Tag: Heart / Stroke-Related: Misc.
Medicare Paid $1.5 Billion to Replace Faulty Heart Devices
Reasons for replacement included recalls, premature failures, medically necessary upgrades, infections
Commercialization of Generics Impacts Adverse Event Rates
Adverse events up for generic users of losartan, valsartan, candesartan in month of commercialization
Patient With CAS of 50 Percent Should Not Undergo Screening
Vascular surgeon, primary care physician agree that patient should participate in trial
Skipping Breakfast Tied to Increased Odds of Atherosclerosis
Odds of noncoronary, generalized atherosclerosis up independent of traditional, dietary CV risk factors
September 2017 Briefing – Cardiology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Cardiology for September 2017. This roundup includes the latest...
Meditation May Help With Cardiovascular Risk Reduction
Given low cost and risk, meditation may be viable adjunct to guideline-directed treatment
Fragmented QRS Predicts Cardiac Death During Exercise
Fragmented QRS complex in anterior leads seen more commonly in group exercising at time of death
Insulin Dose Not Tied to Cardiovascular Outcomes
Similar findings among individuals with diabetes able to achieve normoglycemia
Physical Activity Tied to Lower Mortality, CVD on Global Level
Findings among residents of low-, middle-, and high-income countries
Discontinuing Low-Dose Aspirin Ups Cardiovascular Risk
Findings in a large study of long-term low-dose aspirin users
