24.02.20151553
In a study of patients assigned antithrombotic therapy after MI, concomitant use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs were associated with increased risk for bleeding and excess thrombotic events, regardless of treatment duration.
20.02.20151456
The survival benefit conferred by implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) persists with increasing patient age.
19.02.20151430
Patients with non-STEMI who were treated with fondaparinux had better rates of major bleeding and mortality during hospitalization and up to 180 days after discharge compared with patients treated with low–molecular-weight heparin, according to new data.
18.02.20151824
The presence of anemia and lower hemoglobin levels was predictive of poor functional status in patients with aortic stenosis before and after transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
17.02.20151595
In a new analysis of the Vitamin Intervention for Stroke Prevention study, the annual rate of age-adjusted cancer incidence was higher among survivors of ischemic stroke compared with the general population.
16.02.20151503
Adults who are dehydrated at the time of stroke are at risk for worsening severity of their condition, independent of infarct size, compared with people who are not dehydrated, according to data presented at the International Stroke Conference.
13.02.20151490
In ambulatory older adults, circulating troponin T levels appear to be significantly associated with incident atrial fibrillation, according to recent findings.