Tag: Heart / Stroke-Related: Misc.
October 2015 Briefing – Cardiology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Cardiology for October 2015. This roundup includes the latest...
Prediabetes Linked to Incident Cardiovascular Disease
In U.K. cohort, association varied with ethnicity and with prediabetes definition criterion
Women More Often Treated With Low-Dose Dabigatran
Despite trend toward lower stroke risk with high dose
Marital Status Appears to Affect Recovery From Cardiac Surgery
Greater risk of dying or disability seen among divorced, separated, widowed
ADHD Meds Up Cardiac Event Risk in Long-QT Syndrome
Male patients in particular have an increased risk of cardiac events
Gender Gap Appears to Continue in Cardiovascular Care
Younger women less likely than men to be warned of risk, get same treatments or survive after MI
ASA: Nitrous Oxide Deemed Safe for Surgical Patients With CVD
Study eases concerns about the use of the anesthetic in non-cardiac procedures
PCI Can Be Considered for Noninfarct Artery in STEMI
New recommendation: no benefit for routine aspiration thrombectomy before PCI
Midlife Cardiovascular Fitness Tied to Lower Health Costs Later
Findings based on large study, independent of cardiovascular risk factors
Many Doctors Don’t Explain Stroke, Bleeding Risk in A-Fib
In substantial proportion of patients, primary care physicians did not provide stroke or bleeding risk
