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.
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.
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.
A meta-analysis confirms that statin therapy lowers the risk of major vascular events by about a fifth among subjects with no history of vascular disease, male and female,… read more.
Studies have shown that the offspring of mothers on a low-protein diet are more likely to develop hypertension as adults.
Findings from a newly published meta-analysis suggests that levels of non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C) among statin users is associated with risk of developing a major cardiovascular event, such… read more.
Emerging uses of FDA Approved Drugs – by Bruce Sylvester – Heart disease patients who use statins are significantly less likely to develop depression than their counterparts who… read more.
Taken from the British Medical Journal (BMJ) – by Bruce Sylvester – One ultrasound scan can safely rule out a diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in women… read more.
Taken from the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) – by Bruce Sylvester – A registry study including data on nearly 6,500 patients shows that use of… read more.
Taken from the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) – by Bruce Sylvester – Aortic stenosis patients who are too ill to undergo open-heart surgery have achieved better… read more.
World Health Matters (Denmark) – by Gary Finnegan – A new study has shown that a marked increase in CPR performed by bystanders in Denmark can lead to… read more.
Taken from the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) – by Bruce Sylvester – Systolic hypertension patients treated in a clinical trial with the diuretic chlorthalidone for… read more.
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