Scientific and medical news

ACC: Vascular Disease, Marital Status Linked?

31.03.20142086

Being married was associated with a lower likelihood of having various types of vascular disease compared with not having a spouse, a study of more than 3.5 million people showed.

What proportion of symptomatic side effects in patients taking statins are genuinely caused by the drug?

28.03.20141924

Systematic review of randomized placebo-controlled trials to aid individual patient choice.

Prevalence of stroke and the need for thromboprophylaxis in young patients with atrial fibrillation: a cohort study

27.03.20141608

Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, and age is a well-established independent risk factor for stroke in these patients.

Public access defibrillation remains out of reach for most victims of out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest

26.03.20141750

Public access defibrillation (PAD) prior to ambulance arrival is a key determinant of survival from out-of-hospital (OOH) cardiac arrest.

Comparison of the effects of carvedilol and nebivolol on diastolic functions of the left ventricle in patients with non-ischemic heart failure

25.03.20141778

We investigated whether carvediolol or nebiovolol with vasodilator properties will produce different effects on diastolic function of the left ventricle (LV) in heart failure (HF) with low ejection fraction (EF).

Study Shows New Cholesterol Guideline Has Potential to Increase Eligibility For Statin Therapy

24.03.20141782

The newly released ACC/American Heart Association (AHA) guideline on the treatment of blood cholesterol to reduce atherosclerotic cardiovascular risk in adults expanded the indications for statin therapy for primary and secondary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in higher risk patients.

First scientific and educational forum of physicians and cardiologists took place in Makhackala

21.03.20141778

First scientific and educational forum of physicians and cardiologists took place in Makhackala (Republic of Dagestan, Russia) on March 14, 2014