Atlanta - How to Avoid a Heart Attack

In everyday clinical practice, the sirolimus-eluting stent may be superior to the zotarolimus-eluting stent in low-risk patients with coronary artery disease, according to the results of the SORT OUT III study published online March 15 in The Lancet. The findings were released ...

Both cryoablation and catheter ablation appear to be effective in treating atrial fibrillation, while betrixaban seems to be well-tolerated and safe, according to the results of three studies presented at the Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology, held from ...

An experimental blood thinner developed by Merck and Portola Pharmaceuticals was found to be safe and effective in a mid-stage study presented Monday, with a lower incidence of serious bleeding than current drugs.The Phase II randomized trial compared the effects of betrixaban, ...

While current guidelines recommend strict rate control in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation, lenient rate control is just as effective in preventing cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, according to a study published online March 15 in the New England Journal of Medicine to ...

ATLANTA (Reuters) - The Novartis diabetes drug Starlix failed to reduce progression to the disease or cut down on serious heart problems in patients at high risk for both diabetes and heart disease, according to a large study released on Sunday.The 9,306-patient ...

ATLANTA (Reuters) - An experimental, minimally invasive technique to repair the most common type of heart valve problem proved to be far safer and nearly as effective as open heart surgery, meeting the primary goals of a pivotal study, researchers said on ...

Doctors have found a relation between stock market fluctuations and heart attack frequency, a preliminary study by North Carolina's Duke University Medical Center has said.during the recent period of increased volatility in the stock market, we found that when stock market values ...

Doctors have found a relation between stock market fluctuations and heart attack frequency, a preliminary study by North Carolina's Duke University Medical Center said Saturday.during the recent period of increased volatility in the stock market, we found that when stock market values ...

9/15/2009 Print E-mail Among acutely ill patients who travel by emergency air transport, one in 20 experience a " The observation that women are more at risk of adverse events "may be attributable to differences in disease presentations, differential treatment or differences ...

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Sirolimus Stent Beats Zotarolimus Stent for Low-Risk Patients

Several Atrial Fibrillation Approaches Assessed

Experimental blood-thinner effective: study

Experimental Merck blood-thinner found effective

Lenient Rate Control Studied in Atrial Fibrillation

Novartis drugs fail to help high-risk patients

Abbott's heart valve device proves safe, effective

Stock market dips 'linked to heart attack surge'

Stock market dips linked to heart attack surge: study

Emergency Medical Transport By Air Carries Risks

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