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The results of the first stage of the Battle of the scholars are ready

28.07.20142510

Победителями стали следующие команды: Алмазная колесница (Санкт-Петербург), Югра (Ханты-Мансийск) и Самарские кардиологи (Самара).

Direct Drug-Eluting Stenting to Reduce Stent Restenosis:

28.07.20141729

What is the benefit of direct stenting in patients treated with drug-eluting stents (DES)?

Simulated' human heart used to screen drugs

25.07.20141536

A scientist has developed a pioneering new way -- using samples of beating heart tissue -- to test the effect of drugs on the heart without using human or animal trials.

Mortality rates higher for TAVR-treated patients with low ejection fraction

24.07.20141791

Patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement for severe aortic stenosis had higher 30-day and 1-year mortality rates if their ejection fraction was low when compared with those in the normal range.

Catheter-directed thrombolysis did not benefit, may harm patients with DVT

23.07.20141516

Researchers compared in-hospital outcomes of catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) plus anticoagulation with outcomes of anticoagulation alone in an observational study of 90,618 patients with proximal or caval DVT.

Is There a Link Between Alcohol Use and Risk of AFib?

21.07.20141741

Based on multiple epidemiologic studies, a relationship between alcohol intake and atrial fibrillation (AFib) has been identified, with the lowering of the former potentially being an effective means of preventing the latter.

Efficacy and Safety of Nebivolol and Valsartan as Fixed-Dose Combination in Hypertension: A Randomised, Multicentre Study

18.07.20142011

What is the efficacy and safety of a new fixed-dose combination of nebivolol and valsartan compared with monotherapy components and placebo in patients with stage 1 or 2 hypertension?