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Cardiac troponin test refines ACS rule-out process

Testing high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T levels in patients with acute coronary syndromes reduces their need for cardiac stress testing and speeds their discharge from the emergency department, report researchers.

4 Jul 2016

Accelerated cardiovascular risk in patients with FH phenotype

Patients with levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol normally seen in familial hypercholesterolaemia have the cardiovascular risk of someone decades older than they are, shows a population-based study.

4 Jul 2016

Physicians may need to allow sufficient time before predicting outcomes in comatose cardiac arrest patients

Physicians may be drawing conclusions too soon about survival outcomes of patients who suffered a cardiac arrest outside the hospital.

4 Jul 2016

Study finds preoperative falls common among adults of all age groups

In a large study of 15,000 adults undergoing elective surgery, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that falling up to six months before an operation is common and often causes serious injuries — not only in elderly patients but across all age groups. Surprisingly, the frequency of falls among middle-aged patients was slightly higher than those who were age 65 or older.

4 Jul 2016

Antihypertensives prescribed for older adults despite having low blood pressure, study shows

According to a new study in the journal Age and Ageing, a significant proportion of patients over 70 remain on antihypertensive medication despite having low blood pressure.

4 Jul 2016

Traumatic images induce stronger alcohol craving than stress in military veterans

Post-traumatic stress disorder and alcohol dependence (AD) are two of the most common and debilitating disorders diagnosed among American military veterans. AD and PTSD often occur together, and this co-occurrence has a worse prognosis than either disorder alone.

4 Jul 2016

Walking meeting could help increase physical activity levels of office workers

Changing just one seated meeting per week at work into a walking meeting increased the work-related physical activity levels of white-collar workers by 10 minutes, according to a new study published by public health researchers with the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

4 Jul 2016

Novel blood coagulation analyzer may help detect stroke risk in AF patients

Researchers at Tokyo Medical and Dental University show that an analyzer recently developed to measure blood coagulability has the sensitivity to detect hypercoagulatibility associated with stroke risk in those without atrial fibrillation

4 Jul 2016

Advances in cancer detection and treatment create large numbers of older cancer survivors

Improved cancer detection and treatment efforts, combined with demographic trends, are creating larger numbers of older cancer survivors who are likely to have other health conditions that impact care and well-being.

4 Jul 2016

Radial access gains ground over femoral route for PCI

A meta-analysis supports that radial access delivers better outcomes and improved safety than femoral access in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.

2 Jul 2016

'Comprehensive' management approach needed for AF

Death is a bigger risk than stroke among patients with atrial fibrillation, particularly during the first 4 months after diagnosis, research shows.

2 Jul 2016

Study assesses prevalence of delirium among survivors of cardiac arrest treated with hypothermia

A study in the American Journal of Critical Care found a remarkably high prevalence of delirium in a small cohort of critically ill patients treated with therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest.

1 Jul 2016

Comprehensive NMR profiling module for detailed lipoprotein subclass analysis announced by Bruker (research use only)

At the 12th Annual Conference of the Metabolomics Society (www.metabolomics2016.org), Bruker announces a new, more comprehensive, more efficient and easy-to-use profiling module for detailed lipoprotein subclass analysis using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR).

From Bruker BioSpin - NMR, EPR and Imaging 1 Jul 2016

Advances in inhaled drug delivery: an interview with Dr Robert Clarke

Delivering drugs to the lungs via inhalation has a number of potential advantages over traditional routes of administration like pills or injections. For treating pulmonary diseases, the obvious logic we are applying is topical delivery to the airways via inhalation.

1 Jul 2016

Cardiology News and Research

Latest Cardiology News and Research

Cardiac troponin test refines ACS rule-out process

Accelerated cardiovascular risk in patients with FH phenotype

Physicians may need to allow sufficient time before predicting outcomes in comatose cardiac arrest patients

Study finds preoperative falls common among adults of all age groups

Antihypertensives prescribed for older adults despite having low blood pressure, study shows

Traumatic images induce stronger alcohol craving than stress in military veterans

Walking meeting could help increase physical activity levels of office workers

Novel blood coagulation analyzer may help detect stroke risk in AF patients

Advances in cancer detection and treatment create large numbers of older cancer survivors

Radial access gains ground over femoral route for PCI

'Comprehensive' management approach needed for AF

Study assesses prevalence of delirium among survivors of cardiac arrest treated with hypothermia

Comprehensive NMR profiling module for detailed lipoprotein subclass analysis announced by Bruker (research use only)

Advances in inhaled drug delivery: an interview with Dr Robert Clarke

Discrimination linked to heavy and hazardous drinking

Resistant starch in diet improves balance of gut bacteria, decreases cholesterol

CVD researchers to use minimally invasive tissue sampling to identify cause of child mortality

No CVD gain for elderly individuals in physical activity programme

BP effects on vasculature begin below hypertensive threshold

Virtual reality games fail to outplay card and ball games in stroke rehabilitation

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