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HEART CAT SCANS
Fast heart CAT scans have been a screening test in limbo. The exact role and place for this exam, which is becoming more widely available, hasn’t been well defined, until now.
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BYPASS VS. STENT STUDY
STATIN STUDY
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NEW STROKE DRUG
New drug Cerovive could help lessen the damage once a stroke has occurred. It appears to do damage control, and limit the amount of brain affected by stroke after it’s happened. Learn more about it in this two-minute video clip. Cerovive significantly reduced disability from stroke compared to placebo in a study that involved 1700 people. It works to insulate the brain tissue that surrounds the initial area suffering a stroke, so that the damage is limited. It might be used along with other medications that reopen blood flow.
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HEART CAT SCANS
BETA BLOCKER STUDY
ASPIRIN AND ELDERLY CONCERNS
STROKE TREATMENT FAILURES
A disturbing report out of the American Heart Association says that the vast majority of stroke patients are not getting the best possible care during, and after hospitalization.
Stroke is the third leading cause of death and the leading cause of disability.
The problem really lies first in the fact that people just don’t know enough about stroke to recognize the signs of stroke. Even once they are in the emergency room, the study shows that doctors are not giving patients what they need.
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STROKE PFO IMPLANT STUDY
NEW STROKE DRUG
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Once your heart attack is diagnosed, your treatment begins immediately -- possibly right in the ambulance or emergency department. The knowledge gained in the past years regarding acute coronary syndromes and what happens in the artery during a heart attack has helped guide medical treatment. The goals of medication therapy are to break up or prevent blood clots, prevent platelets from gathering and sticking to the plaque, stabilize the plaque, and prevent further ischemia.
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Coronary Bypass Surgery
Artherolsclerosis
Artificial Blood
HEART STUDIES-- PLAVIX AND OLDER WOMEN
There are important new studies concerning heart disease and protecting against death associated with heart attack.
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HEART MYOBLAST CELL INJECTION
Artherolsclerosis
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TRAFFIC AND HEART ATTACK
Do you get stressed out from being in traffic?
A new study shows exposure to stressful traffic conditions can put you at risk for having a heart attack.
Factors related to lifestyle have already been proven to be triggers for a heart attack, including strenuous exercise and anger. There are a lot of things in life that can stress us out, but being in or around traffic is a huge stressor, so much so that this study shows that it can actually trigger a life-threatening heart attack.
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HEART CAT SCANS
STATIN STUDY
BYPASS VS. STENT STUDY
STATIN STUDY
For the millions of Americans undergoing angioplasty, the procedure that props open clogged heart arteries, there is new research which shows that a simple medication i.e. statins, can lower one’s risk of having a heart attack during the procedure.
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TRAFFIC AND HEART ATTACK
