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Calcification score predicts amputation with peripheral arterial disease
The tibial artery calcification (TAC) score, assessed by multidetector CT, can identify patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) who are at high risk for amputation, new research shows.
PCI safe during continuing anticoagulant therapy
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can be conducted safely during uninterrupted oral anticoagulant treatment, according to Finnish researchers.
Elevated risk of stroke and death seen with beta-blocker use after surgery
Although use of metoprolol in the perioperative setting may prevent myocardial infarction, this practice increases the risk of both stroke and death, according to the results of the PeriOperative Ischemic Evaluation (POISE) trial.
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Women and heart attack: Study finds failure to recognize symptoms, failure to treat appropriately
The gender gap is alive and unwell in heart disease, a new international study finds, with women differing from men on everything from symptoms to treatment in heart attack and severe chest pain.
Don't ask, don't tell: Financial disclosure lacking in literature on stents
Most published research about coronary stents does not reveal information about authors' financial relationships that might bias their interpretation of scientific data, according to researchers.
FDA grants market clearance for the LipiScan(TM) Coronary Imaging System developed by InfraReDx, Inc.
InfraReDx, Inc. announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA to market its catheter-based LipiScan(TM) Coronary Imaging System.
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