Archive: 03/09/2019

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator linked with lower mortality in heart failure

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) use is associated with reduced short- and long-term mortality in patients with heart failure, according to late breaking research presented in a Hot Line Session today at ESC Congress ...

Sep 3, 2019

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Gene differences in IVF-conceived babies disappear by adulthood

Around one in 25 Australian children are now conceived through use of assisted reproductive treatments such as IVF.

Sep 3, 2019

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Patients with cardiac devices do not adhere to driving ban

Nearly one-third of patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) resume driving despite it being medically contraindicated—a practice that is dangerous for themselves and others, and is illegal in some ...

Sep 3, 2019

Diabetes and heart attack is a particularly risky combination

After a heart attack, patients with diabetes are at greater risk of heart failure and subsequent death than those without diabetes, according to late breaking results from the FAST-MI registry presented today at ESC Congress ...

Sep 3, 2019

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Complete revascularization is superior to culprit-lesion only intervention

An international randomized trial has shown that complete revascularization reduces major cardiovascular events compared to culprit-lesion only percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Late breaking results of the COMPLETE ...

Sep 3, 2019

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Remote ischemic conditioning does not improve outcomes in patients with heart attack

Remote ischemic conditioning does not reduce mortality or heart failure at one year in patients with myocardial infarction, according to late breaking results from the CONDI-2/ERIC-PPCI study presented in a Hot Line Session ...

Sep 3, 2019

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Oxygen is neither beneficial nor harmful in patients with acute coronary syndrome

A liberal oxygen strategy has the same impact on 30-day mortality as a conservative protocol in patients with acute coronary syndrome, according to late breaking results from the NZOTACS trial presented in a Hot Line Session ...

Sep 3, 2019

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Fighting neuronal loss

LMU researchers have developed a promising method for targeted generation of neurons from the brain's own non-neuronal cells after loss.

Sep 3, 2019

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Researchers find a new pathological mediator of ALS

A research collaboration based in Japan has found a new pathological mediator of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which could have further implications for understanding the molecular breakdown that gives rise to the ...

Sep 3, 2019

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Genetic study shows deep Norwegian lineage in people of northern Scotland

A team of researchers from Scotland and the U.K. has found via genetic study that many people in modern Scotland are of Norwegian descent. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the group ...

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