Blood tests for inflammation could help prevent heart attack, stroke
(HealthDay)—Among people at high risk for cardiovascular disease, knowing their blood levels of two specific markers for inflammation might help prevent a heart attack or stroke, according to British investigators.
Cardiology
Oct 04, 2012 |
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Serious complications in people with type 1 diabetes and ongoing poor blood sugar control
Strategies implemented in high-income countries to improve blood glucose control in people with type 1 diabetes and so reduce complications, such as heart attacks, strokes, and early death, are working, but there is much ...
Diabetes
Oct 02, 2012 |
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Beta-blocker use not associated with lower risk of cardiovascular events
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 ...
Cardiology
Oct 02, 2012 |
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Arterial stiffness inversely tied to plasma adiponectin levels
(HealthDay)—Arterial stiffness is inversely related to plasma adiponectin levels in young, normotensive patients with type 1 diabetes, according to a study published online Sept. 21 in Diabetes Care.
Diabetes
Sep 27, 2012 |
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Choice of psoriasis treatment affects CVD event rates
(HealthDay)—Compared with other anti-psoriatic therapies, systemic anti-inflammatory treatment of patients with severe psoriasis with biologic agents or methotrexate is associated with a lower combined ...
Immunology
Sep 27, 2012 |
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Duration of antiplatelet drugs for drug-eluting stents studied
(HealthDay)—In patients receiving drug-eluting stents, dual antiplatelet therapy can be safely discontinued during the first year, according to two studies published online Sept. 19 in the Journal of th ...
Cardiology
Sep 20, 2012 |
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Lower drug costs 20 years after bariatric surgery
(Medical Xpress)—A new analysis of the Swedish Obese Subjects (SOS) study shows that despite considerably greater and sustained weight loss than conventionally treated controls, patients treated with bariatric surgery continued ...
Health
Sep 19, 2012 |
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Nicotine replacement doesn't increase cardio risk after ACS
(HealthDay)—Use of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) does not increase the risk of adverse cardiovascular events in the first year following acute coronary syndromes (ACS), according to research published ...
Cardiology
Sep 17, 2012 |
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Cardiovascular risk evaluation for all men should include assessment of sexual function
Assessment of sexual function should be incorporated into cardiovascular risk evaluation for all men, regardless of the presence or absence of known cardiovascular disease, according to Dr. Ajay Nehra, lead author of a report ...
Cardiology
Aug 30, 2012 |
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Two common blood pressure meds fare equally in preventing heart woes
(HealthDay)—In a review that compared two common heart drugs against each other, researchers found no difference between atenolol and metoprolol in terms of preventing stroke, heart attack or heart failure ...
Cardiology
Aug 27, 2012 |
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Rising cardiovascular incidence after Japanese earthquake 2011
The Japanese earthquake and tsunami of 11 March 2011, which hit the north-east coast of Japan with a magnitude of 9.0 on the Richter scale, was one of the largest ocean-trench earthquakes ever recorded in Japan. The tsunami ...
Cardiology
Aug 27, 2012 |
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Sudden death less likely in exercise related cardiac arrests
People who have a cardiac arrest during or shortly after exercise are three times more likely to survive than those who have a cardiac arrest that is not exercise related, according to research presented at the ESC Congress ...
Cardiology
Aug 27, 2012 |
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Renal denervation improves blood pressure and arterial stiffness
Renal denervation improves blood pressure and arterial stiffness in patients with therapy resistant hypertension, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2012 by Mr Klaas Franzen from the University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein. ...
Cardiology
Aug 27, 2012 |
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Novel anti-platelet therapy reduces risk of cardiac events in patients with history of heart attack
According to new research from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), adding vorapaxar, an investigational platelet blocker, to standard antiplatelet therapy significantly reduces the long-term risk of recurrent cardiovascular ...
Cardiology
Aug 27, 2012 |
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NIH launches trial to evaluate anti-inflammatory treatment for preventing heart attacks, strokes, and cardiovascular dea
An international multi-site trial has launched to determine whether a common anti-inflammatory drug can reduce heart attacks, strokes, and deaths due to cardiovascular disease in people at high risk for them. This study is ...
Cardiology
Aug 22, 2012 |
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