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Within a few years, a new generation of easy-to-use blood-thinning drugs will likely replace Coumadin for patients with irregular heartbeats who are at risk for stroke, according to a journal article by Loyola University Medical Center physicians.
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For Atrial Fibrillation Patients At Risk For Stroke, Easy-To-Use Blood Thinners Likely To Replace Coumadin
Limiting certain essential nutrients for several days before surgery – either protein or amino acids – may reduce the risk of serious surgical complications such as heart attack or stroke, according to a new Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) study. The study appears in the January 25, 2012 issue of Science Translational Medicine…
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Risk Of Surgical Complications May Be Reduced By Limiting Protein Or Certain Amino Acids Before Surgery
Taking a regular dose of aspirin is more likely to harm than benefit healthy people with no history of cardiovascular diseases, such as heart attack or stroke, given the risk of internal bleeding that arises from such routine use of the drug, according to a UK-led study published online in the Archives of Internal Medicine on Monday…
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Routine Aspirin More Likely To Harm Than Benefit Healthy People
While previous studies have linked vitamin D deficiency to an increased risk for cardiovascular disease, new research at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute shows that too much vitamin D can lead to the onset of a dangerous heart condition known as atrial fibrillation…
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Excessive Amounts Of Vitamin D Linked To Onset Of Atrial Fibrillation
1. High CHADS2 Score Associated with Complications, Death Among A-Fib Patients on Oral Anticoagulants The CHADS2 score is a clinical prediction rule for estimating stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation, but the usefulness of the score in predicting risk of bleeding on anticoagulants is unknown…
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News From Annals Of Internal Medicine: Nov. 15 2011
Environmental toxicants such as dioxins, PCBs, and pesticides can pose a risk for cardiovascular disease. For the first time a link has been demonstrated between atherosclerosis and levels of long-lived organic environmental toxicants in the blood…
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Environmental Toxicants Linked To Atherosclerosis
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