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SILVER SPRING, MD. – The combination formulation of phentermine and topiramate should be approved as a weight-loss treatment, with a risk-management plan that addresses the teratogenic effects of topiramate and a postmarketing study that evaluates cardiovascular outcomes associated with treatment,... »
Post-MI Stem Cell Therapy Improves Cardiac Function
Autologous bone marrow–derived intracardiac stem cell therapy after revascularized acute MI "seems to be safe and improves heart function moderately but significantly," according to a review and meta-analysis of all randomized controlled trials of the treatment done through 2011, which... »
Stem Cell Therapy Prompts 'Unprecedented' Myocardial Regeneration...
The intracoronary infusion of autologous cardiosphere-derived stem cells soon after MI was found to be safe and feasible in a phase I proof-of-concept study, but – more importantly – the treatment reduced scar tissue and increased viable myocardial tissue, according to a report published online... »
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LDL Cholesterol, Systolic Blood Pressure Predict Different CV Events
ORLANDO – Although higher systolic blood pressure and LDL cholesterol are traditional risk factors for cardiovascular disease, each may have a different effect on the cerebrovascular and coronary systems. Pooled analysis... »
CLEVER Trial: Supervised Exercise, Stenting Beats Medical Therapy for PAD
ORLANDO – In patients with aortoiliac peripheral artery disease, adding supervised exercise to optimal medical therapy offers better treadmill walking performance than does aortoiliac stenting. On the other hand, aortoiliac... »
Purified Fish Oil Formulation Cuts Triglycerides
ORLANDO – A 12-week treatment regimen with a purified formulation of fish oil led to a greater-than-20% reduction of elevated triglyceride levels, as well as other favorable lipid changes, in a phase III, randomized,... »
ORLANDO – Although higher systolic blood pressure and LDL cholesterol are traditional risk factors for cardiovascular disease, each may have a different effect on the cerebrovascular and coronary systems. Pooled analysis... »
CLEVER Trial: Supervised Exercise, Stenting Beats Medical Therapy for PAD
ORLANDO – In patients with aortoiliac peripheral artery disease, adding supervised exercise to optimal medical therapy offers better treadmill walking performance than does aortoiliac stenting. On the other hand, aortoiliac... »
Purified Fish Oil Formulation Cuts Triglycerides
ORLANDO – A 12-week treatment regimen with a purified formulation of fish oil led to a greater-than-20% reduction of elevated triglyceride levels, as well as other favorable lipid changes, in a phase III, randomized,... »
News
FDA Panel Endorses Obesity Drug Qnexa After All
SILVER SPRING, MD. – The combination formulation of phentermine and topiramate should be approved as a weight-loss treatment, with a risk-management plan that addresses the teratogenic effects of topiramate and a... »
Painless MI in Younger Women More Deadly
Among patients with myocardial infarction, women are more likely than men to present without chest pain or discomfort, and are more likely to die from the event, according to a report in the Feb. 22/29 issue of JAMA.... »
Post-MI Stem Cell Therapy Improves Cardiac Function
Autologous bone marrow–derived intracardiac stem cell therapy after revascularized acute MI "seems to be safe and improves heart function moderately but significantly," according to a review and meta-analysis of... »
SILVER SPRING, MD. – The combination formulation of phentermine and topiramate should be approved as a weight-loss treatment, with a risk-management plan that addresses the teratogenic effects of topiramate and a... »
Painless MI in Younger Women More Deadly
Among patients with myocardial infarction, women are more likely than men to present without chest pain or discomfort, and are more likely to die from the event, according to a report in the Feb. 22/29 issue of JAMA.... »
Post-MI Stem Cell Therapy Improves Cardiac Function
Autologous bone marrow–derived intracardiac stem cell therapy after revascularized acute MI "seems to be safe and improves heart function moderately but significantly," according to a review and meta-analysis of... »
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New Stroke-Prevention Drugs Spur A-Fib Guides
WASHINGTON – The American College of Physicians Foundation* has created pharmaceutical company–sponsored physician and patient education materials aimed at preventing strokes among the estimated 2.6 million Americans... »
Early Thrombolysis Improves Long-term Outcomes After DVT
SAN DIEGO – Catheter-directed thrombolysis added to standard therapy for deep vein thrombosis reduced the risk of post-thrombotic syndrome by 14.5%, but at an increased cost of bleeding among 209 patients in a... »
LDL Cholesterol, Systolic Blood Pressure Predict Different CV Events
ORLANDO – Although higher systolic blood pressure and LDL cholesterol are traditional risk factors for cardiovascular disease, each may have a different effect on the cerebrovascular and coronary systems. Pooled analysis... »
WASHINGTON – The American College of Physicians Foundation* has created pharmaceutical company–sponsored physician and patient education materials aimed at preventing strokes among the estimated 2.6 million Americans... »
Early Thrombolysis Improves Long-term Outcomes After DVT
SAN DIEGO – Catheter-directed thrombolysis added to standard therapy for deep vein thrombosis reduced the risk of post-thrombotic syndrome by 14.5%, but at an increased cost of bleeding among 209 patients in a... »
LDL Cholesterol, Systolic Blood Pressure Predict Different CV Events
ORLANDO – Although higher systolic blood pressure and LDL cholesterol are traditional risk factors for cardiovascular disease, each may have a different effect on the cerebrovascular and coronary systems. Pooled analysis... »
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Hospital Concierge Care and Medical Education
It has been 100 years since Sir William Osler outlined his concept of the relationship of the hospital to the university and to the education of physicians and nurses in an address to the Northumberland and Durham Medical... »
Is Dual Agent Therapy for Hypertension Superior?
The Problem A 56-year-old man is referred to you after he was evaluated for enrollment in a smoking cessation clinical trial, but was declined enrollment due to elevated blood pressure (BP). He was unaware of his elevated... »
H. pylori and Diabetes, Infections and Chronic Disease
Attend a big infectious diseases meeting and it’s easy to start thinking, at least for a few days, that infections lie at the root of most human disorders. In a colder light, that may seem a lot less likely, but at the... »
It has been 100 years since Sir William Osler outlined his concept of the relationship of the hospital to the university and to the education of physicians and nurses in an address to the Northumberland and Durham Medical... »
Is Dual Agent Therapy for Hypertension Superior?
The Problem A 56-year-old man is referred to you after he was evaluated for enrollment in a smoking cessation clinical trial, but was declined enrollment due to elevated blood pressure (BP). He was unaware of his elevated... »
H. pylori and Diabetes, Infections and Chronic Disease
Attend a big infectious diseases meeting and it’s easy to start thinking, at least for a few days, that infections lie at the root of most human disorders. In a colder light, that may seem a lot less likely, but at the... »
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