Tag: Heart / Stroke-Related: Misc.
Lower Extremity Revascularization in Elderly Found Lacking
Many patients immobile or dead a year later, but some benefit
Targeted Body Temp Mgmt Post Cardiac Arrest May Benefit Brain
Reducing body temperature slightly tied to good mental outcomes
Contemporary PCI Outcome Predictors Defined
Predictors include previous anemia, chronic kidney injury, left ventricular dysfunction
Cardiovascular Disease Deaths Increasing Worldwide
Growing, and aging, population behind the trend; death rate is dropping
March 2015 Briefing – Cardiology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Cardiology for March 2015. This roundup includes the latest...
FDA Approves New Miniature Blood Pump System
Maintains circulation during high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention procedures
Amiodarone Linked to Lowest Risk of Hospitalization in A-Fib
Lowest risk of atrial fibrillation hospitalization for amiodarone, greatest risk for dronedarone
FDA Expands Approval for ‘Valve in Valve’ Aortic Replacement
Now includes people at risk for open-heart surgery complications
Individual Short-Term Responses to Antiplatelet Therapy Vary
Variability within individuals from pre-discharge to one week after discharge, but not thereafter
Eating Peanuts Aids Postprandial Triglyceride Response
Preserved endothelial function seen after consumption of high-fat meal containing peanuts
