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 24, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
WOEST supports clopidogrel only in PCI patients on anticoagulation
Publication of the WOEST trial results reaffirm the study’s major finding that antiplatelet therapy with clopidogrel alone is preferable to the use of both aspirin and clopidogrel in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention who are receiving oral anticoagulant therapy. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - February 24, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Hemodiafiltration technique improves mortality in ESRD
High-efficiency online hemodiafiltration reduces mortality over conventional hemodialysis in patients with end-stage renal disease, report researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - February 22, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Symptom severity, hospice patient distress not necessarily linked
End-stage heart failure patients being treated in hospices have multiple symptoms with potential to cause distress, indicate US study findings. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - February 20, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Air pollution exposure raises cardiac death rate
Long-term exposure to high levels of particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 mm or below increases a person’s chance for dying following a heart attack, show results from a large UK study. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - February 20, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
High calcium intake raises all cause, CVD mortality risk for women
Latest research examining the potential hazards of a high calcium intake finds an increased mortality risk among women with a high intake through diet and supplements. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - February 19, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Income inequality equals more hospital readmissions
Patients living in areas of uneven wealth-distribution are at an increased risk for hospital readmission, according to US research findings published in the BMJ. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - February 19, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Crowded emergency department has psychologic impact
The likelihood for patients with acute coronary syndromes developing post-traumatic stress disorder rises with emergency department crowding, research suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - February 14, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Arrhythmia may confound heart failure treatment
Meta-analysis findings question whether beta-blocker treatment remains effective in patients who have heart failure with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction if they also have atrial fibrillation. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - February 11, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Steroid therapy impedes Duchenne’s cardiomyopathy
Steroid therapy is associated with a considerable reduction in all-cause mortality and new-onset and progressive cardiomyopathy in patients with the debilitating X-linked disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - February 11, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Lipid associated variant linked to aortic stenosis, valve disorders
People who carry a lipoprotein(a) gene variant are at increased risk for aortic valve calcification and aortic stenosis, suggest study findings. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - February 11, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Eletrocardiographic mapping nearing clinical utility
Electocardiographic mapping may offer a noninvasive and accurate alternative to a standard electrophysiologic study, say researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - February 7, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Consensus move promotes radial access for coronary intervention
A European consensus document aims to encourage interventionalists to choose radial artery over femoral artery access where possible when performing percutaneous coronary intervention. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - February 4, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Glycemic control low priority in diabetes CVD prevention
Maintaining glycemic control does not reduce the likelihood for cardiovascular disease leading to hospitalization in people with Type 2 diabetes, report US researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - February 1, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
TAPS supports preoperative transfusion
Preoperative transfusion may protect sickle cell patients from surgical complications, suggest findings published in The Lancet. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - January 29, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
