Topic: Journal Of The American Medical Association
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new analysis of half a million heart attack patients found that people with the warning signs of heart disease -- such as high blood pressure and cholesterol -- are more likely to survive their hospital stay ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Heart patients are more likely to get costly follow-up tests sooner than guidelines recommend if their doctors own testing equipment or get paid for interpreting tests results, according to a new study.In recent years, more and more ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People about to undergo a controversial stenting procedure in the neck might want to check their doctor's credentials first, researchers say.According to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association, patients whose doctors do ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The small hospitals many rural Americans rely on for emergency care may fall short when it comes to treating heart problems and pneumonia, a new study finds.The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Researchers have identified one more reason for women to stay fit, eat healthy, abstain from smoking, and maintain their weight: those who do so might be less likely to die from sudden cardiac death.The new study, published ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Hospitals that can't do heart attack procedures are taking too long to send patients on to centers that can, according to a new study that links the tardiness to higher death rates.Researchers found that only about one ...
One out of five patients who receive a well-known cardiac implant don't need it and are at greater risk of dying of heart attacks because of the device, a US study said.The survey of more than 100,000 patients who had received implantable ...
People who have a first-degree relative with atrial fibrillation are at increased risk themselves for the potentially deadly heart rhythm disorder, a new study finds.. U.S. researchers analyzed data from 4,421 participants in the long-term Framingham Heart Study. The increased risk persisted ...
The test is a more advanced version of one currently carried out in emergency rooms to determine if a patient having chest pain is suffering from a heart attack or something else.Researchers said the findings may help assess the risk of death ...
The drug is marketed under the brand name Plavix by Bristol-Meyers Squibb in the United States and Sanofi-Aventis in France.Clopidogrel, among the most commonly prescribed medications, has been shown to reduce cardiovascular problems in patients undergoing heart procedures like balloon angioplasty or ...
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