SEATTLE, WA — March 29, 2002 — People who take statins may have at least 60 percent less aortic valve calcium than people who do
GAINESVILLE, FL — March 29, 2002 — For healthy older men and women, strength training not only firms muscles, but also significantly improves physical endurance
Captopril improves left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) among people with type 1 diabetes and concurrent microalbuminuria. Diabetic cardiomyopathy is more common in patients with diabetes
Supplementation with vitamin C and E appears to have clinical benefit in delaying then onset of arteriosclerosis in patients during the first year after heart
NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) Mar 28 Stenting is better for reperfusion after acute myocardial infarction (MI) than percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), according to a
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Mar 22 – The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) have issued new practice guidelines for the
ATLANTA, GA — March 20, 2002 — An experimental device that combines resynchronization and cardioverter defibrillation can improve quality of life, functional capacity and exercise
ATLANTA, GA — March 20, 2002 — Preliminary clinical study results announced today demonstrate that the investigational drug Vanlev (omapatrilat), a novel vasopeptidase inhibitor, was
03/26/2002 By Elda Hauschildt Moderate coffee drinking likely plays a small role in the development of hypertension, associated with only small increases in blood pressure
NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) Mar 26 A head-to-head trial reported in the March 23 issue of The Lancet shows that losartan is better than atenolol
ATLANTA, GA — March 18, 2002 — The first clinical trial to test transcatheter closure of the left atrial appendage (PLAATO) in humans shows the
Losartan, the angiotensin-II type-1 receptor antagonist, appears more efficacious than the beta-blocker atenolol among hypertensive diabetics with left ventricular hypertrophy. "The general message to the
Patients at high risk of stroke should be treated with the ACE inhibitor ramipril, trials at 267 hospitals in 19 countries has shown. "Our results
BUFFALO, NY — March 22, 2002 — Insulin may interfere with the cascade of reactions that promote clot formation and platelet aggregation in heart attack
ATLANTA, GA — March 20, 2002 — The angiotensin II receptor antagonist losartan (Cozaar; Merck) is more effective in reducing the combined end point of
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Mar 19 – A filter protection system appears to reduce the incidence of neurological events in patients following carotid artery stenting,
ATLANTA, GA — March 20, 2002 — Treating hypertensive patients with type 2 diabetes and albuminuria using eplerenone, the first selective aldosterone receptor antagonist, may
ATLANTA (Reuters Health) Mar 19 – Results of an observational study based on analysis of insurance claims indicate that use of glitazones to manage type
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Mar 14 – Treatment with ACE inhibitors appears to reduce the decline in muscle strength and walking speed seen in elderly
Patients with untreated hypertension have a preponderance of smaller low-density lipoprotein subfractions which conventional lipid assays do not readily detect. Low-density lipoprotein consists of particles