Cardiology

• In the Journals

• FUTURE: Stroke at young age increases long-term mortality risk

• April 2, 2013
• Adults aged younger than 50 years who experienced a stroke were at significantly higher risk for death within 20 years, compared with the general...More »

• Feature Perspective

• Endovascular therapy not superior to standard treatment for stroke

• Cardiology Today, April 2013
• Much of the research presented at the International Stroke Conference 2013 focused on endovascular therapy for the treatment of stroke. Two studies, in...More »

• Institution Notes

• Massachusetts General Hospital launches Institute for Heart, Vascular and Stroke Care

• Cardiology Today, April 2013
• In February, Massachusetts General Hospital announced the launch of the new Institute for Heart, Vascular and Stroke Care, one of the only institutes in...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• PEITHO: Tenecteplase benefits patients with pulmonary embolism

• March 14, 2013
• SAN FRANCISCO — In patients with acute pulmonary embolism, one dose of tenecteplase prevented death or circulatory collapse and appears to be...More »

• In the Journals

• Green tea, coffee may lower stroke risk

• March 14, 2013
• Regular consumption of green tea and coffee may help lower risk for stroke.
  Researchers queried 83,269 Japanese adults about their self-reported green tea...More »

• Meeting News Coverage Perspective

• PREVAIL: Watchman device promising for stroke prevention in nonvalvular AF

• Cardiology Today, April 2013
• SAN FRANCISCO — Results from the highly anticipated PREVAIL trial show that left atrial appendage closure with the Watchman device provides a safe...More »

• In the Journals

• Brisk walking could improve health after stroke

• March 7, 2013
• The physical health of stroke survivors can be improved with regular aerobic walking, according to data published in Stroke.
  A single blind, randomized...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Coming soon from San Francisco: Breaking news from ACC Scientific Sessions

• March 5, 2013
• Beginning on Saturday, March 9, the Cardiology Today and Healio.com/Cardiology team will present live coverage from the American College of Cardiology’s...More »

• HPS2-THRIVE: Adverse effects caused one quarter of participants to stop treatment

• March 1, 2013
• The most common reasons for stopping investigational treatment with extended-release niacin plus laropiprant, in addition to a statin, in the HPS2-THRIVE...More »

• CAC predictive of stroke in the general population

• February 28, 2013
• Coronary artery calcium appears to be an independent predictor of stroke, in addition to classical risk factors, for individuals at low or intermediate...More »

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