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Researchers to share information on delirium at ADS conference

At least seven million hospitalized Americans suffer from delirium each year, however the condition goes unrecognized in more than 60 percent of patients. Even if diagnosed, there is no effective way to treat the condition, which is a growing concern to medical professionals.

25 Feb 2011

FN-EDA protein can reduce damage after heart attack

Scientists have identified a protein that plays a key role in debilitating changes that occur in the heart after a heart attack, according to research reported in Circulation Research: Journal of the American Heart Association.

25 Feb 2011

Stereotaxis reports first-ever use of Niobe Magnetic Navigation System to treat hypertension

Stereotaxis, Inc. announced today the first-ever use of its Niobe® Magnetic Navigation System in a renal artery ablation procedure for the treatment of chronic hypertension that was not treatable with medication.

24 Feb 2011

Progeria-derived iPS cells may treat aging-related disease in children

The current pace of population aging is without parallel in human history but surprisingly little is known about the human aging process, because lifespans of eight decades or more make it difficult to study. Now, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have replicated premature aging in the lab, allowing them to study aging-related disease in a dish.

24 Feb 2011

Tips for heart healthiness

Everyone should know the warning signs for a heart attack -- but according to Dr. Isaac Eliaz, effective prevention requires much more than a list of potential symptoms.

23 Feb 2011

HealthGrades recognizes America's 50 Best Hospitals for 2011

HealthGrades America's 50 Best Hospitals for 2011 were identified in a report issued today by the leading independent healthcare ratings organization. These hospitals demonstrated superior and sustained clinical quality over an eleven year time period, based on an analysis of more than 140 million Medicare patient records.

23 Feb 2011

New research: Fluid retention may explain drugs' risk of strokes and heart attacks

New research shows that medications which have raised safety concerns over heart attack and stroke risks may not have gotten approval from the Food and Drug Administration if the cardiovascular effects of fluid retention had been better understood. Fluid retention may explain the increased risk of heart attacks and strokes of medications such as Vioxx, Bextra, and Avandia.

22 Feb 2011

Study: Gender may not increase risk of heart attack deaths

A study led by the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center shows being a woman may not increase your risk of dying from treatment for a severe heart attack.

21 Feb 2011

CIGNA, Healthy Kids Challenge launch new online initiative to help reverse obesity trend

CIGNA and Healthy Kids Challenge, working together since 2004 to fight obesity, today announced the launch of their latest initiative - an online CIGNA Mix Six for Healthy Balance Toolkit offering real-life ways for individuals, families and employers to incorporate better health into their daily routines.

21 Feb 2011

Lifestyle therapy program may help manage cardiovascular risk factors

Two/thirds of adults with high cholesterol and half with high blood pressure are not being treated effectively for these conditions, according to a recent announcement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This disturbing data spotlights the crucial need for new solutions to reduce the risk factors that are behind the current epidemic of chronic illness in the U.S.

21 Feb 2011

Research roundup: Racial disparities in hospital readmissions; evaluating home oxygen costs; Medicare funding hurdles

Thirty-Day Readmission Rates For Medicare Beneficiaries By Race And Site of Care - Using national Medicare data on 30-day readmissions after hospitalizations for heart attack, congestive heart failure and pneumonia, the authors report that "black patients had 13% higher odds of all-cause 30-day readmission than white patients.

19 Feb 2011

Signs of P.A.D. indicate increased risk of heart disease, heart attack, death

Approximately nine million Americans over the age of 50 are living with a disease that affects their legs and raises their risk of having a heart attack. Unfortunately, many with the disease do not even know they have it. February is Heart Month, and the Vascular Disease Foundation and its P.A.D. Coalition are urging Americans to listen to their legs and be alert to the signs of peripheral arterial disease, or P.A.D.

18 Feb 2011

FDA grants miRagen's MGN-4893 orphan drug designation for treatment of polycythemia vera

miRagen Therapeutics, Inc., a privately-held biopharmaceutical company focused on improving patients' lives by developing innovative microRNA (miRNA)-based therapeutics for cardiovascular and muscle disease, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to the company's compound MGN-4893 for the treatment of polycythemia vera, a myeloproliferative disease characterized by an overabundance of blood cells and platelets in the body.

18 Feb 2011

Study: Simultaneous knee replacement linked with higher risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes within 30 days

Replacing both knees in one surgery, or simultaneous total knee replacement was associated with significantly fewer prosthetic joint infections as well as other revision knee operations within one year after surgery, compared with total knee replacements performed in two separate procedures.

17 Feb 2011

New study finds racial disparities among elderly Americans in hospital readmissions

Elderly black patients were more likely to be readmitted to the hospital after a prior hospital stay for a heart attack, heart failure, or pneumonia, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health researchers.

16 Feb 2011

Racial disparities in readmissions related to both patient race and site of care

Elderly Medicare black patients have a higher 30-day hospital readmission rate for several conditions including congestive heart failure and pneumonia compared to white patients, that is related in part to higher readmission rates among hospitals that disproportionately care for black patients, according to a study in the February 16 issue of JAMA.

16 Feb 2011

Northwestern Memorial Hospital partners with CeaseFire to prevent violence in Chicago

Northwestern Memorial Hospital's emergency department treats approximately 1,000 traumas annually, one third of which are related to shooting or stabbing incidents. In response, Northwestern Memorial has become a CeaseFire site and has staffed its emergency department with violence interrupters who are specially trained to intervene and minimize the risk of retaliation or repeat injury following a violent incident.

16 Feb 2011

ACC releases CardioSmart 'Survival Guides' for five common heart problems

In recognition of American Heart Month, the American College of Cardiology today released CardioSmart "Survival Guides" for five of the most common heart problems: coronary artery disease, heart failure, arrhythmia, hypertension and heart attack.

16 Feb 2011

New Rush clinic brings trained clinicians to care for patients with pulmonary hypertension

Cardiologists and pulmonologists at Rush University Medical Center have teamed up to provide a new and better approach to treating patients with pulmonary hypertension, a disease affecting the heart and lungs. The new Rush Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic brings together a multidisciplinary team of clinicians with specialized training to care for patients with this very complex disease.

16 Feb 2011

Research: Way heart responds to early beat is predictive of cardiac death

The way the heart responds to an early beat is predictive of cardiac death, especially for people with no conventional markers of cardiovascular disease, according to new research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

16 Feb 2011

Heart Attack News and Research

Researchers to share information on delirium at ADS conference

FN-EDA protein can reduce damage after heart attack

Stereotaxis reports first-ever use of Niobe Magnetic Navigation System to treat hypertension

Progeria-derived iPS cells may treat aging-related disease in children

Tips for heart healthiness

HealthGrades recognizes America's 50 Best Hospitals for 2011

New research: Fluid retention may explain drugs' risk of strokes and heart attacks

Study: Gender may not increase risk of heart attack deaths

CIGNA, Healthy Kids Challenge launch new online initiative to help reverse obesity trend

Lifestyle therapy program may help manage cardiovascular risk factors

Research roundup: Racial disparities in hospital readmissions; evaluating home oxygen costs; Medicare funding hurdles

Signs of P.A.D. indicate increased risk of heart disease, heart attack, death

FDA grants miRagen's MGN-4893 orphan drug designation for treatment of polycythemia vera

Study: Simultaneous knee replacement linked with higher risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes within 30 days

New study finds racial disparities among elderly Americans in hospital readmissions

Racial disparities in readmissions related to both patient race and site of care

Northwestern Memorial Hospital partners with CeaseFire to prevent violence in Chicago

ACC releases CardioSmart 'Survival Guides' for five common heart problems

New Rush clinic brings trained clinicians to care for patients with pulmonary hypertension

Research: Way heart responds to early beat is predictive of cardiac death

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