Palliative consultations occur late among heart failure patients
Patients treated for heart failure only receive palliative care consultations in the late stage of their illness, suggesting a reactive rather than proactive approach to care, say US researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - March 19, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Aliskiren disappoints in heart failure patients
Adding aliskiren to the standard therapy of patients hospitalized for heart failure with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction does not reduce their risk for cardiovascular mortality or readmission, shows the ASTRONAUT trial. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - March 18, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Tolvaptan effective option in CKD with heart failure
Tolvaptan is an effective add-on diuretic for patients with chronic kidney disease complicated by congestive heart failure, report researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - March 15, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Study CHAMPIONs cangrelor antiplatelet
The fast-acting antiplatelet agent cangrelor significantly reduces the risk for ischemic events, including stent thrombosis, in patients during percutaneous coronary intervention, without significantly increasing severe bleeding, researchers report. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - March 14, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Prehospital fibrinolysis benefits some myocardial infarction patients
Prehospital fibrinolysis may be a substitute reperfusion strategy in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction if prompt percutaneous coronary intervention is not possible, research shows. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - March 13, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Physician electronic reminders ‘lead to information overload’
Electronic health records can lead to information overload and primary care providers missing important information, conclude US researchers from a survey of over 5000 clinicians. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - March 12, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Pharmacist-led intervention combats hypertension
A home-based intervention led by clinical pharmacists and involving an internet monitoring tool results in marked reductions in blood pressure, say researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - March 9, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Heart failure risk identified in people with insomnia
People with insomnia appear to be at increased risk for developing heart failure, findings from a large Norwegian cohort study show. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - March 8, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Tranexamic acid role in coronary bypass surgery
Tranexamic acid balances the increased bleeding risk associated with recent clopidogrel use in patients undergoing on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting, shows a randomized trial. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - March 7, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Myocardial thinning theories upended
Regional myocardial wall thinning is not necessarily indicative of transmural myocardial infarction, a study suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - March 6, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Lactated Ringer’s safety caution in cardiac arrest
Prehospital intravenous loading with lactated Ringer’s solution may reduce the chances for survival with good neurologic outcome among patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, an observational study suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - March 6, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Dialysis lung imaging reveals congestion, prognosis
Lung ultrasound can be used to identify asymptomatic pulmonary congestion among end-stage renal disease patients on hemodialysis, study findings show. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - March 4, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Benefits of diastolic function improvement in heart failure questioned
The importance of left ventricular diastolic function improvement in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction has been questioned, after researchers found that treatment with spironolactone resulted in some functional improvements but failed to impact on patients’ exercise capacity. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - March 4, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
CT angiography uncovers cardiovascular disease risk
Computed tomography angiography can warn of the likelihood for major adverse cardiovascular events in patients suspected of having coronary artery disease in the absence of medically modifiable risk factors, research shows. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - February 25, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Protamine–heparin complex antibodies raise concerns
Almost a third of patients treated with protamine for heparin reversal during cardiopulmonary bypass develop antibodies to circulating protamine–heparin complexes, study findings suggest. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - February 25, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
