Heart Disease News and Research

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Comprehensive review on non-drug interventions for treatment of high blood pressure

More and more, patients show up to appointments with hypertension expert John Bisognano, M.D., Ph.D. carrying bags full of "natural" products that they hope will help lower their blood pressure. And like most physicians, Bisognano doesn't always know if these products will do any good, or if they will cause any harm.

31 Aug 2011

New minimally invasive technique now a feasible option to treat scoliosis in teenagers

Minimally invasive surgery to treat scoliosis in teenagers is now a "feasible option," according to Vishal Sarwahi, MD, Director of Spine Deformity Surgery at Montefiore Medical Center.

31 Aug 2011

Sweat meter could alert diabetes patients about low blood sugar

Some diabetic patients receive no warning before they pass out from low blood sugar. A modern sweat meter could alert patients in time. Biathletes and ME patients might also benefit from the sweat meter.

31 Aug 2011

Johns Hopkins researchers reveal neuronal cell survival mechanism

Nerve cells that regulate everything from heart muscle to salivary glands send out projections known as axons to their targets. By way of these axonal processes, neurons control target function and receive molecular signals from targets that return to the cell body to support cell survival. Now, Johns Hopkins researchers have revealed a molecular mechanism that allows a signal from the target to return to the cell body and fulfill its neuron-sustaining mission.

31 Aug 2011

Patients with coronary artery disease more likely to have complications from orthopedic surgery

Thrombotic and bleeding events are complications that may occur after surgery. With the aging population in the western world, there are more patients undergoing orthopedic surgery than ever before. This makes understanding the risk of complications from orthopedic surgery exceedingly important. However, there is a lack of data investigating the incidence of thrombotic and bleeding complications in orthopedic surgery.

31 Aug 2011

Positive results from Bionovo's Menerba tolerability trial on menopausal hot flashes

Bionovo, Inc., a pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of safe and effective treatments for women's health and cancer, today announced the positive results from the completion of their tolerability trial of Menerba (MF101) for menopausal hot flashes.

31 Aug 2011

Stereotaxis reaffirms commercialization plans for Epoch, Odyssey platforms into standard labs

The Board of Directors of Stereotaxis, Inc. announced today following its regularly scheduled board meeting that it reaffirmed the Company's plans for both the launch of the Epoch platform and expansion of the Odyssey platform into standard labs.

30 Aug 2011

Life Expectancy with Disability is worse in European women than men

European women live longer than men, because of both biological and behavioural advantages, but women's longer lives are not necessarily healthy lives. Studies commented on by Dr Vannuzzo at the ESC Congress 2011, show that due to increase in tobacco and alcohol consumption in women, the gender gap is decreasing.

30 Aug 2011

BIOTRONIK Home Monitoring reduces inappropriate shocks, improves ICD battery longevity

BIOTRONIK, a leading manufacturer of implantable cardiac devices and the pioneer of wireless remote monitoring technology, announced today the first presentation of results from the ECOST randomized controlled trial.

30 Aug 2011

Stent for Life Initiative aims to support implementation of primary PCI in the ESC countries

Primary PCI is the best reperfusion therapy for patients presenting with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction. CJ Terkelsen and co-workers used the Western Denmark Heart Registry to describe the implementation of primary PCI in Denmark.

30 Aug 2011

CMR predicts increased risk of sudden cardiac death in patients with myocardial infarction

Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Universität Leiden developed a method to identify a subgroup of patients with myocardial infarction that is at increased risk for sudden cardiac death.

30 Aug 2011

Postoperative outcomes of VAD bridged patients are worse than conventional therapy

Postoperative outcomes of severe heart failure patients bridged with short-term VADs to urgent heart transplantation are significantly worse than those of patients bridged with conventional support, recent data of the Spanish National Heart Transplant Registry suggest.

30 Aug 2011

Daily remote ICD monitoring a safe alternative to conventional follow-up

Device management using a home monitoring system with daily telemetry in patients with ICDs is a safe alternative to conventional monitoring and could decrease the number of inappropriate shocks, according to results of the ECOST study, a multicentre randomised trial performed in France.

30 Aug 2011

Balloon pump use prior to PCI does not reduce infarct size in STEMI patients without shock

Intra-aortic balloon pump counterpulsation prior to PCI in patients with ST segment elevation MI does not reduce infarct size as measured by MRI, according to results from the Counterpulsation Reduces Infarct Size Acute Myocardial Infarction (CRISP AMI) trial.

30 Aug 2011

Study: Gender gap has not diminished in reperfusion therapy

In spite of an increased attention to gender differences in treatment of myocardial infarctions, focus on adherence to guidelines and a change in predominant therapy, the gender difference in treatment and mortality regarding the big infarctions - STEMI - has not diminished from 1998-2000 to 2004-2006. For some therapies, it has actually increased.

30 Aug 2011

AstraZeneca: BRILIQUE receives Class I recommendation from ESC

AstraZeneca today announced BRILIQUE, a new oral antiplatelet medicine, received a Class I recommendation from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) in the revised "Guidelines for Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation."

30 Aug 2011

Results of darexaban phase II trial in recent acute coronary syndrome presented at ESC Congress

A phase II dose-finding study has found that the new oral Factor Xa inhibitor darexaban was associated with a two to four-fold increase in bleeding when added to dual antiplatelet therapy in patients following an acute coronary syndrome.

30 Aug 2011

Intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation prior to PCI does not reduce infarct size in AMI patients

Inserting intra-aortic balloon pumps prior to angioplasty in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) does not reduce the scope of heart muscle damage, a condition referred to as infarct size, according to a new study conducted by Duke University Medical Center researchers.

30 Aug 2011

An advance toward using stem cells in 'regenerative medicine'

With stem cells so fickle and indecisive that they make Shakespeare's Hamlet pale by comparison, scientists today described an advance in encouraging stem cells to make decisions about their fate.

30 Aug 2011

Educational program about cardiovascular prevention in children can reduce parents' CVD risk

"A multidisciplinary educational programme in cardiovascular prevention directed to children of school age can reduce their parents' cardiovascular risk. Cardiovascular prevention could have more success focusing on children first, inducing healthier lifestyle habits in the whole family, "said investigator Luciana Fornari, from the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.

30 Aug 2011

Heart Disease News and Research

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

Comprehensive review on non-drug interventions for treatment of high blood pressure

New minimally invasive technique now a feasible option to treat scoliosis in teenagers

Sweat meter could alert diabetes patients about low blood sugar

Johns Hopkins researchers reveal neuronal cell survival mechanism

Patients with coronary artery disease more likely to have complications from orthopedic surgery

Positive results from Bionovo's Menerba tolerability trial on menopausal hot flashes

Stereotaxis reaffirms commercialization plans for Epoch, Odyssey platforms into standard labs

Life Expectancy with Disability is worse in European women than men

BIOTRONIK Home Monitoring reduces inappropriate shocks, improves ICD battery longevity

Stent for Life Initiative aims to support implementation of primary PCI in the ESC countries

CMR predicts increased risk of sudden cardiac death in patients with myocardial infarction

Postoperative outcomes of VAD bridged patients are worse than conventional therapy

Daily remote ICD monitoring a safe alternative to conventional follow-up

Balloon pump use prior to PCI does not reduce infarct size in STEMI patients without shock

Study: Gender gap has not diminished in reperfusion therapy

AstraZeneca: BRILIQUE receives Class I recommendation from ESC

Results of darexaban phase II trial in recent acute coronary syndrome presented at ESC Congress

Intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation prior to PCI does not reduce infarct size in AMI patients

An advance toward using stem cells in 'regenerative medicine'

Educational program about cardiovascular prevention in children can reduce parents' CVD risk

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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