MedPage Today Cardiovascular News Archive
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- TCT: Drug-Eluting Stents Show Efficacy in Chronic Total Occlusions
- TCT: Device Slices Away Plaque in Clogged Peripheral Vessels
- TCT: Vascular Brachytherapy for Restenosis Eclipsed by Cypher Stent
- Beta-Blockers Called Poor Choice for Hypertension
- TCT: New Drug-Eluting Stent Stumbles on Primary Endpoint Yet Maintains Momentum
- Surviving Childhood Hodgkin's Increases Stroke Risk Sharply
- Drugs That Lower Blood Pressure Also Prevent Headaches
- Endocarditis Suspected for Rams’ Head Coach
- ASA: Easy Tests Predict Cesarean Post-Op Pain
- Pargluva Future in Doubt as Drug Maker Pulls Back
- Cardiac Rehab Offers Longer Life to Heart Attack Survivors
- The Dilemma of Halting Clinical Trials Early
- Plavix-Aspirin Combo Reduces Acute Heart Attack Deaths
- Guidelines Favor High-Volume Cardiologists for Stent Placements
- AHA: Gene Therapy Fails to Prevent Saphenous Vein Graft Failure
- AHA: Novel Drug May Speed Improvement in Patients With Severe Heart Failure
- AHA: Transradial Approach Promoted for Same-Day Coronary Stenting
- AHA: Guidelines Favor High-Volume Cardiologists for Stent Placements
- AHA: Kids Who Eat Out Often Have Higher Heart Risks
- AHA: High-Dose Lipitor Does Not Outdo Standard-Dose Zocor
- AHA: Thrill-a-Minute Roller Coasters May Be Dangerous to the Heart
- Viagra Spinoff Promising for Mild-to-Moderate PAH
- Blood Test Diagnoses Acute Heart Failure and Predicts Mortality Risk
- AHA: Fish Oil Plus Statin Reduces Coronary Events
- U.S. Heart Failure Patients Have Better Short-Term Survival Than Canadians
- CPR Guidelines Updated With Doubling of Chest Compressions
- Anti-Heparin Antibody Identifies Increased Risk After Heart Surgery
- New England Journal Editors Find They Were Hoodwinked on Vioxx Study
- Heart Attack Survivors Have Conflicts About Recurrence
- Patent Foramen Ovale Does Not Increase Stroke Risk
- Lipid Elevations Predict Hypertension in Men
- Erectile Dysfunction a Sign of Looming Heart Risks
- ICAAC: New Antibiotic Stifles Anthrax
- Walking Program Slows Decline in Peripheral Artery Disease
- Sharon to Have Catheter-Based Repair of Patent Foramen Ovale
- Sharon to Have Catheter-Based Repair of Patent Foramen Ovale
- Children Survive In-Hospital Cardiac Arrests Better Than Adults
- Early Revascularization for Heart Failure Reduces Deaths
- Ariel Sharon in Critical Condition After Brain Surgery for Stroke
- Sharon Still in Critical Condition, Unchanged From Monday
- Cordarone Cuts ICD Shocks, but Side Effects May Outweigh Benefit
- Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Found in Sharon, Explains Many Strokes
- Diamox Improves Sleep Apnea in Heart Failure
- Aspirin Prevents Stroke in Women and Heart Attack in Men
- Work Stress Pushes Up Metabolic Syndrome Risk
- Heart Disease Static While Tests and Treatments Proliferate
- Erectile Dysfunction Predicts Coronary Heart Disease
- Timing May Influence Effect of Hormone Therapy on Coronaries
- Heart Damage in Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Is Ominous
- Commonly Used Drug in Heart Surgery May Increase Risk of Death
- For Hispanics, Hypertension May Be a Black and White Issue
- ISET: Drug-Coated Catheters Keep Leg Arteries Patent
- STS: Hyperglycemia Post-Bypass Surgery Increases Risk of In-Hospital Mortality
- Second Stroke Risk Highest When Arterial Stenosis Is High
- Misdiagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism Found Frequent and Harmful
- Investigational Diet Drug Has Staying Power, but Dieters Don't
- Thrombolytic Treatment Before Stenting Linked to Increased Mortality
- Natriuretic Peptide Is Strong Predictor of Mortality
- Blood Test Predicts Mortality Risk in Coronary Disease
- Poor in Poor Shape Are at Higher Risk of Death
- Drug Duo for Orthostatic Hypotension Spares Supine Blood Pressure
- ASA: Imaging 'Mismatch' Spots Stroke Patients at Need for Lysis
- Evidence on Ortho Evra Patch Thrombosis Risk Is Contradictory
- Drugs to Prevent Heart Disease May Soften its First Symptoms
- Early Carotid Atherosclerosis Found in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
- Catching Waves to Spot Cardiovascular Risk
- Smokers Can't Say No in the Face of Serious Circulatory Disease
- Sipping Cocoa and Nibbling Chocolate Cuts Blood Pressure and Mortality
- Infection May Explain Higher Mortality for Women After Coronary Bypass
- Meta-Analysis Links Celebrex to Doubling of MI Risk
- APS: Brain May Be Important Factor In Heart Disease
- Coffee-Gene Interaction Raises Heart Attack Risk
- Nerve Factor Mimics Weight-Regulator Leptin in Mice
- Kirby Puckett, Hall of Famer, Dies of Stroke at 45
- Temporary Stenting Heals Esophageal Fistula from Afib Ablation
- Workouts Linked to Lowered Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death in Women
- Electrical Stimulation Yields Rehab Gains After Stroke
- Transgenic Pigs May Bring Home Heart-Healthy Bacon
- Loneliness Weighs Heavily on the Heart
- Randomized Trials Versus the Real World
- Doctors Flub Lub-Dub Proficiency Test
- CPAP May Reverse Cardiac Symptoms in Sleep Apnea
- Hormone Predicts Pulmonary Hypertension in Lung Disease
- Robotic Navigation System Ablates Atrial Fibrillation
- AAN: Already-Hospitalized Stroke Patients May Not Get Thrombolytics
- Blood Pressure Medication May Benefit Older Brains
- Early Fibrate Therapy Found to Cut Heart Mortality
- ACE Inhibitors Cut Cardiovascular and Mortality Risks
- High Cholesterol May Be Prostate Cancer Risk
- New Cardiac Resuscitation Protocol Improves Survival
- Trans Fats Judged Major Villain in Cardiovascular Disease
- Sleep-Disordered Breathing Linked to Arrhythmias
- Easter Chocolate, Milking Arguable Health Benefits
- Education Seems Good for the Heart
- Compression Stockings Cut DVT Risk on Long Flights
- Coffee by the Tank Car Does Not Increase Risk of Coronary Heart Disease
- When Implanted Heart Device Fail, Removal Is Risky
- Brain Images Link Strokes to Heart Damage
- Acute Coronary Syndrome Deaths Decline If Hospitals Follow Guidelines
- When Implanted Heart Device Fails, Removal Is Risky