News tagged with cardiovascular therapeutics


Study shines light on how stress circuits learn

Researchers at the University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute have discovered that stress circuits in the brain undergo profound learning early in life. Using a number of cutting edge approaches, including ...

Neuroscience created Apr 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Chelation therapy may result in small reduction of risk of CV events

Although chelation therapy with the drug disodium EDTA has been used for many years with limited evidence of efficacy for the treatment of coronary disease, a randomized trial that included patients with a prior heart attack ...

Cardiology created Mar 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Discovery promises to improve drugs used to fight cancer, other diseases

(Medical Xpress)—Even when at rest, the human body is a flurry of activity. Like a microscopic metropolis locked in a state of perpetual rush hour traffic, the trillions of cells that make us who we are work feverishly ...

Medical research created Jan 11, 2013 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Pilates is beneficial adjunctive therapy in heart failure

(HealthDay)—Pilates exercises may be a beneficial adjunctive treatment for patients with heart failure, offering functional capacity improvements, according to a study published in the December issue of ...

Cardiology created Nov 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Controlling vascular disease may be key to reducing prevalence of Alzheimer's disease

Over the last 15 years, researchers have found a significant association between vascular diseases such as hypertension, atherosclerosis, diabetes type 2, hyperlipidemia, and heart disease and an increased risk of Alzheimer's ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Nov 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers discover new blood vessel-generating cell with therapeutic potential

Researchers at the University of Helsinki believe they have discovered stem cells that play a decisive role in the growth of new blood vessels. If researchers learn to isolate and efficiently produce these ...

Medical research created Oct 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The mechanistic effects of spironalactone in diastolic heart failure

Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists should be considered as a treatment option in hypertensive patients with diastolic heart failure, said Professor Burkert Pieske presenting results today of the Aldosterone Receptor Blockade ...

Cardiology created Aug 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Angiotensin receptor blockers reduce no-reflow post-PCI

(HealthDay) -- For patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), pretreatment with angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) is linked with reduced incidence of the no-reflow phenomenon after percutaneous coronary ...

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

Older subjects who regularly practice Tai Chi found to have better arterial compliance

Exercise which can achieve both cardiovascular function and muscle strength "would be a preferred mode of training for older persons", say investigators

Cardiology created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cardiac shock wave therapy improves angina symptoms

(HealthDay) -- Cardiac shock wave therapy (CSWT) can significantly improve symptoms, ischemic threshold during exercise, and specific quality-of-life parameters for patients with chronic refractory angina ...

Cardiology created Mar 30, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New medication increases HDL cholesterol and decreases LDL cholesterol levels

Among patients with sub-optimal low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) or high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels, use of the drug evacetrapib alone or in combination with statin medications was associated ...

Medications created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0