Topic: Philadelphia

Feds: Fla. doctor falsified heart problems in patients seeking damages from diet-drug lawsuitsA Florida cardiologist has been charged with falsifying heart exams for patients seeking damages in diet-drug lawsuits.Federal prosecutors in Philadelphia say Dr. Abdur Razzak Tai (TIE) falsely claimed that some ...
All of your body's tissues need oxygen carried from your lungs through your bloodstream to survive. When your heart has weakened to the point that it cannot keep up with the demand of your tissues for oxygen-rich blood, the condition is called ...
Nursing Care for Patients Receiving Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Limb Ischemia By Jaaska L. Cather, RN, BSN, MSN Jaaska@live.com Staff Nurse (Clinical RN ? Four) The Winchester Medical Center Cardiovascular Interventional Unit, Winchester, VA As the acuity of patients increase, more and ...

Gaining on death, cooling therapy catches on

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters Health) - It was a cold, drizzly March morning this year when Ed Sproull's heart stopped beating.At 58, he had arrived at work feeling fit and healthy. As he stepped into the elevator at De Lage Landen Financial Services in ...
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 ...

Experimental blood-thinner effective: study

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, ...

Experimental Merck blood-thinner found effective

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, ...
In patients with cardiovascular disease, the bleeding risk is not increased when high-dose fish oil is combined with aspirin and clopidogrel, according to a study in the Oct. 15 issue of the American Journal of Cardiology.. Pauline D. Watson, D.O., of the ...

Weight Lifting May Be Helpful for Lymphedema

In women with breast cancer-related lymphedema, weight lifting has no significant effect on limb swelling and results in reduced symptoms and fewer lymphedema exacerbations, according to a study in the Aug. 13 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.. Kathryn H. ...

ACCF/AHA Update Covers Heart Failure in Adults

Updated American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association guidelines on heart failure in adults include new recommendations for hospitalized patients, and the guidelines were published online March 26 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.. Mariell Jessup, M.D., of the ...
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