-week period to the point where they have the ability to correct...
Cardiac contractility modulation involving delivery of electrical impulses via a pacemaker-like device can boost the strength of left ventricular contraction...
A substantial portion of patients in the initial stages of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) develop stress and fear of dying, which can lead to depression and...
Elevated levels of inflammatory markers including C-reactive protein and interleukin 6 (IL-6) predict cardiovascular risk in women suspected of having...
Direct thrombin inhibitors appear to be superior to unfractionated heparin in reducing death or reinfarction in patients who undergo early percutaneous...
Sacral neuromodulation treatment for urinary retention restores normal interactions between the brainstem and cortical centers, according to the results of a...
Carvedilol and nebivolol both appear to be effective in patients with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy, according to Greek researchers. "We found that both...
Older adults with untreated rheumatoid arthritis have lower HDL cholesterol and apolipoprotein A-I levels than individuals of the same age without this...
Pediatric patients and patients with congenital heart disease may benefit from resynchronization therapy, according to a report in the December 20th issue of...
By combining control measures, public health experts could sharply minimize the disruption caused by an influenza pandemic, according to a team of French...
An investigational agent with potent erythropoietic activity appears safe and highly effective in correcting anemia associated with chronic kidney disease,...
In terms of laboratory assays, ASA has varying effects. It does not affect platelet count, prothrombin time, or activated partial thromboplastin time. The...
Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States and many other countries. Aspirin, or acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), is a...
50 nursing home residents of Mexico City were enrolled in this randomized, double-blind trial to either 2 g/day of fish oil vs 2 g/day of soy oil (control). ...
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