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Ticagrelor Increases Adenosine Plasma Concentration in ACS

Ticagrelor Increases Adenosine Plasma Concentration in ACS

Find out why non-platelet-directed properties of ticagrelor are important in patients with ACS.
Five Surprising Ways to Keep Your Heart Healthy

Five Surprising Ways to Keep Your Heart Healthy

There are many things that can lead to heart disease, i.e. high cholesterol, high blood pressure, etc. But there are also some relatively unknown things that can contribute to heart disease. Here is a list of those troublemakers and ways that you can fight to avoid them.
Looking at Methods of Preventing Heart Disease

Looking at Methods of Preventing Heart Disease

Are you interested in preventing heart disease? Almost everyone is. Cardiovascular disease kills more people than any other illness. It is important to do as much as you can. Here are some methods to look into.
Know What to Do to Lower Cholesterol Naturally and Live a Healthier Life

Know What to Do to Lower Cholesterol Naturally and Live a Healthier Life

I think everyone would agree that it's the magic question, the million dollar question even. How can I safely lower cholesterol naturally and still function as a normal human being? High cholesterol or hyperlipidemia is a serious risk to your health and lowering its levels to a healthy level sh
Subacute Stent Thrombosis and the Cypher Stent

Subacute Stent Thrombosis and the Cypher Stent

Recent warnings issued by the Food and Drug Administration regarding the risk of subacute stent thrombosis associated with the implantation of the Cypher sirolimus-eluting stent may be overstated.
Quality of Care for Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients

Quality of Care for Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients

Are heart failure patients hospitalized for other causes as likely to receive guideline recommended care as when they're hospitalized for heart failure?
Save Your Heart - It's the Only One You Have

Save Your Heart - It's the Only One You Have

Simple steps can assist us to improve the condition of our mental health, our self-esteem and our cardiovascular status. This article covers some of these issues.
Myocardial and Vascular Complications of Kawasaki Disease in Adulthood

Myocardial and Vascular Complications of Kawasaki Disease in Adulthood

Some of the growing number of adults who had Kawasaki disease in childhood have coronary artery aneurysms and require lifelong treatment. Here's advice on how to manage these cases.
New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation After Aortic Valve Replacement

New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation After Aortic Valve Replacement

How common is atrial fibrillation after AVR and which surgical approach is less likely to trigger it?
Doctors May Miss Out on Recommending Aspirin Therapy

Doctors May Miss Out on Recommending Aspirin Therapy

Lack of time, uncertainty about benefits among potential reasons why, expert says
Coronary Heart Disease Causes

Coronary Heart Disease Causes

What is the Primary Cause of Coronary Heart Disease?The primary cause of coronary heart disease is a condition called atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is more commonly known as coronary artery disease. It occurs when fatty deposits and plaque form on the interior walls of your arteries....
Relationship Between Depression and Subclinical LV Changes

Relationship Between Depression and Subclinical LV Changes

Does clinical depression lead to a broken heart?
Heart Disease and the Echocardiogram

Heart Disease and the Echocardiogram

WebMD looks at how various types of echocardiograms can help diagnose heart disease.
Healthy Foods for a Healthy Heart

Healthy Foods for a Healthy Heart

Do you really want to enjoy an active lifestyle with healthy heart? If so, then it is the high time for you to have a check on the diet intake. Consuming the foods with high nutritional value, besides regular exercise is must to have a healthy heart.
Early Signs of a Heart Attack in Women

Early Signs of a Heart Attack in Women

The early signs of a heart attack in women are often silent or overlooked. This is because many signs appear to be common everyday ailments that are usually associated with the common cold, lack of sleep, indigestion or anxiety. Women who are at a high risk of a heart attack (those with high blood p
Feedback Intervention to Reduce Routine Electrocardiogram Use

Feedback Intervention to Reduce Routine Electrocardiogram Use

Read how feedback to primary care providers successfully reduced ECG use and its variation. Approach may be applicable to other physician behaviors that remain contrary to evidence.
Echocardiographic Reverse Remodeling After Ablation of AF

Echocardiographic Reverse Remodeling After Ablation of AF

Learn what factors influence left atrial remodeling after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation.
Contraindications to Oral Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation

Contraindications to Oral Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation

What factors are associated with oral anticoagulant contraindications & how do they influence prescribing practices?
Contributions of Treatment to Declining CVD Mortality

Contributions of Treatment to Declining CVD Mortality

Developed countries have enjoyed substantial falls in CVD mortality, so why are low and middle income countries drowning in a rising tide of non-communicable diseases?
Chronic Total Occlusion Revascularization Retrograde Approach

Chronic Total Occlusion Revascularization Retrograde Approach

Is retro the way to go? Get the latest evidence for treating chronic total occlusions percutaneously.