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DECREASED DIABETIC CARDIAC DEATH FROM LOSARTAN? (pp 591, 619)
Issue 23 August 2003 view more (2003-08-20)
Losartan Could Offer New Cardiovascular Benefit Beyond Blood-Pressure Control (pp 990, 999, 1004)
Two studies in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlight the potential of the angiotensin-II type-1 receptor antagonist losartan to be more effective than ß-blockers in reducing cardiovascular complications associated with high blood pressure. Blood-pressure reduction achieved with ß -blockers and diuretics is the best form of treatment for... view more... (2002-03-20)
Liver disease 'shrunk' by blood-pressure drug
A blood-pressure medicine has been shown to reverse the effects of early-stage liver failure in some patients. view more (2009-06-01)
Losartan prevents life-threatening insulin resistance in burn injuries
Researchers have found a way to prevent insulin resistance in burn-injured rats, a finding that, while still quite preliminary, could eventually save burn victims' lives and speed their recovery. view more (2006-04-06)
Atrial fibrillation in endurance athletes still poses problems for sports cardiologists
The fulfilment which so many people increasingly derive from competitive sports and endurance training comes with a real - even if rare - twist. view more (2009-06-22)
U finds treatment that significantly slows progression of eye damage in persons with type 1 diabetes
University of Minnesota Medical School researcher Michael Mauer, M.D., has found a treatment that significantly slows the progression of eye injury in people with type 1 diabetes, a common complication caused by this disease. view more (2009-07-02)
For High Blood Pressure Patients, Preventing or Reducing Enlarged Heart May Decrease Risk for Diabetes
High-blood-pressure patients treated for enlarged heart (left ventricular hypertrophy, LVH) who have regression or prevention of LVH may also have a better chance of preventing diabetes. view more (2007-11-01)
Blood pressure compound may benefit brain tumor patients
A widely used blood pressure medication may be the key to preventing brain function loss common after radiation treatment, according to a newly published study by researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. The findings offer the hope of an improved quality of life for cancer patients. view more (2009-02-18)
Gender Differences And Heart Disease
Women may respond less favorably than men to cardiovascular disease (CV) drug-treatments for enlarged heart, according to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center physician-scientists. view more (2008-07-02)
Blood pressure drugs could help halt pancreatic cancer spread, Jefferson researchers find
Common blood pressure medications might help block the spread of pancreatic cancer, researchers at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia have found. view more (2006-12-08)
Common Blood Pressure Drug Reduces Progressive Muscle Degeneration in Mice
Scientists supported in part by the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) have found that that the commonly prescribed blood pressure medication losartan improves muscle regeneration and repair in a mouse... view more... (2007-02-05)
'VALUE' study results: more evidence that angiotensin-receptor blockers can reduce blood pressure among patients at high cardiovascular risk (pp 2010, 2022, 2049)
Results of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET provide further evidence that a class of drugs that lower blood pressure are a treatment option for older people at high cardiovascular risk. The study also emphasises the importance of early blood-pressure lowering after the start of treatment to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events such... view more... (2004-06-16)
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)
Mechanical 'artificial hearts' can remove need for heart transplant by returning heart to normal
Mechanical 'artificial hearts' can be used to return severely failing hearts to their normal function, potentially removing the need for heart transplantation, according to new research. view more (2006-11-02)
Anti-hypertensive drugs may help prevent and treat Alzheimer's disease
A new study has identified commonly prescribed drugs for the treatment of hypertension may be capable of preventing Alzheimer�s disease and cognitive deterioration. view more (2007-10-26)
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