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Heart Diseases : Health & Medical
Bypass and Angioplasty Are Useless For Type 2 Diabetics, Not Better Than Medications
Many patients with diabetes and heart disease are treated with bypass surgery or angioplasty. According to the BARI 2D study, these procedures do not reduce the incidence of cardiovascular problems (heart attacks and stokes). They also do not save lives. Compared with patients treated only with drug
Salt Tied to Heart Disease in the Overweight
For overweight patients, reducing daily salt intake could benefit their cardiovascular health, especially if weight loss is slow or not possible, according to a recent study published in the Dec. 1 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Cut Heart or Stroke Risk With a Heart Healthy Diet Plan
The average daily intake of potassium, considered an essential dietary mineral, is a lot lower than health authorities would like. Researchers are convinced that increasing the amount you get might actually provide protection from heart or stroke risk and other forms of heart disease.
Information and Techniques in Preventing Coronary Heart Disease
Coronary heart disease is the result of the accumulating of plagues inside the walls of the arteries that bring the heart with oxygen and nutrients. The bad thing about this disease is that the sufferer can live decades without any sign or symptoms of the sickness and out of the blue have a massive
Heart Monitoring May Prevent Some Strokes, Study Suggests
Irregular heartbeat that causes some attacks is often tough to detect, doctors say
The Role of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Predicting Hospital Mortality
Does inclusion of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest alter the Clinical Outcomes Assessment Program (COAP) mortality model for percutaneous coronary intervention?
Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion
Learn about the latest developments and controversy regarding this technique used for prevention of thromboembolism.
Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest Alone vs With Perfusion
Recognizing the importance of neuroprotection in aortic arch surgery, deep hypothermic circulatory arrest now underpins operative practice as it minimizes cerebral metabolic activity.
LDL-Cholesterol Particle Concentrations Replace LDL Levels to Assess Risk
AHA08: One of the enduring challenges facing clinicians is the fact that so many patients on optimum statin therapy still experience events. Is this because the wrong serum factor is being measured?
Learn How to Manage Living With Low Blood Pressure
There are a lot of medical conditions that are not considered dangerous for the health. The low blood pressure or hypotension is one of them. Its causes have not been fully researched, but it seems that genes are responsible for this condition just like they are blamed for causing hypertension.
Challenges in Cardiology Research in Pregnancy
Find out why CV research in pregnancy is both doubly challenging and rewarding, as it involves a special 'vulnerable' group.
Acute Coronary Syndromes in Developing Countries
A multinational registry is used to gain insights into practice patterns, and 1-year outcomes of patients hospitalized with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome or STEMI in countries in Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East.
Heart Disease Risk Factors in Women
Heart disease, once thought to be a "man's disease" is the number one leading cause of death in American women, and kills more women than all forms of cancer combined. Several risk factors have been identified that increase a woman's risk of suffering from heart disease. While some risk factors (suc
The Multifaceted Cardiac Sodium Channel
New and significant genetic mutations associated with a wide array of potentially lethal clinical conditions are being discovered at a rapid pace, thanks to unsurpassed advances in molecular techniques.
Keeping HDL LDL Levels in Balance Could Save Your Life
The prospect of having your first heart attack, or additional heart attacks, is a health concern to be taken very seriously. Depending on the severity it could take months, years, or even a lifetime of rehabilitation to recover from a major coronary event. So taking preventative steps now makes a lo
Renal Sympathetic Denervation: Indications, Contemporary Devices
Learn more about the utility of renal denervation and emerging devices along with issues to be addressed before renal denervation becomes mainstream therapy.
Mitral Valve Stenosis-Overview
What is mitral valve stenosis?Mitral valve stenosis is a heart condition in which the mitral valve fails to open as wide as it should. Although it has no immediate effect on health, eventually mitral valve stenosis can cause irregular heartbeats and possibly heart failure or other complications, inc
Any Point in Higher Doses of Clopidogrel or Aspirin in ACS?
Henry Black, MD, reports on a study comparing clopidogrel and aspirin doses for ACS that strongly suggests that higher may not be better.
Transfusions With Heart Surgery Might Raise Infection Risk
Delicate balance exists between treating anemia, avoiding side effects from infusion of red blood cells, study says