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AstraZeneca looks for new heart drug approval by next May
• Drug News • • Heart • Sep 18 13

AstraZeneca looks for new heart drug approval by next May

U.S. regulators have accepted an experimental fish oil-based heart drug from AstraZeneca for review and will make a decision on whether to approve it… AstraZeneca looks for new heart drug approval by next May   

 
 

MRI may predict heart attack and stroke risk in people with diabetes
• Diabetes • • Heart • • Stroke • Sep 10 13

MRI may predict heart aTtack and stroke risk in people with diabetes

Whole-body MRI may serve as a valuable noninvasive tool for assessing the risk of heart attack and stroke in diabetic patients, according to a… MRI may predict heart attack and stroke risk in people with diabetes   

 
 

Quicker heart treatment hasn’t lowered deaths: study
• Heart • Sep 05 13

Quicker heart treatment hasn't lowered deaths

A good hospital will get heart attack victims into an operating room and get their clogged artery open within 90 minutes. But a new… Quicker heart treatment hasn’t lowered deaths: study   

 
 

Data suggests Abbott’s test may help more accurately diagnose heart attacks in women
• Gender: Female • • Heart • Sep 05 13

Data suggests Abbott's test may help more accurately diagnose heart attacks in women

Abbott announced today promising preliminary results from a study presented at the ESC Congress 2013, suggesting that its high sensitive troponin test may help… Data suggests Abbott’s test may help more accurately diagnose heart attacks in women   

 
 

A new form of aspirin to overcome ‘aspirin resistance’
• Drug News • • Heart • • Stroke • Sep 04 13

A new form of aspirin to overcome aspirin resistance'

Scientists are reporting development of a new form of aspirin - taken daily by about 60 million people in the United States alone to… A new form of aspirin to overcome ‘aspirin resistance’   

 
 

Endocrinologists Not Surprised by Cardiac Studies
• Diabetes • • Endocrinology • • Heart • Sep 04 13

Endocrinologists Not Surprised by Cardiac Studies

Study results showing two DPP-4 inhibitors neither increased nor decreased the risk of cardiovascular events in type 2 diabetes patients came as no surprise… Endocrinologists Not Surprised by Cardiac Studies   

 
 

Novartis heart failure drug effective across patient groups
• Drug News • • Heart • Sep 02 13

Novartis heart failure drug effective across patient groups

An experimental drug from Novartis to treat heart failure proved equally effective regardless of the age of patients or whether they had other medical… Novartis heart failure drug effective across patient groups   

 
 

Quitting smoking drops heart attack risk to levels of never smokers
• Heart • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 02 13

Quitting smoking drops heart aTtack risk to levels of never smokers

Dr Min said: “Smoking is an established risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Studies have identified that quitting smoking can reduce heart attacks and death… Quitting smoking drops heart attack risk to levels of never smokers   

 
 

Metabolically healthy women have same CVD risk regardless of BMI
• Gender: Female • • Heart • • Obesity • Sep 02 13

Metabolically healthy women have same CVD risk regardless of BMi

Monday 2 September 2013: Metabolically healthy women have the same cardiovascular disease risk regardless of their BMI, according to research presented at the ESC… Metabolically healthy women have same CVD risk regardless of BMI   

 
 

Diabetic stroke risk after AMI drops in 10 year period
• Diabetes • • Heart • • Stroke • Aug 31 13

Diabetic stroke risk after AMI drops in 10 year period

The findings were presented at the ESC Congress today by Ms Stina Jakobsson from Sweden. They reveal that reperfusion therapy and secondary prevention drugs… Diabetic stroke risk after AMI drops in 10 year period   

 
 

Short-term smoking cessation reverses endothelial damage
• Heart • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Aug 31 13

Short-term smoking cessation reverses endothelial damage

Dr Dohi said: “Smokers are twice as likely to have a heart attack as people who have never smoked. Quitting smoking is the most… Short-term smoking cessation reverses endothelial damage   

 
 

Drug dosing for older heart patients should differ
• Aging and Gerontology • • Heart • Aug 16 13

Drug dosing for older heart patients should differ

Older heart patients present unique challenges for determining the optimal dosages of medications, so a new study from researchers at Duke Medicine offers… Drug dosing for older heart patients should differ   

 
 

Liver transplant patients have high rates of metabolic syndrome
• Heart • • Obesity • Aug 06 13

Liver transplant patients have high rates of metabolic syndrome

Nearly 59 percent of liver transplant patients experience metabolic syndrome, which increases the risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes, according to a study… Liver transplant patients have high rates of metabolic syndrome   

 
 

Exercise may reduce heart disease risk in liver transplant recipients
• Heart • • Physical activity -exercise • Aug 06 13

Exercise may reduce heart disease risk in liver transplant recipients

New research reveals that metabolic syndrome - risk factors that can lead to heart disease and/or stroke - is common in liver transplant recipients,… Exercise may reduce heart disease risk in liver transplant recipients   

 
 

Procedure may reduce stroke risk with irregular heartbeat
• Heart • • Stroke • Aug 06 13

Procedure may reduce sTroke risk with irregular heartBeat

A heart procedure may be an effective alternative for treating the leading cause of strokes in the U.S., an abnormal heart rhythm called atrial… Procedure may reduce stroke risk with irregular heartbeat   

 
 

When it comes to health, wine wins over beer
• Food & Nutrition • • Heart • Aug 03 13

When it comes to health, wine wins over beer

The battle being fought in laboratories and tasting rooms around the world is between beer drinkers and wine drinkers.

Each side claims that their… When it comes to health, wine wins over beer   

 
 

Women Lack Guidance for Sex After MI
• Gender: Female • • Heart • • Sexual Health • Jul 25 13

Women Lack Guidance for Sex After MI

Women resume sex with partners after a heart attack, but do so with worries of another one and without counseling from a healthcare professional,… Women Lack Guidance for Sex After MI   

 
 

Antioxidants - too much of a good thing?
• Food & Nutrition • • Heart • Jul 22 13

Antioxidants - too much of a good thing

In older men, a natural antioxidant compound found in red grapes and other plants - called resveratrol - blocks many of the cardiovascular benefits… Antioxidants - too much of a good thing?   

 
 

Calcium Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Disease and Death in Patients With Kidney Disease
• Heart • • Urine Problems • Jul 21 13

Calcium Linked to Increased Risk of Heart DIsease

Kidney patients who take calcium supplements to lower their phosphorus levels may be at a 22 per cent higher risk of death than those… Calcium Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Disease and Death in Patients With Kidney Disease   

 
 

Longer Duration of Obesity Associated With Subclinical Coronary Heart Disease
• Heart • • Obesity • Jul 18 13

Longer Duration of OBesity Associated With Subclinical Coronary Heart DIsease

In a study of adults recruited and followed up over the past 3 decades in the United States, longer duration of overall and abdominal… Longer Duration of Obesity Associated With Subclinical Coronary Heart Disease   

 
 

USF study links cardiac hormone-related inflammatory pathway with tumor growth
• Cancer • • Heart • Jun 29 13

USF study links cardiac hormone-related inflammatory pathway with tumor growth

A cardiac hormone signaling receptor abundantly expressed both in inflamed tissues and cancers appears to recruit stem cells that form the blood vessels needed… USF study links cardiac hormone-related inflammatory pathway with tumor growth   

 
 

Curious reaction to honey ‘can cause heart arrhythmia’
• Food & Nutrition • • Heart • Jun 27 13

Curious reaction to honey can cause heart arrhythmia

Eating honey made from the pollen of rhododendrons can trigger heart arrhythmias, warn experts.

Cardiologists told a European meeting about an… Curious reaction to honey ‘can cause heart arrhythmia’   

 
 

U-shaped curve revealed for association between fish consumption and atrial fibrillation
• Food & Nutrition • • Heart • Jun 24 13

U-shaped curve revealed for association between fish consumption and atrial fibrillation

Moderation seems to be key when it comes to eating fish to prevent atrial fibrillation (AF) according to an observational study presented at the… U-shaped curve revealed for association between fish consumption and atrial fibrillation   

 
 

Arrhythmias White Book contains first European data on lead extraction
• Heart • Jun 24 13

Arrhythmias White Book contains first European data on lead extraction

The first European data on lead extraction was released today by the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).… Arrhythmias White Book contains first European data on lead extraction   

 
 

New risk assessment tool to predict stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation
• Heart • • Stroke • Jun 20 13

New risk assessment tool to predict stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation

A more accurate and reliable stroke prediction model has been developed to help physicians decide whether to start blood-thinning treatment for patients with atrial… New risk assessment tool to predict stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation   

 
 
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