Rochester - How to Avoid a Heart Attack

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - One out of every 10 people who get a stent inserted to open up blocked arteries ends up back in the hospital within 30 days, suggests a new study that also found the readmitted patients are more ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Failing erections may be a harbinger of heart disease in some men, according to a review of a number of studies -- but heart-healthy lifestyle changes or cholesterol-lowering drugs could have a positive impact on men's sexual health.Scientists ...

The time it takes for a patient to get to an emergency room when experiencing the symptoms of a heart attack have remained stubbornly high for the past decade, despite efforts to fix that, researchers report.. Ting and his colleagues analyzed data ...

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Patients with heart failure with normal ejection fraction (HFNEF) have a similar peak exercise pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) compared to controls but at a lower workload, and the condition is marked by depressed reserve capacity with a variety of issues related ...

Closing the heart's left atrial appendage could offer an alternative to long-term warfarin treatment for people with non-valvular atrial fibrillation who are at risk for stroke, according to a new study.. This can cause blood to pool and form clots in the ...

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Researchers have managed to reverse some of the damage caused by a heart attack using stem cells that were induced from connective tissue cells, according to a study published Monday.The proof-of-concept study on mice is the first attempt to use induced pluripotent ...

Given that the number of patients requiring warfarin and dual antiplatelet therapy is expected to rise, clinicians should give thought to the best use of these therapies to balance their benefits and risks, according to a review published in the July 7 ...

After adjusting for risk, men and women have similar mortality rates following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), with overall mortality declining in the past 25 years, particularly for women, researchers report in the June 17 issue of the Journal of the American College ...

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