Scientific and medical news

Study shows benefits of nerve stimulation for stroke patients

15.12.20151876

A recent study at the University of Texas at Dallas found that vagus nerve stimulation technology could help reduce impairments among people with stroke.

"Bad Press" May Make Patients Stop Statins, Raise MI Risk

14.12.20151864

When the media was dominated by negative news stories about statins, patients who were newly prescribed these drugs were 9% more likely to not refill their initial prescriptions (instead of refilling them), in a Danish national cohort study.

Risk of Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation

11.12.20151991

Is the risk of stroke lower in patients with paroxysmal compared to persistent atrial fibrillation (AF)?

Long-term effects of statin use linked to increased kidney disease, injury

10.12.20151845

During a follow-up period of approximately 6 years, use of statin therapy was associated with increased incidence of acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease, according to new findings.

Moderate-intensity statins may reduce heart failure in type 2 diabetes

09.12.20151891

Moderate-intensity statin therapy reduced heart failure incidence in type 2 diabetes compared with low-intensity or no statin, according to recent study findings.

TATORT-NSTEMI: Thrombus aspiration fails to improve outcomes at 1 year

08.12.20151883

Routine thrombus aspiration before PCI did not result in significantly improved health outcomes in patients with non-STEMI during the first year after the procedure, according to results of the TATORT-NSTEMI trial published in the European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care.

ADAPT-DES: PPI increased high platelet reactivity in DES setting

07.12.20151995

Concomitant administration of proton pump inhibitors and dual antiplatelet therapy yielded increased rates of high platelet reactivity in patients undergoing PCI with drug-eluting stents, according to results from the ADEPT-DES registry.