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 attack, taking the more potent...
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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 and other heart or blood-vessel...
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 medication to prevent a recurrence,...
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 the genetics company 23andMe suggests...
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 experience but also partly a...
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 prospects of reversing the condition...
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 do not receive as much...
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 of the species they've seen...
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 and durability of a novel...
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 into the effectiveness of two...
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 procedure that repairs a damaged...
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 don't prescribe it, while patients...
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 cortex dramatically expands its surface...
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 from Penn Medicine present first-of-its-kind...
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 good roadmap of the vascular...
