News tagged with coronary artery
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New study evaluates noninvasive technology to determine heart disease
A study published in the most recent issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) presented encouraging news regarding physicians' ability to determine blood flow and associated coronary artery diseas ...
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Aug 29, 2012 |
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New diagnostic definition of myocardial infarction issued
(HealthDay)—An updated universal definition of myocardial infarction (MI) includes detection of a rise and/or fall in cardiac biomarker values, preferably cardiac troponin (cTn), according to a statement ...
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Aug 28, 2012 |
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Smoking after stroke increases death risk by three-fold
Patients who resume smoking after a stroke increase their risk of death by three-fold, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2012 by Professor Furio Colivicchi from San Filippo Neri Hospital. The researchers also ...
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Aug 28, 2012 |
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30-day mortality after AMI drops with improved treatment
The analysis of four French registries from 1995 to 2010 was presented by Professor Nicolas Danchin from the Hopital Européen Georges Pompidou.
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Aug 28, 2012 |
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PCI guided by fractional flow reserve versus medical therapy alone in stable coronary disease
Patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) had a lower need for urgent revascularisation when receiving fractional flow reserve (FFR)-guided PCI plus the best available medical therapy (MT) than when receiving MT ...
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Aug 28, 2012 |
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CT angiography and perfusion to assess coronary artery disease: The CORE320 study
A non-invasive imaging strategy which integrates non-invasive CT angiography (CTA) and CT myocardial perfusion imaging (CTP) has robust diagnostic accuracy for identifying patients with flow-limiting coronary artery disease ...
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Aug 28, 2012 |
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Advanced CT scans accurately assess coronary blockages
An ultra-fast, 320-detector computed tomography (CT) scanner can accurately sort out which people with chest pain need – or don't need – an invasive procedure such as cardiac angioplasty or bypass surgery to restore blood ...
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Aug 28, 2012 |
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Early use of stents better than medical therapy alone for certain patients
For patients with stable coronary artery disease who have at least one narrowed blood vessel that compromises flow to the heart, medical therapy alone leads to a significantly higher risk of hospitalization and the urgent ...
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Aug 28, 2012 |
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Effect of MitraClip therapy on mitral regurgitation
The percutaneous catheter-based treatment of mitral regurgitation with the MitraClip system improves symptoms and cardiac function at one-year, according to results of a prospective observational study presented here today ...
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Aug 27, 2012 |
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Intraaortic balloon pump fails to improve mortality rate in cardiogenic shock patients: The IABP-SHOCK II study
A balloon pump inserted in the aorta is currently the most widely used support device in the treatment of cardiogenic shock and, since its introduction in 1968, has been used in several million people. However, there is still ...
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Aug 27, 2012 |
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Women with acute heart failure have similar in-hospital mortality to men but are less treated
Women with acute heart failure have similar in-hospital mortality to men but are less treated in the real world, according to results from the global ALARM-HF registry presented today at the ESC Congress 2012. The findings ...
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Aug 27, 2012 |
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Drug eluting stents used less often in women than men
Drug eluting stents (DES) are used less often in women treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for coronary artery disease than men treated with PCI for the same condition, according to research presented today, ...
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Aug 27, 2012 |
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Non-invasive fractional flow reserve in the identification of flow-restricting arterial blockage
Data presented today from the prospective Determination of Fractional Flow Reserve by Anatomic Computed Tomographic Angiography (DeFACTO) study show that, when compared to standard coronary angiography (CT), the non-invasive ...
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Aug 27, 2012 |
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Study examines factors associated with improvement in survival from heart attack in France
The overall rate of death in patients hospitalized with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI; a certain pattern on an electrocardiogram following a heart attack) decreased from 1995 to 2010 in France, with possible ...
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Aug 27, 2012 |
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Electronic cigarettes do not damage the heart
Smoking is the most preventable risk factor for cardiac and lung disease and is expected to cause 1 billion deaths during the 21st century. Electronic cigarettes have been marketed in recent years as a safer ...
Addiction
Aug 26, 2012 |
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