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ACE inhibitor treated hypertension linked to reduced all-cause mortality
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New oral anticoagulants better than warfarin in AF patients
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Outcomes similar with different low-osmolar iodinated contrast agents
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Mar 30, 2012
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Cardiology, Cardiology: Interventional, Radiology, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among patients undergoing invasive coronary angiography or PCI with the use of low-osmolar contrast media (LOCM), adverse outcomes are uncommon with no advantage apparent between different agents.
That finding comes from a retrospective examination of data on over 100,000...
In the past 6 months, cocoa research has reached the tipping point.
A 2011 Harvard meta-analysis by Dr. Eric Ding and published in the Journal of Nutrition with 2,575 participants showed that cocoa consumption is associated with decreased blood pressure, improved blood vessel health, and improvement in...
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SES superior to BMS in everyday STEMI patients, but skip abciximab
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Mar 26, 2012
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Cardiology, Cardiology: Interventional, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A sirolimus-eluting stent (SES) was superior to a bare-metal stent (BMS) in a group of unselected patients who had primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) as part of the Dutch DEBATER study.
The benefit was...
Paclitaxel-eluting balloon promising for femoropopliteal artery disease
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Mar 20, 2012
Outcomes of STEMI similar with enoxaparin or unfractionated heparin
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Mar 19, 2012
Statins cut late revascularization risk with sirolimus-eluting stents
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Mar 15, 2012
Vasopressin for cardiac arrest does not improve long-term survival
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Mar 15, 2012
Add-on valsartan protects CV events in high-risk hypertensives
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Mar 14, 2012
Not all statins equal in patients with acute coronary syndrome
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Mar 13, 2012
Some but not all outcomes better with everolimus-eluting stent
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Mar 12, 2012
Renin-angiotensin blockade helpful in heart failure with renal disease
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Mar 9, 2012
Long-term outcomes favor everolimus- over sirolimus-eluting stents for ACS
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Mar 6, 2012
Risk of new-onset diabetes with niacin less than previously thought: study
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Mar 5, 2012
Timing of angiography/revascularization for non-STE ACS does not affect outcomes
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Mar 2, 2012
Adjunctive trimetazidine beneficial in chronic heart failure
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Mar 1, 2012
Clopidogrel and adverse cardiovascular events not linked
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Feb 27, 2012
No evidence of obesity paradox after drug-eluting stent placement
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Feb 24, 2012
Pre-surgery statins cut risk of cardiac events, but questions remain
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Feb 23, 2012
Extensive family history improves cardiovascular disease risk assessment
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Feb 23, 2012
Very late stent thrombosis less with newer devices
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Feb 22, 2012
Everolimus-eluting stent on par with sirolimus-eluting stent in CAD patients
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Feb 21, 2012
Intravascular ultrasound improves outcomes of PCI for bifurcation lesions
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Feb 20, 2012
Cardiac function improves with stem cell therapy after MI
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Feb 17, 2012
AF ablation improves outcomes in concomitant heart failure treated with CRT
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Feb 17, 2012
Vitamin D therapy fails to improve heart health in chronic kidney disease
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Feb 16, 2012
Iron replenishment improves quality of life in iron-deficient CHF patients
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Feb 14, 2012
No apparent benefit to early medical therapy for patent ductus arteriosus: study
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Feb 13, 2012
Dual antiplatelet therapy reduces stroke recurrence risk
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Feb 6, 2012
