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Museum of cardiology was opened in Yakutsk

17.06.20152509

On June 4, 2015 Exhibition "Development of cardiology in Sakha Republic" was displayed in the Republican cardiological clinic.

Restarting Anticoagulant Treatment After Intracranial Haemorrhage in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and the Impact on Recurrent Stroke, Mortality and Bleeding: A Nationwide Cohort Study

17.06.20151711

Intracranial haemorrhage is the most feared complication of oral anticoagulant treatment.

Chocolate consumption may lower risk for CV events

16.06.20151661

Higher chocolate intake was associated with lower risk for future CV events in a prospective study and meta-analysis, although researchers said residual confounding cannot be excluded.

RSC section "IT in cardiology" organizes broadcast where participants can gain CME credits

15.06.20152457

Ministry of health of the Russian Federation currently implements new model of continuing medical education.

Statin Use and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation or Flutter: A Population-based Case–Control Study

15.06.20151698

The pleiotropic effects of statins have been suggested to prevent atrial fibrillation onset. We conducted a population-based case–control study using medical databases from Northern Denmark to examine the association between statin use and atrial fibrillation or flutter.

Oral anticoagulation linked to renal function decline in elderly

11.06.20152030

Elderly patients with atrial fibrillation who received treatment with warfarin or dabigatran experienced a decline in renal function, according to results of a post-hoc analysis of the RE-LY study.

Hydrochlorothiazide is not the most useful nor versatile thiazide diuretic

10.06.20152381

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To determine usefulness and versatility of hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) relative to other thiazide diuretics in the treatment of hypertension.