By: ALICIA AULT, Cardiology News Digital Network: NEW ORLEANS – A review of a stroke registry shows that it may be safe to give clot-busting therapy to “wake-up” stroke patients who have the same clinical and imaging features as those of patients who are traditionally considered eligible for the therapies. Clinicians have traditionally shied away from giving […]
By Maureen Salamon – HealthDay Reporter: WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) — Treating stroke patients with stem cells taken from their own bone marrow appears to safely help them regain some of their lost abilities, two small new studies suggest. Indian researchers observed mixed results in the extent of stroke patients’ improvements, with one study showing marked gains in daily activities, […]
By Chris Kaiser, Cardiology Editor, MedPage Today: Published: February 08, 2012. Reviewed by Dori F. Zaleznik, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston and Dorothy Caputo, MA, RN, BC-ADM, CDE, Nurse Planner NEW ORLEANS — Dabigatran (Pradaxa) is more cost-effective than warfarin at preventing stroke in atrial fibrillation patients who have had a prior stroke or transient […]
Beaumont-led research may reduce unnecessary procedures and cost. Royal Oak, Mich. (PRWEB) February 09, 2012 An important research study, led by Beaumont Health System cardiologists and involving 47 hospitals and outpatient centers in Michigan, may help spare patients from unnecessary invasive heart procedures while lowering health care costs. The research, published in the Feb. 14 […]
IHeart: Cardiac & Vascular Imaging: Pre- and post-operative MRI assessments can improve ablation procedure outcomes in patients suffering from atrial fibrillation. As catheter ablation has become an increasingly popular and accepted treatment for atrial fibrillation, the role of MR imaging to support the procedure has expanded to include guiding patient selection, pre-surgical planning, and post-surgical […]
Wisconsin Rapids Tribune: EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WTW) — After Debra Gregory passed out twice the same day at her home in 2008, a friend took her to Mayo Clinic Health System-Oakridge in Osseo. Once there, medical professionals discovered the Osseo woman had an irregular heart rhythm. Before fainting, the longtime elementary art teacher in the Osseo-Fairchild […]
