ACC 2013 Report – AF feels worse for women
Atrial fibrillation feels worse for women, although men are more likely to die from the arrhythmia, a sub-analysis of the ORBIT AF registry showed.
Atrial fibrillation feels worse for women, although men are more likely to die from the arrhythmia, a sub-analysis of the ORBIT AF registry showed.
Extra-extended dual antiplatelet therapy after placement of a drug-eluting stent won’t improve outcomes, Korean researchers affirmed in the DES-LATE trial.
Breakfast might be the most important meal of the day, but up to 60 percent of American young people consistently skip it. Now, Heather Leidy, an assistant professor… read more.
Supplement helped control blood-sugar levels in obese youths. Childhood and adolescent obesity rates have increased dramatically in the past three decades. Being obese puts individuals at greater risk… read more.
Researchers suggest a different method of assessing risk after examining data on 1.3 million Americans. In what promises to be an eye-opener for many doctors and patients who… read more.
Adolescent type 1 diabetes patients face greater risk for heart attacks, strokes, blindness and kidney failure later in life if their transition from paediatric to adult care is… read more.
By Bruce Sylvester – Even with good clinical management of type 2 diabetes, the risk of premature death increases significantly with the onset of kidney disease, researchers reported… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – In a study published in PLOS Medicine on January 29, 2013, researchers reported that an increasing risk of future cardiovascular disease and of premature… read more.
Scotland takes action to tackle relationship between deprivation and CVD. Deprivation represents the “elephant in the room” with regard to cardiovascular disease (CVD), and health care professionals have… read more.
Research led by a psychologist at the University of Liverpool has found that using memories of recent meals reduces the amount of food eaten later on. It also… read more.
Major journal reports study findings. A study in the JAMA Neurology suggests that controlling or preventing risk factors such as hypertension earlier in life may limit or delay… read more.
It is well known that COPD patients run a higher risk of contracting respiratory infections. However, a new thesis from Lund University in Sweden shows that they are… read more.
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