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An electronic device that stimulates the vagus nerve improved patients’ ability to walk farther without getting winded and was proven to be safe, but it did not affect rates of death or hospitalization, researchers found.

Stem cell treatment did 37% better than placebo treatment in a group of patients with ischemic heart failure.

Adding aliskiren to enalapril in treating heart failure patients resulted in more adverse events but no benefit, a UK team reported.

Hopes that losmapimod would benefit patients after a STEMI heart attack were not borne out by a study reported today at the American College of Cardiology's meeting in Chicago, IL.

The search for a drug to prevent kidney injuries from contrast media used in coronary angiography goes on. Trials of a new drug were disappointing.

Treating atrial fibrillation by ablation is equally effective whether done by freezing or burning small parts of the heart.

In the real world, which patients get P2Y inhibitors? A Mount Sinai team investigated.

A newer version of a valve system used in transcatheter aortic valve replacement has proved superior to surgery in elderly patients. The study was released a day after a report on the older device showed it was as good as surgery.

A large genetic analysis showed that the incidence of a single genetic mutation in familial hypercholesterolemia patients is smaller than thought--but that those who do have the mutation face a far higher risk of heart disease.

Reportingg on a trial known as ACCELERATE, researchers said a powerful CETP inhibitor did not reduce cardiovascular events, despite having “Profound HDL-C raising and LDL-C lowering propertie

When patients are statin-intolerant but have high cholesterol, physicians have other options, a Cleveland Clinic study finds.

An Italian team looked at using novel oral anticoagulants (NOAC) as an alternative to warfarin. The NOAC drugs are safer, they reported.

Population health—the quest to improve the physical well-being of people around the world—is increasingly focused on prevention. But giving antihypertensives plus statins to people who do not have high blood pressure has risks.

Trans Aortic Valve Replacement, a less invasive procedure than open heart surgery, offers about the same benefits but slightly different risks, researchers reported today.

Patients with various forms of dementia, including alzheimer's disease face a variety of challenges in their daily lives including depression. As a result it is important for their health care providers to monitor their mental health and inquire about their ownership of firearms as a potential risk to themselves and others.

There may not be disease modifying treatments for Alzheimer's Disease yet but there are treatments in the pipeline which could help patients with this condition.

Treating neurological conditions like dementia and Alzheimer's Disease can be a delicate process. The Montefiore Health Network has developed a special center to help treat these patients and help the people who take care of them.

With an aging population of people from all over the world treating various conditions can be a challenge. This is especially true for conditions like dementia and alzheimer's disease where health care professionals interact not only with patients but their caregivers as well.

For patients who may be at risk of contracting HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis could be a way to minimize their risk of becoming ill themselves. However many patients either believe they are not at risk or do not know about the treatment option.

While hepatitis C is a largely treatable condition one of the biggest challenges remains identifying patients who may have the condition without even realizing it. As a result work is being done to improve testing rates to better treat this population.

Many patients treated in the emergency department refuse the offer of HIV testing. The offer is required in New York. In the Bronx, Uriel Felsen, MD, of Montefiore Health System offers some tips on how to get patients to says yes. In a study, Felsen and colleagues found patients are more amenable to the test after they are admitted.

It has been more than 5 years since New York State mandated that HIV tests be offered to patients between the ages of 13 and 64 be offered HIV tests in hospital emergency settings. Despite this offer many are refusing to be tested for a variety of reasons.

Despite demographic shifts that are steadily increasing how long people are living,most medical research lumps everyone over 65 (or even over 60) into the same group. That's about to change, say's NYU's John A. Dodson, MD, MPH.

Due to an FDA labelling change on an abortion drug, physicians can now prescribe the drug up to 10 weeks into a pregnancy instead of about seven weeks. Abortion rights group hailed the new rule, saying it will make termination easier to get in restrictive states.

There have been promising results in a Phase II trial showing that gene transfer treatment of patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction was safe and successful in over 90% of patients.

Peripartum cardiomyopathy, a dangerous heart condition that can present in the last month of pregnancy, can lead to major cardiac events. Researchers have found a way to evaluate risk using a biomarker, galectin-3.

Conduction abnormalities in patients who undergo transcatheter aortic valve replacement and then need a pacemaker can be worrisome. A Pittsburghm PA team looked at how these patients fared.

In systolic heart failure, a fixed dose combinatin of isosorbide dinitrate and hydralazine is more effective in black patients. Building on that information, researchers in Pittsburgh looked at ways to use a genomic score to predict which patients would benefit most.

Blood lactate levels can predict short-term prognosis in patients who have had primary percutaneous coronary interventions after an acute myocardial infarction

Despite corrective surgery known as the Fontan procedure, children who need that procedure have ongoing deficits.