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Solution does not reduce rate of progression to development of heart attack after chest pain

Patients experiencing symptoms such as chest pain who received from paramedics an intravenous solution consisting of glucose-insulin-potassium (GIK) had no reduction in the rate of progression to heart attack and no improvement ...

Cardiology created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Carotid bypass surgery doesn't help cognitive performance after stroke

Surgery to bypass a blocked carotid artery in order to restore adequate blood flow to the brain does not improve cognitive performance in patients who've had a stroke or mini-stroke (TIA), according to research ...

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

New treatment available for repeated occlusion of arteries

(HealthDay)—A new endovascular brachytherapy (EVBT) procedure using liquid beta-emitting rhenium-188 (Re-188) is safe and effective in preventing restenosis in people with long-segment femoropopliteal in-stent ...

Cardiology created Aug 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Coronary angioplasty improves cardiac arrest survival

Coronary angioplasty improves survival in all patients with out of hospital cardiac arrest, according to research presented at the Acute Cardiac Care Congress 2012. The study was presented by Dr Annamaria Nicolino from the ...

Cardiology created Oct 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Lower cuff pressure reduces wound complications in TKA

(HealthDay)—Lower tourniquet cuff pressure, achieved using a limb-occlusion pressure method, is associated with reduced postoperative wound complications after total knee arthroplasty, according to research ...

Surgery created Jan 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Coronary artery spasms rare during dobutamine stress echo

(HealthDay) -- The occurrence of coronary artery spasm (CAS) during dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) is rare, with a prevalence of 0.4 percent, according to a study published in the March 15 issue ...

Cardiology created Mar 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Viral infections in infancy are not associated with wheezing symptoms in later childhood

The number of viral infections during infancy is not associated with wheezing later in childhood, according to a new study from researchers in the Netherlands. While viral illnesses with wheezing in infancy predicted wheezing ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Young scientist helps identify cause of widespread eye disease

Branch retinal vein occlusion – blockage of the blood vessels that channel blood from the retina – is a common eye disease. A type of blood clot in the eye, the disease causes reduced vision, and people with the disease ...

Ophthalmology created Dec 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Surgery to prevent stroke causes too many complications

An operation for preventing repeat strokes in high-risk patients has failed in a multi-institutional clinical trial, scientists report in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Cardiology created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New strategy to accelerate blood vessel maturation has therapeutic potentials for ischemic diseases

Belgian researchers describe a new mechanism to enhance the restoration of the blood flow in ischemic diseases, which are among the leading causes of death worldwide. The team of Massimiliano Mazzone demonstrates that blocking ...

Medical research created Oct 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Results of the PROFI study reported at TCT 2011

Results from the PROFI study indicate that the use of a proximal balloon occlusion in carotid artery stenting lead to fewer cerebral ischemic lesions – a predictor of stroke – than with the use of a filter. Trial ...

Cardiology created Nov 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...

Cardiology created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

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