New Guidelines: Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Until recently, it was recommended that many patients with cardiac conditions receive short-term antibiotics prior to receiving dental treatment to prevent the risk of infective endocarditis (IE). The American Heart Association (AHA) has since revised those guidelines and the revisions bring good news for most cardiac patients: many patients who have taken prophylactic antibiotics routinely in the past no longer need them.
Friday, February 15, 2008
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Americans Can Monitor Cardiovascular Risk Factors at Home During American Heart Month
Today, we can also use new technologies to monitor the success of our efforts to lower our risks for heart disease. More at...
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Cook Medical Enrolls First U.S. Patient In STABLE Aortic Dissection Trial
Cook Medical Enrolls First U.S. Patient In STABLE Aortic Dissection Trial
Cook Medical announced enrollment of the first U.S. patient in the STABLE global clinical trial designed to evaluate the Cook Zenith� Dissection Endovascular System for the treatment of Type B thoracic aortic dissections. This is the first device designed specifically to treat aortic dissections, the condition that took the life of actor John Ritter.
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Performs First Visually Guided Laser Catheter Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation In Northeast
Recently Jonathan S. Steinberg, MD, Chief, Division of Cardiology at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York, used an investigational, endoscopically guided laser catheter to treat "short-circuiting" heart tissue that was causing a potentially dangerous arrhythmia. It was the first time this minimally invasive procedure has been performed in the Northeast.
New Centre To Be At The Heart Of UK's Cardiovascular Research
Expertise from across the University of Leeds is to be channelled into a new research centre that aims to progress the understanding, treatment and prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
Few Blacks Know Of Connection Between Cardiovascular Health, Dementia, Survey Shows
While many blacks have high blood pressure and high cholesterol, few are aware that such factors put them at risk for dementia, according to a survey to be released this week, USA Today reports. The survey, by Richard Day Research for the
Northwestern Memorial's Heart Center Pioneers Minimally Invasive Surgery That Corrects Irregular Heart Beat
Atrial fibrillation, a type of abnormal heartbeat, affects approximately 180,000 Chicagoans and upwards of 6 million people in the United States. While this condition can be managed with medication, the only way to cure atrial fibrillation is through surgical intervention, which until recently required a large incision in the chest, putting the heart on bypass and an average six - eight week recovery time.
Cook Medical announced enrollment of the first U.S. patient in the STABLE global clinical trial designed to evaluate the Cook Zenith� Dissection Endovascular System for the treatment of Type B thoracic aortic dissections. This is the first device designed specifically to treat aortic dissections, the condition that took the life of actor John Ritter.
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Performs First Visually Guided Laser Catheter Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation In Northeast
Recently Jonathan S. Steinberg, MD, Chief, Division of Cardiology at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York, used an investigational, endoscopically guided laser catheter to treat "short-circuiting" heart tissue that was causing a potentially dangerous arrhythmia. It was the first time this minimally invasive procedure has been performed in the Northeast.
New Centre To Be At The Heart Of UK's Cardiovascular Research
Expertise from across the University of Leeds is to be channelled into a new research centre that aims to progress the understanding, treatment and prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
Few Blacks Know Of Connection Between Cardiovascular Health, Dementia, Survey Shows
While many blacks have high blood pressure and high cholesterol, few are aware that such factors put them at risk for dementia, according to a survey to be released this week, USA Today reports. The survey, by Richard Day Research for the
Northwestern Memorial's Heart Center Pioneers Minimally Invasive Surgery That Corrects Irregular Heart Beat
Atrial fibrillation, a type of abnormal heartbeat, affects approximately 180,000 Chicagoans and upwards of 6 million people in the United States. While this condition can be managed with medication, the only way to cure atrial fibrillation is through surgical intervention, which until recently required a large incision in the chest, putting the heart on bypass and an average six - eight week recovery time.
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