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Statin Reload Improves Results After PCI
Patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) who are already on chronic statin therapy have improved clinical outcomes when given an additional dose of atorvastatin 12 hours prior to intervention.The impact is greatest in...
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Higher Statin Dose Lowers Contrast Nephropathy in ACS Patients
In a study of 2 statin doses (20 mg and 80 mg) given to patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) prior to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), the higher dose showed more renoprotective effects in preventing contrast-induced...
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Atorvastatin Pretreatment Linked to Better PCI Outcomes
THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- For patients on statin therapy, a high-dose atorvastatin reload before percutaneous coronary intervention was associated with a lower risk of major adverse cardiac events in the following 30 days,...
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Anxiety and depression linked with angina frequency
MedWire News: Anxiety and depression are linked with angina in patients with coronary heart disease, a study suggests.Psychosocial distress was common in those with frequent angina, with nearly half the patients who reported...
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ARMYDA-RECAPTURE: Benefit derived from atorvastatin reload for patients undergoing PCI
Patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention, and particularly those with acute coronary syndromes, derived benefit from preprocedural reloading of high-dose atorvastatin.Researchers for the ARMYDA-RECAPTURE trial enrolled 383...
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June 2009 Briefing - Psychiatry
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Psychiatry for June 2009.This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, as well as the FDA approvals and regulatory changes...
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June 2009 Briefing - Cardiology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Cardiology for June 2009.This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, as well as the FDA approvals and regulatory changes...
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Anxiety, depression, linked to angina frequency
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Depression Linked to Poor Outcomes in Heart Patients
TUESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- In heart patients, depression is significantly associated with an increased risk of angina and cardiovascular mortality, according to two studies published online June 29 in Circulation.In one...
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Delayed neutrophil apoptosis in patients with unstable angina: relation to C-reactive protein and recurrence o
Study of spontaneous PMNs apoptosis in UA and its association with recurrence of instability Compared PMNs apoptotic rate at 4 hr and 24 hr in pts with UA, stable angina (SA), and controls (H) with 2 different protocols by flow...
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Anxiety, Depression Linked to Angina Frequency in Heart Patients
_ Anxiety, Depression Linked to Angina Frequency in Heart Patients.
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Anxiety, Depression Linked to Angina Frequency in Heart Patients
_ Anxiety, Depression Linked to Angina Frequency in Heart Patients.
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Low HDL cholesterol increases stroke risk for elderly Type 2 diabetics
Diabetes Care 2009; 32: 12211223 MedWire News: Low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels increase the risk for stroke in elderly Type 2 diabetic individuals, show results from the Japan Cholesterol and Diabetes Mellitus Study.
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Angina Frequency Linked to Depression, Anxiety
PRINCETON, June 29 -- Ischemic heart patients with depression and anxiety were more likely to suffer chest pain than patients without those psychosocial symptoms, a new study shows.The findings, published in the June 30 edition of...
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Depression, Anxiety Bad for the Heart
MONDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) -- Two new studies show that problems with the mind can play a significant role in problems of the heart.One study found that anxiety and depression can increase the incidence of angina, the chest...
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University of California - Davis - Health System: Hypertension among lower-status employees lingers well into
Hypertension among lower-status employees lingers well into retirement Retirement from some occupations may not provide relief from the potentially devastating health effects of work-related hypertension, according to a new study from UC...
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Vancouver biotech postpones U.S. listing to conserve research and development funds
Vancouver's Neovasc Inc.(TSX-V:NVC) is postponing its plans to list its shares in the U.S. so that it can focus its financial resources on the development and commercialization of its vascular medical devices. The move is part of a...
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Committee For Medicinal Products For Human Use Summary Of Positive Opinion For Zyllt
International Nonproprietary Name (INN): clopidogrel LONDON, June 26, 2009-On 25 June 2009 the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), having considered new information, adopted a positive opinion,?recommending to grant a...
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Prognostic value of myocardial perfusion scintigraphy in type 2 diabetic patients with mild, stable angina pec
Study of the prognostic value of reversible myocardial perfusion defects on myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS) in pts with type 2 diabetes mellitus and mild anginal complaints MERIDIAN trial of pts with diabetes mellitus type 2, stable,...
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Coronary stenoses absent calcification linked to unstable symptoms
MedWire News: Patients with significant coronary stenoses but no coronary calcification are younger and more frequently have unstable symptoms than those with detectable coronary calcium, researchers have found.Mohamed Marwan and...
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JACC: Cypher performs as well as minimally invasive CABG for LAD lesions
In patients with isolated proximal left anterior descending (LAD) disease, PCI with Cordis' Cypher sirolimus-eluting stent is not inferior to minimally invasive direct CABG at one-year follow up with respect to (MACE), according to a...
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Carotid IMT predicts cardiovascular risk in patients with Type 2 diabetes
J Diabetes 2009; Advance online publication MedWire News: Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and urinary albumin excretion (UAE) are independent predictors of cardiovascular (CV) events in patients with Type 2 diabetes, a Turkish study has...
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The Medicines Company Extends Exclusivity for Anticoagulant to September 2010
FDA has granted The Medicines Company pediatric exclusivity for Angiomax, an anticoagulant, for another six months.The agency will thus not authorize commercialization of generic versions prior to September 2010. The Medicines Company...
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Canadian court quashes bid for generic Viagra
A Canadian federal court on Thursday upheld pharmaceutical giant Pfizer's patent for Viagra, dashing generic drug maker Novopharm's longing for sales of cheaper erection drugs.Judge Michael Kelen said in his decision that Novopharm failed...
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PLC Systems To Present At IN3 Conference
Main Category: / CardiologyAlso Included In: Article Date: 20 Jun 2009 PLC Systems Inc.(OTC Bulletin Board: PLCSF), a company focused on innovative cardiac and vascular medical device-based technologies, announced that it will be...
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