Cardiology
Finding the right antithrombotic (anti-clotting) drug for you
A new blood clotting analysis system designed in Japan makes it easier to determine the effects of taking one or more antithrombotic (anti-clotting) drugs.
Jan 28, 2016
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International Journal of Cardiology
Cardiology
New treatment potential for heart attack sufferers
New hope in the fight against cardiovascular disease has arrived, following breakthrough research identifying a pigment in our bile which could protect us.
Nov 25, 2015
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Cardiology
Home-based treatment is cost-effective alternative for heart patients
Post-discharge disease management provided in their own homes could be a cost-effective alternative for recently-hospitalised elderly patients with chronic heart failure (CHF).
Aug 20, 2015
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Cardiology
Molecular discovery paves way for new diabetic heart disease treatments
University of Otago researchers have discovered why heart disease is the number-one killer of people with diabetes, a breakthrough finding opening the way for new treatments to combat the disease in diabetic patients by targeting ...
Aug 12, 2015
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Cardiology
Study shows almost one-third of Welsh adults struggling with long term pain
Thousands of Welsh adults have not learnt to live with the symptoms of persistent health conditions, according to a new study published in the International Journal of Cardiology.
Feb 25, 2015
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Health
More than 2 hours of TV a day increases high blood pressure risk in children by 30 percent
A study on European children concludes that spending more than two hours a day in front of a screen increases the probability of high blood pressure by 30%. The article also points out that doing no daily physical activity ...
Feb 25, 2015
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Cardiology
Shutting off blood supply to an extremity to protect the heart
In a study just published in the International Journal of Cardiology, researchers from the K.G. Jebsen Center for Exercise in Medicine – Cardiac Exercise Research Group (CERG) at the Norwegian University of Science and ...
Oct 24, 2014
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Cardiology
Serious muscle damage risk from widely used cholesterol lowering drug very low in general population
(Medical Xpress)—Patients taking a higher dose of simvastatin, one of the statin drugs used to prevent heart attacks and strokes, have a greater risk of rhabdomyolysis than people taking a lower dose according to new University ...
May 16, 2014
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Cardiology
Research shows gastric surgery halves risk of heart attack in obese people
(Medical Xpress)—Obese people who have stomach surgery to help them lose weight will halve their risk of heart attack according to new research from a team of doctors at the University of East Anglia, University of Manchester ...
Mar 28, 2014
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Cardiology
Heart attacks hit poor the hardest
As people get older, their bodies wear down and become less resilient. In old age, it's common for people to become "clinically frail," and this "frailty syndrome" is emerging in the field of public health as a powerful predictor ...
Jan 8, 2014
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