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Comparison between two strategies for the prevention of heart attack in stable coronary artery disease

Comparison between two strategies for the prevention of heart attack in stable coronary artery disease

Posted by on Jun 28, 2013 in Coronary artery disease | 0 comments

In a nutshell The present study compares the effectiveness of two approaches – conservative and interventional – with relation to heart attack prevention in patients with a stable coronary heart disease (CAD). The conservative strategy consists of optimal drug therapy; the interventional approach is based on percutaneous coronary...

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Comparing treatment options for patients with coronary artery disease and diabetes

Posted by on Jun 27, 2013 in Coronary artery disease | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study compared the outcomes of two interventional procedures for multivessel coronary artery disease, coronary artery-bypass grafting (CABG) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). Some background Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a condition caused by the narrowing of the blood...

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Two classes of drugs that reduce the likelihood of cardiovascular complications in patients at high risk of heart failure

Two classes of drugs that reduce the likelihood of cardiovascular complications in patients at high risk of heart failure

Posted by on Jun 13, 2013 in Coronary artery disease | 0 comments

In a nutshell The present study evaluated the effect of two drug groups – Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) – on cardiovascular (CV)-related events (e.g. heart attacks, strokes), occurence of heart failure (HF) and death, in patients with normal heart...

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