MedPage Today Cardiovascular News Archive
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- Black Men Less Likely to Have Major Coronary Stenoses
- Blood Clots Linked to Alzheimer's and Vascular Dementias
- Enbrel Decreases Inflammatory Markers in Metabolic Syndrome
- Triple-Drug Therapy Reduces Stroke Severity
- Coffee by the Tank Car Does Not Increase Risk of Coronary Heart Disease
- Obesity a Prime Agent in the Diabetes Epidemic
- Type 1 Diabetics Need More Than Tight Glucose Control
- High-Dose Steroids Linked to Risk of Atrial Fibrillation
- AHA-OUTCOMES: DVT Prophylaxis Missing
- Statin-Breast Cancer Risk Ruled out
- Traveler's Embolism Theory Vanishes Into Thin Air
- Trial Results Favor Sponsors—Who Would Have Guessed?
- No Cigar for Cuban Lipid-Lowering Supplement
- HRS: Omega 3 and Atrial fibrillation: A Fish Tale?
- ASH: Active Spirituality Helps Control Blood Pressure in African American Women
- DDW: Diet Supplement Reduces Abdominal Fat But Fails to Help Insulin Sensitivity
- HRS: Decision to Remove Implanted Heart Device Is Balancing Act
- ASH: Active Spirituality Helps Control Blood Pressure in African American Women
- ASH: Blood Pressure Variability Tied to Elderly Cognitive Dysfunction
- ASH: Novel Blood Pressure Drug Flattens Blood Pressure Variability
- Heart Slowdown Rate Predicts Post-MI Mortality Risk
- ASH: ARB Plus Thiazide Slashes Blood Pressure But Boosts CRP
- Neurohormone Testing Found Cost-Effective in Acute Dyspnea
- DDW: Tysbari (natalizumab) Demonstrates Fast Sustained Response in Crohn's
- ATS: Inflammation Predicts Death Risk After Discharge for Pneumonia
- APA: Zyprexa No Booster of Framingham Heart Risk Compared With Haldol
- DDW: Tysabri (natalizumab) Demonstrates Fast Sustained Response in Crohn's
- Initial Shockable Rhythms Predict Survival in Pediatric Cardiac Arrest
- Initial Shockable Rhythms Predict Survival in Pediatric Cardiac Arrest
- Shorter Door-to-Balloon Times Save Lives
- First-Trimester Use of ACE Inhibitors Linked to Major Birth Defects
- Obesity Enlarges Teens' Hearts and Impairs Pumping
- Anemia, Polycythemia and Kidney Disease Add Up to Deadly Heart Failure Trio
- ADA: Clinicians Found Remiss in Blood Pressure Control for Diabetics
- Longer Lives With ICDs Means More Heart Failure
- Key Heart Transplant Indicator May Be Different for Women
- Plavix-Aspirin Called Poor Substitute for Anticoagulants to Prevent Stroke in A-Fib
- Key Heart Transplant Indicator May Be Different for Women
- First-Trimester Use of ACE Inhibitors Linked to Major Birth Defects
- Initial Shockable Rhythms Predict Survival in Pediatric Cardiac Arrest
- Mixed Message for Automated vs. Manual CPR
- Home Coumadin Monitoring is Safe and Cost-Effective
- SLEEP: Sleeping Late on Weekends Induces Monday Fatigue
- AHA and ADA Declare Truce in Metabolic Syndrome Squabble
- BP Swings in Acute Stroke Heightens Risk of Early Death
- Fluimucil Reduces Kidney Failure in Primary Angioplasty
- Nighttime Blood Pressure Linked to Congestive Heart Failure
- Erectile Dysfunction Internet Pitches Called Risky by FDA
- ICAD: Risk Factors Total a Score to Predict Dementia Risk
- Diastolic Heart Failure Has Increased While Survival Stalls
- Brain Hormone Predicts High Risk of Death in Sickle Cell Patients
- Migraines Plus Aura Linked to Cardiovascular Disease in Women
- Erectile Dysfunction May Be Earliest Warning of Heart Disease
- Progressive Heart Damage Seen Two Decades After Adriamycin
- Thrombin Test Detects Low Risk of Recurrent Blood Clots
- Gleevec Linked to Heart Failure in Some CML Patients
- To Replace or Not to Replace? The Heart-Device Question
- Birthday Surprises: Strokes, Heart Attacks and TIAs
- For Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, Knowing When to Quit
- Coumadin Outweighs Hemorrhage Risk in Older Afib Patients
- Dietary Saturated Fat Impairs HDL Benefits
- Lonely Children May Grow Up With Fragile Hearts
- When Cardiovascular Disease is Suspected, Evaluate Kidneys, Too
- Tasers Go Better With Coke
- ACE Inhibitors Cut Vascular Events in Atherosclerosis Patients
- IAC: Dyslipidemia in Children Abated by Switched Regimens
- Consensus Guidelines Simplify ICD Recommendations
- Unfractionated Heparin: Effective Therapy at Bargain Price
- Insulin Resistance in Teens Foretells Cardiovascular Risk
- Echo Safeguards Esophagus During RF Ablation for Afib
- Long Work Hours Increase Hypertension Risk
- ESC/WCC: Investigational Drug-Eluting Stent Superior to Taxus
- ESC/WCC: Thrombolysis No Help in Sudden Cardiac Arrest
- ESC/WCC: No Peripheral Arterial Disease Benefit for Coumadin-Aspirin
- FDA Grants Humanitarian Approval for AbioCor Mechanical Heart
- FDA Cautions on Mixing Ibuprofen and Aspirin
- ASNC: Nuclear Cardiology's Future May Lay in Closer Patient Screening
- Survey: Would You Still Recommend Drug-Eluting Stents?
- More Evidence of Risk Found for Vioxx
- ASNC: Aggressive Medical Therapy Controls Cardiovascular Risk
- ASNC: Dazzling Array of Imaging Modalities Require Sober Approach
- Anti-Inflammatory Bonus for Statins in Metabolic Syndrome
- Survey: Would You Still Recommend Drug-Eluting Stents?
- EASD: ACE-Inhibitor Diabetes Prevention DREAM is Over
- Marker Signals High Heart Disease Risk in Some Women
- Prostate Cancer Therapy Linked to Diabetes and Heart Disease
- Benefit Seen for Bone Marrow Treatment Following Heart Attack
- Ulcer Risk From Aspirin Use May Outweigh Cardiac Benefits
- Natrecor Linked to Early Deaths in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
- Heart Rhythm Society Urges Tougher Post-Market Device Surveillance
- Walnuts Mitigate Arterial Effects of Fat-Filled Meals
- Stroke Symptoms Common Even Without Stroke Diagnosis
- ACEP: Investigational Drug Converts Afib to Sinus Rhythm
- ACEP: Clot-Snaring Devices Improve Outcomes After Ischemic Stroke
- ACEP: Angioplasty Delayed is Fibrinolytic Therapy Denied
- Inflammatory Markers Refine Prognosis After Stroke
- TCT: Cypher Stent Shows Superiority in Long De Novo Lesions
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome More Prevalent in Overweight Women
- TCT: New Definition and Data Make Drug-Eluting Coronary Stents Seem Safer
- TCT: Simple Stenting Strategy Effective for Coronary Bifurcation Lesions

