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Long-term intensive combination lipid therapy may be effective against atherosclerotic disease 27 Jun 2012 | 10:10 pm
For the first time, a study has found that intensive cholesterol therapy involving a combination of drugs for 20 years may be more effective over the long run than taking a single statin medication. ...
Statins Equally Effective in Men and Women 27 Jun 2012 | 09:29 pm
Both sexes gain from statins for secondary prevention of cardiovascular events, a meta-analysis found, though pooling enough data to prove that there is a statistically significant benefit in women ap...
Slightly elevated blood glucose levels increase risk of heart disease 14 Jun 2012 | 09:46 pm
It is not only diabetics who risk heart-related problems resulting from lifelong above-average blood glucose levels. New research from the University of Copenhagen shows that even a slightly elevated ...
Fish Oil Fails To Prevent Heart Disease 14 Jun 2012 | 09:41 pm
For as long as I have been involved in cardiovascular research, the story of how the n–3 fatty acids found in fish oil can potentially help improve cardiovascular risk factors – by positively influenc...
Obese Patients Face Increased Risk Of Kidney Damage After Heart Surgery 2 Jun 2012 | 12:45 am
Oxidative stress may put obese patients at increased risk of developing kidney damage after heart surgery, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of...
Dark Chocolate: Sweet Prevention for CV Events 2 Jun 2012 | 12:43 am
Dark chocolate may be an inexpensive way to help prevent cardiovascular events in patients at risk for heart disease, researchers found. A modeling study predicts that patients with metabolic syndrom...
Risk Score Shows Likely Long-Term ICD Benefit 2 Jun 2012 | 12:32 am
Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco and Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, Nurse Planner A simple risk score identifies patients...
American Heart Association publishes study claiming Tasers can be cause of death 3 May 2012 | 05:21 am
An article just published by the American Heart Association’s premier journal, “Circulation,” presents the first ever scientific, peer-reviewed evidence that Tasers can cause cardiac arrest and death....
Cardio Notes: Female Hearts Stress Sensitive 3 May 2012 | 05:16 am
‘Broken Heart’ Syndrome Etiology? When subjected to stress, the coronary arteries of men and women react differently, potentially putting women at greater risk of adverse events, according to Chester...
NSAID Use Post MI Boosted A Fib and Stroke 20 Apr 2012 | 01:40 am
Patients who received treatment with a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug following a first-time myocardial infarction had a significantly increased rate of subsequent atrial fibrillation or stroke, ...
