Archive: 19/03/2017

Combining risk score tools improves stroke prediction for atrial fibrillation patients

Combining two independent, scientifically-proven risk measurements allows physicians to better predict an atrial fibrillation patient's risk of stroke or death. The tools also help determine the need for blood thinners in ...

Mar 19, 2017

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Shoulder injuries in professional baseball players: A continuing puzzle

Professional baseball players struggle to return to a high level of play after biceps tenodesis (BP) surgery, according to research presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's (AOSSM) Specialty ...

Mar 19, 2017

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Levels of biomarkers after ACL surgery may signal severity of osteoarthritis later in life

A majority of Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction patients develop a condition known as posttraumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) within 15 years of surgery, which can be debilitating and limit activity. Researchers ...

Mar 19, 2017

African-Americans may receive different advice on statin therapy

African Americans experience a disproportionately high risk of cardiovascular disease, and statin treatment can be an important tool to lower the risk of plaque building up in the arteries.

Mar 19, 2017

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New blood thinner better at preventing recurrent blood clots than aspirin

An international research team with prominent Canadian leadership has found that the blood thinner rivaroxaban is as safe as aspirin, and more effective at preventing recurrence of life-threatening blood clots in the legs ...

Mar 19, 2017

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PCSK9 inhibitor evolocumab not associated with decline in memory or cognitive function

New trial results show that in patients on statin therapy, the addition of evolocumab did not result in a significant change in cognitive function after 19 months of treatment.

Mar 19, 2017

New study finds potential breakthrough in determining who's at risk for heart attacks

Researchers are revisiting their views on the relative dangers soft and hard atherosclerotic plaque deposits pose to heart health. Findings of a new study by researchers at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute ...

Mar 19, 2017

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