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Guidelines: how to prevent death from thoracic aortic disease: New clinical guidelines spearheaded by the American College of Cardiology ( ACC ) and the American Heart Association ( AHA ) offer new recommendations for the diagnosis and management of thoracic aortic disease ( TAD ). An aortic aneurysm occurs when a portion of the aorta balloons out, increasi...
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Low-dose Acetylsalicylic Acid may benefit older people with diabetes at high cardiovascular risk ( 2010 ): Low-dose Acetylsalicylic Acid ( Aspirin ) therapy is a reasonable measure to prevent a first myocardial infarction or stroke among people with diabetes who also have a high risk for heart disease, according to a joint statement of the American Heart Association ( AHA ), the American Diabetes Associa...
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FDA to investigate possible Vytorin-cancer link: The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) is investigating a report from the SEAS trial ( Simvastatin and Ezetimibe in Aortic Stenosis ) of a possible association between the use of Vytorin ( a combination of Simvastatin plus Ezetimibe ) and a potentially increased incidence of cancer. Simvastatin...
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Rosuvastatin can reduce plaques that cause myocardial infarction: Findings from the ASTEROID trial showed that patients with heart disease who took the maximum dose of Rosuvastatin ( 40 mg per day; Crestor ) for 24 months and achieved on average LDL cholesterol levels below 70 mg/dL and significant increases in HDL cholesterol, had a mean reduction in the plaques ...
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Smoking is greatest predictor of recurrent cardiac events among young myocardial infarction survivors: Continuing to smoke following a myocardial infarction is the most powerful predictor for recurrent cardiac events among survivors age 35 years or younger. In particular, patients who continue to smoke have approximately three times the risk for future heart problems ( e.g., cardiac death, a repeat...
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Waist-to-hip ratio may better predict cardiovascular risk than body mass index: In a study, investigators at UT Southwestern Medical Center found that people with a larger waist-to-hip ratio may be at increased risk for heart disease. The research has evaluated the association between different measures of obesity and the prevalence of arterial disease. � Our study shows tha...
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Dexmedetomidine, effective in counteracting Cocaine-induced symptoms: University of Texas ( UT ) Southwestern Medical Center researchers have discovered a treatment that counteracts the effects of Cocaine on the human cardiovascular system, including lowering the elevated heart rate and blood pressure often found in Cocaine users. � We have found that cocaine�s eff...
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Guidelines for the management of patients with unstable angina and non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction revised: The American College of Cardiology ( ACC ) and the American Heart Association ( AHA ) have jointly released revised Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Unstable Angina and Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Major changes to the guidelines include: suggesting an initial non-invasive...
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Young people who died suddenly and inexplicably had genetic heart defects: In 49 young people who died suddenly and inexplicably at an average age of 14, conventional autopsies found no cause of death. But when Mayo Clinic researchers conducted a sophisticated form of postmortem genetic testing, known as a molecular autopsy, they found that more than one-third died due to ...
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CHARISMA trial: lack of evidence of a Clopidogrel-statin interaction: There are conflicting data regarding whether statins predominantly metabolized by CYP3A4 reduce the metabolism of Clopidogrel ( Plavix ) to its active metabolite and diminish its clinical efficacy. CHARISMA investigators evaluated the potential impact of Clopidogrel and statin interaction in a ra...
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