Invasive cardiac monitoring revealing in cryptogenic stroke
Long-term observation with an implantable cardiac monitoring device detects paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in about a quarter of patients with cryptogenic ischemic stroke, research shows. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - April 17, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
‘Breathprint’ offers efficient diagnosis of heart failure
Analysis of a single exhaled breath of air or “breathprint” can be used to quickly diagnose patients with heart failure, shows research. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - April 17, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Heart rate more than fitness marker
Long-term follow up of men in the Copenhagen Male Study has separated out the effects of resting heart rate and physical fitness on mortality risk (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - April 17, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
‘Breathprint’ offers efficient diagnosis of heart failure
Analysis of a single exhaled breath of air or “breathprint” can be used to quickly diagnose patients with heart failure, shows research. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - April 17, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Heart rate more than fitness marker
Long-term follow up of men in the Copenhagen Male Study has separated out the effects of resting heart rate and physical fitness on mortality risk (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - April 17, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Global vascular risk factors for cognitive decline modifiable
Vascular risk factors that are potentially modifiable are associated with cognitive decline in aging populations, show research findings. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - April 16, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Heart surgery risk in radiation-treated cancer survivors
Cancer survivors who are treated with chest radiation are nearly twice as likely to die in the years following major heart surgery as patients undergoing similar surgery who are never treated with radiation, a study shows. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - April 15, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Blood pressure targets shaped by outcome considerations
The risk for different vascular outcomes in patients with hypertension may vary according to the systolic blood pressure target they achieve, research suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - April 12, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Admission heart rate affects in-hospital mortality for heart failure patients
A heart rate above and below a certain threshold was independently associated with higher rates of in-hospital mortality, show study findings. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - April 12, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Guideline-directed HF therapy ‘saves money and lives’
Medical treatment of heart failure in line with current clinical guidelines is highly cost-effective and may even be cost-saving, study findings indicate. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - April 12, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Rural critical access hospitals falling behind in performance
Medicare beneficiaries who receive inpatient care at critical access hospitals in rural communities have higher 30-day mortality rates for acute myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, and pneumonia than patients who visit other acute care hospitals, a study finds. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - April 10, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
