Cardiology
Space technology can help patients walk around their neighborhood
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Mar 22, 2019
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Cardiology
Cigarette smoking associated with increased risk of peripheral artery disease in African-Americans
African Americans who smoke cigarettes are more likely than those who don't smoke to develop peripheral artery disease, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the ...
Jan 23, 2019
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Cardiology
FDA investigating paclitaxel-coated balloons, paclitaxel-eluting stents
(HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration alerted health care providers on Thursday that the agency is investigating the use of paclitaxel-coated balloons and paclitaxel-eluting stents to treat peripheral arterial ...
Jan 18, 2019
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Cardiology
Appropriate use criteria released for peripheral artery intervention
(HealthDay)—Appropriate use criteria have been developed for peripheral artery intervention (PAI) in peripheral artery disease, according to a report published online Dec. 17 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Dec 18, 2018
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Cardiology
Mount Sinai is first to use FDA-approved drug-eluting stent that treats PAD
Vascular specialists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai are the first in the United States to use the Eluvia, a drug-eluting vascular stent system for clinical treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD), a circulatory ...
Nov 5, 2018
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Cardiology
Smokers with peripheral artery disease need more help to kick the habit
While many people with peripheral artery disease (PAD) smoke, few receive proven smoking cessation strategies from their doctor, according to new research in the Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access ...
Oct 3, 2018
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Diabetes
Time to act to reduce diabetes-related foot disease
Greater investment from governments, health professionals and researchers is needed to reduce costly and common diabetes-related foot disease (DFD), QUT Principal Research Fellow Dr. Peter Lazzarini and co-authors write in ...
Oct 1, 2018
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Cardiology
Oral anticoagulants plus antiplatelets associated with poor outcome in atrial fibrillation
Combined oral anticoagulant and antiplatelet therapy is associated with a worse prognosis than anticoagulation alone in newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation patients without a clear indication for antiplatelets, according ...
Aug 28, 2018
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Cardiology
Bleeding in patients treated with anticoagulants should stimulate search for cancer
Bleeding in patients treated with anticoagulants should stimulate a search for cancer, according to late breaking results from the COMPASS trial presented today at ESC Congress 2018.
Aug 26, 2018
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Cardiology
Obesity may increase risk for peripheral artery disease
People with obesity are known to be at increased risk for coronary heart disease, the most common type of heart disease. Now, a new study shows obesity may also increase the chance of developing peripheral artery disease.
Aug 9, 2018
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