04.12.20151731
Engaging in even modest physical activity was associated with lower risk for CHD, stroke and CVD in older adults, according to the results of a prospective cohort study.
03.12.20151721
In patients with mild or moderate renal impairment, the use of novel oral anticoagulants appears to confer reduced risks for stroke or systemic embolism, as well as for major bleeding, compared with warfarin, according to research published in The American Journal of Cardiology.
02.12.20151690
Patients undergoing primary PCI for STEMI who present with moderate or severe fatty liver disease were more likely to have impairment of myocardial perfusion compared with patients with less severe disease, according to recent findings.
01.12.20151658
AstraZeneca announced that the FDA has approved rosuvastatin to reduce total cholesterol, LDL and apolipoprotein B in pediatric patients aged 8 to 17 years with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia.
30.11.20151660
Compared with warfarin, rivaroxaban was associated with increased gastrointestinal bleeding, according to new data from the ROCKET AF trial.
25.11.20151738
Women with moderate-to-severe premenstrual syndrome had a 40% increased risk for hypertension later in life compared with women with few or no menstrual symptoms in a recent study.
24.11.20150
A small laboratory company, Boston Heart Diagnostics, has introduced and is promoting direct to consumers "the first and only at-home saliva laboratory developed test," which it says will help identify people who are likely to experience side effects from taking a statin.