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Study: Two drugs prevent heart problems in breast cancer patients
Credit: Uk HealthCare ORLANDO, Fl. (Mar. 11, 2018) - Data released today from a large multi-center study provides a view...
New cardiac pump device improves long-term outcomes for heart failure patients
Boston, MA -- New findings, presented today at the American College of Cardiology, provide long-term information about survival, stroke rates...
Citizen science birding data passes scientific muster
Credit: Photo by JJ Horns. As long as there have been birdwatchers, there have been lists. Birders keep detailed records...
One in 10 stroke survivors need more help with taking medication, study finds
Over a half of stroke patients require a degree of help with taking medicine and a sizeable minority say they...
Can we turn back time? Muscles’ own protective systems could help reduce frailty
Credit: Piasecki et al. New research published today helps explain why people experience muscle loss in old age, increasing the...
Study finds that genes play a role in empathy
A new study published today suggests that how empathic we are is not just a result of our upbringing and...
Genes play a role in empathy
A new study led by scientists from the University of Cambridge, the Institut Pasteur, Paris Diderot University, the CNRS and...
Reducing co-payments improves patient, physician adherence to guideline-recommended treatment post-MI
ORLANDO (March 11, 2018) -- When patients who had a heart attack were given vouchers to cover their co-payments for...
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...
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement dramatically improves heart patients’ quality of life
Credit: Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute Patients who undergo a transcatheter aortic valve replacement, or TAVR -- a minimally-invasive surgical...
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...
