My 83 year old mother, in seemingly excellent health for her age, developed shortness of breath and light-headedness the other day. Went to the hospital...
There are many kinds of arrhythmia that causes irregular rhythm. Atrial fibrillation is one of the most possible causes that make heartbeats irregular and...
The antiplatelet agent clopidogrel significantly increases the risk of bleeding after transbronchial lung biopsy, researchers report. Therefore, they say,...
U.S. health regulators on Thursday approved the first new drug in nearly a decade to prevent organ rejection in heart transplant patients. The drug, Astellas...
Treatment with rosiglitazone alone and with atorvastatin improves lipid profiles and reduces levels of certain vascular inflammatory biomarkers in patients...
Italian cardiologists recommend a combination of aspirin and warfarin for patients recovering from acute coronary syndromes (ACS) to reduce the risk of major...
An elevated serum uric acid level increases the likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes in individuals with impaired glucose tolerance at baseline, according...
Germany's Schwarz Pharma said on Friday that results from a phase III trial on lacosamide for diabetic neuropathic pain showed that the drug was effective at...
The soluble fiber beta-glucan added to a fruit drink lowers serum concentrations of total and LDL cholesterol, according to results of a study published in the...
Asymptomatic patients with carotid stenosis have improvements in neurocognitive measures after undergoing carotid artery stenting, according to a new study. ...
Short sleep durations over a prolonged period appears to be an important and potentially modifiable risk factor for hypertension, according to a report in the...
Poor glycemic control and frequent ER visits are among the signs that a child or adolescent with diabetes may have a depressed mood, according to the results...
Individuals with alcoholic Korsakoff syndrome are unable to explicitly recall recently presented information or events. However, new study results suggest that...
High-dose folic acid does not slow progression of atherosclerosis nor does it improve cardiovascular outcomes in patients with chronic renal failure, research...
The development of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) due to diabetic nephropathy occurs in less than 1% of patients with childhood-onset type 1 diabetes,...
Polyphenolic compounds derived from grape seed appear to lower blood pressure in patients with metabolic syndrome, investigators reported last week at the...
In patients with type 2 diabetes, pre-meal treatment with the alpha- glucosidase inhibitor acarbose may help protect against endothelial dysfunction and...
Environmental factors play a key role in the predisposition to vascular disease in people of African descent, investigators report in the March 21st issue of...
The updated guidelines for the diagnosis and management of Parkinson's disease are more comprehensive than any previous documents, according to a panel of...
Thrombolytic therapy of acute ischemic stroke with rt-PA or urokinase can be safely performed in pregnant women, but there are important risks for the mother...
A new ST-segment elevation during dobutamine stress echocardiography signals severe coronary artery disease (CAD) and increased risk of cardiac events,...
Elevated B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels are a sign of potentially reversible myocardial ischemia in stroke survivors without chest pain, past MI, or...
Mild to moderate renal impairment is associated with increased risk of death from all causes in women and increased risk of coronary artery disease in men and...
The self-expanding Amplatzer duct occluder (AGA Medical) is a reliable long-term means of treating patients with patent ductus arteriosus, according to...
Results of a study published in the March issue of Hypertension suggest that there is a high prevalence of prehypertension in both diabetic and non-diabetic...
Nebivolol, a selective beta-1-blocker with vasodilator properties, reduces end-systolic and end-diastolic volume of the left ventricle and improves ejection...
Nebivolol Causes Beneficial Remodeling in Patients With Severe Heart FailureContrary to expectations, high-dose chromium picolinate does not improve glycemic...
Obese patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) who have normal myocardial perfusion on single-photon emission computed tomography (MPS) have a lower risk of...
Treatment with losartan, an angiotensin II receptor blocker, can prevent the aortic aneurysms that occur with Marfan syndrome and may also help with...
Octogenarians who undergo cardiac surgery survive longer than their peers of the same age and sex in the general population who don't undergo this procedure,...
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