Recent guidelines suggest that NSTEMI patients with elevated troponin levels are recommended for early invasive treatment, but a substantial proportion are still managed without an early invasive procedure.
Atrial fibrillation feels worse for women, although men are more likely to die from the arrhythmia, a sub-analysis of the ORBIT AF registry showed.
Extra-extended dual antiplatelet therapy after placement of a drug-eluting stent won’t improve outcomes, Korean researchers affirmed in the DES-LATE trial.
Researchers suggest a different method of assessing risk after examining data on 1.3 million Americans. In what promises to be an eye-opener for many doctors and patients who… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – In a study published in PLOS Medicine on January 29, 2013, researchers reported that an increasing risk of future cardiovascular disease and of premature… read more.
Scotland takes action to tackle relationship between deprivation and CVD. Deprivation represents the “elephant in the room” with regard to cardiovascular disease (CVD), and health care professionals have… read more.
Major journal reports study findings. A study in the JAMA Neurology suggests that controlling or preventing risk factors such as hypertension earlier in life may limit or delay the brain… read more.
People who suffer from insomnia appear to have an increased risk of developing heart failure, according to the largest study to investigate the link. The study followed 54,279… read more.
Patients at Manchester Royal Infirmary are playing a vital role in an international trial to find out if a blood test can accurately confirm a heart attack within… read more.
Air pollution contributes to an increased number of deaths among patients who have been admitted to hospital with heart attacks, according to a study published online today in… read more.
by Christine Clark FRPharmS – In association with A.Menarini Pharmaceuticals Ireland Ltd. and Daiichi Sankyo Pharmaceuticals Ireland Ltd.
A systematic review published today in The Cochrane Library finds that in well-nourished adults current evidence does not support selenium for preventing heart disease.
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