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Safety and effectiveness of transvenous lead extraction in elderly patients

19.03.20141748

There is a considerable controversy regarding safety of transvenous lead extraction (TLE) in elderly patients due to their potentially worse general condition, more concomitant diseases, more difficult sedation or analgesia.

The Use of Digoxin in Patients With Worsening Chronic Heart Failure: Reconsidering an Old Drug to Reduce Hospital Admissions

18.03.20141989

The following are 10 points to remember pertaining to this article, which reviews the role of digoxin therapy in heart failure (HF).

What is the Accuracy of Trial Results Reported on ClinicalTrials.gov and in Journals?

17.03.20141822

The researchers, led by Jessica E. Becker, AB, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 96 clinical trials with primary results.

On March 14, 2014 World Sleep Day is celebrated

15.03.20142471

The main goal of World Sleep Day is informing world's society of importance of good healthy sleep.

New biomarker holds promise for monitoring heart disease

13.03.20141700

A special newly discovered biomarker, "Gb3," potentially related to the survival of heart disease patients, could change the way the country's No. 1 killer is monitored in the future, according to research published in the Feb. 4 edition of the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA).

New Guidelines for the Management of Chest Pain: Lessons From a Recent Audit in Tauranga, New Zealand

12.03.20141700

Protocol based care is known to improve the outcomes of patients admitted with recent onset chest pain.

Russian National Congress of Cardiology 2014

11.03.20143164

On behalf of the Russian Society of Cardiology Board I invite you to actively participate in the work of the Russian National Congress of Cardiology 2014.