A change of heart for MEF2A in coronary artery disease
( from http://www.rxpgnews.com ) Coronary artery disease (CAD) is one of the major killers in Western societies. Recently, mutations in a gene called MEF2A on chromosome 15 were reported to be...
View ArticlePrognosticating chest pain now easier and more accurate
( from http://www.rxpgnews.com ) A new, more precise test is available to improve the accuracy of detecting coronary artery disease and risk of heart attack, and can be done right at the bedside....
View ArticleC-reactive protein can be an early indicator of stiffened arteries
( from http://www.rxpgnews.com ) The Mayo Clinic research report appears online and in the August issue of the American Journal of Hypertension, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/08957061....
View ArticleCoronary Heart Disease Is Under-Diagnosed And Under-Treated In Women
( from http://www.rxpgnews.com ) Coronary heart disease is under-diagnosed, under-treated, and under-researched in women, says a senior doctor in this weeks BMJ. Cardiovascular disease remains the...
View ArticleGenetic risk of acute coronary event (GRACE) study presented today
( from http://www.rxpgnews.com ) An unusual British Heart Foundation (BHF) 'DNA database' from brothers and sisters across the UK has enabled researchers to pinpoint six genetic 'hotspots' that can...
View ArticleClopidogrel Before Angioplasty Cuts in Half Risk of Death - PCI-CLARITY study
( from http://www.rxpgnews.com ) A new study from Brigham and Womens Hospital (BWH) finds that early use of clopidogrel, an oral antiplatelet medication, started prior to rather than at the time of...
View ArticleMedication-Releasing Stent Reduces Risk Of Artery Re-Narrowing
( from http://www.rxpgnews.com ) Compared to bare metal stents, placement of stents that release the medication paclitaxel reduces the risk of the artery re-narrowing nine months following angioplasty...
View ArticleEUROASPIRE II2 - One in five heart patients continue to smoke after first...
( from http://www.rxpgnews.com ) An international survey published today (Thursday 6 October) in Europe's leading cardiology journal, European Heart Journal1, reveals that fewer than half of the heart...
View ArticleFair Treatment at Workplace Reduces Risk of Coronary Heart Disease
( from http://www.rxpgnews.com ) A sense of fair treatment in the workplace was associated with a reduced risk of coronary heart disease in a large long-term study of British office workers published...
View ArticleDiabetic black men have less atherosclerosis
( from http://www.rxpgnews.com ) In a surprising outcome, investigators at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center found that diabetic black men have dramatically lower amounts of...
View ArticleOctagenarians have higher mortality risk after CABG
( from http://www.rxpgnews.com ) Patients aged 80 and older have a higher risk of death and disease than younger patients after undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery or valve surgery,...
View ArticleFramingham score underestimates the risk of developing coronary heart disease...
( from http://www.rxpgnews.com ) Traditional risk-factor scoring fails to identify approximately one-third of women likely to develop coronary heart disease (CHD), the leading cause of death of women...
View ArticleSevere Heart Disease, Poor Prognosis Linked To Erectile Dysfunction
( from http://www.rxpgnews.com ) In a study, researchers report that men with ED may have more severe cases of coronary heart disease and more risk factors for adverse outcomes than those without ED....
View ArticleSerotonin may play role in hardening of the arteries
( from http://www.rxpgnews.com ) A less active brain serotonin system is associated with early hardening of the arteries, according to a study presented today by University of Pittsburgh researchers at...
View ArticleStenting just the left main stem gives equivalent results
( from http://www.rxpgnews.com ) Cardiologists increasingly use non-invasive methods to treat patients with diseased arteries that previously required open-heart surgery. A late-breaking clinical trial...
View ArticleAdding abciximab to the antithrombotic regimen significantly reduces...
( from http://www.rxpgnews.com ) Patients admitted to the hospital with an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) are often treated with a catheter-based procedure known as percutaneous coronary intervention,...
View ArticleCoffee not linked with coronary heart disease
( from http://www.rxpgnews.com ) Good news for caffeine addicts - coffee, in any quantity, does not raise the risk of coronary heart disease and could actually reduce the chances, says a study....
View ArticleAntioxidant Selenium Offers No Heart-Disease Protection
( from http://www.rxpgnews.com ) Selenium does not protect against cardiovascular disease, despite its documented antioxidant and chemopreventive properties, analysis of a randomized placebo-controlled...
View ArticleESC Updated Guidelines for Stable Angina Pectoris Management
( from http://www.rxpgnews.com ) The European Society of Cardiology released new Guidelines for the Management of Stable Angina Pectoris. The updated Guidelines include information on new developments...
View ArticleAngioplasty: door-to-balloon time matters regardless of time to presentation
( from http://www.rxpgnews.com ) Slicing minutes off the time it takes hospitals to deliver emergency angioplasty (the "door-to-balloon" time) improves the survival of appropriate heart attack...
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