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Blood pressure-lowering treatment based on cardiovascular risk: a meta-analysis of individual patient data

18.08.20141722

We aimed to investigate whether the benefits of blood pressure-lowering drugs are proportional to baseline cardiovascular risk, to establish whether absolute risk could be used to inform treatment decisions for blood pressure-lowering therapy, as is recommended for lipid-lowering therapy.

Studies Explore Effectiveness of Telerobotics in Echocardiography

15.08.20141713

Telerobotics has become an emerging technology in the field of medicine, allowing physicians to conduct life-saving examinations across great distances through a mechanized proxy.

Minister of Health of the Russian Federation V.I.Skvortsova about Russian National Congress of Cardiology

14.08.20142337

On September 24-26, 2014 in Kazan, the Russian National Congress of Cardiology will be held.

Delayed time to conversion for acute AF increased thromboembolic event risk

14.08.20141906

A delay in time to conversion of 12 hours or more from the time of acute atrial fibrillation symptom onset was associated with increased risk for thromboembolic complications, according to new data from the CardioVersion study.

Blood pressure and incidence of twelve cardiovascular diseases

13.08.20141627

The associations of blood pressure with the different manifestations of incident cardiovascular disease in a contemporary population have not been compared.

Increased Mortality Associated With Digoxin in Contemporary Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

12.08.20141939

Despite endorsement of digoxin in clinical practice guidelines, there exist limited data on its safety in atrial fibrillation/flutter (AF).

Rates of and Factors Associated With Infection in 200,909 Medicare Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implants: Results From the NCDR

11.08.20141600

What are the rates and predictors of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) infection in a large cohort of Medicare patients?