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Heart Diseases : Health & Medical
The Cardiac Etiology
When a patient experiences chest pain, doctors must determine whether the pain has a cardiac etiology, or cause, or whether it is noncardiac chest pain (NCCP). Since chest pain with a cardiac etiology may signal a heart attack or other serious condition, accurate diagnosis is essential....More...
Treatment Choices for Mitral Regurgitation
Treating mitral regurgitation requires careful and regular evaluation, appropriate staging, and appropriately timing mitral valve repair or replacement surgery....More...
Ankle Brachial Index Screening In Asymptomatic Older Adults
Peripheral arterial disease is often referred to as an under-diagnosed and under-treated public health problem, but will ABI screenings actually improve diagnosis and outcomes?...More...
Stroke Prevention by Percutaneous Closure of PFO
Get to know more about the role of percutaneous closure of patent foramen oval -- for patients with cryptogenic stroke....More...
Stress Affects Women, Men With Heart Disease Differently, Study Shows
Finding suggests doctors need to treat patients based on gender risks, researcher says...More...
Cholesterol Lowering Drugs - 3 Different Heart Medications Compared
Cholesterol lowering drugs are very important for people suffering from high cholesterol. If your doctor has advised you to lower your cholesterol, you are not alone. Every year, thousands of people are told that their cholesterol is too high....More...
Mechanical Ventilation With PEEP in Cardiogenic Shock
PEEP, is it safe to use in severe LV dysfunction and cardiogenic shock?...More...
Exercise, Diet May Be Key to Beating a Common Irregular Heartbeat
Atrial fibrillation often hits older people, but study shows getting healthier can curb it...More...
Statins May Reduce the Risk for Deep-Vein Thromboembolism
Henry Black, MD describes a secondary end point of the JUPITER trial -- the effects of statin treatment on the risk for deep-vein thromboembolism....More...
Cholesterol And Heart Disease
In an instant, heart disease can tear a family apart. Abruptly, it can sever ties among spouses, parents and children, friends, neighbors, and other loved ones. The good news in this grim scenario is that with knowledge and with action, you can take significant steps toward reducing the heavy toll e...More...
Aortic Valve Regurgitation-Exams and Tests
You should have a physical exam periodically, with the frequency depending on your age, overall health, and risk factors for various conditions. Most heart valve problems are discovered by a doctor while listening to the heart with a stethoscope. If your doctor finds aortic valve regurgitation ......More...
Current Management of Chronic Type B Aortic Dissection
Review contemporary results with open and endovascular CTBAD repairs since the advent of thoracic endografting....More...
Prolonged-Release Nicotinic Acid in Patients Aged > 65 Years
Is prolonged-release nicotinic acid effective in older patients, and is it suitable for correction of low HDL cholesterol in this population?...More...
Coronary Calcium Scan
Cardiac calcium scoring uses a special X-ray called a computed tomography (CT) scan to find the buildup of calcium on the walls of the arteries of the heart (coronary arteries)....More...
Defibrillator Leads at a Large-Volume Implanting Hospital
Find out which leads set the benchmark for patients with ICDs....More...
Lowering Cholesterol in Your Body
If you are obese, you should take prompt action to remove the excessive fat in your body. You should know that obesity kills. Apart from that nobody loves to mix with persons who have a fat figure....More...
Simple Breath Test Might Diagnose Heart Failure
Noninvasive method found accurate in small, early study...More...
Patent Foramen Ovale: The Known and the To Be Known
This review on patent foramen ovale summarizes contemporary understanding, current treatments, and knowledge gaps pertaining to the clinical significance....More...
Risk of Late-Acquired Incomplete Stent Apposition: DES vs BMS
Does drug-eluting stent implantation increase the incidence of late-acquired incomplete stent apposition?...More...
Trends for First-Time Hospitalization for AMI
How quickly are first-time patients with AMI getting guideline based treatment?...More...
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