News tagged with coronary
Quality improvement program increases hospitals' adherence to evidenced-based care
Oct 27, 2009 |
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Participation in the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines quality improvement program significantly improves hospitals' adherence to evidence-based therapies and reduces gender- and age-related disparities ...
Adding ezetimibe to atorvastatin improves lipid control
Oct 27, 2009 |
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Adding ezetimibe to atorvastatin significantly boosted the attainment of lipid targets as specified by both Canadian and European guidelines in elderly patients aged 65 and older and the combination produced superior results ...
Learning the risks for stroke -- and taking action
Oct 23, 2009 |
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The theme of this year's World Stroke Day on 29th October is "What can I do?". As the World Stroke Organization says, everyone can do something: learn to recognise symptoms and take action, learn to recognise the risk factors ...
Patient hopelessness linked to poor cardiac rehab, researchers find
Oct 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Feelings of hopelessness lead to decreased participation in rehabilitation for patients recovering from cardiac events such as a heart attack, according to a team of researchers led by a Michigan State University ...
Heart test found safe for pre-transplant kidney patients
Oct 15, 2009 |
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A screening test that measures whether a patient's heart is healthy enough for a kidney transplant is not as dangerous as once thought, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the Am ...
Gap found between patient knowledge and behavior when responding to cardiac symptoms
Oct 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Heart patients who receive specific instructions about how to respond to chest pain or heart attack symptoms still don’t seek immediate care, according to a new study published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Qu ...
Calcium scans may be effective screening tool for heart disease
Sep 30, 2009 |
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A simple, non-invasive test appears to be an effective screening tool for identifying patients with silent heart disease who are at risk for a heart attack or sudden death. Coronary artery calcium scans can be done without ...
Coronary imaging techniques helps to identify plaques likely to cause heart attacks
Sep 24, 2009 |
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Late-breaking results from the PROSPECT clinical trial shed new light on the types of vulnerable plaque that are most likely to cause sudden, unexpected adverse cardiac events, and on the ability to identify them through ...
Enzyme is key to clogged arteries
Sep 24, 2009 |
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Scientists at Queen Mary, University of London have made an important discovery in understanding what causes arteries to clog up.
Prostate cancer patients on hormone therapy at increased risk for various heart diseases
Sep 22, 2009 |
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New research has found that hormone therapy used to treat men with advanced prostate cancer is associated with an increased chance of developing various heart problems. Some choices of therapy appear, however, to be less ...
Flu boosts heart-attack risk, says study
Sep 21, 2009 |
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Heart problems may account for a huge share of deaths from influenza, according to a study published on Tuesday that recommends cardiac patients be vaccinated against flu.
Researchers find drug-eluting stents safe, effective for PCI in diabetics
Sep 21, 2009 |
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Results of a multicenter study in Asia, demonstrating that drug-eluting stents are effective with a low rate of complications in diabetic patients, will be presented at the 21st annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics ...
Two treatment innovations improve heart function after heart attack
Sep 15, 2009 |
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Supersaturated oxygen (SSO2) administered during catheter-based treatments for heart attack can significantly reduce heart muscle damage, according to a new study reported in Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, a jour ...
Comprehensive cardiac CT scan may give clearer picture of significant heart disease
Sep 15, 2009 |
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A team of researchers led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) radiologists has developed a computed-tomography-based protocol that identifies both narrowing of coronary arteries and areas of myocardial ischemia - restricted ...
Study examines stroke risk among patients undergoing cardiac surgery
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 14, 2009 |
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Among patients undergoing cardiac surgery, post-operative stroke occurred in approximately 2 percent, was not correlated with significant carotid artery narrowing, but was more common among patients who had combined cardiac ...
