Peri-Procedural Myocardial Injury Following PCI
Peri-procedural myocardial injury can result from procedural complications of PCI, so how can it be distinguished from more organic causes of ischemia?
Category : Heart Diseases : Health & Medical
To What Extent Can Age, Income, or Diabetes Explain Hypertension?
As it becomes clearer which antihypertensive therapies are most effective, it also becomes clear that it is not always obvious which factors increase risk.
What Is The Difference Between HDL And LDL?
To answer this question, we should first take a look at what exactly is cholesterol. Cholesterol is a wax-like steroid that is produced in our own body. It is an essential element circulating in bloodstream keeping our body function normally. Each animal cell has cholesterol, but it could also be fo
Bivalirudin With Planned or Provisional Abciximab
Bivalirudin with abciximab may be at least as safe and effective as low-dose heparin plus abciximab during PCI.
ORBIT: Out-of-Hospital Rectilinear Biphasic Investigational Trial
Results of the largest study ever conducted comparing monophasic defibrillation with biphasic defibrillation fails to show any difference in the safety or efficacy in the termination of VT/VF in patients suffering out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure
Heart failure guideline revisions cover patient care from diagnosis to treatment and then some . . .
Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Is Associated With Appropriate Shocks
The objective of this study was to investigate whether persistent AF and new-onset AF are associated with appropriate shocks, cardiovascular mortality, HF, and inappropriate shocks in ICD patients.
Heart Attacks and Heart Disease - Explanation and Symptoms
Heart disease and heart attacks are the biggest causes of premature death in the western world. Find out what they are and what causes them. A heart attack need not be fatal. Find out what symptoms to look for and what action to take.
Homocysteine Heart Disease Risk Factor: What You Don't Know Can Kill You
Did you know that 25% of all heart attacks in the United States occur in people without conventional risk factors for heart disease? Did you know that high levels of Homocysteine have been shown to be an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease? Read on to learn more.
Minimal ST-Segment Deviation
Despite the established benefits of fibrinolytic therapy in acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), a significant number of patients who are treated do not achieve a patent infarction-related artery (IRA) within 60 to 90 minutes of starting therapy.
Renal Sympathetic Denervation: Indications, Contemporary Devices
Learn more about the utility of renal denervation and emerging devices along with issues to be addressed before renal denervation becomes mainstream therapy.
Is there such a thing as too much blood pressure lowering?
Recent evidence suggests that in treating hypertension, doctors should be careful not to reduce the blood pressure too much.
Atrial Fibrillation and Levels of Physical Activity in Men
Find out about the impact of physical activity on the risk of atrial fibrillation in men of varying ages.
Low HDL Cholesterol Can Be a Serious Problem
It is unlikely that during a water cooler conversation one of your co-workers says "You know Bill my HDL just hasn't been very good lately and I am thinking about taking a few days off to recuperate". In fact you may not have even heard of HDL until it was mentioned to you by your doc
Heart Transplant
Find WebMD's comprehensive coverage of heart transplant, including medical reference, news, pictures, videos, and more.
Complications of Congestive Heart Failure
Congestive heart failure, also known as heart failure, is the number one cause of death for people 65 and older. Advances in the treatment of hypertension, heart surgery and pacemakers are improving the survival rates for those diagnosed with congestive heart failure.
How to Lower Cholesterol - Several Ideas to Help
It's no secret that high cholesterol is a big problem, but many people don't know how to lower cholesterol levels. In most cases it's not all that difficult. Just following a few simple rules can quickly get you back on the road to good health.
Discover What is a Good Cholesterol Level and the Different Methods of Controlling It
Knowing what is a good cholesterol levels is critical if you want to ensure that you maintain a healthy heart. There are primarily two types of cholesterol we need to concern ourselves with, the first is LDL (bad) and the second is HDL (good). What we are looking to achieve with these two types of c
How Diabetes Causes Heart Disease
SignificanceNearly 23.6 million Americans have diabetes and the American Diabetes Association (ADA) ranks it as the fifth-deadliest disease in the United States. Diabetics are twice as likely to suffer heart disease and stroke as others and the ADA states that, "more than 65 percent of...
Natural Cure: Still The Best For Heathburn
There are a lot of available synthetic medicines for heartburn. Example of which includes antacids. Heartburn discomfort is caused by stomach acid.