Vascular Event

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- More teen women battling heart disease - 4.2
- Plavix reduced major vascular events by 11% in heart disease - 4
- Folic acid and vitamin B12 have no beneficial effects in heart disease - 3.9
- Calcium supplements may increase heart attacks in postmenopausal women - 3.7
- Blood pressure is to be checked in both arms - 3.5
- Ultrasound helps predict heart attacks in low risk patients - 3
- Routine use of aspirin not supported - 3
- More good cholesterol is not always good for health - 2.9
- Rivaroxaban can prevent strokes in atrial fibrillation patients - 2.8
- Low carb, higher fat diets cause no arterial health risks - 2.8

Vascular Event articles

Bariatric surgery reduces heart attack and stroke in obese
Among obese individuals, having bariatric surgery was associated with a reduced long-term incidence of cardiovascular deaths and events such as heart attack and stroke, revealed by researchers.

Chantix increases risk of heart attack or arrhythmia
Smoking cigarettes is a dangerous habit that many are struggling to break, but for the smokers who choose to use one of the most popular smoking cessation drugs on the market, new warnings about the risk of serious cardiovascular events are on their way. Use of varenicline – marketed by Pfizer under the brand name Chantix – is associated with a 72 percent increased risk of hospitalization due to a serious adverse cardiovascular (CV) event, such as heart attack or arrhythmia.

Niacin and statin treatment did not protect heart
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health has stopped a clinical trial studying a blood lipid treatment 18 months earlier than planned.

Avandia use is restricted for diabetes patients
FDA will restrict the use of the diabetes drug Avandia (rosiglitazone) to patients with Type 2 diabetes who cannot control their diabetes on other medications. Avandia may elevate risk of cardiovascular events, such as heart attack and stroke.

Calcium supplements may increase heart attack risk
Calcium supplements, commonly taken by older people for osteoporosis, are associated with an increased risk of a heart attack, revealed by researchers. The results suggest that a reassessment of the role of calcium supplements in osteoporosis management is needed.

Routine use of aspirin not supported
The routine use of aspirin for the prevention of vascular events in people with asymptomatic disease cannot be supported, according to results from the Aspirin for Asymptomatic Atherosclerosis (AAA) study.

Plavix reduced major vascular events by 11% in heart disease
Plavix plus aspirin more effective than aspirin alone in preventing major vascular events in patients with atrial fibrillation who cannot take oral anticoagulants.

New risk factor for cardiovascular disease
A team of international researchers - including scientists from the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and McGill University - have discovered that having high levels of particular protein puts patients at increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease.

Vitamin B and Folic acid do not appear to affect cancer risk
A daily supplementation combination that included folic acid and vitamin B6 and B12 had no significant effect on the overall risk of cancer, including breast cancer, among women at high risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a study in the November 5 issue of JAMA.

Green tea improves heart function
Consumption of green tea rapidly improves the function of (endothelial) cells lining the circulatory system, revealed by researchers in the latest issue of European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation.

Vitamin D deficiency may increase heart disease risk
The same vitamin D deficiency that can result in weak bones now has been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, Framingham Heart Study researchers report in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

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