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A previous deep venous thrombosis or an intervention of vascular cardiosurgery or again a valvular atrial fibrillation are all conditions requiring the use of an anticoagulation therapy for more or less long terms. If the patient is a fertile woman, there is the problem of a possible hormone-based contraception, with the famous and feared coagulation interferences.
MedNews (Cardiologia) - Lun, 6 Settembre 2010
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Scientists say they have established one reason why gum disease may increase the risk of heart disease.
BBC News (Cardiologia) - Lun, 6 Settembre 2010
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Individuals hear constant reminders to know their blood pressure and cholesterol levels and to seek treatment when the numbers suggest increased risk for cardiovascular problems. Some experts say that both patients and their physicians should pay the same attention to heart rate.
Journal of the American Medical Association (Cardiologia) - Lun, 6 Settembre 2010
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A study shows 4-fold higher death rate in men with insomnia vs. normal sleepers.
Medscape (Cardiologia) - Lun, 6 Settembre 2010
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Intensively treating hypertension in some African Americans with kidney disease by pushing blood pressure well below the current recommended goal may significantly decrease the number who lose kidney function and require dialysis, suggests a Johns Hopkins-led study publishing in the New England Journal of Medicine Thursday.
Johns Hopkins Hospital (Cardiologia) - Lun, 6 Settembre 2010
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The decline in stroke incidence and mortality in the U.S. over the past 20 years is reaching a plateau, and the number of strokes may actually start to increase as the population ages. However, recent clinical trials have demonstrated that there are numerous opportunities to improve stroke prevention strategies and also opportunities to effectively intervene in and treat acute strokes.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology (Cardiologia) - Lun, 6 Settembre 2010
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Minimally-invasive approaches have become increasingly important in cardiac valve surgery. Smaller incisions have become commonplace in many major centers. We reviewed the existing literature and present the current state-of-the-art of minimally-invasive valve operations in this paper.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology (Cardiologia) - Lun, 6 Settembre 2010
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The presence of treatment-resistant hypertension implies an increased cardiovascular risk and can be caused or favoured by old age, obesity, diabetes and chronic renal diseases. In order to effectively face this situation, endothelin was considered, a powerful vasoconstrictor, which can have an important role in resistant hypertension: darusetan, not approved by FDA yet, is an experimental endothelin antagonist.
MedNews (Cardiologia) - Mar, 31 Agosto 2010
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What Is Important and to Whom?
The association between procedural volume and short-term mortality has been repeatedly demonstrated for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.1-3 By virtue of this association it has been proposed that procedural volume, which can be easily measured, be used as a surrogate for quality, which is difficult to define and measure.
Archives of Internal Medicine (Cardiologia) - Mar, 31 Agosto 2010
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first generic version of enoxaparin sodium injection, an anticoagulant used to prevent potentially fatal deep vein thrombosis.
Journal of the American Medical Association (Cardiologia) - Mar, 31 Agosto 2010
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