Myocardial Infarction Current Events | Myocardial Infarction News
|
| Page
1 of
16 |
311 Results |
|
|
|
Sort By:
Page Views | Date |
1-YEAR OUTCOMES AFTER INVASIVE VS NON-INVASIVE HEART-DISEASE TREATMENT (P 9)
Previously, the Fast Revascularisation during Instability in Coronary Artery Disease (FRISC) II investigators showed that the drug dalteparin lowered the risk of death, myocardial infarction, and need for revascularisation in patients with unstable coronary artery disease. The question was raised, however, of whether myocardial infarction was a... view more... (2000-06-28)
Fatigue common after myocardial infarction
Half of all patients who undergo myocardial infarction are experiencing onerous fatigue four months after the infarction. view more (2009-06-08)
Stem-cell therapy could have benefits and risks for heart-attack patients (pp 746, 751, 783)
Two studies in this week's issue of THE LANCET raise questions about the feasibility and safety of stem-cell therapy for heart disease, suggesting that such treatments could have both benefits and drawbacks. Adult haemopoietic stem cells give rise to blood cells, and are thought to be able to generate other types of cell. Recent studies have... view more... (2004-03-03)
Dipyridamole, ASA and warding off stroke
In this article, Dr. Cathie Sudlow, one of the investigators in a major randomized controlled clinical trial of antiplatelet therapy for stroke and myocardial infarction in high risk patients, comments on the recent decision by the influential U.K National Institute for Heath and Clinical Excellence (NICE) to recommend that dipyridamole be... view more... (2005-10-25)
MDCT just as accurate as MRI in assessing myocardial infarction in emergency setting
Multidetector CT (MDCT) is just as accurate as MRI in assessing myocardial infarct size--an important predictor of clinical outcome-- in an emergency setting according to a recent study conducted by researchers in collaboration between the VA Medical Center in San Francisco, CA and the University Claude Bernard in Lyon, France. view more (2008-08-05)
Psychological Factors May Hamper Cardiac Rehabilitation
A group of Italian researchers, headed by Chiara Rafanelli (University of Bologna) reported on the importance of psychological factors such as irritable mood and demoralization in the setting of cardiac rehabilitation in the Nov-Dec 2003 issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. While there has been an upsurge of interest in the psychiatric... view more... (2003-10-22)
Detection Of Glucose Intolerance After Heart Attack Could Identify Patients At High Risk Of Further Cardiovascular Disease
A Swedish study in this week's issue of THE LANCET confirms that people admitted to hospital with an acute heart attack are at an increased risk of having undiagnosed diabetes or increased glucose intolerance. Findings of the new study suggest that the fasting glucose of patients or high glucose concentrations immediately after heart attack could... view more... (2002-06-19)
NEW DRUG TREATMENT COULD PROVIDE LONG-TERM BENEFIT FOR HEART-ATTACK PATIENTS (p 1385)
Patients with acute myocardial infarction (heart attack), complicated by left-ventricular systolic dysfunction, could benefit from the ß-blocker carvedilol, conclude authors of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET. In a randomised, placebo-controlled trial, this drug reduced the frequency of death from all causes, death from... view more... (2001-05-03)
ESC Congress 2003: Absent effect of aspirin in patients with acute myocardial infarction
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 ESC Congress 2003: Clot-busters - do they work for all? Aspirin is given to patients... view more... (2003-09-01)
NEW TECHNIQUE SHOWS DEATH OF HEART CELLS IN HEART-ATTACK PATIENTS (P 209)
In this week's issue of THE LANCET, researchers from the Netherlands describe a new imaging technique capable of pinpointing areas of cell death in the hearts of patients who have had an acute myocardial infarction (heart attack). In acute myocardial infarction, the blood supply to part of the heart is cut off. When blood flow is restored, heart... view more... (2000-07-12)
Genes that protect against atherosclerosis identified
One way of combating atherosclerosis is to reduce levels of "bad cholesterol" in the blood. Scientists at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet have now identified the genes that bring about this beneficial effect. view more (2008-03-14)
Benefits Of Anti-Clotting Drug Class For People With Acute Coronary Syndromes - But For Men Only? (p 189)
Results of a meta-analysis in this week's issue of THE LANCET lend further support to the benefits of the anti-clotting drugs glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors for the treatment of patients with acute coronary syndromes. However, an unexpected finding of the study suggests that men might be more likely to benefit from therapy with this class of... view more... (2002-01-17)
ESC Congress 2003: Bone marrow cells to repair myocardial infarction. Are they really capable of replacing injured cells and reducing infarct size?
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 ESC Congress 2003: The heart is incapable of cardiocell regeneration after myocardial infarction or other... view more... (2003-08-31)
Clock-shifts affect risk of heart attack
Adjusting the clocks to summer time on the last Sunday in March increases the risk of myocardial infarction in the following week. In return, putting the clocks back in the autumn reduces the risk, albeit to a lesser extent. view more (2008-10-31)
Mouse gene shows new mechanism behind cardiac infarction in man
A gene that, in different variants, increases or decreases the level of atherosclerosis has been identified in mice. The corresponding human gene has been shown to play a role in the development of myocardial infarction. The results of the study is published this week on Nature Genetics Online. view more (2005-03-08)
Administering stem cells to patients with myocardial infarction leads to a reduction of the infarct
This week, doctors at the Catholic University of Leuven, connected with the University Hospital-Gasthuisberg, the Stem Cell Institute Leuven (SCIL), and the Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology (VIB), are publishing a major breakthrough in the treatment of patients with acute myocardial infarction. view more (2006-01-10)
Unnecessary hospital stay after heart attack common in European countries (pp 502, 511)
A study investigating inconsistencies in the time patients spend in hospital after heart attack is detailed in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Despite a decade of research suggesting that low-risk patients can be discharged from hospital after four days, many countries-especially in Europe-could be keeping patients in hospital for an unnecessary... view more... (2004-02-11)
ALTERNATIVE PHARMACOLOGICAL STRATEGY FOR TREATMENT OF ACUTE HEART ATTACK (pp 1898, 1905)
Results of the GUSTO V randomised trial - detailed in a fast-track study in this week's issue of THE LANCET - suggest a role for a combination drug strategy for the treatment of acute heart attack. Despite having been the standard of care for acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) since the 1980s, reperfusion (re-establishing blood flow to the... view more... (2001-06-13)
Use of amino acid supplement following a heart attack provides no benefit, may be harmful
Use of the amino acid supplement L-arginine following a heart attack does not improve certain cardiac functions and measurements and may be associated with an increased risk of death. view more (2006-01-04)
HIV infection appears to increases the risk of heart attack
Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have found that infection with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is also associated with increased risk of myocardial infarction or heart attack. view more (2007-04-25)
|
|
| Page
1 of
16 |
311 Results |
|
|
|
Sort By:
Page Views | Date |
|
