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Infarction Defined
Tissue death due to lack of blood supply
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University of Ottawa Heart Institute Trial Finds Popular Blood Clotting Drug Does Not Improve Patient Outcomes and ...
Published October 15, 2008, 11:53 am, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
A popular drug used to prevent blood clotting during the treatment of severe heart attacks does not improve outcomes for patients undergoing a life-saving surgical procedure. Further, the drug - known generically as eptifibatide - also increases the risk of bleeding.
Medical clinic expecting new addition
Published October 15, 2008, 8:29 am, MPC Newspapers
Marengo Memorial Hospital trustees approved to construct a building addition for the Family Medical Clinic of Iowa River Valley (FMC) at a special meeting Oct. 1.
Heart Repair In The Developing Heart Of Embryo Or Fetus
Published October 15, 2008, 7:07 am, Medical News Today
If the heart becomes diseased during its embryonic/fetal development, it can regenerate itself to such an extent that it is fully functional by birth, provided some of the heart cells remain healthy. Dr. Jörg-Detlef Drenckhahn of the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch made this discovery together with colleagues from Australia.
Syntax Data Show Comparable Safety For Complex Patients Treated With Taxus® Express2™ Stents And Bypass Surgery
Published October 15, 2008, 6:08 am, Medical News Today
Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced 12-month left main and three-vessel disease subset data from its landmark SYNTAX trial comparing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) using the TAXUS® Express2™ Paclitaxel-Eluting Coronary Stent System to contemporary coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.
Nile Therapeutics Announces Positive Interim Data From Phase 2a Study Of CD-NP In Patients With Heart Failure
Published October 15, 2008, 3:09 am, Medical News Today
Nile Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: NLTX), announced interim data from its multi-center, open-label Phase 2a clinical study of CD-NP, a novel chimeric natriuretic peptide, in patients hospitalized for acute heart failure.
SYNTAX Data Show Comparable Safety For Complex Patients Treated With TAXUS(R) Express2(TM) Stents And Bypass Surgery
Published October 15, 2008, 3:08 am, Medical News Today
Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) announced 12-month left main and three-vessel disease subset data from its landmark SYNTAX trial comparing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) using the TAXUS(R) Express2(TM) Paclitaxel-Eluting Coronary Stent System to contemporary coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.
12-month ATLANTA Trial Data Show Sustained Benefit Of Catania Stent
Published October 15, 2008, 3:07 am, Medical News Today
Clinical investigators at the "Innovative Devices and Futuristic Therapies" session during the 20th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium, sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation, presented 12-month follow-up data from the ATLANTA Trial.
Most Patients Do Not Undergo Recommended Test To Confirm Need For Elective Angioplasty
Published October 14, 2008, 1:35 pm, Newswise
A majority of Medicare patients with stable coronary artery disease who underwent an elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI; procedure such as angioplasty or stenting to open narrowed coronary arteries) did not have a recommended stress test performed to confirm the necessity of the procedure, according to a study in the October 15 issue of JAMA.
Most patients do not undergo recommended test to confirm need for elective angioplasty
Published October 14, 2008, 1:29 pm, EurekAlert!
( JAMA and Archives Journals ) A majority of Medicare patients with stable coronary artery disease who underwent an elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI; procedure such as angioplasty or stenting to open narrowed coronary arteries) did not have a recommended stress test performed to confirm the necessity of the procedure, according to a study in the Oct. 15 issue of JAMA.
Danish Study Validates Combined Cyclical Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) With Monthly Menstrual Bleed
Published October 14, 2008, 11:23 am, Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance
Wiley Systems, Inc. (www.thewileyprotocol.com) announced that a new Danish study featured in Europe's leading cardiovascular journal suggests that women taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) should cycle their hormones to have a menstrual bleed.
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- Sheer Heart Attack: Steven Berkoff tells you about heart attacks in his own scary way.
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- Improvement of regional myocardial blood flow and function and reduction of infarct size with ivabradine: protection beyond heart rate reduction.
- Effects of continuous positive airway pressure on early signs of atherosclerosi s in obstructive sleep apnea.: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes, including myocardial infarction and stroke. Atherosclerosi s is a key mechanism for these cardiovascular events. Recent cross-sectiona l studies showed the presence ?
- Beta-blockers and progression of coronary atherosclerosi s: pooled analysis of 4 intravascular ultrasonograph y trials.: BACKGROUND: In patients with myocardial infarction, beta-adrenergi c blockers reduce recurrent myocardial infarction and total mortality rates. However, whether a direct influence of beta-blockers on coronary atherosclerosi s contributes to reduced recurrent?
- Coronary angiography frequently fails to identify the culprit lesion responsible for acute coronary syndromes and myocardial infarction
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- Omega-3 Fatty Acids (6-10 Walnut Halves, Half Teaspoon Flax Oil) Significantly Reduces Heart Attack Risk: A study in Costa Rica found that high intake of omega-3 fatty acids reduced the risk of heart attack by 59 percent, said a report published in the July 8 online issue of Circulation.
- ELIPS: a programme to fight myocardial infarction and atherosclerosi s
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