Diabetes
Drug may ease angina in people with type 2 diabetes
(HealthDay)—The drug Ranexa (ranolazine) may help reduce chest pain in people with type 2 diabetes, a new study finds.
Mar 11, 2013
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Angina
Cardiology
A routine invasive strategy may significantly reduce death risk in unstable angina
The absolute cumulative probability of death at 12 months was 5 percent lower for patients who received routine invasive coronary angiography and revascularization as indicated during an unstable angina admission compared ...
May 1, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Discovery could speed up heart failure and pneumonia diagnosis
(Medical Xpress)—University of Otago researchers have discovered a potential new tool to help doctors in emergency departments quickly and accurately diagnose patients with heart failure and pneumonia.
Apr 3, 2013
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Cardiology
Outcome of routine screening of patients with diabetes for CAD with CT angiography
Routine heart imaging screenings for people with diabetes at high risk to experience a cardiac event, but who have no symptoms of heart disease, does not help them avoid heart attacks, hospitalization for unstable angina ...
Nov 17, 2014
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Cardiology
Ivabradine improves angina-related quality of life
(HealthDay)—For patients with angina pectoris, ivabradine is associated with improvements in certain parameters of quality of life (QoL), according to a study published online Dec. 22 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality ...
Dec 23, 2015
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Cardiology
Stem cell therapy holds promise for treating most severe cases of angina
An analysis of data from the entire development program consisting of three trials assessing the feasibility of using a stem cell therapy (CD34+ cells) to treat patients with the most severe cases of angina, refractory angina ...
May 11, 2017
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Medical research
Coronary sinus reducer relieves angina, but how it works remains unclear
People with chronic chest pain who received a coronary sinus reducer (CSR)—a stent thought to increase the amount of oxygen-rich blood flowing to the heart muscle—experienced significant reductions in the daily number ...
Apr 8, 2024
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Cardiology
Hospitalizations, deaths from heart disease, stroke drop in last decade
U.S. hospitalizations and deaths from heart disease and stroke dropped significantly in the last decade, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Circulation.
Aug 18, 2014
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Cardiology
Long-term outcomes in patients with advanced coronary artery disease are better than expected
Death rates associated with patients with refractory angina, or chronic chest pain, are lower than previously considered; therefore, physicians should focus on relieving the chest pain symptoms and improving the quality of ...
May 15, 2013
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Cardiology
Fewer than a quarter call 911 during acute heart problem
(HealthDay)—During acute coronary syndromes, fewer than one-quarter of patients call 911, according to a study published in the Jan. 1 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology.
Dec 27, 2012
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