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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Even if you are a non-smoker who exercises and has no genetic predisposition to cardiovascular disease, skimping on sleep—or getting too much of it—can boost your risk of heart attack, according to a new University of ...
Sep 2, 2019
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Concerted effort by friends, family and non-physician health workers can make a dramatic difference in reducing the risk factors for heart problems in patients with hypertension, an international study by Hamilton researchers ...
Sep 2, 2019
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Although frequently overshadowed by the opioid epidemic, surging methamphetamine use nationally and around the world has fueled a chilling crisis of its own, according to a new report.
Aug 22, 2019
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A new study by researchers at The University of Manchester suggests that the current statistical model used by GPs to predict a patient's risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) could be producing misleading results.
Aug 14, 2019
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For primary care physicians caring for patients with type 2 diabetes, it's a familiar conversation: Exercise. Improve your diet. Lose weight. Patients with diabetes are at increased risk of having a heart attack, stroke or ...
Aug 1, 2019
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A newly developed technique that shows artery clogging fat-and-protein complexes in live fish gave investigators from Carnegie, Johns Hopkins University, and the Mayo Clinic a glimpse of how to study heart disease in action. ...
Jul 31, 2019
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Attending a health check as part of the England National Health Services "Health Check" programme is associated with increased risk management interventions and decreased risk factors for cardiovascular disease in the six ...
Jul 30, 2019
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FibroGen, Inc. today announced publication of results from the Phase 3 trial of the efficacy and safety of roxadustat treatment compared to placebo for anemia in non-dialysis patients (NDD) with chronic kidney disease (CKD) ...
Jul 25, 2019
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death for Americans, yet millions with CVD or cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) still can't access the care they need, even years after the implementation of the Affordable ...
Jun 28, 2019
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