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Cardiac bypass surgery superior to non-surgical procedure for adults with diabetes and heart disease

Adults with diabetes and multi-vessel coronary heart disease who underwent cardiac bypass surgery had better overall heart-related outcomes than those who underwent an artery-opening procedure to improve blood flow to the ...

Cardiology created Nov 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Sudden cardiac death in Ontario under age 40: is exercise dangerous?

It's a tragic news story that often makes headlines – a young, healthy, fit athlete suddenly collapses and dies of cardiac arrest while playing sports.

Cardiology created Oct 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study finds drug-eluting stents exhibit some benefits over bare-metal stents in patients over 80, though both demonstrat

Rarely tested in patients over the age of 80, a study found that drug-eluting stents exhibited some benefits over bare-metal stents, though both types of stents demonstrated a clinical benefit. Results of the XIMA trial were ...

Cardiology created Oct 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Saving time, saving lives: Calling for help early ensures cardiac patients get best treatment

Experts in emergency cardiac care from around the world met in Istanbul to discuss ways to improve outcomes in patients with acute cardiac disease. This was the first annual meeting of the newly launched Acute Cardiovascular ...

Cardiology created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Coronary angioplasty improves cardiac arrest survival

Coronary angioplasty improves survival in all patients with out of hospital cardiac arrest, according to research presented at the Acute Cardiac Care Congress 2012. The study was presented by Dr Annamaria Nicolino from the ...

Cardiology created Oct 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New heart valve replacement procedure 'transforms' care for inoperable patients with advanced disease

(Medical Xpress)—A Painted Post woman is recovering after undergoing a less invasive heart-valve replacement procedure at the University of Rochester Medical Center. The valve replacement technique is meant for patients ...

Cardiology created Oct 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Larger study confirms statins' role in preventing cardiac events

(HealthDay)—A large and unselected community-based study has confirmed the results of randomized controlled trials that have found persistent statin use to be beneficial for the primary prevention of acute ...

Cardiology created Oct 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Surgeons pilot expandable prosthetic valves for congenital heart disease

(Medical Xpress)—Surgeons at Boston Children's Hospital have successfully implanted a modified version of an expandable prosthetic heart valve in several children with mitral valve disease. Unlike traditional prosthetic ...

Cardiology created Oct 03, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Montreal technology uses cold to treat heart condition

A team of cardiologists from the Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) specializing in cardiac arrhythmias has used for the very first time in Canada, a technology developed in Montreal to treat a patient with atrial fibrillation. ...

Cardiology created Sep 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Blood tests pick up early 'silent' heart disease

(Medical Xpress)—Scientists funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) at the University of Dundee have found that a combination of blood tests could effectively pick up 'silent' heart disease in thousands of people. ...

Cardiology created Sep 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Year of taking risky blood thinners may be unnecessary after stent surgery

(HealthDay)—A full year of aggressive anti-clotting therapy—which can lead to heavy bleeding—may not be needed after surgery to implant a drug-coated cardiac stent, two new studies suggest.

Cardiology created Sep 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers find sudden cardiac death is associated with thin placenta at birth

Researchers studying the origins of sudden cardiac death have found that in both men and women a thin placenta at birth was associated with sudden cardiac death. A thin placenta may result in a reduced flow of nutrients from ...

Cardiology created Sep 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists discover how an out-of-tune protein leads to muscle demise in heart failure

A new Johns Hopkins study has unraveled the changes in a key cardiac protein that can lead to heart muscle malfunction and precipitate heart failure.

Cardiology created Sep 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New study clarifies benefits of coronary stents

(Medical Xpress)—Who should get stents, the tiny metal tubes designed to keep once-clogged coronary arteries open? Someone who is having a heart attack certainly should, and the life-prolonging benefits ...

Cardiology created Sep 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Thickening of heart's right ventricle could foreshadow heart failure and cardiovascular death in heart-healthy patients

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania report in a new study that thickening of the heart's right ventricle is associated with an increased risk of heart failure ...

Cardiology created Sep 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0