New York Cardiac Surgery Report Release
By Armen Hareyan G+ Jan 27 2007 - 9:13am
Summarizing risk factors and outcomes for pediatric patients undergoing surgery to correct congenital heart defects
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Releases of Death Rates for Cardiac Heart Surgeons
By Armen Hareyan G+ Jan 25 2007 - 10:44am
Patient death rates for 56 Massachusetts heart surgeons available online now
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2 out of 3 heart attacks and strokes in Asia
By Armen Hareyan G+ Jan 18 2007 - 8:21am
The role of hypertension (high blood pressure) in cardiovascular diseases in the Asia Pacific region shows the potential reduction in deaths from heart disease and stroke could have been achieved if high blood pressure were controlled in this region.
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Patients receiving drug-eluting stents should continue antiplatelet medications
By Armen Hareyan G+ Jan 16 2007 - 4:58pm
Patients who have had drug eluting stents inserted to prop open blocked coronary arteries should continue to take medications to reduce the risk of blood clots.
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Heart rhythm genes possible factors in SIDS
By Armen Hareyan G+ Jan 16 2007 - 9:27am
Nearly 10 percent of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) victims have mutations or variations in genes associated with potentially lethal heart rhythms (arrhythmias).
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Risk of death increases with combined heart and stroke prevention surgery
By Armen Hareyan G+ Jan 15 2007 - 7:57pm
Patients who undergo combined heart bypass surgery and carotid endarterectomy, the most commonly used stroke prevention surgery, significantly increase their chances of death or stroke.
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Blood test predicts cardiac events and death in heart patients
By Armen Hareyan G+ Jan 10 2007 - 7:28am
A simple blood test for the protein NT proBNP accurately predicts the risk of heart attack, heart failure, stroke, and death in patients with known cardiovascular disease.
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Obese patients fair better when hospitalized for acute heart failure
By Armen Hareyan G+ Jan 8 2007 - 2:52pm
Obese patients fair better than lean patients when hospitalized for acute heart failure.
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Statins Reduce Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke in Those without Heart Disease
By Armen Hareyan G+ Jan 5 2007 - 9:00am
Taking statins regularly may reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events such as heart attack and stroke.
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Limitations in Quality-of-Care Indicators for Heart Failure Patients
By Armen Hareyan G+ Jan 5 2007 - 8:27am
Standard hospital based performance measures used to gauge quality of care for hospitalized heart failure patients may not be the best benchmarks
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Parkinson's Treatment Drug May Damage Heart
By Armen Hareyan G+ Jan 4 2007 - 8:44am
Heart valves may be damaged or by drugs commonly used for Parkinson's Disease treatment.
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Hospital Heart Failure Measures Not Linked To Improved Outcomes
By Armen Hareyan G+ Jan 3 2007 - 9:05am
Most hospital performance measures for heart failure not linked to improved patient outcomes.
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Blood transfusions raise heart patients' infection and death risk
By Armen Hareyan G+ Dec 20 2006 - 9:29am
Heart patient's blood transfusions are especially risky for women patients during heart bypass surgery.
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Massachusetts Releases Death Rates For Cardiac Heart Surgeons
By Armen Hareyan G+ Dec 19 2006 - 10:29pm
The patient death rates for 56 Massachusetts heart surgeons will now be available online.
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Olive oil emulsion helps with problem heart arteries
By Armen Hareyan G+ Dec 18 2006 - 6:03pm
An emulsion of olive oil, egg yolk and glycerine might be just the recipe to keep heart patients away from the operating room and cardiac bypass surgery.
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Safer way to dose life-saving heart drug
By Armen Hareyan G+ Dec 18 2006 - 12:01pm
How can we safely dose a lifesaving medication for congestive heart failure.
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Professor says swine help in transplantation of human hearts
By Armen Hareyan G+ Dec 16 2006 - 10:24pm
Mikhail Razgulov says it is possible to revive organs of deceased humans for transplanting to living people.
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Defibrillators should be available in ski resorts
By Armen Hareyan G+ Dec 15 2006 - 5:41am
Doctors say that more defibrillators should be placed in ski resorts to help prevent sudden cardiac deaths.
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New tool to halt recurrence of atrial fibrillation
By Armen Hareyan G+ Dec 14 2006 - 8:11am
Benefits could include shorter procedure time for heart treatment and improved effectiveness.
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American Heart Association on Use of Drug-Eluting Coronary Stents
By Armen Hareyan G+ Dec 5 2006 - 2:37pm
Until more information is available, patients should receive appropriate anti platelet therapy according to existing practice guidelines wherever possible.
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Magnets May Pose Serious Risks For Patients With Pacemakers And ICDs
By Armen Hareyan G+ Nov 30 2006 - 8:33am
Magnets may interfere with the operation of pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators.
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Review Urges Limited Use of Device To Keep Heart Transplant Hopefuls Alive
By Armen Hareyan G+ Nov 28 2006 - 9:26am
While devices have been developed sufficiently to prolong life for some very sick patients who have rapidly deteriorating heart failure, they've been developed quite enough yet for widespread use amongst the whole heart failure population.
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Researchers Identify Master Cardiac Stem Cell
By Armen Hareyan G+ Nov 26 2006 - 9:43am
Progenitors develop into three types of heart cells, could be ideal for regenerative studies.
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Cardiac Stem Cells Offer A Paradigm for Heart Formation
By Armen Hareyan G+ Nov 26 2006 - 9:34am
Researchers have identified a type of stem cell that is the precursor to at least two main cell types that form the heart.
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Longer Anthracycline Therapy Reduces Heart Failure In Adult Cancer Patients
By Armen Hareyan G+ Nov 23 2006 - 9:20am
Stretching out a dose of chemotherapy over six or more hours may reduce the risk of heart problems caused by certain commonly used cancer drugs.
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A Little Dark Chocolate May Be Good For Your Heart Health
By Armen Hareyan G+ Nov 15 2006 - 10:15pm
Study explains heart benefits from daily small dose of eating dark chocolate.
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Sticky Proteins Provide New Insight Into Drug Action
By Armen Hareyan G+ Nov 14 2006 - 4:58pm
How drugs such as adrenalin do primarily one thing, in this case, increase the heart rate, now makes more sense to scientists.
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Acute Coronary Syndrome Outcomes Network to Measure and Improve Patient Care
By Armen Hareyan G+ Nov 13 2006 - 8:10am
The American College of Cardiology Foundation's NCDR creates Acute Coronary Syndrome outcomes network to measure and improve patient care.
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Intense Anger Is Associated With Potentially Fatal Heart Rhythm Disturbances
By Armen Hareyan G+ Nov 12 2006 - 2:57pm
Acute episodes of anger may cause potentially fatal heart rhythm disturbances.
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Imaging Experts Perform Cardiac Scans By Remote Control
By Armen Hareyan G+ Oct 24 2006 - 9:39am
New UCLA and Siemens software enables techs to log onto MRI scanner via Internet.
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