NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – People with a prolonged PR interval are at increased risk for atrial fibrillation, pacemaker implantation, and death at long-term follow-up, according to an…
Jonathan Marmur, MD, FACC, FRCP, Professor of Medicine, Director of Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Interventional Cardiology, Director of Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program, Director of Clinical Research, Center for…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Urine testing for leucine-rich alpha-2-glycoprotein and other biomarkers may improve the ability of doctors to diagnose acute appendicitis, according to a report in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research suggests that premature ventricular complexes (PVCs) may play a role in some cases of chronic cough. However, the findings indicate that…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pediatric coronary bypass surgery using an internal thoracic artery graft is effective treatment for children and adolescents with severe coronary sequelae secondary to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Survivors of Hodgkin’s lymphoma are to 2- to 3-times more likely to experience a stroke or TIA compared with people in the general…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Children and adolescents who use stimulant medications, primarily methylphenidate, are at increased risk for sudden death, according to a report in The American…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Roughly a third of caregivers do not use albuterol properly when their child has an asthma exacerbation, according to a report in the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Thrombolysis with intravenous alteplase is a safe and effective treatment for young patients with acute hemispheric ischemic stroke, Finnish researchers report. Prior research…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a randomized study of patients with acute attacks of migraine, real acupuncture proved more effective than two different types of sham acupuncture…