Archive: 10/03/2018

Anti-cholesterol drug Praluent cuts death risk

The anti-cholesterol drug Praluent (alirocumab), made by France's Sanofi Pharmaceuticals, is linked to a 15 percent lower risk of major cardiovascular events like heart attack and stroke, a study said Saturday.

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Non-invasive technology is a money-saver for heart patients needing PCI

Doctors evaluating patients for blockages in the heart are aided by having a good roadmap of the vascular terrain before they can insert stents to clear the impasse.

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Previous cortisone injections may increase risk of future rotator cuff repair

Cortisone injections are a common nonsurgical approach to treating rotator cuff injuries. However, researchers presenting their work today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Specialty Day in New Orleans ...

Mar 10, 2018

Access to real-time genetic testing data impacts prescriber behavior following minimally invasive stent procedure

Today, in a late-breaking featured clinical research session at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions 2018, researchers from Penn Medicine present first-of-its-kind data on the impact of real-time CYP2C19 ...

Mar 10, 2018

PET myocardial perfusion imaging more effective than SPECT scans in detecting coronary disease

Patients who receive cardiac positron emission testing (PET) imaging instead of single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) scan experienced a significant increase in the detection of severe obstructive coronary artery ...

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Heart attack protocol can improve outcomes, reduce disparities between men and women

Cleveland Clinic researchers have found that implementing a four-step protocol for the most severe type of heart attack not only improved outcomes and reduced mortality in both men and women, but eliminated or reduced the ...

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Osteochondral allograft transplantation effective for certain knee cartilage repairs

Isolated femoral condyle lesions account for 75% of the cartilage repair procedures performed in the knee joint, and physicians have a variety of techniques to consider as part of surgical treatment. Osteochondral allograft ...

Mar 10, 2018

High school athletes with shoulder instability benefit from nonoperative treatment

Nonoperative treatment of high school athletes with shoulder instability is an effective approach, according to research presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Specialty Day in New Orleans. ...

Mar 10, 2018

Researcher creates 'Instagram' of immune system, blending science, technology

Being on the cutting edge of science and technology excites Hollings Cancer Center (HCC) researcher Carsten Krieg, Ph.D. Each day, he walks into his lab that houses a mass cytometry machine aptly labeled Helios. Krieg explains ...

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Study: Absence of key protein, TTP, rapidly turns young bones old

The absence of a protein critical to the control of inflammation may lead to rapid and severe bone loss, according to a new University at Buffalo study.

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Archive: 10/03/2018

Anti-cholesterol drug Praluent cuts death risk

Non-invasive technology is a money-saver for heart patients needing PCI

Previous cortisone injections may increase risk of future rotator cuff repair

Access to real-time genetic testing data impacts prescriber behavior following minimally invasive stent procedure

PET myocardial perfusion imaging more effective than SPECT scans in detecting coronary disease

Heart attack protocol can improve outcomes, reduce disparities between men and women

Osteochondral allograft transplantation effective for certain knee cartilage repairs

High school athletes with shoulder instability benefit from nonoperative treatment

Researcher creates 'Instagram' of immune system, blending science, technology

Study: Absence of key protein, TTP, rapidly turns young bones old

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