Melbourne : A new ultra-low dose four-in-one pill has been found to be 100 per cent effective at tackling high blood pressure, according to the result...
Cardiac Sciences
World’s smallest pacemaker revealed
Houston Methodist Hospital is one of the first hospitals in Texas to offer the world’s smallest pacemaker for patients with bradycardia, a condi...
Skin Sodium Content Linked To Heart Problems In Patients With Kidney Disease: ASN study
Highlight Elevated sodium content in the skin correlates closely with left ventricular hypertrophy in patients with chronic kidney disease Washington ...
Scientists study live human hearts to see what sustains irregular heartbeats
Unique research being done inside a laboratory at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is changing the way doctors treat one type of irregu...
Vitamin C may decrease risk of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery
AF is a common cardiac rhythm disturbance that can lead to severe consequences such as stroke and heart failure. AF can be triggered by various stress...
Can Chest Pain Patients Come Off Heart Monitors?
Rule could take one-third of chest pain patients off emergency department heart monitors Ottawa researchers have validated a rule that could safely ta...
Plan A is to get patients to stick to their blood pressure pills
There is value in starting off patients with high blood pressure on an all-in-one pill. In the long run, it may help them stick to taking the potentia...
Evidence insufficient regarding screening for obstructive sleep apnea: USPSTF
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has concluded that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms o...
Statins may hold keys to future cancer treatment: Research
High doses of drugs commonly used to fight high cholesterol can destroy a rogue protein produced by a damaged gene that is associated with nearly half...
Clinical trial-New technique to treat life-threatening ventricular tachycardia
Loyola Medicine is the only center in the Midwest enrolling patients in a landmark clinical trial of a new procedure to treat a life-threatening heart...
