Daniel R. Schimmel, MD, explains how balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) uses balloons and specialized catheters to open narrowed vessels in the lungs to improve circulation and reduce symptoms…
Nick Norwitz interviews Aseem Malhotra, MD, a consultant cardiologist, on controversial new findings challenging LDL cholesterol’s role as an independent risk factor for heart disease. They discuss data…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The prophylactic use of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) can help prevent pneumonia and other pulmonary complications after cardiac surgery, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The results of a study using a special MRI technique suggest that treatment with high-dose atorvastatin can reduce inflammation in carotid artery plaques,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The results of a study at the German Heart Center in Munich suggest that transcatheter aortic valve implantation can lead to clinically relevant…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research suggests that use of statin therapy in postmenopausal women with coronary artery disease may reduce the risk of atrial fibrillation. The…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New study findings indicate that when women breast-feed their infants for a year, there are health benefits for both mother and infant. As…
DMC pediatric heart specialist uses less invasive technique to repair a child’s Atrial Septal Defect (Hole in the heart.) ~ Detroit Medical Center For more information, please visit…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Very low blood lead levels — well below the 10 mcg/dL threshold for deleterious effects set by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Elderly patients with Alzheimer’s disease treated with second-generation antipsychotics should be monitored closely for weight gain and dyslipidemia, according to an analysis of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a study of nearly 7000 men, large body size at age 20 years and subsequent weight gain were both identified as independent…
