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Secondary prevention drugs produce decline in stroke risk after AMI in diabetic patients

The findings were presented at the ESC Congress today by Ms Stina Jakobsson from Sweden. They reveal that reperfusion therapy and secondary prevention drugs produced the decline and brought stroke risk after AMI closer to that of non-diabetics.

5 Sep 2013

Scientists develop new form of aspirin to cope with resistance

Scientists are reporting development of a new form of aspirin - taken daily by about 60 million people in the United States alone to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke - that could extend aspirin's benefits to people who may not respond to the drug. Their advance toward coping with "aspirin resistance" appears in the journal ACS Nano.

5 Sep 2013

Seniors make bigger gains against heart disease than younger people

Media outlets report that rates for so-called avoidable deaths from cardiovascular disease declined among people under age 75, but the rates of decline were substantially slower among adults under age 65 and among blacks, according to an analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

5 Sep 2013

Case Western researchers establish Kruppel-like factors as master regulators of vascular health

Case Western Reserve researchers have identified a genetic factor that blocks the blood vessel inflammation that can lead to heart attacks, strokes and other potentially life-threatening events.

5 Sep 2013

Research: Men who exercise vigorously may reduce risk of epilepsy later in life

New research suggests that men who exercise vigorously as young adults may reduce their risk of developing epilepsy later in life. The study is published in the September 4, 2013, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Epilepsy is a brain disease that causes repeated seizures over time.

5 Sep 2013

New technique use finger's pulse to measure stiffness in aorta

A University of Iowa physiologist has a new technique to measure the stiffness of the aorta, a common risk factor for heart disease. And it can be as simple as measuring the pulse in your finger.

5 Sep 2013

Underweight women with CAD should gain weight to reduce risk of death

Being underweight increases the death risk of women with coronary artery disease (CAD) by 2-fold, according to research presented at the ESC Congress today by Dr Aziza Azimi from Denmark. The study suggests that underweight women with CAD should gain weight to reduce their risk of death.

5 Sep 2013

Research findings raise hope for new heart therapies

Many people who survive a heart attack find themselves back in the hospital with a failing heart just years later. And the outcome often is unfavorable, owing to limited treatment options. But scientists at Temple University School of Medicine's Cardiovascular Research Center recently found hope in an unlikely source - stem cells in cortical, or compact, bone.

5 Sep 2013

Southampton researchers investigates influence of mechanical forces on cellular, molecular processes

University of Southampton researchers are at the forefront of research into mechanobiology, an emerging field of science combining biology and engineering, which investigates the influence of mechanical forces on cellular and molecular processes.

5 Sep 2013

People with CVD more likely to take preventive medicines when combined in one pill

People are much more likely to take preventive medicines if they're combined in one pill, an international study has found. The findings are published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

5 Sep 2013

Sanofi, POZEN ink license agreement to commercialize PA8140 and PA32540 tablets in US

Sanofi US and POZEN Inc. announced the signing of an exclusive license agreement for the commercialization of POZEN's proprietary, investigational, coordinated-delivery tablets combining immediate-release omeprazole, a proton pump inhibitor, and enteric-coated aspirin in a single tablet ("PA"), PA8140 and PA32540.

5 Sep 2013

Dementia risk for bipolar disorder patients

Patients with bipolar disorder are at increased risk for developing dementia, both pre-senile and senile, a study of a nationwide dataset in Taiwan confirms.

4 Sep 2013

Increased mortality in schizophrenia ‘not attributable to drug therapy’

The increased mortality risk observed among patients with severe psychiatric illness, including schizophrenia, does not seem to be attributable to use of psychopharmacologic therapy, study findings indicate.

4 Sep 2013

HeartIT receives $2.5M NIH grant to develop Cloud Based Corelab of the Future

HeartIT, the global leader that pioneered the first FDA approved zero-footprint medical imaging workstation, announced today that it has received a $2.5M grant from the NIH in order to develop the "Cloud Based Corelab of the Future."

4 Sep 2013

First Edition: September 4, 2013

Todays headlines include reports about how the Balitmore Ravens will be part of the effort to raise public awareness about Maryland's health exchange.

4 Sep 2013

Indicators of poor preoperative health predict risk of major medical complications

For older adults undergoing surgery for spinal stenosis, some simple indicators of poor preoperative health predict a high risk of major medical complications, reports a study in the September 1 issue of Spine. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

4 Sep 2013

US scientists identify risk factors for pediatric hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

US scientists have identified key risk factors that predict which children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the most common cause of sudden death in young people, are at greatest risk of death or need for heart transplant—information that could help physicians figure out who will benefit most from transplant surgery.

4 Sep 2013

High sensitive troponin test may help doctors improve diagnosis in patients with heart attack

Abbott (NYSE: ABT) announced today promising preliminary results from a study presented at the ESC Congress 2013, suggesting that its high sensitive troponin test may help doctors improve the diagnosis and prognosis of patients presenting with symptoms of a heart attack.

4 Sep 2013

RVX-208 drug fails to increase good cholesterol levels in ASSURE trial

Patients with coronary artery disease and low levels of "good cholesterol - or high-density lipoprotein - who were treated with a drug designed to increase HDL levels and reduce coronary plaque build-up, experienced no better results than those treated with placebo, according to research conducted by the Cleveland Clinic Coordinating Center for Clinical Research.

4 Sep 2013

Aliskiren does not slow progression of coronary atherosclerosis in prehypertension patients

Among patients with prehypertension and coronary artery disease, use of the renin (an enzyme secreted by the kidneys) inhibitor aliskiren, compared with placebo, did not result in improvement or slowing in the progression of coronary atherosclerosis, according to a study published by JAMA. The study is being released early online to coincide with its presentation at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2013.

4 Sep 2013

Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

Secondary prevention drugs produce decline in stroke risk after AMI in diabetic patients

Scientists develop new form of aspirin to cope with resistance

Seniors make bigger gains against heart disease than younger people

Case Western researchers establish Kruppel-like factors as master regulators of vascular health

Research: Men who exercise vigorously may reduce risk of epilepsy later in life

New technique use finger's pulse to measure stiffness in aorta

Underweight women with CAD should gain weight to reduce risk of death

Research findings raise hope for new heart therapies

Southampton researchers investigates influence of mechanical forces on cellular, molecular processes

People with CVD more likely to take preventive medicines when combined in one pill

Sanofi, POZEN ink license agreement to commercialize PA8140 and PA32540 tablets in US

Dementia risk for bipolar disorder patients

Increased mortality in schizophrenia ‘not attributable to drug therapy’

HeartIT receives $2.5M NIH grant to develop Cloud Based Corelab of the Future

First Edition: September 4, 2013

Indicators of poor preoperative health predict risk of major medical complications

US scientists identify risk factors for pediatric hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

High sensitive troponin test may help doctors improve diagnosis in patients with heart attack

RVX-208 drug fails to increase good cholesterol levels in ASSURE trial

Aliskiren does not slow progression of coronary atherosclerosis in prehypertension patients

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Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

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