NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Cerebral microbleeds increase the risk of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) in patients taking warfarin, a new study suggests. “These results have potentially worrying implications…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Endovascular therapy for acute ischemic stroke is at least as safe in nonintubated versus intubated patients, a small, retrospective study shows. As reported…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with a textbook case of “typical” angina are no more likely than patients with atypical or nonanginal chest pain to have inducible…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – An iPhone with dedicated software for evaluation of coronary CT angiography (CTA) is highly accurate for detecting and excluding significant stenosis, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Dizziness in the elderly is caused by cardiovascular disease in over half of patients seen in primary care, according to new research from…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is an effective and safe treatment for renal calculi in children, French researchers report in the June issue…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Biliary stenting can be an effective therapy for large or multiple common bile duct (CBD) stones, new research shows. With two months of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Long-term follow-up of more than 2000 patients with unprotected left main coronary artery disease shows stenting to be as effective as coronary artery…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Statins reduce the risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation after myocardial infarction or revascularization, new data confirm. “This may be yet another reason why…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – During resuscitation of ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest, keep the pause in compressions to less than 3 seconds before each shock and to less…