http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A study confirmed no differences in various measures of heart damage, according to cardiac magnetic resonance (MRI) imaging, in patients receiving the anti-clotting medication abxicimab directly into the heart (intracoronary) compared to those receiving it intravenously (IV). The results of the AIDA STEMI MRI sub-study were presented today the 24th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium. Sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation, TCT is the world's premier educational meeting specializing in interventional cardiovascular medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-intracoronary-intravenous-abciximab-angioplasty-yield.html Cardiology Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:10:03 EST news270392466 Among patients with either coronary artery disease (CAD) risk factors only, known prior heart attack, or known CAD without heart attack, the use of beta-blockers was not associated with a lower risk of a composite of cardiovascular events that included cardiovascular death, nonfatal heart attack or nonfatal stroke, according to a study in the October 3 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-beta-blocker-cardiovascular-events.html Cardiology Tue, 02 Oct 2012 16:00:04 EST news268404232 Two studies in the current issue of Cell Transplantation (21:6), now freely available on-line, demonstrate how the use of magnetic particles are a factor that can positively impact on the targeted delivery of transplanted stem cells and to also provide better cell retention. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-therapeutic-impact-cell-transplantation-aided.html Medical research Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:41:19 EST news267709267 (HealthDay) -- For patients presenting with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), the decision for no reperfusion is usually multifactorial, with the most common factor being advanced age, according to a study published in the Aug. 15 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-multiple-factors-reperfusion-stemi.html Cardiology Thu, 02 Aug 2012 13:19:18 EST news263132322 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 Treatment is faster and outcomes are better at stroke centres dealing with a high volume of patients, finds research published online in the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-speedier-treatment-outcomes-high-volume.html Surgery Wed, 09 May 2012 18:30:04 EST news255784147 Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified for the first time the A2b adenosine receptor (A2bAR) as a possible new therapeutic target against atherosclerosis resulting from a diet high in fat and cholesterol. The findings, which appear on-line in Circulation, may have significant public health implications. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-agent-responsible-early-stages-atherosclerosis.html Cardiology Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:51:32 EST news242916684 The size of a heart attack and subsequent left-ventricular function are significantly different based on the time of day onset of ischemia, according to a first of its kind study in humans, published online Nov. 17 in Circulation Research. The greatest amount of injury to the heart occurs when individuals have a heart attack between 1:00am and 5:00am. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-severity-heart-day.html Cardiology Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:19:50 EST news241093141 The Canadian Journal of Cardiology has published a paper on the timing of coronary stenting, a thought-provoking paper that challenges one of the dogmas of acute heart attack management today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-canadian-journal-cardiology-publishes-coronary.html Cardiology Wed, 19 Oct 2011 09:36:43 EST news238235797 Primary PCI is the best reperfusion therapy for patients presenting with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction. CJ Terkelsen and co-workers used the Western Denmark Heart Registry to describe the implementation of primary PCI in Denmark. Their study (including almost 10,000 patients) showed that a strategy with early diagnosis based on ECG recording in the ambulance and directing the patients straight to the catherization laboratory in the Primary PCI Centre, was associated with a lower mortality. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-optimal-reperfusion-st-elevation-myocardial-infarction.html Cardiology Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:39:38 EST news233912365 Only about 10 percent of patients with a certain type of heart attack who need to be transferred to another hospital for a PCI (procedures such as balloon angioplasty or stent placement used to open narrowed coronary arteries) are transferred within the recommended time of 30 minutes, according to a study in the June 22/29 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-heart-attack-patients-procedure-hospital.html Cardiology Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:33:22 EST news227892792