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New biomarker holds promise for monitoring heart disease

13.03.20141677

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).

New Guidelines for the Management of Chest Pain: Lessons From a Recent Audit in Tauranga, New Zealand

12.03.20141679

Protocol based care is known to improve the outcomes of patients admitted with recent onset chest pain.

Russian National Congress of Cardiology 2014

11.03.20143120

On behalf of the Russian Society of Cardiology Board I invite you to actively participate in the work of the Russian National Congress of Cardiology 2014.

Azithromycin and Levofloxacin Use and Increased Risk of Cardiac Arrhythmia and Death

11.03.20142006

Azithromycin is an antibiotic commonly prescribed for treatment of respiratory infections, urinary tract infections, and sexually transmitted diseases.

Warfarin May Be Good Even With Kidney Disease

07.03.20141706

Among patients with atrial fibrillation and a recent heart attack, warfarin use was associated with improved outcomes -- without excess bleeding -- regardless of the level of kidney function, a Swedish study showed.

Single-Patient Studies Test Statin-Related Myalgia

06.03.20142055

Are a patient's aches and pains truly related to the statin or are they the result of other causes?

ISH 2014 Awards and Prizes – a call for nominations

04.03.20142399

On the occasion of its 25th Scientific Meeting (Hypertension Athens 2014), which will be held in Athens, Greece from 13th to 16th June 2014 (www.hypertension2014.org) the ISH with the collaboration and generous support of corporate sponsors, is pleased to announce the following awards.