http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Up to 10 per cent of patients with high blood pressure are resistant to treatment, which puts them at increased risk of cardiovascular events, including heart attacks. Clinical trials show that catheter-based renal denervation reduces blood pressure in patients who do not respond to conventional drug therapy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-esc-patients-centres-renal-denervation.html Cardiology Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:30:25 EST news286133398 Patients who experience chest pain in the 24 hours preceding a heart attack, also called preinfarction angina, have smaller heart attacks and improved cardiac function in the contemporary cardiac stenting era, researchers found in a study published Jan. 22 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-chest-pain-prior-heart.html Cardiology Tue, 05 Feb 2013 09:36:55 EST news279279409 The radial approach for percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) was developed 20 years ago and is used for more than 50% of procedures in France, Scandinavian countries, the UK, Spain and Italy. Despite the advantages of radial access some countries in Europe such as Germany use radial access for fewer than 10% of PCI. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-radial-access-choice-pci-esc.html Cardiology Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:00:02 EST news278588845 (HealthDay News) -- The potential for a stroke is far more common after a bypass than after angioplasty, new research reports, even though the risk after either heart procedure is still relatively low. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-higher-bypass-angioplasty-analysis.html Cardiology Tue, 21 Aug 2012 06:20:01 EST news264741558 Each year, hundreds of thousands of X-rays are performed across the country to help detect and treat common cardiovascular conditions such as coronary artery disease, valve disease and other heart problems. However, concern is growing within the medical community about the potential risks of radiation exposure from this imaging technology. Now, researchers at Mayo Clinic have been able to dramatically cut the amount of radiation that patients and medical personnel are exposed to during invasive cardiovascular procedures. The solution: targeted modifications to the use of standard X-ray equipment, coupled with intensive radiation safety training. The efforts are detailed in a paper published online Aug. 20 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Interventions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-cardiologists-patient-exposure-x-rays.html Cardiology Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:30:02 EST news264692148 Life saving primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) treatment is increasing in countries participating in the Stent for Life Initiative. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-life-saving-primary-pci-stent-life.html Cardiology Wed, 16 May 2012 12:27:53 EST news256390065 Cardiologists have long grappled with how to best manage patients with coronary artery disease who report skin hypersensitivity to nickel or other metal components found in stents -- small tubes placed in narrowed or weakened arteries to help improve blood flow to the heart. But new Mayo Clinic research, published in the April 16, 2012, issue of Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, may help allay these concerns. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-coronary-stents-patients-history-metal.html Cardiology Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:00:01 EST news253799988 (Medical Xpress) -- A new study led by University at Albany School of Public Health Distinguished Professor Emeritus Edward L. Hannan finds a link between higher mortality rates and incomplete revascularization procedures for patients suffering from multivessel disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-multivessel-mortality.html Cardiology Thu, 29 Dec 2011 05:50:01 EST news244359475 The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) welcomes the spotlight that a US study has placed on the importance of measuring rates of rehospitalisation following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-esc-european-exploring-readmissions-hospital.html Cardiology Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:00:01 EST news243516742