by Bruce Sylvester: Rheumatoid arthritis is associated with an increased risk of no-warning heart attack, researchers reported on May 4, 2015 at ICNC 12 (International Conference on Nuclear… read more.
Researchers suggest that officials re-examine blood storage practice. Infants and children who undergo heart surgery are better off receiving fresh whole blood transfusions from a single donor, compared… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Compared to women who deliver at full-term, women with a history of spontaneous preterm delivery appear to have a doubled risk of developing heart disease,… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Atrial fibrillation patients treated with digoxin have a 27 percent greater risk of dying than atrial fibrillation patients not treated with the drug, according to… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Among patients with heart failure and atrial fibrillation, catheter ablation has led to lower mortality, hospitalization or recurrent atrial fibrillation than treatment with the heart… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Patients treated for one year with evolocumab, an investigative drug used to lower LDL cholesterol, have achieved significant reductions in mortality, heart attack and stroke,… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: The addition of antiplatelet drug ticagrelor to aspirin for long-term post-heart attack therapy has reduced the rate of mortality from subsequent cardiovascular causes, heart attack… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: About 12 percent of patients treated with aspirin for cardiovascular disease prevention are receiving aspirin inappropriately, researchers reported on Jan, 12, 2015 in the Journal… read more.
Three cardiac surgeons from the Montreal Heart Institute, Dr. Yoan Lamarche, Dr. Ismail El-Hamamsy and Dr. Philippe Demers, are behind Aorta, a free app that provides specialists with patient-specific… read more.
In a study of nearly 2,000 adults, researchers found that a build up of plaque in the body’s major arteries was associated with mild cognitive impairment. Results of… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Treating high-risk, acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients with both a stain and ezetimibe enhances prevention of heart attacks and strokes, researchers reported on Nov. 17,… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Ten-year follow-up of children with familial hypercholesterolemia treated with a statin showed an association between statin treatment and normalization of carotid intima-media thickness (IMT), a… read more.
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