News tagged with combined heart

FDA backs Vytorin for kidney disease patients

(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration says Merck's cholesterol drug Vytorin helps reduce heart attack, stroke and related problems in patients with kidney disease, a potential new use for the blockbuster drug.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FDA approves first diabetes-cholesterol combo pill

(AP) -- The first combination pill for the millions of people with the dangerous combination of diabetes and high cholesterol won U.S. approval Friday, offering convenience - and savings - to patients taking multiple pills.

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created Oct 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Elevated cholesterol levels: Benefit of ezetimibe is not proven

Elevated blood cholesterol levels are regarded as a risk factor for heart attacks and other cardiovascular diseases. However, this does not necessarily mean that every cholesterol-lowering drug can also prevent heart attacks. ...

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created Sep 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

International trial finds polypill halves predicted heart disease and stroke risk

The world's first international polypill trial has shown that a four-in-one combination pill can halve the predicted risk of heart disease and stroke. The results are published online today in the open access journal PLoS On ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created May 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Risk score helps identify candidates for combined heart and kidney transplants

Researchers have identified a set of criteria that, when combined with a measure of kidney function, could help identify patients who are likely to receive a survival benefit from a combined heart and kidney transplant, according ...

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created Mar 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0