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30.03.20151857
For patients with ACS who are unable to swallow whole tablets, ticagrelor is now approved by the FDA to be crushed and administered in water by swallowing or via nasogastric tube, according to an announcement from AstraZeneca.
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27.03.20151552
A cardiovascular disease risk equation that can be adjusted to apply to any country with adequate health records, regardless of income level, has been developed, according to Dr. Kaveh Hajifathalian of the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, and associates.
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26.03.20151492
In patients with atrial fibrillation, researchers found no significant class effect for direct thrombin inhibitors or factor Xa inhibitors, according to meta-analysis results.
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25.03.20151690
There are more than 2,100 people deaths due to CVD each day in the United States — an average of one death every 40 seconds.
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24.03.20151574
Uric acid levels in patients with symptomatic heart failure and hyperuricemia were successfully lowered with prednisone treatment, and renal response to diuretics was improved, according to study findings.
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23.03.20151672
Catheter ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation (Afib) in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) reduced arrhythmia recurrence compared with treatment with amiodarone.
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19.03.20151442
Treatment with four-factor prothrombin complex concentrate was superior to plasma for the urgent reversal of vitamin K antagonist-induced anticoagulation prior to surgery, according to phase 3b study results.
