by Bruce Sylvester – Following heart attack, patients who undergo revascularization of all significantly blocked arteries achieve better outcomes than patients who undergo revascularization of the “culprit” artery… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: After 13 months of high-dose statin therapy, STEMI (ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction) patients achieved significant reductions in coronary atherosclerosis, researchers reported on Sept. 2,… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Two intravenous doses of an iron supplement appears to cause heart failure patients with iron deficiency to achieve significant improvements in functional capacity, quality of… read more.
Report from the ESC Annual Congress by Bruce Sylvester: The investigational monoclonal antibody alirocumab, which significantly lowers cholesterol on top of regular statin therapy, also lowers the incidence… read more.
Report from the European Society of Cardiology Annual Congress in Barcelona by Bruce Sylvester – Results from the PARADIGM-HF trial, presented at ESC 2014 on August 30,2014 and… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Fenofibrate treatment reduces cardiovascular disease risks in persons with type-2 diabetes, especially women, researchers reported on August 18 in Diabetologia.
by Bruce Sylvester – Researchers report that routinely monitoring the pulse of anyone who has had a stroke could detect irregular heartbeat, a major cause of second stroke…. read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Elevated systolic and diastolic blood pressure appear to be predictive of different cardiovascular diseases and at different ages, researchers reported in a special themed… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Heart attack survivors appear to live longer by increasing dietary intake of fiber, and consumption of increased cereal fiber is especially beneficial, researchers reported… read more.
National guidelines for lipids and blood pressure are likely to be a focus of attention at this year’s meeting of the American Diabetes Association.
Pan-European Survey reveals low levels of asthma control in Ireland. Irish respondents are experiencing asthma symptoms nearly 3 days a week. 48% of Irish people with asthma are… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Metformin therapy at 500 twice daily (BID) is not protective against heart failure in non-diabetic patients following a heart attack, researchers reported on March… read more.
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