Heart & Vascular Health: Treatments
Statin Use During a Heart Attack
12/07/05, Johns Hopkins UniversityThere is much evidence that statins can prevent a first heart attack and protect against subsequent heart attacks months to years later. A new study…
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…
Weight Loss Therapy May Improve Heart Health Markers
07/03/07, Johns Hopkins UniversityThe results of a study suggest that sibutramine might be an option for obese people with stable heart disease who fail to lose enough weight with…
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Who Benefits the Most From Statins?
06/11/07, Johns Hopkins UniversityPeople with coronary heart disease who have either diabetes or the metabolic syndrome respond better to statin therapy compared to patients who have…
Headline: 'Doubt Cast on Stents' Value'
06/01/07, Johns Hopkins UniversityThe clinical trial described in the article actually cast doubt on the value of angioplasty, not stents, although stents have indeed come under much…
Taking Care of Your Teeth Helps Your Heart
05/25/07, Johns Hopkins UniversityTreating periodontitis, a chronic infection of the tissues around the teeth, will benefit more than just your dental health: your heart will thank…
Best Diet After a Heart Attack
05/11/07, Johns Hopkins UniversityWhat really counts is compliance with a prescribed healthy diet, which may require intense dietary counseling.
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.
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…
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…
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