Cardiology General
May 22, 2012
Coronary artery disease (CAD) appears to be significantly associated with a 35% increased risk for a prostate cancer diagnosis, according to findings from an American study. CAD was also associated wi...
May 22, 2012
Among Medicare recipients, PCI is one of the most commonly performed cardiac procedures in the United States, with more than 1 million procedures being performed each year. Research has shown that the...
May 22, 2012
In patients with ischemic stroke, initial hyperlactatemia appears to be an independent risk factor for poor outcomes, according to South Korean investigators. In a retrospective analysis involving 292...
May 15, 2012
A small American study suggests that systemic therapeutic hypothermia can decrease morbidity and mortality in post-myocardial infarction (MI) patients with cardiogenic shock. Although more research is...
May 15, 2012
An analysis of pregnant women with subclinical hypothyroidism suggests that the disorder puts mothers-to-be at increased risk for severe preeclampsia when compared with those who did not have a thyroi...
May 15, 2012
In appropriately selected men and women, statin therapy appears to be associated with significant decreases in cardiovascular events regardless of gender, according to a large meta-analysis. When comp...
May 08, 2012
It has been estimated that 5,000 to 10,000 aortic dissections occur in patients each year in the United States, and nearly one-third of these individuals will die before hospital discharge. Despite re...
May 08, 2012
New research was recently presented at ACC.12, the annual scientific meeting of the American College of Cardiology, from March 24-27 in Chicago. The features below highlight just some of the studies t...
May 08, 2012
Valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve implantation (viv-TAVI) in patients with degenerated, surgically implanted bioprosthetic heart valves appears to achieve high technical success rates, accordi...
May 08, 2012
A Canadian study has found that vascular and bleeding complications following percutaneous aortic valve replacement (PAVR) appear to be markedly reduced with careful patient selection, advanced interv...
May 08, 2012
The FDA has approved a surgical ablation system (Synergy, AtriCure) for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). It is indicated for use in patients with persistent and long-standing persistent AF d...
May 08, 2012
Results of a large national study of older patients undergoing PCI suggests that those aged 85 or older appear most likely to decline use of drug-eluting stents (DES). However, the investigation showe...
May 01, 2012
When PCI is used to treat multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD), single-vessel or multivessel interventions can be performed in one or more stages. About half of all patients with CAD have blockag...
May 01, 2012
New research was recently presented at ACC.12, the annual scientific meeting of the American College of Cardiology, from March 24-27 in Chicago. The features below highlight just some of the studies t...
May 01, 2012
Canadian research suggests that heart failure (HF) appears to be associated with a 30% increase in major fractures, regardless of patients’ traditional risk factors and bone mineral density levels. ...
Apr 24, 2012
More than 1 million cardiac catheterizations are performed in the United States annually, and most of these procedures are performed via the femoral arteries through the groin. With transfemoral c...
Apr 24, 2012
A Canadian study has found that new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) occurs in about onethird of patients without a history of AF who undergo transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). The incidenc...
Apr 24, 2012
A small German investigation has found that preprocedural PCI in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) appears to be both feasible and safe. When compared with isolated TA...
Apr 24, 2012
Results of a national, multisite comparison of surgical, stent, and balloon angioplasty (BA) treatment of native coarctation suggest that acute complications are significantly lower for those receivin...
Apr 24, 2012
Preoperative aspirin therapy appears to be associated with a significantly lower risk of major cardiocerebral complications and renal failure, according to results from a large study of patients under...