09/03/2010 | A study investigating dose adjustment of warfarin based on patients’ genotype will be one of the late-breaking clinical trials featured at the 59th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology, to be held in Atlanta on 14-16 March.
10/02/2010 | The use of androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer may increase cardiovascular risk factors and the risk for myocardial infarction and cardiac death, a scientific advisory has warned.
24/01/2010 | Showing patients medical images of their clogged arteries may encourage them to improve their health, but more evidence is needed to confirm it as an effective approach, concludes a recent Cochrane review.
20/01/2010 | A sub-analysis of the PLATO study shows the platelet inhibitor ticagrelor is superior to clopidogrel among acute coronary syndromes patients due to undergo invasive management.
07/12/2009 | Patients with peptic ulcer bleeding on low-dose aspirin who undergo endoscopic treatment have increased risk for recurrent bleeding if they resume taking aspirin, but have a lowered risk of death, a small study finds.
02/12/2009 | One in a hundred patients who present to the ED with chest pain is inappropriately discharged despite having acute coronary syndromes, a study suggests.
24/11/2009 | Patients with acute coronary syndromes and diabetes receive fewer guideline-recommended medications and early invasive procedures, research shows.
11/11/2009 | Yet another study has found no benefit from aspirin in the primary prevention of cardiovascular events - this time in people with diabetes.
11/11/2009 | A meta-analysis of the major clopidogrel trials suggests that the drug reduces cardiovascular events and increases bleeding in both men and women, with no significant differences in treatment effect between the sexes.
10/11/2009 | A randomised trial comparing two durations of cardiopulmonary resuscitation by emergency medical services prior to attempting defibrillation has been terminated prematurely.