A new procedure for the imaging of coronary veins proves to be “less invasive, have less complications, and improves the quality of diagnosis and treatment ” for individuals undergoing surgical procedures on the heart and particularly the coronary veins, a recent study found.
The study compared ECG-gated cardiac MDCT angiography to conventional angiography. “MDCT angiography is […]
According to a large study in Sweden, people who have been diagnosed with depression, especially younger patients between 25-50 years of age, are at increased risk of developing Coronary Heart Disease later in life. Even after accounting for socioeconomic status and gender, the risk was greatest for those diagnosed before 40.
In an article published in […]
Zila today commented on a study conducted for the Australian company, Phosphagenics Limited, that confirms an earlier study suggesting that Ester-E may proactively benefit cardiovascular health. In this animal study, Ester-E significantly reduced LDL-C (so-called bad cholesterol), triglycerides, and plaque formation, while regular vitamin E had no significant effect.
The study data showed that […]
Ibuprofen, the anti-inflammatory drug found in millions of medicine cabinets, increased the risk by almost a quarter, according to a study in Britain. Researchers advised patients using the drug not to stop taking it, but called for further investigation.
Study Findings:
Those prescribed these types of painkillers in the three months before their heart attack were […]
The drug reviparin (a low molecular weight heparin anticoagulant), when administered to patients with a heart attack, is effective in reducing the risk of death and the risk of a subsequent heart attack, according to a study in the January 26 issue of JAMA.
Approximately 15.5 million cardiovascular deaths occur every year, according to background information […]
The use of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) in people with heart failure whose hearts don’t pump blood efficiently reduces death by 23 percent, according to a landmark study in this week’s issue of The New England Journal of Medicine. The findings suggest that approximately 600,000 Americans with this heart condition could be at risk for […]
In the most comprehensive study of its kind, researchers at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania using GE Healthcare’s CodeLink have gathered significant data shedding new light on the important gene expression changes that occur in the heart following myocardial infarction (MI). Data gathered from this study were published in the January issue of the […]
Study Findings:
Reviparin can significantly reduce the risk of death after a major heart attack.
Reviparin also reduced the danger of a subsequent heart attack without hiking the risk of potentially fatal brain hemorrhage associated with heparin, the standard blood-thinning treatment.
Reviparin is chemically related to heparin, commonly used in hospitals to prevent blood clots from causing a […]
The immune system uses antibodies to target foreign, “non-self” proteins and cells. Autoimmune antibodies, by contrast, attack the body’s own cells, and those circulating in women with lupus and other autoimmune diseases can also cross the placenta and cause congenital heart block in the fetus. Scientists in Sweden now show how these antibodies cause heart […]
Study Findings:
Diuretics, pills used by millions of elderly people to lower high blood pressure, clearly reduce the long-term risk of death from heart attacks and strokes.
While diuretics do raise the risk of diabetes, the rate of death from heart attacks or strokes was still nearly 15% lower in patients getting a diuretic compared with those […]