Heart News
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Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Financial Disclosure Lacking in Literature on Stents
DURHAM, NC – Most published research about coronary stents does not reveal information about authors' financial relationships that might bias their...
05/06/2008 -
Novel Therapy Fails to Blunt Side Effects of Heart Bypass Surgery
CHICAGO – A new drug therapy designed to lower risk of heart attack, stroke or death following heart bypass surgery has failed to meet its goals, say...
04/01/2008 -
Predictors of Sudden Cardiac Death Change Following Heart Attack
CHICAGO – Risk of sudden cardiac death increases following a heart attack, but researchers at the Duke Clinical Research Institute say the factors...
03/30/2008 -
Tell-Tale Genes Pave Way for Blood Test for Coronary Artery Disease
CHICAGO – Scientists may be one step closer to a simple blood test that could diagnose coronary artery disease (CAD), according to data reported...
03/30/2008 -
Negative Outlook Increases Risk of Death in Heart Patients
Baltimore, Maryland – Cardiac patients who have pessimistic beliefs about their recovery are twice as likely to die early than those who feel more...
03/13/2008 -
Ten Year Trends in Heart Failure
DURHAM, N.C. – Conventional wisdom holds that as the U.S. population ages, the incidence of heart failure will continue to rise. A new study from...
02/25/2008 -
Study Confirms Cardiac Surgery Drug Increases Death Rate
Durham, NC -- The largest study to date of a controversial cardiac surgery drug shows it increases death rates and damages kidney function, according...
02/21/2008 -
Genetic Mutation Found in Peripheral Artery Disease
DURHAM, N.C. – A tiny handful of genes appears to hold important clues to understanding why some patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) face...
02/21/2008 -
Aspirin in Heart Attack Prevention: How Much, How Long?
DURHAM, NC – A low dose of aspirin appears to be just as effective as a higher dose in preventing a heart attack, stroke or death among patients with...
01/15/2008 -
Childhood Experience and Genes Govern How Stress Affects the Heart
DURHAM, N.C. – People who live in poor households during childhood and carry a common variation in a gene are at greater risk of experiencing an...
01/10/2008
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