News tagged with cardiac events

First drug to improve heart failure mortality in over a decade

Coenzyme Q10 decreases all cause mortality by half, according to the results of a multicentre randomised double blind trial presented today at Heart Failure 2013 congress. It is the first drug to improve heart failure mortality ...

Cardiology 17 hours ago | 5 / 5 (4) | 5

Study shows low rate of late lumen loss with bioresorbable DESolve device

The DESolve bioresorbable coronary scaffold system achieves good efficacy and safety with low rates of late lumen loss and major coronary adverse events at six months, show first results from the pivotal DESolve Nx trial ...

Cardiology May 22, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Understanding a heart patients' quality of life can improve outcomes

Completing a quality-of-life questionnaire at a healthcare provider's office could help patients live longer and live better, according to a new scientific statement published in Circulation, a journal of the American Heart ...

Cardiology May 06, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Reducing the pain of movement in intensive care

Monitoring pain and providing analgesics to patients in intensive care units (ICUs) during non-surgical procedures, such as turning and washing, can not only reduce the amount of pain but also reduce the number of serious ...

Other Apr 17, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

L-carnitine significantly improves patient outcomes following heart attack

L-carnitine significantly improves cardiac health in patients after a heart attack, say a multicenter team of investigators in a study published today in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Their findings, based on analysis of key co ...

Cardiology Apr 12, 2013 | not rated yet | 3

Is medical therapy a better and safer choice than angioplasty

The decision to perform an invasive procedure to open clogged arteries in the heart instead of first trying medication and lifestyle changes may not reduce a patient's risk of death or of a major cardiac ...

Cardiology Apr 09, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Study shows that blocking an inflammation pathway prevents cardiac fibrosis

(Medical Xpress)—New research from UC Davis published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that blocking an enzyme that promotes inflammation can prevent the tissue damage following a heart attack ...

Medical research Mar 22, 2013 | 5 / 5 (5) | 0 |

Common antibiotic linked to heart problems in patients with lung conditions

The antibiotic clarithromycin – widely used for treating lower respiratory tract infections like pneumonia and acute exacerbations (sudden worsening) of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) – may be associated ...

Medications Mar 21, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

High-dose oral vitamins, minerals do not reduce recurrent cardiac events in heart attack patients

Heart attack patients given a combination of high-dose oral vitamins and minerals do not exhibit a significant reduction in recurrent cardiac events, according to research presented today at the American College of Cardiology's ...

Cardiology Mar 12, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Lack of aspirin before angioplasty linked with higher mortality

Despite recommendations from leading medical groups, a surprising number of patients are not given aspirin before artery-clearing coronary angioplasty and stenting, and those patients have a significantly higher in-hospital ...