Archive: 03/09/2013
Being underweight increases death risk of CAD women by two-fold
Being underweight increases the death risk of women with coronary artery disease (CAD) by 2-fold, according to research presented at the ESC Congress today by Dr Aziza Azimi from Denmark. The study suggests that underweight ...
Sep 3, 2013
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy offers no benefit beyond ICD therapy in narrow-QRS heart failure patients
The Echocardiography Guided Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (EchoCRT) study showed CRT, a standard of care in heart failure patients with a wide QRS, is not beneficial in patients with heart failure and a narrow QRS complex, ...
Sep 3, 2013
Slow-down in the rising weight of most English adults
(Medical Xpress)—The trend of increasing body mass index (BMI) may be slowing down in most English adults, according to research published by researchers from The University of Manchester online in the International Journal ...
Sep 3, 2013