Aug 12, 2015

American researchers suggest that vasculopathic patients who undergo transapical transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) appear to be more likely to experience adverse events and longer recovery...

Aug 12, 2015

Investigators have found that attempts at rate and rhythm control among ED patients with complex atrial fibrillation (AF) or flutter appear to substantially increase the rate of adverse events when co...

Aug 12, 2015

Among patients undergoing cardiac or orthopedic surgery, a bundled intervention consisting of Staphylococcus aureus screening, decolonization, and targeted prophylaxis appears to significantly decreas...

Aug 12, 2015

A study has found that intensive glucose control appears to reduce risks for cardiovascular events. Over an average of 9.8 years follow-up, patients assigned to intensive glucose control for 5.6 years...

Aug 10, 2015

Transcatheter aortic-valve replacement (TAVR) procedures were initially developed to be a fully percutaneous alternative to open surgical replacement. As these procedures have been approved globally, ...

Aug 10, 2015

New research was presented at SCAI 2015, the annual scientific sessions of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, from May 6 to 9 in San Diego. The features below highlight some...

Aug 01, 2015

New research was presented at NLA 2015, the National Lipid Association’s annual scientific sessions, from June 11 to 14 in Chicago. The features below highlight some of the studies that emerged from...

Jul 28, 2015

Cumulative exposure to hyperlipidemia in young adulthood appears to raise the subsequent risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in a dose-dependent fashion, according to findings of a study. Adults with...

Jul 28, 2015

Researchers in Connecticut have found that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) appears to be an independent predictor of stroke. The authors also found that ischemi...

Jul 28, 2015

Regular vigorous activity appears to help decrease risks for peripheral artery disease (PAD) as well as all-cause mortality in at-risk patients, according to a study. In addition, the research showed ...

Jul 27, 2015

Researchers in the United States estimate that nearly 9% of annual healthcare spending in 2010 could be attributed to cigarette smoking, amounting to as much as $170 billion. The study team found that...

Jul 27, 2015

When patients present to the hospital with STEMI, early reperfusion with PCI or thrombolytic therapy is often offered as initial treatment. Over the last decade, several regional and national initiati...

Jul 27, 2015

According to current estimates, the annual number of ED visits in the United States increased by 51% between 1996 and 2009. During that time, the number of EDs nationwide decreased by 6%. “Throughou...

Jul 27, 2015

A comparison of isotonic to hypotonic intravenous fluid at maintenance rates for 48 hours in hospitalized pediatric patients indicates that the former is safe and may result in fewer cases of hyponatr...

Jul 27, 2015

International investigators suggest that vitamin D supplementation does not appear to lower blood pressure (BP) despite previous research indicating a relationship between low vitamin D levels and ele...

Jul 27, 2015

Several key features appear to influence out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival to hospital admission, according to a study. The strongest independent factors associated with successful resuscitation...

Jul 27, 2015

Medicare beneficiaries with coronary heart disease (CHD) who experience acute myocardial infarction (AMI) as a complication of hospitalization appear to be less likely to fill statin prescriptions aft...

Jul 27, 2015

Discontinuing statin therapy in patients with limited life expectancy appears to be safe and beneficial, according to a study. When compared with patients who continued using statins, those who discon...

Jul 27, 2015

In light of the unrest in Baltimore in late April 2015, QCOR 2015, the American Heart Association’s Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Scientific Sessions, were canceled. However, abstracts for t...

Jul 27, 2015

 Women appear to have worse health than men after experiencing an acute myocardial infarction (AMI), according to a study. Researchers found that women had significantly lower generic and disease-spe...