Dabigatran reduces major CV complications in patients with myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery
ORLANDO (March 11, 2018) -- Treatment with the blood-thinning drug dabigatran significantly reduced the risk of death, heart attack, stroke...
Ticagrelor has comparable safety to clopidogrel after heart attack
ORLANDO (March 11, 2018) -- Among people younger than 75 years who were given clot busters to treat a heart...
Statins may bring benefits at time of treatment for heart attack, angina
ORLANDO (March 11, 2018) -- Getting a large dose of a statin did not have an impact on major adverse...
Personalized approach to selecting antiplatelet drugs improves outcomes
ORLANDO (March 11, 2018) -- Patients with acute coronary syndrome experienced a substantially lower rate of heart attack, stroke, death...
Eliminating cost barriers helps heart patients comply with drug regimens
Credit: Duke Health DURHAM, N.C. -- Doctors often cite the high price of a prescription drug as a reason they...
3-D mapping babies’ brains
Credit: Washington University in St. Louis During the third trimester, a baby's brain undergoes rapid development in utero. The cerebral...
Previous cortisone injections may increase risk of future rotator cuff repair
NEW ORLEANS, LA - Cortisone injections are a common nonsurgical approach to treating rotator cuff injuries. However, researchers presenting their...
Osteochondral allograft transplantation effective for certain knee cartilage repairs
NEW ORLEANS, LA - Isolated femoral condyle lesions account for 75% of the cartilage repair procedures performed in the knee...
High school athletes with shoulder instability benefit from nonoperative treatment
NEW ORLEANS, LA - Nonoperative treatment of high school athletes with shoulder instability is an effective approach, according to research...
Heart attack protocol can improve outcomes, reduce disparities between men and women
ORLANDO: Cleveland Clinic researchers have found that implementing a four-step protocol for the most severe type of heart attack not...
PET myocardial perfusion imaging more effective than SPECT scans in detecting coronary disease
Credit: Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute Patients who receive cardiac positron emission testing (PET) imaging instead of single photon emission...
Non-invasive technology is a money-saver for heart patients needing PCI
Credit: Shawn Rocco/Duke Health DURHAM, N.C. -- Doctors evaluating patients for blockages in the heart are aided by having a...
Precision medicine: Access to real-time genetic testing data impacts prescriber behavior following minimally invasive stent procedure
PHILADELPHIA - Today, in a late-breaking featured clinical research session at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions 2018, researchers...
High-containment lab raises sand flies to investigate global health issue
Credit: Pauline Zulueta, Cumming School of Medicine They're smaller than a mosquito; they only live for about a month, yet...
A highly sensitive and multi-analytical system for hereditary kidney disease
Credit: Dr. Kohei Omachi Alport Syndrome (AS) is a hereditary kidney disease caused by a genetic mutation leading to type...
Blood samples can soon reveal your lifestyle
Credit: Björn Gylling People who use moist snuff 'snus' have significantly higher levels of the protein cornulin in their blood...
Scientists honored with Kappa Delta awards for advancing orthopaedic research
NEW ORLEANS, La. (March 9, 2018)-At the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), four scientists...
Trauma and dementia patients given hope by ‘flashbulb memory’ breakthrough
Credit: University of Sussex University of Sussex scientists have made a telling breakthrough in detailing the formation of 'flashbulb memories',...
Liver study offers insights into hard-to-treat diseases
A key cell process that could cause damage to bile ducts and help explain some liver diseases has been identified...
When the doctor’s away
AT A GLANCE Heart-attack sufferers who receive treatment during periods when interventional cardiologists are away at academic conferences are more...
