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Acute effects of smoking on QT dispersion in healthy males

21.03.20141929

Cigarette smoking increases the risk of ventricular fibrillation and sudden cardiac death. QT dispersion (QTD) is an important predictor of cardiac arrhythmia.

Is Low-Dose Therapy Associated With Mortality and Morbidity Benefits in a Large Community Population?

20.03.20141453

This study aims to evaluate the association of low-dose aspirin with mortality and morbidity risk in a large community-based cohort.

Safety and effectiveness of transvenous lead extraction in elderly patients

19.03.20141706

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

18.03.20141926

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?

17.03.20141718

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

15.03.20142375

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

13.03.20141658

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).