Benefit of PCI-center directed AMI care depends on referral region
The benefit of regionalizing care of acute myocardial infarction patients to hospitals capable of performing percutaneous coronary intervention depends on the hospital referral region. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)...
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Challenges in the development of future treatments for breast cancer stem cells
Shyam A Patel, Anicia Ndabahaliye, Philip K Lim, et al (Source: Vascular Health and Risk Management)...
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Racial Disparities Persist In Hospice Use
Even as medical caregivers try to change practices, racial disparities in hospice care continue, according to a study in the March 8 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today)...
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Scivanta Medical Corporation Announces Results For Initial Clinical Trial For The Scivanta Cardiac Monitoring System
Scivanta Medical Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: SCVM), announced that the results of its initial clinical trial for the Scivanta Cardiac Monitoring System (SCMS) clearly indicate that the SCMS can accurately measure cardiac performance as expected by the company. This clinical trial was performed at Kaleida Health/Millard Fillmore Hospital in Buffalo, New York... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today)...
POSTED 03/10/2010 at 03:00 AM --
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Resting Heart Rate and Metabolic Syndrome in Patients With Diabetes and Coronary Artery Disease in Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation 2 Diabetes (BARI 2D) Trial
Prev Cardiol. ****;**:**[ndash]**. The relation between the metabolic syndrome (MetS) and resting heart rate (rHR) in patients with diabetes and coronary artery disease is unknown. The authors examined the cross-sectional association at baseline between components of the MetS and rHR and between rHR and left ventricular ejection fraction in the population from the Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation 2 Diabetes (BARI 2D) randomized clinical trial. The mean rHR in the MetS group was significantly higher than in those without (68.4±12.3 vs 65.6±11.8 beats per min, P=.0017). The rHR was higher (P (Source: Preventive Cardiology)...
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BG Medicine And Abbott To Develop Galectin-3 Test For The I-STAT(R) System
BG Medicine, Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement with Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) to extend its current development and commercialization collaboration to include the development of a galectin-3 test for Abbott Point of Care's i-STAT® System. Galectin-3 is a novel biomarker that may play a role in detecting the development and progression of heart failure... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today)...
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Virginia mandates reimbursement for telemedicine
The Virginia State Legislature this week approved a bill mandating health insurers, healthcare subscription plans and health maintenance organizations (HMOs) to fully cover the cost of healthcare services provided through telemedicine services. (Source: Cardiovascular Business News)...
POSTED 03/09/2010 at 01:42 PM --
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Components of metabolic syndrome linked to plaque progression
A new IVUS study has found that although the metabolic syndrome is associated with accelerated plaque progression, this can be attributed to its individual component risk factors rather than the...
For complete story visit theheart.org. (Source: theHeart.org)...
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ASCO GU: BP Reveals Hit or Miss for Targeted Tx
SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Early response to preoperative targeted therapy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma may indicate efficacy, while treatment-induced hypertension may be another marker after surgery, according to studies reported here. (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)...
POSTED 03/09/2010 at 12:30 PM --
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Going regional? Think local. New study probes overlap between PCI and non-PCI hospitals
A Medicare analysis looking at 30-day mortality between hospitals offering PCI and those that don't hints that policy-makers looking to regionalize AMI care need to take into account what works and...
For complete story visit theheart.org. (Source: theHeart.org)...
POSTED 03/09/2010 at 12:15 PM --
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ECG Screening Of Hyperactive Children Borderline Cost-effective
Evaluating children for underlying heart problems before prescribing stimulant medications can identify children at risk for sudden cardiac death, but electrocardiogram (ECG) screening is of borderline cost-effectiveness compared to current practice, according to research reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today)...
POSTED 03/09/2010 at 11:00 AM --
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The neck tie: Occupational necessity or outmoded transmitter of disease?
Private practice with Dr Seth Bilazarian - Clinical and interventional cardiologist, Seth Bilazarian MD, animates this forum for issues faced in private practice cardiology. (Source: Blogs@theHeart.org)...
POSTED 03/09/2010 at 10:50 AM --
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DASH Diet, Exercise, Calorie Restriction May Help Improve Mental Function, Heart Health In Overweight, Hypertensive Adults
The DASH diet, combined with exercise and calorie restriction, improved mental functioning by 30 percent in overweight adults with high blood pressure compared to those who didn't diet or exercise, researchers reported in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association... (Source: Cardiovascular / Cardiology News From Medical News Today)...
POSTED 03/09/2010 at 09:00 AM --
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Sebelius asks payor CEOs to justify insurance hikes
Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius has sent a letter to several insurance company CEOs asking them to publicly justify proposed health insurance premium increases. (Source: Cardiovascular Business News)...
POSTED 03/09/2010 at 08:35 AM --
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Williams syndrome and
We report a rare case of Williams syndrome associated with Ebstein's anomaly of the tricuspid valve. To our knowledge, such an association has never been reported. (Source: Annals of Pediatric Cardiology)...
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High basic fibroblast growth factor increases CHD risk in Type 2 diabetics
Elevated plasma basic fibroblast growth factor immunoreactivity increases coronary heart disease risk in men with Type 2 diabetes, report researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Heart Failure)...
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Editorial Board
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Left Ventricular Remodeling and Heart Failure After Myocardial Infarction in Elderly Patients
We read with interest the recent report by Carraba et al on the effect of age on left ventricular remodeling (LVR) and heart failure (HF) in patients treated by primary angioplasty for myocardial infarction (MI). The study demonstrated that despite very few differences in LVR, elderly patients had a much greater risk of HF at long-term follow-up. As noted by the authors, their study was, however, performed in a selected population as patients receiving lytic treatment or patients with clinical signs of HF during the first week after MI were excluded. (Source: The American Journal of Cardiology)...
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Relation of Multivessel Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction to Outcome and/or Non-Infarct Artery Intervention of a Chronic Total Occlusion
We read with interest the recent report by Cavender et al, questioning the guidelines and use of multivessel percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the setting of ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The investigators concluded that multivessel primary PCI for STEMI does not improve in-hospital outcomes, even in patients with cardiogenic shock. (Source: The American Journal of Cardiology)...
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