Reduced RV functional reserve may explain poor SSc-PAH outcomes
Patients who develop pulmonary arterial hypertension as a consequence of systemic sclerosis have poorer right ventricular functional reserve than those with idiopathic disease, research published in Circulation shows. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - June 8, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pulmonary hypertension Source Type: news
Migraine drug has quick onset of action
The drug TEV-48125, shown to be effective for chronic migraine in a phase II trial, appears to work within 3 to 7 days of injection, researchers report. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - June 8, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Migraine Source Type: news
Unsafe antiplatelet use persists in PCI patients
Contraindicated antiplatelet use is rare but persists in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention, show US study data. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - June 8, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Interventional cardiology Source Type: news
Late luteal oestrogen withdrawal linked to migraine vulnerability
Researchers have identified phase- and time-specific differences in oestrogen withdrawal in women with migraines, providing further evidence of migraine-specific hormone profiles. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - June 8, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Migraine Source Type: news
Cerebral microbleeds warn of dementia risk
A high cerebral microbleed count increases an individual’s risk of cognitive deterioration and dementia, study results indicate. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - June 8, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alzheimer ' s disease Source Type: news
TAVI matches SAVR for early and midterm mortality
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation has similar early and midterm mortality to surgical aortic valve replacement in patients with aortic stenosis, including those at low to intermediate risk, show results of a systematic review and meta-analysis. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - June 8, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Interventional cardiology Source Type: news
Post-CABG hospital stays longer in severely obese patients
Severely obese patients have longer hospital stays after coronary artery bypass grafting than patients with normal body mass index, which may be due to their increased infection risk, Canadian researchers report. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - June 8, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Coronary heart disease Source Type: news
PREDIMED study weighs in to dietary fat discussion
A prespecified analysis of the PREDIMED study suggests that an increase in the proportion of calories consumed as fat in the context of a Mediterranean-style diet does not have an adverse effect on bodyweight. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - June 8, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes Source Type: news
Artificial intelligence could refine CAD prognosis
A study shows that machine learning can predict mortality in patients with coronary artery disease with greater accuracy than models based on coronary computed tomographic angiography or clinical variables. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - June 6, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Coronary heart disease Source Type: news
Unsafe antiplatelet use persists in PCI patients
Contraindicated antiplatelet use is rare but persists in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention, show US study data. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - June 6, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
CMR could offer complete imaging solution before pulmonary vein isolation
Cardiac magnetic resonance can potentially be used to detect thrombi at the same time as being used for pulmonary venous anatomy mapping, say researchers (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - June 3, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Arrhythmia Source Type: news
Motor subtypes of PD show different prognostic traits
The severity of postural instability and gait difficulty appears to be a useful indicator of Parkinson’s disease progression, researchers report. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - June 3, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Parkinson ' s disease Source Type: news
Rapid NSTEMI exclusion becoming reality
Two studies show that modern high-sensitivity troponin I assays can help physicians to rapidly identify patients with a very low likelihood of having non–ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - June 3, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Acute coronary syndromes Source Type: news
Mortality risk proportional to PPM severity in aortic value surgery
Prosthesis–patient mismatch during surgical aortic valve replacement is associated with a perioperative mortality risk that increases with increasing PPM severity, study findings indicate. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - June 3, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Interventional cardiology Source Type: news
Neutral atherosclerosis trial highlights effectiveness of optimal medical therapy
Salsalate has no greater effect than placebo on the progression of coronary artery plaque, show the findings of the randomised TINSAL-CVD trial. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - June 3, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Coronary heart disease Source Type: news
