Middle-aged adults are exercising more and living longer, but new research from the University of British Columbia suggests that even the fittest among them are not immune to cardiovascular disease—and they often don't ...
Aug 31, 2018
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Researchers at the University of Oxford, working with colleagues in Erlangen, Germany and at the Cleveland Clinic, USA, have developed a new technology based on analysis of computed tomography (CT) coronary angiograms that ...
Aug 29, 2018
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A study published today in the journal Circulation showed that a cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) scan is as accurate as an angiogram in diagnosing the causes of heart failure in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. The ...
Sep 8, 2011
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Women are at higher risk than men of developing kidney damage after undergoing a coronary angiogram, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study.
Apr 28, 2011
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Because of improved management at the acute stage, the risk of dying in hospital after a heart attack has decreased by about 50% in the past 10 years. Likewise, the prescription of recommended medications when patients leave ...
Aug 30, 2011
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Cardiologists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a noninvasive imaging technique that may help determine whether children who have had heart transplants are showing early signs of rejection. ...
Jul 12, 2012
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A protein linked to heart attacks can identify which patients with an irregular heart beat have an increased risk of death, new research shows.
Apr 17, 2020
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A new, noninvasive diagnostic test for coronary artery disease is associated with a higher rate of subsequent invasive cardiac procedures and higher health-care spending. That's according to an observational study of Medicare ...
Nov 15, 2011
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Heart patients could have quick, non-invasive, magnetic resonance (MR) scans to determine if they need to have a procedure to widen a blocked or narrowed coronary artery instead of more invasive tests, new research from King's ...
Mar 20, 2017
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New research shows patients with a history of chest discomfort due to coronary artery disease—a build up of plaque in the heart's arteries—who are subsequently diagnosed with depression are much more likely to suffer ...
Mar 23, 2016
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