News articles tagged with 'coronary' (Page 23)
Small vessel heart disease - often an unrecognised problem in women
— 5 Feb 2008 16:26 | HealthWhy do more women than men die of heart disease? And why do some women with heart disease fare less well than men after treatment to open large coronary arteries?…
Common drug-releasing coronary stents appear to have similar clinical outcomes
— 30 Jan 2008 06:56 | HealthA comparison of use of the first two commercially available drug-releasing coronary stents (for the medications sirolimus and paclitaxel) among patients in 'everyday clinical practice'…
Heart and stroke death rates steadily decline; risks still too high
— 23 Jan 2008 07:23 | HealthIn an appropriate prelude to American Heart Month, which is just ahead in February, new mortality data from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that, since 1999,…
Depression and anxiety can double chances of heart ailments
— 22 Jan 2008 11:14 | HealthMatters of the mind can affect matters of the heart. A new study by McGill University and University of Montreal researchers has found that major anxiety and/or depression, can double…
Drug-eluting stents: More good than harm for heart patients?
— 17 Jan 2008 04:22 | HealthClinical evidence suggests that drug-eluting stents in patients undergoing coronary artery revascularisation procedures relieve obstructive coronary artery disease, provide durable…
Study locates cholesterol genes; finds surprises about good, bad cholesterol
— 14 Jan 2008 17:41 | HealthAn international study of 20,000 people found seven new genes that influence blood cholesterol levels, a major factor in heart disease, and confirmed 11 other genes previously thought…