Monday, February 6, 2012

Medical News

Medical News


Atrial fibrillation linked to adverse outcomes after PCI

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Patients with periprocedural atrial fibrillation are at an increased risk for adverse outcomes after undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention, research suggests.

Expert consensus document on TAVR issued

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

US experts have issued a consensus document on transcatheter aortic-valve replacement.

Chocolate and cocoa may improve heart health

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Chocolate and cocoa consumption may have beneficial effects on cardiovascular health, research suggests.

Chocolate and cocoa may improve heart health

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Chocolate and cocoa consumption may have beneficial effects on cardiovascular health, research suggests.

Triglycerides predict stroke risk in postmenopausal women

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Study findings suggest that triglyceride levels, as well as several lipid and lipoprotein biomarkers, are associated with stroke risk in postmenopausal women.

Temperaments linked to clinical features and course in bipolar I disorder

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Research suggests that cyclothymic and hyperthymic temperaments are associated with differences in clinical features in patients with bipolar I disorder, such as number of hospitalizations, disease course, family history, and comorbid disorders.

General visual processing deficits may underlie social difficulties in schizophrenia

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Patients with schizophrenia respond more slowly and less appropriately to face, body, and car images than do healthy individuals, reports a German research team.

Silent PE raises risk for early symptomatic PE in DVT patients

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Patients with silent pulmonary embolism at the time of deep vein thrombosis diagnosis have an increased risk for symptomatic PE during the first 2 weeks of therapy, study findings indicate.

Triglycerides predict stroke risk in postmenopausal women

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Study findings suggest that triglyceride levels, as well as several lipid and lipoprotein biomarkers, are associated with stroke risk in postmenopausal women.

High calcium markedly associated with mortality in CHD patients

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

High serum calcium levels are markedly associated with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in coronary heart disease patients, shows an analysis.

Tool created to identify DCM children at risk for sudden cardiac death

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Researchers have created a risk stratification tool to identify patients with pediatric dilated cardiomyopathy who are at risk for sudden cardiac death.

ADT for prostate cancer may increase vascular disease risk

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Androgen-deprivation therapy for nonmetastatic prostate cancer is associated with an increased risk for peripheral artery disease and venous thromboembolism, report US researchers.

Education program cuts antibiotic dispensing in primary care

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

An educational program successfully reduced the rate of antibiotic dispensing in primary care, UK research published in the British Medical Journal shows.

Gender differences in link between sleep and hypercholesterolemia

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Results from a US study suggest that there are significant gender differences in the association between sleep duration and hypercholesterolemia.

Websites advertising statins to the general public of ‘poor quality’

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Websites advertising cholesterol-lowering drugs are "generally of poor quality," suggests a meta-analysis of internet sites advertising statins for sale to the general public.

US FDA approves ivacaftor for treatment of rare form of cystic fibrosis

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved ivacaftor for treatment of cystic fibrosis in children aged 6 years or older with the G551D Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Regulator gene mutation.

SOLITAIRE outperforms MERCI for clot retrieval, patient outcomes

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

The SOLITAIRE device has proved better than the MERCI retriever for removing clots and improving outcomes in patients with acute stroke, report the SWIFT investigators.

Silent PE raises risk for early symptomatic PE in DVT patients

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

Patients with silent pulmonary embolism at the time of deep vein thrombosis diagnosis have an increased risk for symptomatic PE during the first 2 weeks of therapy, study findings indicate.

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