Topic: Sweden
(Reuters) - Elderly men with naturally higher levels of testosterone may be less likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke than those men with lower levels of the hormone, according to a study.Findings published in the Journal of the American College ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When doctors follow guidelines for treating patients after a heart attack, more patients survive, according to a new study from Sweden published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.The findings show that "things that we test ...
Compared with standard unfractionated heparin, low-dose unfractionated heparin does not appear to reduce peri-percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) bleeding and vascular access-site complications in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes, according to research published online Aug. 31 in the Journal of the ...
Researchers have identified clinical descriptors that can help clinicians identify which patients with atherothrombosis are at highest risk for future cardiovascular events. This research has been published online Aug. 30 in the Journal of the American Medical Association to coincide with the ...
Ivabradine significantly reduces the risk of cardiovascular mortality and hospitalization due to worsening heart failure in patients with a high heart rate, which itself appears to be an independent risk factor for heart failure, according to two studies published online Aug. 29 ...
Two studies, published online Aug. 29 in The Lancet to coincide with the European Society of Cardiology Congress, held from Aug. 28 to Sept. 1 in Stockholm, Sweden, support the association of certain genetic variants with reduced efficacy of clopidogrel; however, they ...
After analyzing a trial of dabigatran versus warfarin for preventing stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation, researchers have found that the benefit of using new treatments may be influenced by local standards of care. This research has been published online Aug. 29 ...
Prostate cancer patients -- especially those receiving endocrine therapy -- have an increased risk of thromboembolism, according to a study published online April 14 in The Lancet Oncology.. Mieke Van Hemelrijck, of King's College London, and colleagues analyzed data from PCBaSe Sweden, ...
Turning back the clock tonight (OK, technically tomorrow morning) doesn't only mean an extra hour to sleep (or hit the bar)-it could also save your life.. Researchers in Sweden recently found that the risk of heart attack decreases 5 percent the Monday ...
Men who covertly cope with unfairness at work rather than directly confronting it may be at greater risk of heart attack or heart-related death, according to research published online Nov. 24 in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.. Constanze Leineweber, Ph.D., ...
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