Scientific and medical news

One-third of patients would risk shorter life rather than take pill for CVD prevention

12.02.20151518

In an Internet-based survey of 1,000 people, approximately one-third said they would risk a shorter life rather than take a daily pill for prevention of CVD.

Effect of beta-blocker therapy on the risk of infections and death after acute stroke - A historical cohort study

11.02.20151473

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of beta–blocker therapy on the risk of infections and death after stroke in humans.

Iron therapy for the treatment of iron deficiency in chronic heart failure: intravenous or oral

10.02.20151731

This article considers the use and modality of iron therapy to treat iron deficiency in patients with heart failure, an aspect of care which has received relatively little attention compared with the wider topic of anaemia management.

In patients with vasospastic angina, long-term nitrates may not improve prognosis

09.02.20151720

Chronic use of nitrate therapy in combination with calcium channel blockers was not associated with improved long-term prognosis in patients with vasospastic angina.

New trial to assess cryoballoon ablation for early persistent AF

06.02.20151533

Medtronic announced initiation of the Cryo4 Persistent AF clinical trial, which will assess 12-month clinical outcomes of cryoballoon ablation for pulmonary vein isolation in patients with early persistent atrial fibrillation, according to a press release.

Type 1 diabetes deadlier in women

05.02.20151410

Women with type 1 diabetes have a much higher risk of death from all causes than do men with type 1 diabetes, according to Dr. Rachel Huxley and her associates.

IV fluids linked to worse outcomes in patients hospitalized for HF

03.02.20151773

Among patients hospitalized for HF who were treated with loop diuretics, those who also received IV fluids had higher rates of death and other poor outcomes, according to a retrospective cohort study.