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Long-term outcomes in patients with advanced coronary artery disease are better than expected

Death rates associated with patients with refractory angina, or chronic chest pain, are lower than previously considered; therefore, physicians should focus on relieving the chest pain symptoms and improving the quality of ...

Cardiology created May 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Young women often less healthy than young men before heart attacks

Young women tend to be less healthy and have a poorer quality of life than similar-aged men before suffering a heart attack, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care and Outcomes ...

Cardiology created May 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nearly 50 percent increase in ICU admissions, new study says

A study released today by George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS) researchers offers an in-depth look at hospitals nationwide and admissions to intensive care units (ICU). The study, ...

Health created May 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Low risk with normal coronary arteries, nonobstructive CAD

(HealthDay)—Patients who experience acute chest pain, and have nonobstructive coronary artery disease (CAD), as determined by coronary computed tomographic angiography, have similarly benign outcomes as ...

Cardiology created Apr 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Discovery could speed up heart failure and pneumonia diagnosis

(Medical Xpress)—University of Otago researchers have discovered a potential new tool to help doctors in emergency departments quickly and accurately diagnose patients with heart failure and pneumonia.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Post-ER care for chest pain reduces risk of heart attack, death

Seeing a doctor within a month of an emergency room visit for chest pain significantly reduced the risk of heart attack or death among high risk patients, according to research published the American Heart Association journal ...

Cardiology created Apr 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Plans to penalize non-emergency use of ERs flawed, study finds

(HealthDay)—Some U.S. states have proposed denying Medicaid payments in cases where emergency department visits turn out to be "non-emergencies," but a new study highlights the flaws in that plan.

Health created Mar 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Blood protein able to detect higher risk of cardiovascular events

Higher levels of pregnancy-associated plasma protein A (PAPP-A) were associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events in people with cardiac chest pain that developed as a result of heart disease/coronary artery ...

Cardiology created Mar 18, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Drug may ease angina in people with type 2 diabetes

(HealthDay)—The drug Ranexa (ranolazine) may help reduce chest pain in people with type 2 diabetes, a new study finds.

Diabetes created Mar 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Higher risk of stroke from common heart disease

(Medical Xpress)—Australians are being warned of a higher risk of stroke caused by the nation's most common heart rhythm disorder, atrial fibrillation.

Cardiology created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Chest pain prior to a heart attack can protect the heart

Patients who experience chest pain in the 24 hours preceding a heart attack, also called preinfarction angina, have smaller heart attacks and improved cardiac function in the contemporary cardiac stenting era, researchers ...

Cardiology created Feb 05, 2013 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Second-generation CT scanner substantially reduces radiation exposure

Researchers using a newly approved advanced computed tomography (CT) system were able to significantly reduce radiation exposure in patients undergoing coronary CT angiography (CCTA), according to a new study published online ...

Cancer created Jan 31, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Targeted micro-bubbles detect artery inflammation, study finds

(Medical Xpress)—Heart disease is a leading cause of death throughout the world. Doctors say that it is important to detect heart disease early before it becomes too serious. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri ...

Cardiology created Dec 12, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Rapid, coordinated response to people with chest pain symptoms is critical to successful treatment of heart attacks

(Medical Xpress)— Patients wait too long after the onset of heart attack symptoms before seeking medical care, according to the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care. Even with advancements at hospitals, patients must ...

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

CT depicts racial differences in coronary artery disease

While obesity is considered a cardiovascular risk factor, a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) showed that African-American patients with coronary artery disease ...

Cardiology created Nov 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Chest pain

In medicine, chest pain is a symptom of a number of serious conditions and is generally considered a medical emergency. Even though it may be determined that the chest pain is non-cardiac in origin, this is often a diagnosis of exclusion made after ruling out more serious causes of the pain.

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