Intracranial stents cause more strokes than medical treatment alone, without any hint of benefit, a German government report concluded.
A novel synthetic HDL cholesterol mimic reduced arterial plaque buildup in animal models when taken orally. See the details in the Journal of Lipid Research.
Why does heart attack treatment sometimes trigger arrhythmias? It might be due to a cellular "power grid failure," an in vitro study suggested.
A healthy lifestyle cuts stroke risk by more than half for women, a Swedish study showed; a British study showed coastal living boosts physical activity.
An FDA panel recommended high-risk category regulation for human donor heart valves that are altered with a manufacturing process after harvesting.
The agency also granted the first approval for a drug-coated angioplasty balloon catheter to be used in femoropopliteal arteries.
A new technique for heart and other PET scans that uses bioimpedance measurements to account for motion from breathing might improve image quality.
"Smart" devices are helping cut heart failure hospitalizations in Tennessee, announced Cigna-HealthSpring and Intel-GE Care Innovations regarding their partnership giving patients a blood pressure cuff, scale, and tablet to sync them.
Informal caregiving for elderly stroke patients takes time valued at over $14 billion per year, researchers estimated.
Venous thromboembolism is a global problem, according to a study estimating an annual incidence range from 0.75-2.69 per 1,000 individuals around the world.
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