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Routine exercise stress echocardiography may not be warranted in asymptomatic patients after coronary revascularization because even though it may identify those at high risk, this does not improve patient outcomes, according to a report published online May 14 in Archives of Internal... »
Act 2 Opens for Stem-Cell Heart Treatments
... Safety's Established, but Is It Effective? »
U.S. Medicare Leg Amputations Down From 2000 to 2008
CHICAGO – Leg and foot amputations for elderly U.S. patients with peripheral artery disease dropped by more than half during the period 2000-2008 for unknown reasons, based on a review of Medicare data. During the 9-year period studied, the rate of lower-extremity amputations among U.S. Medicare... »
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Stress Echo in Asymptomatic Revascularized Patients Not Useful
Routine exercise stress echocardiography may not be warranted in asymptomatic patients after coronary revascularization because even though it may identify those at high risk, this does not improve patient outcomes,... »
Act 2 Opens for Stem-Cell Heart Treatments
Stem-cell treatment for cardiac disease recently launched into advanced clinical trials, as a flurry of early-phase studies over the last year collectively confirmed the treatment as safe but left its efficacy... »
U.S. Medicare Leg Amputations Down From 2000 to 2008
CHICAGO – Leg and foot amputations for elderly U.S. patients with peripheral artery disease dropped by more than half during the period 2000-2008 for unknown reasons, based on a review of Medicare data. During the 9-year... »
Routine exercise stress echocardiography may not be warranted in asymptomatic patients after coronary revascularization because even though it may identify those at high risk, this does not improve patient outcomes,... »
Act 2 Opens for Stem-Cell Heart Treatments
Stem-cell treatment for cardiac disease recently launched into advanced clinical trials, as a flurry of early-phase studies over the last year collectively confirmed the treatment as safe but left its efficacy... »
U.S. Medicare Leg Amputations Down From 2000 to 2008
CHICAGO – Leg and foot amputations for elderly U.S. patients with peripheral artery disease dropped by more than half during the period 2000-2008 for unknown reasons, based on a review of Medicare data. During the 9-year... »
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Two More Clopidogrel Resistance Genes Found
CHICAGO – A novel genomic analysis technique known as exome analysis has pinpointed two previously unsuspected genes strongly related to platelet reactivity in patients on clopidogrel. A hoped-for practical outcome from... »
CORONARY Trial Fails to Show Superiority of Off-Pump CABG
CHICAGO – The CORONARY trial provides new insights into the benefits of performing coronary artery bypass grafting on a beating heart, but falls short of delivering a knockout victory for the off-pump technique. There were... »
Four Common Comorbidities Hike Risk of Late Post-TAVI Death
CHICAGO – Frailty and three common chronic health conditions place patients at greater risk of late mortality following transcatheter aortic valve replacement, according to extended follow-up of 339 patients in the... »
CHICAGO – A novel genomic analysis technique known as exome analysis has pinpointed two previously unsuspected genes strongly related to platelet reactivity in patients on clopidogrel. A hoped-for practical outcome from... »
CORONARY Trial Fails to Show Superiority of Off-Pump CABG
CHICAGO – The CORONARY trial provides new insights into the benefits of performing coronary artery bypass grafting on a beating heart, but falls short of delivering a knockout victory for the off-pump technique. There were... »
Four Common Comorbidities Hike Risk of Late Post-TAVI Death
CHICAGO – Frailty and three common chronic health conditions place patients at greater risk of late mortality following transcatheter aortic valve replacement, according to extended follow-up of 339 patients in the... »
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