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Heart Disease Death Not as Pervasive as Reported (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Hospitals in the U.S. tend to over-report death from heart disease, researchers found, but a simple intervention can improve the quality of cause-of-death reporting. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - May 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study Raises Doubt About Thromboembolism ProphylaxisStudy Raises Doubt About Thromboembolism Prophylaxis
The use of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis does not curb events, new research shows. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - May 21, 2013 Category: Cardiology Tags: Internal Medicine News Source Type: news
Less Sodium, Fluids No Help in Acute HF (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Contrary to conventional wisdom, aggressively restricting fluids and sodium intake in acute decompensated heart failure patients did not improve outcomes, a small randomized trial found. (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - May 21, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Treatment With Antidepressant Results In Lower Rate Of Mental Stress-Induced Cardiac Ischemia
Among patients with stable coronary heart disease and mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia (MSIMI), 6 weeks of treatment with the antidepressant escitalopram, compared with placebo, resulted in a lower rate of MSIMI, according to a study in the May 22/29 issue of JAMA. "A robust body of evidence has identified emotional stress as a potential triggering factor in coronary heart disease (CHD) and other cardiovascular events," according to background information in the article... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
Fluid And Sodium Restriction Pointless For Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients
Aggressive fluid and sodium restriction among patients who've been hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) appears to have no effect on weight loss or clinical stability, according to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. A total of 75 patients hospitalized patients with ADHF participated in the study. Researchers assessed the effect that sodium and fluid restriction had on them. Heart failure is a serious condition which occurs when the heart is not pumping blood around the body efficiently... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart Disease Source Type: news
Sodium, Fluid Restriction in ADHF IneffectiveSodium, Fluid Restriction in ADHF Ineffective
All it did in a small randomized trial was to make the patients thirsty; it didn't do anything for weight loss or clinical stability. Heartwire (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Could Heparin Replace Bivalirudin in NSTE-ACS PCI?Could Heparin Replace Bivalirudin in NSTE-ACS PCI?
Investigators for a new SCAAR registry analysis point out that bivalirudin has been widely studied only against a combination of GP IIb/IIIa inhibition and heparin, but that heparin alone is cheaper and yielded similar 30-day mortality rates in this patient group. Heartwire (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
'Heart Disease' Wrong on Death Certificate? (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Hospitals in the U.S. tend to over-report death from heart disease, researchers found, but a simple intervention can improve the quality of cause-of-death reporting. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - May 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Orsiro Bioresorbable Stent Shows Promise: BIOFLOW IIOrsiro Bioresorbable Stent Shows Promise: BIOFLOW II
The new sirolimus-eluting stent boasting a biodegradable polymer and a thin-strut design that is 25% thinner than the market-leading permanent-polymer stents looks similar to a market leader, at least on angiographic follow-up. Heartwire (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
CoreValve ADVANCEs With One-Year DataCoreValve ADVANCEs With One-Year Data
Full clinical outcomes presented at EuroPCR today "demonstrate low one-year mortality, low stroke rates, and low rates of aortic regurgitation and paravalvular leak," investigators said. Heartwire (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Low-Carb Diet's Effect on Insulin May Ease Ovarian Syndrome (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Lowering carbohydrate intake may reduce insulin levels and, subsequently, testosterone, which could mitigate symptoms for women with polycystic ovary syndrome, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - May 21, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Low HDL May Spell Trouble in Bariatric Surgery (CME/CE)
ORLANDO (MedPage Today) -- Low levels of HDL cholesterol and high levels of C-reactive protein were among the factors that predicted the likelihood of postoperative cardiopulmonary complications in bariatric surgery patients, a researcher reported here. (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - May 21, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Low LDL May Spell Trouble in Bariatric Surgery (CME/CE)
ORLANDO (MedPage Today) -- Low levels of HDL cholesterol and high levels of C-reactive protein were among the factors that predicted the likelihood of postoperative cardiopulmonary complications in bariatric surgery patients, a researcher reported here. (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - May 21, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Cardiac-arrest survival highest at hospitals with the fewest
Hospitals that excel at preventing cardiac arrests also have higher survivor rates when an arrest occurs. (Source: theHeart.org)
Source: theHeart.org - May 21, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
BIOFLOW II: New bioabsorbable-polymer/thin-strut sirolimus stent shows promise
The new sirolimus-eluting stent boasting a biodegradable polymer and a thin-strut design that is 25% thinner than the market-leading permanent-polymer stents looks similar to a market leader, at least on angiographic follow-up. (Source: theHeart.org)
Source: theHeart.org - May 21, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Zapping Renal Nerves Durably Drives Down BP (CME/CE)
SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- The dramatic blood pressure reduction with renal denervation appears sustained in longer-term results from early phase Symplicity and EnligHTN trials. (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - May 21, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
No point to "aggressive" sodium, fluid restriction seen in acute HF
All it did in a small randomized trial was to make the patients thirsty; it didn't do anything for weight loss or clinical stability. (Source: theHeart.org)
Source: theHeart.org - May 21, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
ADVANCE one-year data reassuring on mild PV leaks with CoreValve
Full clinical outcomes presented at EuroPCR today "demonstrate low one-year mortality, low stroke rates, and low rates of aortic regurgitation and paravalvular leak," investigators said. (Source: theHeart.org)
Source: theHeart.org - May 21, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Finding hope
BBC presenter Justin Webb visits BHF-funded researchers to find out how they’re mending broken hearts. (Source: BHF National News)
Source: BHF National News - May 21, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Canary Wharf Jog
Clock off on time and help the nation’s heart charity fight for every heartbeat (Source: BHF National News)
Source: BHF National News - May 21, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Aging Brains May Benefit More From Mediterranean Than Low Fat Diet
Brain power in older people at risk for vascular dementia seems to improve more from a Mediterranean diet with added mixed nuts or extra virgin olive oil than from a low-fat diet that is typically followed to prevent heart attack and stroke, according to the results of a Spanish trial. People on a Mediterranean diet consume virgin olive oil as their main source of fat, and eat lots of fruits, nuts, vegetables and pulses foods... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news
Treating Sleep Apnea In Prediabetes Improves Glucose Levels
Optimal treatment of sleep apnea in patients with prediabetes improves blood sugar (glucose) levels and thus can reduce cardiometabolic risk, according to a study presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference May 17-22, 2013 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia Source Type: news
Asthma Identified As A Potential New Risk For Sleep Apnea
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin have identified a potential new risk factor for obstructive sleep apnea: asthma. Using data from the National Institutes of Health (Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)-funded Wisconsin Sleep Cohort Study, which has been following approximately 1,500 people since 1988, researchers found that patients who had asthma were 1.70 times (95% CI=1.15-2.51) more likely to develop sleep apnea after eight years... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia Source Type: news
New Role For ECMO In Treating Patients With Cardiac Arrest And Profound Shock
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), a procedure traditionally used during cardiac surgeries and in the ICU that functions as an artificial replacement for a patient's heart and lungs, has also been used to resuscitate cardiac arrest victims in Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea. Now, a novel study of this technique in the U.S. has been completed by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, indicating a potential role for this intervention to save patients who are unable to be resuscitated through conventional measures... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart Disease Source Type: news
New App Diagnoses Heart Attacks
An experimental, inexpensive iPhone application transmitted diagnostic heart images faster and more reliably than emailing photo images, according to a research study presented at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Scientific Sessions 2013. The app could help save lives by speeding treatment for the deadliest type of heart attack known as STEMI (ST segment elevation myocardial infarction), in which a clot blocks blood flow to the heart... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
Improving Outpatient Care In The Control Of Heart Disease Risk Factors
Control of heart disease risk factors varies widely among outpatient practices, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Scientific Sessions 2013. Researchers compared electronic health records of 115,737 patients in 18 primary care and cardiology practices participating in The Guideline Advantage™, a collaboration of the American Cancer Society, American Diabetes Association and American Heart Association that aims to reduce risks for chronic diseases... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart Disease Source Type: news
Mediterranean Diet Seems To Boost Ageing Brain Power
Better than low fat option for those at risk of vascular dementia A Mediterranean diet with added extra virgin olive oil or mixed nuts seems to improve the brain power of older people better than advising them to follow a low-fat diet, indicates research published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. The authors from the University of Navarra in Spain base their findings on 522 men and women aged between 55 and 80 without cardiovascular disease but at high vascular risk because of underlying disease/conditions... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alzheimer's / Dementia Source Type: news
The pirate ant: A new species from the Philippines with a bizarre pigmentation pattern
(Pensoft Publishers) Scientists discovered and described a bizarre species of pirate ant. The new Cardiocondyla pirata has its name inspired by its strange pigmentation that consist of two eye-patch like dark stripes across the eyes of the female caste. Although it is supposed that this pattern has a protective function for disorienting the enemy, there are still many questions that will challenge the minds of biologists. The study was published in the open access journal Zookeys. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - May 21, 2013 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Do men's and women's hearts burn fuel differently?
(University of Illinois at Chicago) Gender differences in the heart's metabolic response to stress may shed light on heart disease. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - May 21, 2013 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Treatment with antidepressant results in lower rate of mental stress-induced cardiac ischemia
(The JAMA Network Journals) Among patients with stable coronary heart disease and mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia (MSIMI), 6 weeks of treatment with the antidepressant escitalopram, compared with placebo, resulted in a lower rate of MSIMI, according to a study in the May 22/29 issue of JAMA. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - May 21, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Antidepressant reduces stress-induced heart condition
(Duke University Medical Center) A drug commonly used to treat depression and anxiety may improve a stress-related heart condition in people with stable coronary heart disease, according to researchers at Duke Medicine. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - May 21, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Biodegradable stent proves non-inferior to drug-eluting stent
(European Society of Cardiology) The Orsiro stent, which is a novel stent platform eluting sirolimus from a biodegradable polymer, demonstrated non-inferiority to the Xience Prime everolimus-eluting stent for the primary angiographic endpoint of in-stent late lumen loss at nine months in the results of an imaging substudy reported at EuroPCR 2013 today. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 21, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Post-approval TAVI registry shows high rates of device success at 1 year
(European Society of Cardiology) One-year results from SOURCE XT -- one of the largest, post-approval transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) registries to-date -- reported today at EuroPCR 2013 show good clinical outcomes in routine clinical practice, with high rates of device success for all access approaches, valve sizes and delivery systems. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 21, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Cooperative Strategies to Develop Effective Stroke and Heart Attack Awareness Messages in Rural American Indian Communities, 2009–2010
(Source: CDC Preventing Chronic Disease)
Source: CDC Preventing Chronic Disease - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Impact of a Hospital-Level Intervention to Reduce Heart Disease Overreporting on Leading Causes of Death
(Source: CDC Preventing Chronic Disease)
Source: CDC Preventing Chronic Disease - May 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
No-treatment approach may be best choice for older prostate cancer patients
Older prostate cancer patients with other underlying health conditions should think twice before committing to surgery or radiation therapy for their cancer, according to a multi-center study led by researchers from the UCLA Department of Urology.
The study reports 14-year survival outcomes for 3,000 men diagnosed with prostate cancer between 1994 and 1995. The results suggest that older patients with low- or intermediate-risk prostate cancer who have at least three underlying health problems, or comorbidities, are much more likely to die of something other than their cancer.
"For men with low-to-intermediate...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - May 20, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
COPD bronchodilator cardiovascular risks comparable
The risk for cardiovascular events among older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is similar if they begin treatment with long-acting ß-agonists or muscarinic antagonists, show results from a large, population-based study. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - May 20, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Control of Heart Disease Risk Factors Varies among Outpatient Practices
Source: American Heart Association
Related MedlinePlus Page: Heart Diseases (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - May 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Many People with Implantable Defibrillators Can Participate in Vigorous Sports
Source: American Heart Association
Related MedlinePlus Page: Pacemakers and Implantable Defibrillators (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - May 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Diet Drug Trims Hypertension Too (CME/CE)
SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- The weight loss achieved with extended-release phentermine/topiramate (Qsymia) comes with corresponding blood pressure reduction for hypertensive patients, a subanalysis showed. (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - May 20, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
EMA Reviewing Dual RAS BlockadeEMA Reviewing Dual RAS Blockade
The European Medicines Agency is now reviewing the safety of using dual renin-angiotensin system blockade in clinical practice because of concerns of hyperkalemia, low blood pressure, and kidney failure. Heartwire (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
