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Millions of patients with advanced disease in palliative care settings receive oxygen therapy to help them breathe more easily. But a new study from Duke University Medical Center says roughly half of them don't benefit from the intervention, and among those who do benefit, it doesn't make a bit of difference whether they get pure oxygen or just plain old room air - both offer equal benefit...
Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today
Cortisol levels in hair may be the first biomarker to measure chronic (long-term) stress, which is linked to a higher risk of having a heart attack (acute myocardial infarction), according to a new study published in the medical journal Stress...
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Cardiogenesis Corporation (OTCQB: CGCP), released comments regarding the STAR-heart study...
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Three new analyses of subgroups from the SORT OUT III study presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, provide additional detail on longer-term follow-up subgroup safety and efficacy outcomes in the SORT OUT III trial in three high-risk subgroups (diabetes, acute coronary syndrome and multiple lesion)...
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A double-dose of the anti-clotting treatment clopidogrel, also known as Plavix, significantly reduces complications in heart patients undergoing angioplasty to clear blocked arteries. Shamir R. Mehta, an interventional cardiologist and associate professor of medicine of the Michael G...
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MSD (known in the US and Canada as Merck) (NYSE:MRK) and Cardiome Pharma Corp. (NASDAQ: CRME/ TSX: COM) announced that the intravenous (IV) formulation of BRINAVESS? (vernakalant) has been granted marketing approval in the European Union (EU), Iceland and Norway for the conversion of recent onset atrial fibrillation (AF) to sinus rhythm in adults...
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As families return to the frenzied back-to-school pace, the American Heart Association is urging Hispanics to make time for the most important test they can take: a simple online health assessment to help them avoid heart disease and stroke...
Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today
Merck (known as MSD outside the United States and Canada) (NYSE:MRK) and Cardiome Pharma Corp...
Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today
InfraReDx, Inc., a medical device company developing intelligent cardiovascular diagnostic imaging technologies, announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the LipiScan? IVUS Coronary Imaging System...
Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today
Sibutramine, brand name Meridia is an appetite suppressant, a weight loss pill. Editors at the NEJM (New England Journal of Medicine) write it is difficult for them to discern a "credible rationale for keeping this medication on the market", even though it is restricted for people without heart disease...
Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today
St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ) applauds the updated class and level of evidence for Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR)-guided treatment in the Guidelines on Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) announced Monday at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress in Stockholm...
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Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C. (J&JPRD), announced that the investigational, oral anticoagulant rivaroxaban successfully demonstrated non-inferiority compared to the standard of care1 for the prevention of recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with acute symptomatic deep vein thrombosis (DVT), with a comparable safety profile...
Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today
A study of the body system that deals with Americans' love affair with salt may yield more insight into why so many end up hypertensive and how to better treat them. A team of scientists from the Medical College of Georgia, the University of Utah and the University of Texas at San Antonio is looking at how the kidneys know you've eaten too much salt and what they do to eliminate it...
Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today
Atrial Fibrillation (A Fib) a type of heart rhythm disorder that affects the electrical system, or "wiring," of the heart muscle is often referred to as the "silent killer," and can suddenly trigger a massive, debilitating stroke or even death. During September National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month physicians at the Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute (TCAI) at St...
Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today
One in 20 Americans over age 50 has Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD), a condition that robs them of their independence and mobility by increasing the risk of heart attack, stroke, amputation and death. The Society for Vascular Medicine (SVM) is working to increase awareness of PAD, its diagnosis and treatment...
Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today
A new study suggests yet another reason for Americans to abandon their current fatty diets in favor of one rich in fruits and vegetables and low in saturated fat. Choosing these healthier options appears to significantly reduce the long-term risk of heart disease in patients with mildly elevated blood pressure, particularly African Americans...
Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today
A study carried out by cardiologists from the Medical University of Innsbruck has investigated the risk of myocardial infarction (heart attack) amongst winter sports tourists to the Tyrolean Alps...
Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today
A detailed study conducted by a team from the University of Athens on the Aegean island of Ikaria has demonstrated that moderate consumption of coffee by hypertensive elderly individuals can lead to improvements in aortic distensibility...
Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today
The University of Athens Medical School has conducted a comprehensive study to evaluate the relationship between diet quality, levels of physical activity and key lifestyle characteristics amongst a group of 12-17 year old schoolchildren. The objective was to determine the most appropriate health actions to reduce the risks of long-term cardiovascular disease...
Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today
The DASH eating plan, known to reduce blood pressure and bad cholesterol, also reduces the 10-year risk of heart attack, especially among African-Americans, according to research reported in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association journal...
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Masimo (Nasdaq: MASI) announced that a new randomized controlled trial published in Anesthesia & Analgesia shows that clinicians using Masimo Pleth Variability Index (PVIŽ) significantly improved fluid management and reduced lactate levels in patients during and after surgery, compared to patients managed by standard care without PVI(1)...
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Cordis Corporation, a worldwide leader in the development and manufacture of interventional vascular technology, announced at European Society of Cardiology in Stockholm that the results of follow-up tests undertaken ten years after the first patient was treated with a CYPHER(R) Sirolimus-eluting coronary stent have proven outstanding long-term efficacy and safety and were publ...
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A study published Online First and in an upcoming Lancet shows that anticlotting treatment using ticagrelor is better than clopidogrel, regardless of the presence of genetic variations that leads to variable efficacy of clopidogrel...
Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today
A study published Online First and in an upcoming Lancet shows that patients with a genetic variation affecting a key protein pump in drug transport do not respond as well to the anticlotting drug clopidogrel-as such, patients with this variation at are at increased risk of cardiovascular events with standard clopidogrel treatment...
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A growing epidemic of the world's most common heart rhythm disorder is resulting in an alarming number of hospital admissions in Australia, according to cardiology researchers...
MedicineNet Heart General
Title: Vets With Stress Disorder More Likely to Develop Dementia
Category: Health News
Created: 9/2/2010 10:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/3/2010
MedicineNet Heart General
Title: Weight Loss Pill Meridia Raises Heart Attack, Stroke Risks
Category: Health News
Created: 9/2/2010 11:01:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/2/2010 11:01:05 AM
MedicineNet Heart General
Title: Overactive Blood Platelets May Play Role in Lupus
Category: Health News
Created: 9/1/2010 4:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 9/2/2010
MedicineNet Heart General
Title: Double-Dose Plavix Benefits Certain Patients, Study Finds
Category: Health News
Created: 9/1/2010 6:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 9/2/2010
MedicineNet Heart General
Title: Low Vitamin D Linked to Heart Failure Deaths
Category: Health News
Created: 9/1/2010 11:11:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/1/2010 11:11:12 AM
MedicineNet Heart General
Title: 'DASH Diet' Shown to Lower Heart Attack Risk Almost 20%
Category: Health News
Created: 8/31/2010 4:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 9/1/2010
MedicineNet Heart General
Title: Clues to Heart Attack, Stroke Risk From Fat-Filled Artery
Category: Health News
Created: 8/30/2010 10:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/31/2010
MedicineNet Heart General
Title: Quality of Care After Joint Surgery May Affect Heart Health
Category: Health News
Created: 8/27/2010 2:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 8/30/2010
MedicineNet Heart General
Title: Low-Dose Omega-3 Fatty Acids Don't Protect Heart Patients
Category: Health News
Created: 8/29/2010 10:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/30/2010
MedicineNet Heart General
Title: Study Suggests Statins Could Help Some With Normal Cholesterol
Category: Health News
Created: 8/25/2010 12:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 8/26/2010
MedicineNet Heart General
Title: Migraines With Aura May Raise Stroke Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 8/25/2010 11:04:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/25/2010 11:04:22 AM
MedicineNet Heart General
Title: Abnormal Heart Rhythms (Heart Rhythm Disorders)
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 10/15/2007
Last Editorial Review: 8/25/2010
Health: Cardiology

When Dr. Jean Claude Bernard was hospitalized for heart complications, in many ways it seemed like any other case of an over-worked man whose stress and rhythm of life had caught up to him. But this...

(PRWeb September 01, 2010)

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Health: Cardiology

With its team of more than sixty sub-specialized, board-certified radiologists, and through its use of advanced medical imaging technology, Intrinsic?s experienced clinical trial team provides...

(PRWeb September 01, 2010)

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Health: Cardiology

WebPAX, the world?s first zero foot-print, client-free PACS, has received the highest performance score in a recent survey conducted by KLAS, a leading independent monitor of the quality and customer...

(PRWeb August 31, 2010)

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Health: Cardiology

The DRE Waveline Pro, a network-ready multi-parameter anesthesia gas monitor that can display eight vibrant waveforms on a 15? flat panel display, is now available to surgery centers and hospitals...

(PRWeb August 30, 2010)

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Health: Cardiology

Court Action Halting Embryonic Stem Cell Research Highlights Need for Significant Adult Stem Cell Trials and Funding; Adult Stem Cell Treatment Studied in Trials Involving Patients with Heart Disease,...

(PRWeb August 30, 2010)

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Health: Cardiology

The Pediatric Heart Transplant Program at NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children?s Hospital is partnering with CareSpeak Communications to bring mHealth (mobile health) to its teenage heart...

(PRWeb August 27, 2010)

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Health: Cardiology

The publisher of the Case Management Resource Guide, the National Directory of Adult and Senior Services, the Senior Services Report and Case In Point magazine, is accepting entries for the first...

(PRWeb August 26, 2010)

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Health: Cardiology

New Webinars, Seminars & Certification Classes Were Announced By ERISAclaim.com For New Federal Appeals Laws On New EOB's (Explanation of Benefits) Requirements (Model Notices) For Claim Denials, Both...

(PRWeb August 26, 2010)

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Health: Cardiology

Fairway Physicians Insurance Company to Offer Medical Justice Membership as Benefit.

(PRWeb August 25, 2010)

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Health: Cardiology

As MD Tech Pro?s newest regional developer of the Low Country Market, Michael H. Brown hopes to alleviate some of the pain and suffering that doctors are feeling these days. While physicians abandon...

(PRWeb August 25, 2010)

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Health: Cardiology

Jackson & Coker, along with Jackson Healthcare, to sponsor Walk for Honduras benefit for Mission Predisan medical brigade -- to provide care for medically underserved communities in Honduras.

(PRWeb August 24, 2010)

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Health: Cardiology

RSCI?s Chairman, Don Margolis, takes the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) to task for its repeated efforts to denigrate proven and successful adult stem cell treatments provided by...

(PRWeb August 24, 2010)

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Health: Cardiology

CanAmerica Global is a world class international pharmacy services provider committed to its members? health and providing access to savings on health products. CanAmerica Global Inc....

(PRWeb August 24, 2010)

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Health: Cardiology

Pavilion Medical Innovations, was formed in 2009 as a partnership among Al Chin, MD, Michael Glennon, and Catalyst Health Ventures. This team has worked together and individually to bring numerous...

(PRWeb August 24, 2010)

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Health: Cardiology

Operational Payment Program Streamlines Budgeting Process for Obtaining State-of-the-Art Medical Image Visualization and Analytics Platform

(PRWeb August 23, 2010)

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Health: Cardiology

Results blaze a trail for advancement in pig biology as well the use of pigs as model organism for human biological and biomedical studies

(PRWeb August 21, 2010)

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Health: Cardiology

Using locum tenens providers judiciously has proven to be a cost-effective solution for many hospitals and medical groups.

(PRWeb August 19, 2010)

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Health: Cardiology

Healthy Leg Depot, a leading online support hose store and supplier of SIGVARIS compression stockings has announced plans to begin donating a significant quantity of quality excess inventory to...

(PRWeb August 19, 2010)

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Health: Cardiology

GIA announces the release of a global report on Atrial Fibrillation. The global market for Atrial Fibrillation is forecast to reach US$4.1 billion by the year 2015. Technological breakthroughs,...

(PRWeb August 19, 2010)

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Health: Cardiology

Partnership extends Medical Justice?s programs to preempt frivolous lawsuits, unwarranted demands for refunds, and Internet defamation to Members of the New Jersey Society of Plastic Surgeons

(PRWeb August 19, 2010)

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Health: Cardiology

In the first 6 months of 2010, Novartis sales calls increased 7%. The product most often discussed was newly launched Valturna. Overall, sales calls by the pharmaceutical industry decreased 1% in the...

(PRWeb August 19, 2010)

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Health: Cardiology

Dorland Health, a division of Access Intelligence, announced the finalists of the first annual Dorland Health People Awards, a program honoring excellence and dedication among healthcare professionals...

(PRWeb August 12, 2010)

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Certification Confirms Compliance with the Most Recent Global Quality Standards

(PRWeb August 12, 2010)

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