Heart & Vascular Health: Treatments
Good News About Estrogen Therapy After Menopause
07/08/07, Johns Hopkins UniversityPostmenopausal women and their doctors are getting tired of trying to use "evidence-based medicine" to make decisions about hormone replacement…
Torcetrapib: A Case of Profits vs. Patient Benefits
12/14/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityClinical trials on the drug were recently stopped because participants taking it were dying in greater numbers than those who weren't.
Slowing Down Atherosclerosis: A Research Disappointment
04/30/07, Johns Hopkins UniversityClinical trials of patients who were given two different inhibitors of ACAT have yielded disappointing results.
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Promising HDL-boosting Drug Disappoints
12/11/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityLarger trials of a once-promising HDL-bossing drug were stopped in early December because there were significantly more deaths among participants who…
Rosiglitazone Improves Atherosclerosis in Type 2 Diabetes Patients
04/26/07, Johns Hopkins UniversityRosiglitazone is better than metformin at protecting against both inflammation and worsening atherosclerosis, which causes the heart attacks and…
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Treatment Overview
08/26/08, HealthwiseIn most cases, restrictive cardiomyopathy is a progressive disease in which the cause of the disease is not known (idiopathic restrictive cardiomyopathy) and so cannot be directly treated. Typically, the heart muscle continues to stif
Don't Mix Herbal Supplements and Coumadin
11/27/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityThe effects of these herbs and nutrients on warfarin are just examples of the hidden potential dangers of dietary supplements.
Angioplasties: Hospital and Cardiologist Are Keys
04/03/07, Johns Hopkins UniversityNew guidelines state that cardiologists, after completing their fellowship training, should not begin to work at a facility lacking such backup…
More People Cleared for Heart Transplants
03/29/07, Johns Hopkins UniversityHeart transplants are the last resort for people with severe heart failure.
Electrical cardioversion (defibrillation) for a fast heart rate
09/17/08, HealthwiseElectrical cardioversion is a procedure in which a brief electric shock is given to the heart to reset the heart rhythm back to its normal, regular pattern (normal sinus rhythm, or NSR). The shock is given through metal paddles or patches
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