Scientific and medical news

Concomitant NSAIDs with antithrombotic therapy after MI worsen outcomes

24.02.20151749

In a study of patients assigned antithrombotic therapy after MI, concomitant use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs were associated with increased risk for bleeding and excess thrombotic events, regardless of treatment duration.

ICD benefit persists with increasing patient age

20.02.20151621

The survival benefit conferred by implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) persists with increasing patient age.

Odds of major bleeding, mortality lower with fondaparinux than heparin

19.02.20151566

Patients with non-STEMI who were treated with fondaparinux had better rates of major bleeding and mortality during hospitalization and up to 180 days after discharge compared with patients treated with low–molecular-weight heparin, according to new data.

Anemia may predict poor outcomes after TAVR

18.02.20151996

The presence of anemia and lower hemoglobin levels was predictive of poor functional status in patients with aortic stenosis before and after transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

Risk for cancer elevated in stroke survivors

17.02.20151801

In a new analysis of the Vitamin Intervention for Stroke Prevention study, the annual rate of age-adjusted cancer incidence was higher among survivors of ischemic stroke compared with the general population.

Dehydration at time of stroke linked to worse outcomes

16.02.20151640

Adults who are dehydrated at the time of stroke are at risk for worsening severity of their condition, independent of infarct size, compared with people who are not dehydrated, according to data presented at the International Stroke Conference.

Elevated circulating troponin linked to AF risk in older adults

13.02.20151657

In ambulatory older adults, circulating troponin T levels appear to be significantly associated with incident atrial fibrillation, according to recent findings.