Changes in serum triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, body mass index (BMI) and systolic blood pressure over time are associated with the risk of clinical diabetes mellitus

Findings from a recent meta-analysis provide further evidence that increased magnesium intake is associated with reductions in blood pressure. The association between magnesium intake and

— Minimally invasive bypass surgery was better than stenting for a high-grade proximal left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery stenosis, according to the results of

The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approved a leading high blood pressure medicine Diovan® (valsartan) to treat heart failure in patients who are intolerant

Even smokers who consume as little as 3 to 5 grams of tobacco per day and those who do not inhale are placing themselves at

Measurement of anaerobic threshold is more reliable than calculation from heart rate parameters of exercise testing for the determination of target intensity level of exercise

Cardiac resynchronisation produces a sustained improvement in heart failure symptoms among patients with delayed ventricular conduction. Researchers from Cardiology Magdeburg, other German centres, and the

Diuretic resistance should be considered to be a prognostic indicator in patients with advanced chronic heart failure  This is the conclusion of a retrospective study

– Patients have experienced significantly better outcomes since the widespread use of stents during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), Swedish researchers report. Dr. Lars Grip and

Cardiologists need to become more involved in managing hyperglycaemia in patients with overt or latent diabetes, say researchers from the United States. They reviewed the

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has good success and acceptable mortality in patients aged 80 years or more. But an acute or recent myocardial infarction increases

In what they hope will be the definitive study, the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) and the National Heart, Lung and Blood

Twice-daily infusion of glutathione for five days significantly improved macrocirculatory and microcirculatory parameters in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD), according to the results of

Injecting autologous bone marrow into the gastrocnemius of patients with ischemic limbs can significantly improve blood flow, tissue oxygenation, and symptoms, according to results of

Hyperemic stenosis resistance index is a more powerful predictor of functional coronary lesion severity than are standard methods. Researchers say that using intracoronary pressure and

מלבד העובדה שהשימוש בויאגרה בקרב גברים עם אי ספיקת לב סייע בידם בתחום התפקוד המיני, מסתבר שההיענות לטיפול התרופתי הניתן למטופלים אלה, עלתה באופן משמעותי.

– By inhibiting lipidation of the RhoA protein in endothelial cells, statins interfere with the formation of new blood vessels, investigators report. Based on this

Treating patients who have elevated LDL cholesterol with lipid-lowering drugs may also slow the progression of coronary calcification, German researchers report. Dr. Stephan Achenbach, from

Compared with intensive exercise and aggressive diet changes, standard diet and exercise recommendations have no significant effect on plasma lipid levels in dyslipidemic patients, according

— Not only is obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) linked to cardiovascular disease (CVD), but adequate treatment of OSA can normalize excess CVD risk, according to