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Unique new scoring system can predict risk of death from cardiovascular disease
A unique new scoring system for assessing a patient's risk of death from cardiovascular disease is revealed in this week's BMJ. The score will help physicians determine a patient's need for drugs to reduce blood pressure (antihypertensive drugs) and other strategies for improving cardiovascular health. The score is based on information from eight... view more... (2001-07-11)
Statins Should Be Routine Therapy For People With Diabetes (p 2000, 2005)
The risk of cardiovascular disease for people with diabetes could be substantially reduced with the routine use of statins, conclude authors of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Statins (a class of cholesterol-lowering drugs) have proven efficacy in reducing cardiovascular risk, even among people with normal cholesterol concentrations;... view more... (2003-06-11)
Stress makes MS symptoms worse
For patients with multiple sclerosis, stressful life events seem to make their symptoms worse, finds a study in this week’s BMJ. view more (2003-09-17)
Kidney disease linked to lower medication use after heart attack
Patients with kidney disease-especially end-stage renal disease (ESRD) requiring dialysis-are less likely to receive recommended medications after a heart attack, reports a study in the September 2008 Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN). view more (2008-07-10)
Using HEPA filters may improve cardiovascular health
One day doctors may recommend using high efficiency particle air (HEPA) filters along with weight loss, smoking cessation, and exercise to improve cardiovascular health, according to researchers in Denmark. view more (2008-02-15)
Stress contributes to range of chronic diseases, Carnegie Mellon psychologist says
In a review of the scientific literature on the relationship between stress and disease, Carnegie Mellon University psychologist Sheldon Cohen has found that stress is a contributing factor in human disease, and in particular depression, cardiovascular disease and HIV/AIDS. view more (2007-10-10)
NEJM study finds drug-eluting stents more effective than bare-metal stents in heart attack patients
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center, together with the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF), announced that its landmark study comparing the safety and efficacy of drug-eluting stents and bare-metal stents was published in the May 7 New England Journal of Medicine. view more (2009-05-27)
It's not too late to change -- lowering cardiac risk later in life
Can adopting a healthier lifestyle later in life help -- or is it too late? In a study published in the July 2007 issue of The American Journal of Medicine, researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston found that people 45 to 64 years of age who added healthy lifestyle behaviors could substantially reduce their risk for... view more... (2007-06-28)
Coronary heart disease is under-diagnosed and under-treated in women
Coronary heart disease is under-diagnosed, under-treated, and under-researched in women, says a senior doctor in this week's BMJ. view more (2005-09-02)
DOES TREATING HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE SAVE LIVES? (P1305)
Findings of a meta-analysis published in this week's issue of The Lancet emphasise that blood pressure control is important and that on average, all antihypertensive drugs have similar long-term efficacy and safety. One of the most common causes of death in the developed world is cardiovascular disease (heart attacks and strokes). Measures to... view more... (2001-10-17)
Damage inflicted during cardiac attacks more widespread than previously thought, MSU researchers find
Cholesterol crystals released in the bloodstream during a cardiac attack or stroke can damage artery linings much further away from the site of the attack, leaving survivors at greater risk than previously thought. view more (2008-11-12)
Irbesartan reduces heart failure in patients with quivering heart
Most research in atrial fibrillation (AF) has focused on reducing stroke and other embolic events. Yet heart failure occurs more frequently in AF patients, but has not been the focus of intervention research. view more (2009-09-01)
Time really does fly as we get older
People often say that the years seem to go faster as you grow older. New evidence indicates that this is a real psychological phenomenon, and could be partly because age affects our judgement of when things happened. view more (1999-12-16)
MSU research sheds new light on dangers of high cholesterol
Research by a Michigan State University cardiologist published in the September edition of Clinical Cardiology has shed new light on the role that cholesterol plays in causing heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular events in humans. view more (2005-08-30)
Study reveals embolic neuroprotection system reduces risk of cardiac events
Results of a study on the use of the FiberNet® Embolic Protection System in carotid artery stenting were reported today during the 20th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium, sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF). view more (2008-10-17)
Pre-eclampsia linked to heart disease later in life
Genetic factors that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease may also be linked to pre-eclampsia (a serious condition that can develop during the second half of a pregnancy), finds a study in this week's BMJ. view more (2001-11-20)
Depression leads to higher health care costs for women cardiovascular patients, national study shows
Women with suspected coronary artery disease who suffer from depression have significantly higher health care costs than those who are not depressed, according to findings from the Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation (WISE), an ongoing, multicenter study funded by the National Institutes of Health. view more (2009-03-10)
Herbal extract extends life for heart failure patients
An herbal medicinal substance, Crataegus Extract WS®1442, safely extends the lives of congestive heart failure patients already receiving pharmacological treatment for the disease, according to a study presented today at the American College of Cardiology's 56th Annual Scientific Session. Crataegus Extract WS®1442 is an extract of leaves... view more... (2007-03-28)
Health risks begin in overweight range, BMI doesn't tell whole story
Being overweight is a health concern, and using only body mass index (BMI) to determine weight classification may not give an accurate picture of a person's health, according to an advisory published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. view more (2009-06-09)
Sexual dissatisfaction in postmenopausal women not linked to cardiovascular disease
Although sexual dysfunction in some men is predictive of cardiovascular disease, this association has never been examined in women. view more (2008-04-03)
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