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Low-risk patients undergoing elective PCI: platelet function tests may provide modest benefit in predicting cardiac outcomes: An analysis of six tests that are used to measure platelet function and help gauge the effectiveness of antiplatelet drugs for patients undergoing a cardiac procedure such as a coronary stent implantation found that only three of the tests were associated with a modest ability to predict outcomes su...
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Pediatric patients: use of antipsychotics associated with significant weight gain: Many pediatric and adolescent patients who received second-generation antipsychotic medications experienced significant weight gain, along with varied adverse effects on cholesterol and triglyceride levels and other metabolic measures. Treatment for psychotic disorders, bipolar disorder, and nonp...
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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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HEAAL Study: higher dose of Losartan significantly reduced deaths and hospitalizations due to heart failure: In an investigational study, Losartan ( Cozaar ) 150 mg, administered once daily, significantly reduced the risk of all-cause death or hospitalization due to heart failure compared to a lower 50 mg once daily dose of Losartan. The study, called HEAAL ( Heart failure Endpoint evaluation of the A-II...
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Chlorthalidone reduces risk for a type of heart failure that is more common among women: New research by The University of Texas School of Public Health has shown that a diuretic is particularly effective at reducing the risk for a type of heart failure that affects women more often than men. The findings are published in the Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. ...
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MC-1 does not appear to reduce risk of myocardial infarction or death following CABG surgery: Use of MC-1 ( a naturally occurring metabolite of Vitamin B6 ) before and for 30 days after coronary artery bypass graft surgery did not reduce the risk of myocardial infarction or cardiovascular death. � Coronary artery bypass graft ( CABG ) surgery is one of the most important therapeutic optio...
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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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Decompensated heart failure: Levosimendan does not improve survival, compared to Dobutamine: The drug Levosimendan ( Simdax ) did not improve survival for patients with decompensated heart failure when compared with a more widely-used treatment for this condition, Dobutamine. Acute decompensated heart failure ( ADHF ) remains a common cause of hospitalization worldwide, but appropriate t...
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Potential biomarkers for psychosis and cerebrovascular disease in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: Systemic lupus erythematosus ( SLE ) can affect nearly any part of the body, including the joints, skin, kidneys, heart, nervous system, and brain. Along with joint pain, muscle pain, unexplained fever, extreme fatigue, and skin rashes, neurologic and psychiatric events often accompany this autoimmu...
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