Doctors are missing chances to diagnose COPD earlier
In up to 85 percent of cases. “The substantial numbers of patients misdiagnosed and under diagnosed in this study is a cause for concern. It is important that… read more.
In up to 85 percent of cases. “The substantial numbers of patients misdiagnosed and under diagnosed in this study is a cause for concern. It is important that… 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.
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.
Results of the study could help the 715,000 Americans who suffer from heart attacks each year. Researchers at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Salt Lake City… read more.
Obese people who have stomach surgery to help them lose weight will halve their risk of heart attack according to new research from a team of doctors at… read more.
Use of the drug aleglitazar, which has shown the ability to lower glucose levels and have favorable effects on cholesterol, did not reduce the risk of cardiovascular death,… read more.
Report from the ACC Annual Scientific Meeting, 29 – 31 March 2014 in Washington. Angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are associated with reduced mortality and cardiovascular events in patients… read more.
Maria Dalby reporting on the Oral Presentation by Mari Kilner, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne- Thromboelastography is a method of testing the efficiency of coagulation which measures not… read more.
Maria Dalby reporting on the Oral Presentation by Phanibhushana Munipalle, Southmead Hospital, Bristol. Altruistic organ donation, that is, where a person volunteers to donate a kidney for transplantation… read more.
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