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Blood, Heart and Circulation
New device removes stroke-causing blood clots better than standard treatment
By Amy Albin - An experimental device for removing blood clots in stroke patients dramatically outperformed the standard mechanical treatment, according to research presented by UCLA Stroke Center director Dr. Jeffrey L. Saver at the American Stroke Association's 2012 international conference in New Orleans on Feb. 3.
Clopidogrel with aspirin doesn’t prevent more small strokes, may increase risk of bleeding, death
Study Highlights: -Combining the anti-blood clot medicine clopidogrel (Plavix) with aspirin is unlikely to prevent recurrent small subcortical strokes, which are caused by blood clots deep in the middle of the brain. -The combination treatment yielded higher bleeding and death rates compared to aspirin alone. -Due to these preliminary results, researchers stopped the study early....New device performs better than old for removing blood clots
Study Highlights: In a small study comparing two devices, an experimental mechanical blood clot remover called the SOLITAIRE; Flow Restoration Device outperformed an FDA-approved mechanical clot remover, known as the MERCI; retriever. -More patients treated with the new device had successfully reopened blood vessels without an increase in symptomatic bleeding in the brain. -Patients treated with the new device were more likely to survive and less likely to have mental or motor impairment three months after a stroke....Warfarin and aspirin are similar in heart failure treatment
Study Highlights: - In the largest and longest head-to-head comparison of two anti-clotting medications, warfarin was similar to aspirin in preventing deaths and strokes in patients with heart failure with normal heart rhythm. - Although there was no difference for the overall study, there was greater benefit of warfarin among patients followed for four or more years. Bleeding episodes were more common with warfarin than aspirin, but dangerous bleeding in the brain occurred at low levels in both groups....New drug doesn’t improve disability among stroke patients
Study Highlights: - A new drug, AX200, which produced improvement in an earlier small clinical trial, didn’t improve disability among stroke patients when begun within nine hours of the onset of stroke symptoms. - Ninety days after treatment, drug and placebo recipients had similar levels of moderate disability....Rare mutations may help explain aneurysm in high-risk families
Study Highlights: -Rare genetic mutations may help explain why members of certain families have a high risk of aneurysm. -A new screening technique may help find relevant genes and screen people for risk....Potential new treatment for atrial fibrillation
A potential new blood thinning treatment to prevent strokes in patients with atrial fibrillation (a common form of irregular heartbeat) could have fewer dangerous side effects than the traditional treatment, warfarin. Research has found that the drug Rivaroxaban is less likely to cause bleeding in the brain....Artificial ventricle, alternative to heart transplants for patients with serious associated pathology
Ángel Luis Sánchez Bayó was the second person in Spain to be subjected to an operation to insert the HeartMate II cardiac assistance device on a permanent basis. ...UC HEALTH LINE: Emotional Grief Could Lead to Heart Attack
CINCINNATI—In the past, suffering from a broken heart was simply a way to describe the emotional pain one felt when dealing with a personal misfortune—a breakup or even the death of a loved one. ...Elevated Glucose Associated with Undetected Heart Damage
A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests that hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) injures the heart, even in patients without a history of heart disease or diabetes. ...
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- FDA Issues Early Communication about Ongoing Safety Review of Weight Loss Drug Orlistat
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- Myth buster: helmets halve head injuries
Jon
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12/10/2011 16:41:04
One reason people get the wrong idea: articles like yours that talk about "association with the risks of smoking"
Hello? Are you familiar with the ...
brigitte
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07/10/2011 14:29:44
Those listed items are not going to make much impact. Smoking compromises babies, but doesn't result in prematurity anymore than any other imperfect practice prenatally. ...
admin
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06/10/2011 18:47:06
Actually there is a great deal of published evidence of fluoride in drinking water severely harming the health of users.
Try examining the dozens of clinical ...
Richard Windsor
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29/09/2011 05:25:07
Point to a single double-blind placebo controlled trial that meets modern standards of evidence based medicine and I might consider your argument.
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