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

10.02.20151803

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

09.02.20151795

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

06.02.20151571

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

05.02.20151476

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

03.02.20151814

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.

Cardiac abnormalities seen on EKG in patients with SLE

02.02.20151866

Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus presented with cardiac abnormalities in electrocardiographic studies — even those with short disease duration; however, serious abnormalities were rare, according to newly published research.

3D printing makes heart surgery safer for children

30.01.20151737

A cardiac surgeon in the United States recently used a 3D printed heart as a model to plan a life-saving procedure for his young patient.