Archive for the ‘Cardio Vascular System’ Category
Carotid Artery Stenting Shown to be Cost-Effective Alternative to Endarterectomy
Posted by: admin on: June 14, 2011
Strokes are common these days. Endarterectomy and cleaning of the atherosclerosis is the commonest procedure done. With its mortality 1-2% and even going upto 10%, Carotid artery stenting has been found to be cost effective and safer in patients with high risk. Here is a study. Team@CMHF
Women May Be Getting Unneeded Heart Imaging Tests
Posted by: admin on: June 8, 2011
Women are more likely than men to be referred for unnecessary nuclear stress tests, a new study contends. A nuclear stress test, also called myocardial perfusion imaging. U.S. researchers analyzed 314 nuclear stress tests to determine whether they met so-called appropriate use criteria, guidelines set by the American College of Cardiology Foundation to help doctors […]
New guidelines for treating heart attacks (heart aspirin stomach cardiac cholesterol)
Posted by: admin on: June 6, 2011
Category Cardio vascular system/ Family Practice/ Clinical guidelines We all know that as high 40% victims of 1st STEMI succumb within 1st hour. How the patient is managed is of paramount importance. More important for primary care practice is prevention of such a terminal event and following new guidelines definitely help! Team@CMHF
Fibrate Plus Statin May Pose Heart Risk to Women
Posted by: admin on: May 30, 2011
WASHINGTON — The FDA said it was concerned about trial data suggesting that adding a fibrate drug to a statin increased the risk of cardiac events in women and will convene an advisory committee meeting next month to review the findings. The agency was reacting to a new analysis of the ACCORD-Lipid trial, which tested […]
Stopping aspirin before CABG: Timing depends on bleeding, thrombosis risk
Posted by: admin on: May 19, 2011
It makes little difference to the risk of MI, stroke, or death whether chronic aspirin therapy is discontinued earlier than five days or within five days of CABG surgery TEAM@CMHF
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