IMN || Cardiology

Obstructive sleep apnea complicates atrial fibrillation

Posted on: 23/04/2014 - 21:00

WASHINGTON – About 18% of U.S. patients with atrial fibrillation also have a diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea, and the confluence of the two appeared linked to increased hospitalizations and...

Field of Interest: Cardiology
Type: News Item

EXACT-HF: Allopurinol flops for heart failure

Posted on: 23/04/2014 - 19:25

WASHINGTON – Allopurinol has no effect on heart failure, according to results from the multicenter, double-blind EXACT-HF study. "In heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction and...

Field of Interest: Cardiology
Type: News Item

Bivalirudin called safe and effective in HIT

Posted on: 21/04/2014 - 20:45

WASHINGTON – Bivalirudin is an attractive off-label option for the treatment of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, Dr. Lee Joseph said at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology....

Field of Interest: Cardiology
Type: News Item

A fib–associated stroke jumped 42% in 2000s

Posted on: 21/04/2014 - 19:57

WASHINGTON – A third more Americans were hospitalized for ischemic stroke in 2010 than 7 years before, and the incidence of stroke associated with atrial fibrillation grew even more sharply, up by...

Field of Interest: Cardiology
Type: News Item

Pulsatile tinnitus looms large in fibromuscular dysplasia

Posted on: 18/04/2014 - 20:30

WASHINGTON – Think cerebrovascular fibromuscular dysplasia in a middle-aged woman who presents with a complaint of pulsatile tinnitus. That’s the take-home message from a new analysis of the <link...

Field of Interest: Cardiology
Type: News Item

Even mild preop sepsis boosts postop thrombosis risk

Posted on: 18/04/2014 - 19:50

WASHINGTON – Preoperative sepsis proved to be an important independent risk factor for both arterial and venous thrombosis during or after surgery in an analysis of nearly 1.75 million U.S. surgical...

Field of Interest: Cardiology
Type: News Item

Marriage protects against vascular disease

Posted on: 16/04/2014 - 18:10

WASHINGTON – Being married is independently associated with a significantly reduced rate of vascular disease across all arterial beds, according to a population-based study of more than 3.5 million...

Field of Interest: Cardiology
Type: News Item

When low HDL means ‘no sweat’

Posted on: 16/04/2014 - 17:40

WASHINGTON– Low HDL cholesterol does not increase the risk of coronary heart disease when LDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels are normal, according to an analysis from the <link...

Field of Interest: Cardiology
Type: News Item

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