Cardiology: Non-Interventional
Cardiac resynchronization reduces risk of recurring heart failure events
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1:45 | Posted on Aug 4, 2011 in
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Cardiac resynchronization therapy not only reduces the risk of a first heart failure event but also recurring events, according to an analysis of data from the MADIT-CRT trial.
“The results of the present MADIT-CRT sub-study show for the first time that CRT is associated with...
Adverse thyroid effects of generic and brand-name amiodarone similar
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1:04 | Posted on Jul 12, 2011 in
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among patients with atrial fibrillation on amiodarone, the incidence of thyroid dysfunction is identical in those taking the brand-name formulation of the drug and those taking a generic version, according to the results of a Canadian study.
Dr. Louise Pilote, at McGill...
Pulmonary disorders increased in AF patients taking amiodarone
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1:28 | Posted on Jul 11, 2011 in
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A new population-based study finds the incidence of pulmonary complications associated with amiodarone to be relatively low, but still 50% higher among patients with atrial fibrillation who take the antiarrhythmic drug than in those who do not.
Those findings are reported in...
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Antiplatelet effect of ticagrelor greater than that of clopidogrel
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Elderly women with heart failure may benefit from testosterone therapy
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Spironolactone beneficial also in mild to moderate heart failure
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PPIs linked to cardiovascular risk regardless of clopidogrel use
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On-Treatment Platelet Reactivity
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