Laurie Barclay, MD Aug. 5, 2002 Nurses cause less “white coat syndrome” elevating blood pressure readings than do doctors, but repeated measures by patients are
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Aug 02 – Patients who exhibit distal embolization and “no reflow” during primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction are at significantly
Laurie Barclay, MD Aug. 5, 2002 Nurses cause less “white coat syndrome” elevating blood pressure readings than do doctors, but repeated measures by patients are
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 29 – In overweight individuals, high dietary sodium intake is a strong independent risk factor for congestive heart failure (CHF),
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 29 – Phase III testing of CVT-3146, a short-acting selective A2A adenosine receptor agonist, as an adjunctive pharmacologic agent in
Laurie Barclay, MD July 30, 2002 Noninvasive measurements of pulse amplitude ratio correlate well with measurements of pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP), according to
מימצאים מפתיעים ושונים ממחקרים קודמים דווחו על ידי חוקרים מאונ’ בלטימור. לפי המימצאים, על בסיס מעקב אחרי 125 חולי CHF , נמצא ששונות נמוכה של
לאחר מעקב של 1449 פרטים למשך 21 שנה, התברר לחוקרים כי הגורמים שהסבירו באופן מובהק ביותר את התפתחות האלצהיימר היו יתר לחץ דם ועודף כולסטרול.
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מודל מתימטי פשוט מאפשר חיזוי של אירוע שבץ ראשון בקרב חולי סוכרת סוג 2 . על בסיס ניתוח סטטיסטי של 4,549 מטופלים, בין 1977 ל-
An association has been identified between Angiotensin I-converting enzyme DD genotype and the midterm increased mortality and morbidity following cardiac surgery. Clinicians from the Ernst
Prolongation of cardiopulmonary bypass is related to increasing degrees of platelet dysfunction. Reduction in platelet contractile force is related to decreases in platelet adhesion receptors
Researchers working with cardiomyopathic hamsters have shown that a recombinant vector that expresses activated phospholamban improves cardiac function after injection into the animals’ right coronary
– Restenosis after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) is significantly decreased with supplemental omega-3 fatty acid taken for a month before and after the procedures,
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 19 – The new calcium sensitizer levosimendan is better than dobutamine at improving hemodynamic performance in patients with severe low-output
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 19 – Results of a study published in the July issue of Thorax suggest an association between sleep disordered breathing
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK — July 19, 2002 — The presence, persistence, or development of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) after renal transplantation are significant risk factors for
July 22, 2002 The ryanodine receptor type 2 (RyR2) mutation linked to juvenile sudden death can be clinically silent, without symptoms including inducibility on
High-intensity oral anticoagulation, or moderate intensity oral anticoagulation combined with aspirin, appears more effective than aspirin alone in reducing serious cardiovascular events and death after
Use of a clinical decision rule for patients with suspected acute cardiac ischemia can reduce unnecessary admissions to inpatient monitored beds without increasing complications, according