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Hormone therapy for prostate cancer patients with heart conditions linked to increased death risk
Men with coronary artery disease-induced congestive heart failure or heart attack who receive hormone therapy before or along with radiation therapy for treatment of prostate cancer have an associated increased risk of death.   view more (2009-08-26)

COMET results released at Heart Failure / ISHR-ES 2003 support superiority of carvedilol in the treatment of chronic heart failure in major European trial
Monday 23 June 2003, Strasbourg, France: According to results presented today at the Heart Failure / ISHR-ES 2003, the non-selective beta blocking agent carvedilol is more effective in the treatment of patients with chronic heart failure than the '¢-1 selective beta blocker metoprolol. These results were presented at this morning's Hot Line... view more... (2003-06-23)

Many patients still missing out on drugs to cut heart attacks and stroke
Many patients who need statins to cut their risk of heart attacks and stroke are missing out, particularly the elderly, finds research in Heart.   view more (2003-03-17)

Diabetics' heart attack risk can be reduced, research finds
People with diabetes who maintain intensive, low blood sugar levels are significantly less likely to suffer heart attacks and coronary heart disease, new research published today in The Lancet has shown.    view more (2009-05-22)

ESC Congress 2003: Amount of blood LDL reduction relates to change of coronary plaque composition.
IMPORTANT: This press release accompanies a poster or oral session given at the ESC Congress 2003. Written by the investigator himself/herself, this press release does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Society of Cardiology We successfully demonstrated the clinical effect of statin on structural changes of coronary... view more... (2003-08-31)

Study suggests statins reduce cardiovascular risk for people with type 2 diabetes (p 641, 685)
Results of a randomised trial in this week's issue of THE LANCET suggest that people with type 2 diabetes could benefit from cholesterol-lowering therapy with statins to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease-even when they do not have high cholesterol concentrations. Many recent studies have shown the benefits of statin therapy to reduce the... view more... (2004-08-18)

High level of cardiac biomarker may help predict risk of CVD events in patients with heart disease
A blood test for patients with coronary heart disease could help predict their risk for subsequent cardiovascular events or death.   view more (2007-01-10)

Beating Heart Bypass Surgery Reduces Postoperative Complications...
Results of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET suggest that coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery done on the beating heart reduces the risk of short-term complications compared with conventional bypass surgery. CABG surgery on the beating heart (off-pump surgery) is increasingly being used when restoring coronary artery blood flow as... view more... (2002-04-04)

Aspirin treatment failure warning
Treatment failures occur with any drug and aspirin is no exception. Evidence is growing that some people will not respond to the anti-coagulant action of aspirin and the drug will not protect against cardiovascular events despite its regular intake.   view more (2005-08-10)

ESC Congress 2003: Perindopril* prevents cardiovascular death and myocardial infarction in coronary disease patients regardless of their cardiovascular risk
IMPORTANT: This press release accompanies both a presentation and an ESC press conference given at the ESC Congress 2003. Written by the investigator himself/herself, this press release does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Society of Cardiology The long-acting ACE inhibitor perindopril significantly reduces the risk of... view more... (2003-08-31)

Timing of start of hormone therapy may have effect on risk of coronary heart disease
Women who initiate hormone therapy closer to menopause tend to have a reduced risk of coronary heart disease compared to women who begin treatment further from menopause.   view more (2007-04-04)

Massive decline in rates of coronary death in Iceland are largely attributed to risk factor reductions in the population
In the 25 years between 1981 and 2006 mortality rates from coronary heart disease (CHD) in Iceland decreased by a remarkable 80% in men and women aged between 25 and 74 years.   view more (2009-05-08)

Heart disease deaths fall, as obesity and diabetes increase, experts find
Epidemiologists at the University of Liverpool and the Heart of Mersey have found that approximately half the recent fall in coronary heart disease deaths in the US is due to positive life style changes and a further half to medical therapies.   view more (2007-06-08)

Study finds that seeing plaque buildup prompts patients to comply with medications
A new study has found that seeing the build-up of plaque in their own arteries is the incentive patients need to comply with doctor's orders.   view more (2006-04-26)

Coronary CTA costs less than standard of care for triaging women with acute chest pain
Non-invasive coronary CT angiography (CTA) is more cost-effective than current tests for diagnosing women with low risk of a heart attack who come to the emergency room with acute chest pain, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA.   view more (2008-08-11)

Novel Non-Invasive Imaging Technology May Allow Precise Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease, Treatment Tailoring
A study focusing on a new non-invasive imaging technology—one that may enable more precise diagnosis of coronary artery disease and treatment tailoring in individual patients—was released by Israeli researchers at SNM's 53rd Annual Meeting June 3—7 in San Diego.   view more (2006-06-08)

Further Evidence That Hrt Does Not Protect Against Cardiovascular Disease (p 2001)
Results of a UK randomised trial published in this week's issue of THE LANCET provides further evidence that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) does not offer women protection against cardiovascular disease. Previous observational studies have suggested that HRT could reduce the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), but results of randomised trials... view more... (2002-12-18)

Experts debate role of stenting, bypass surgery in left main coronary artery disease
Coronary artery bypass surgery has been the preferred treatment for patients with a blockage in the left main coronary artery, the conduit that supplies blood to about two-thirds of the heart.   view more (2007-05-14)

Comprehensive cardiac CT scan may give clearer picture of significant heart disease
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 blood flow to heart muscle tissue - giving a better indication of clinically significant coronary artery disease.   view more (2009-09-16)

Heart disease associated with oral health - studies of women and serological factors
A new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows, for the first time, an association between coronary heart disease and oral health in women. Recent results have also shown that serological factors, might provide insight into the reported epidemiological association between periodontitis and cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular disease... view more... (2004-02-20)
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