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ESC 2012 Report – Normal weight and belly fat spells higher risk of CVD than obesity only

Written by | 17 Sep 2012

by Bruce Sylvester – Normal weight persons with weight concentrated in their belly run a higher death risk of CVD-related death than obese-only individuals, researchers reported at ESC.

ESC 2012 Report – Low rates of stent thrombosis similar for zotarolimus – and sirolimus-eluting stents: The PROTECT study

Written by | 17 Sep 2012

by Bruce Sylvester – Researchers from the PROTECT(Patient Related OuTcomes with Endeavor versus Cypher Stenting Rates) study reported at ESC that rates of stent thrombosis at three years… read more.

ESC 2012 Report – Incidence rises in heart failure after Japan’s earthquake and tsunami

Written by | 17 Sep 2012

by Zara Qadir – On March 11, 2011, Japan was shocked by the most powerful known earthquake ever to have hit Japan. The earthquake and tsunami caused 15,861… read more.

ESC 2012 Report – Smoking after stroke increases death risk by three-fold

Written by | 17 Sep 2012

by Zara Qadir – Patients who resume smoking after a stroke increase their risk of death by three-fold, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2012 by Professor… read more.

ESC 2012 Report – Normal weight individuals with belly fat at highest CVD risk

Written by | 17 Sep 2012

by Zara Qadir – BMI still offers a simple numeric measure of a person’s “thickness” or “thinness”.  However, normal weight individuals who carry weight concentrated in their belly… read more.

ESC 2012 Report – Cholesterol and risk: past, present and future – The benefits of adding newer cholesterol-lowering agents to the statins

Written by | 17 Sep 2012

by Zara Qadir – ESC Geoffrey Rose Lecture on Population Sciences.   The recipient of the ‘ESC Geoffrey Rose Lecture on Population Sciences’ went to Rory Collins (pictured), who… read more.

ESC 2012 Report – New AMI-STEMI Guidelines stress pre-hospital intervention

Written by | 17 Sep 2012

by Bruce Sylvester  –  Revamped ESC guidelines for the management of acute myocardial infarction in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation (STEMI) include issues of diagnosis and treatment before,… read more.

ESC 2012 Report – New AMI-STEMI Guidelines stress pre-hospital intervention

Written by | 17 Sep 2012

by Bruce Sylvester  –  Revamped ESC guidelines for the management of acute myocardial infarction in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation (STEMI) include issues of diagnosis and treatment before,… read more.

ESC 2012 Report – Intraaortic balloon pump fails to improve mortality rate in cardiogenic shock patients: Results from the IABP-SHOCK II study

Written by | 17 Sep 2012

by Zara Qadir  –  In Europe, around 60-70,000 patients are diagnosed with cardiogenic shock each year. Developed in the early 1960s, intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) counterpulsation, is recommended… read more.

ESC 2012 Report – Metabolically healthy, fit obese persons appear to have normal CVD and cancer risks

Written by | 17 Sep 2012

by Bruce Sylvester – Obese persons who are metabolically healthy and fit have no more risk of developing or dying from cardiovascular disease or cancer than persons of… read more.

ESC 2012 Report – TRILOGY Trial suggests prasugrel and clopidogrel similarly effective in medical management of ACS without revascularization

Written by | 17 Sep 2012

by Bruce Sylvester  –  Investigators from the Targeted Platelet Inhibition to Clarify the Optimal Strategy to Medically Manage AcuteCoronary Syndromes (TRILOGY ACS) study reported at ESC 2012 no… read more.

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