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Calcium Channel Blockers Aid Rate Control in AF
Major Finding: Mean VO2max on the bike was 23.1 mL/kg per minute at baseline, 23.7 mL/kg per minute on diltiazem, 23.1 mL/kg per minute on...
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Statins Sever the Diabetes and Coronary Disease Link
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ADVANCE: TAVI Survival Remains High With CoreValve
Major Finding: At 1 year, overall survival was 82.1% and cardiovascular survival 88.2%.Data Source: International, postmarket phase IV study of 1,...
Commentary
How Low Should LDL Go?
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Fine-Tuning Therapeutic Hypothermia After Cardiac Arrest
Major Finding: Eight of 18 comatose survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest who were cooled to 32° C for 24 hours (44%) were alive and free...
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RELAX-AHF: Serelaxin Promising for Acute Heart Failure
Major Finding: Forty-eight hours of treatment with intravenous serelaxin in patients with acute heart failure was associated with a 37% reduction...
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Left-Atrial MAZE Ablation Compromises Atrial Function
Major Finding: Full left-atrial ablation produced statistically significant impairments of left-atrial function, including an average 20% drop in...
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Stem Cell Treatment Post PCI Didn't Improve Outcomes
Major Finding: The recovery of left ventricular function and volume did not differ between patients who received stem-cell (BMC) therapy in an...
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Chelation Trial: Results Positive but Not Practice Changing
Major Finding: Post-MI patients who received chelation therapy had 39 fewer cardiovascular events than did those receiving placebo, a...
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Platelet Activity, Clinical Benefit Disconnected Post ACS
Major Finding: Patients on prasugrel had significantly lower platelet activity than clopidogrel-treated patients, but this did not produce better...
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AMG145 Delivers Robust Results for Statin-Intolerant Patients
Major Finding: At 12 weeks, the mean change in LDL cholesterol from baseline with 420 mg AMG145 was –51% as monotherapy and –63% as combination...