Cardiology
Time is muscle in acute heart failure
Urgent diagnosis and treatment in acute heart failure has been emphasised for the first time in joint recommendations published today in European Heart Journal.
May 21, 2015
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Cardiology
Advances in mechanical thrombectomy warrant call to action in acute stroke
Experts speaking at EuroPCR 2015 say the explosion of positive results for new-generation endovascular devices for the treatment of acute stroke warrant a call to action to ensure swifter implementation of this technology. ...
May 19, 2015
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Cardiology
Older patients receive less evidence-based cardiac care than younger patients
People in their 80s and 90s are more likely to develop acute coronary syndrome than their younger counterparts. Despite this, they receive less therapy and fewer diagnostic procedures. A doctoral thesis at Sahlgrenska Academy ...
May 13, 2015
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Cardiology
Frailty among older heart patients helps predicts severe outcomes
Frailty among older people with cardiovascular disease appears to be more predictive than age for gauging their risk of heart attack, stroke and death, according to an international study that included researchers at Duke ...
May 4, 2015
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Cardiology
Patients with doctors who review meds with them are healthier
Physicians who routinely review with their patients the medications they should be taking are more likely to have patients adhere to their medications and achieve health goals, according to a University of Cincinnati (UC) ...
Apr 1, 2015
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Cardiology
Trial of bivalirudin during angioplasty reports mixed results
Patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing angioplasty who received the anticoagulant drug bivalirudin did not show significant improvements in either of two co-primary endpoints—a composite of rate of death, heart ...
Mar 17, 2015
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Cardiology
Arm is safer access point than groin for catheter-based heart procedures
Patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing coronary angiogram, a procedure used to assess blockages in the heart's arteries, had a significantly lower risk of major bleeding and death if their interventional cardiologist ...
Mar 17, 2015
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Cardiology
Long-term ticagrelor cuts risk of future events after heart attack
Adding the antiplatelet drug ticagrelor to aspirin as long-term therapy after a heart attack significantly reduced the rate of subsequent death from cardiovascular causes, heart attack or stroke, with the benefit appearing ...
Mar 16, 2015
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Cardiology
Diabetes drug shown not to increase heart failure risk
People with the most common form of diabetes can take the new drug Alogliptin without concern for an increased risk of heart failure or cardiovascular disease, according to research by a UConn cardiologist just published ...
Mar 13, 2015
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Cardiology
New protocol can help emergency departments evaluate patients with acute chest pain
A recently developed risk-evaluation protocol can help hospital emergency department personnel more efficiently determine which patients with acute chest pain can be sent home safely, according to a randomized trial conducted ...
Mar 12, 2015
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