Scientific and medical news

The Medical Treatment of New Onset Peripartum Cardiomyopathy; a Systematic Review of prospective studies

14.05.20151667

Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare disorder with potentially fatal consequences, occurring mainly in previously healthy women.

Breast arterial calcification may predict coronary artery calcification

13.05.20151667

Results of a study presented at the American Roentgen Ray Society Annual Meeting indicated that breast arterial calcification on digital mammography predicted coronary artery calcification in women.

Expert weighs in on statin myalgia

12.05.20151762

Mammen said about 5% of patients on statins may develop some kind of myalgia, a smaller percentage will develop elevated creatine kinase (CK) levels and, in rare cases, much more severe muscle problems can develop;

High-protein diet may lead to weight gain, mortality in high-risk CVD adults

08.05.20151954

Adults at high risk for cardiovascular disease should avoid a high-protein diet, which can put them at greater risk for weight gain and death, according to research presented at the European Obesity Conference in Prague.

COPD increases risk for sudden cardiac death

06.05.20151597

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is associated with increased risk for sudden cardiac death, especially in those with frequent exacerbations 5 years after diagnosis, according to new data from the Rotterdam study.

Statin use associated with reduced lung cancer mortality

05.05.20151862

Lung cancer patients who used statins in the year before being diagnosed with lung cancer had a 12% reduction in lung cancer-specific deaths (adjusted hazard ratio, 0.89; 95% confidence interval, 0.78-1.02; P = .09), researchers reported in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.

Prognostic value of non-specific ST-T changes and left ventricular hypertrohpy electrocardiographic criteria in hypertensive patients: 16-year follow-up results from the MINACOR cohort

30.04.20151602

Non-specific electrocardiographic ST-T wave changes and voltage criteria for left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) have been associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.