by Bruce Sylvester – On March 29, 2014, investigators presented results from three separate evolocumab trials at the American College of Cardiology annual meeting/ACC2014. Evolocumab is a human… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Post non-cardiac surgery treatment with low-dose clonidine increased rates of clinically important hypotension and non-fatal cardiac arrest, researchers from the POISE-2 trial have reported.
by Bruce Sylvester – Severe aortic stenosis patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with a self-expanding bioprosthesis have achieved a significantly higher rate of survival at one… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – For managing uncontrolled type 2 diabetes in obese patients, gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy are each more effective than intensive medical therapy alone.
Application of U.S. and European cholesterol guidelines to a European population found that proportions of individuals eligible for statins differed substantially, with one U.S. guideline recommending statins for… read more.
Among patients undergoing aortic valve replacement using a catheter tube, a comparison of two types of heart valve technologies, balloon-expandable or self-expandable valve systems, found a greater rate… read more.
The connection between being underweight and the higher risk of dying is true for both adults and foetuses. Being underweight puts people at highest risk of dying, just… read more.
Study helps put new TAVR technology in perspective for high-risk patients. The first one-year outcomes data of transcatheter heart valve replacement (TAVR) in nearly all U.S. patients undergoing… read more.
Applying the updated 2014 blood pressure (BP) guideline to the U.S. population suggests that nearly 6 million adults are no longer classified as needing hypertension medication, and that… read more.
Although some research has suggested that metformin, a medication often used in the treatment of diabetes, may have favourable effects on ventricular (heart) function, among patients without diabetes… read more.
The most frequently used mechanical circulatory assist device in the world may have untapped potential, physicians say. One of many uses for the intra-aortic balloon pump is helping… read more.
Heart problems less likely for spouses than for single, divorced and widowed people. People who are married have lower rates of several cardiovascular diseases compared with those who… read more.
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