Cardiology

Device Approved for Dangerous Vessel Bulge

TUESDAY, Dec. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Medtronic's Endurant AAA Stent Graft system, designed to treat a bulge in the largest abdominal bl...

ebn benghazi 29 Dec, 2010

SABCS: Aromatase Inhibitors Linked to Heart Disease Risk

Postmenopausal women who undergo breast cancer treatment with aromatase inhibitors appear to be at an elevated risk of cardiovascular dise...

ebn benghazi 29 Dec, 2010

The Radiological Society of North America, Nov. 28-Dec. 3, 2010

The Radiological Society of North America's 96th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting took place Nov. 28 to Dec. 3 in Chicago and a...

ebn benghazi 29 Dec, 2010

Negative Aspects of Social Relations Tied to Angina Risk

Negative aspects of social relations, including excessive demands and serious worries from significant others, children, or family members...

ebn benghazi 29 Dec, 2010

Fetal Antiretroviral Exposure Impacts Cardiac Development

Fetal exposure to antiretroviral therapy appears to be associated with increased left ventricular (LV) fractional shortening and contracti...

ebn benghazi 29 Dec, 2010

Metabolic Syndrome Increases Risk of Hyperuricemia

Patients with metabolic syndrome who have hyperuricemia are at increased risk of myocardial infarction and sudden cardiac death, according...

ebn benghazi 29 Dec, 2010

Chronic Statin Use Reduces Post-Op Cardiovascular Events

Preoperative statin therapy appears to reduce the risk of cardiac and vascular adverse events after major vascular surgery, as well as low...

ebn benghazi 29 Dec, 2010

Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome and the Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death

Wolf-Parkinson-White (WPW) will turn up on occasion in the office of a family or general practitioner, and the response to this finding wi...

ebn benghazi 29 Dec, 2010

The Wrongly Famous in Medical History

In medical history, there have been instances wherein, one gained “name” and “fame” for “describing” a particular condition or “performing...

ebn benghazi 29 Dec, 2010

Chemotherapy and cardiac toxicity - the lesser of two evils

One of the most dreaded side effects of certain chemotherapy agents is their effect on the heart. The paradox comes from the fact that the...

ebn benghazi 29 Dec, 2010