AHA 2015: Women need more awareness of cardiovascular disease risks
by Bruce Sylvester: While heart disease and stroke are the greatest killers of women in the U.S., most women there claim to have no personal connection to cardiovascular… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: While heart disease and stroke are the greatest killers of women in the U.S., most women there claim to have no personal connection to cardiovascular… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Thrombus aspiration preceding percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) failed to improve one-year clinical outcomes in patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), researchers from the TATORT-NSTEMI trial… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Transcatheter atrial septal defect (ASD) closure patients treated with clopidogrel and aspirin instead of aspirin alone have achieved a lower monthly frequency of migraine attacks,… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: When compared to 30 minutes of low-intensity exercise, short-bursts of high-intensity exercise significantly improve cardiometabolic and fitness measures in persons with newly diagnosed Type 2… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Among patients with peripheral artery disease and intermittent claudication, treatment with endovascular revascularization followed by supervised exercise led to greater improvement in walking distances and… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Blood pressure drug dosing at bedtime instead of in the morning not only lowers blood pressure during sleep but significantly reduces the risk of type… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Treatment with oxytocin, a synthetic hormone, significantly improved social, emotional and behavioral parameters among children with autism, researchers reported on Oct. 27, 2015 in Molecular Psychiatry.
by Bruce Sylvester: Botox injection into fat surrounding the heart helps prevent atrial fibrillation after bypass surgery, researchers reported on Oct. 20, 2015 in Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology.
by Bruce Sylvester: Exercise prior to pregnancy appears to reduce pelvic girdle pain caused by joint and ligament changes during pregnancy, researchers reported online on October 7, 2015… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Researchers report that a genetically engineered vaccine, VGX-3100/ Inovio Pharmaceuticals, appears to eradicate high-grade precancerous cervical lesions in some women. The findings from a phase 2b… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Men who have had a heart attack and then receive androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer are at an increased risk of subsequent fatal… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Corticosteroid therapy appears to improve community-acquired pneumonia outcomes, researchers reported on August 11, 2015 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.