Posted by: admin on: November 24, 2011
Obesity is a major risk factor for CVD. Visceral fat increases the risk, is the known fact. Recently it has been found, the association between EFV and risk for ACS. And also found significant increases in EFV in patients with ACS. Team@CMHF
Posted by: admin on: November 2, 2011
Since elderly population is increasing and ischemic heart disease being the leading cause of mortality. The number of patients with ACS and ACS-related morbidities will continue to increase as the proportion of older persons increases. Because of the fear of complications like bleeding, this group are undertreated. A study with a focus on antiplatelet and […]
Posted by: admin on: September 19, 2011
In new guidelines from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), Prasugrel – a once daily oral antiplatelet medicine – received a Class I recommendation for use in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) after experiencing a non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (which comprises non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction or NSTEMI – a type of heart […]
Posted by: admin on: August 5, 2011
Emergency department patients with chest pain may safely be evaluated in the waiting room when necessary, researchers said. Among 303 patients triaged to waiting-room evaluation in a prospective study, no acute coronary syndromes were missed and adverse event rates overall were lower than among 804 patients who were assessed in conventional monitored beds, reported Frank […]