News tagged with myocardial ischemia
Antidepressant reduces stress-induced heart condition
A drug commonly used to treat depression and anxiety may improve a stress-related heart condition in people with stable coronary heart disease, according to researchers at Duke Medicine.
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May 21, 2013 |
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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 ...
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May 15, 2013 |
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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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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 ...
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Mar 30, 2012 |
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Second generation drug-eluting stents are safe and effective in treatment of left main coronary artery disease
A study found that second-generation drug-eluting stents are safe and effective in the treatment of left main coronary artery lesions. Results of the ISAR-LEFT MAIN 2 trial were presented at the 24th annual Transcatheter ...
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Oct 24, 2012 |
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ECGs administered by paramedics can speed treatment for severe heart attacks
A new program that trains emergency medical service technicians (EMS) to read electrocardiograms so that they can evaluate patients with chest pain, and expedite treatment for the severe heart condition known as ST-segment ...
Cardiology
Jul 20, 2012 |
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Results of the ROTAXUS trial reported at TCT 2011
A clinical trial testing the efficacy of rotational atherectomy (or rotablation, a process of drilling through plaque deposits) prior to implantation of a drug-eluting stent found that the process was not superior to standard ...
Cardiology
Nov 11, 2011 |
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Severity of heart attack is dependent on the time of day
The size of a heart attack and subsequent left-ventricular function are significantly different based on the time of day onset of ischemia, according to a first of its kind study in humans, published online Nov. 17 in Circulation Re ...
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Nov 21, 2011 |
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