What do more than 2.6 million Americans have in common with All-Star San Francisco 49ers running back Michael Lewis?
Answer? They all have a cardiac condition known as atrial fibrillation (Afib or AF), the most common form of cardiac arrhythmia, which involves the upper two...
Abbott Lab’s popular diet drug Meridia (sibutramine) may soon be off the U.S. market after a clinical study of nearly 10,000 patients showed that use of the drug increased the risk of heart attack or stroke in patients with underlying heart disease, and did little to...
“When angry, count to 10 before you speak. If very angry, a hundred,” advised Thomas Jefferson.
It’s no wonder our third U.S. president and author of the Declaration of Independence lived to the ripe old age of 83: Jefferson knew how to keep his cool.
By contrast,...
If you are a woman, your odds of having a potentially life-saving surgery are lower than if you are a man, according to a new study.The study, “Gender differences in treatment of severe carotid stenosis after transient ischemic attack,” was published July 22, 2010, in...
Statins appear to reduce the risk of postoperative atrial fibrillation and expedite recovery following cardiac surgery, according to a new study released in the August 2010 issue of The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.
Researchers from the University of...
Americans are the salt of the Earth – literally, according to a recent study on salt intake conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The study revealed that Americans consume more than double their recommended daily allowance of salt.
Newly revised...
Is a unique clot-dissolving drug underutilized in some stroke victims, and if so, why?
According to a July 25, 2010, article in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, “Drug that could stop stroke isn’t always used,” some stroke patients do not receive tissue plasminogen...