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1. POZEN announces FDA acceptance of filing of New Drug Application for PA32540/PA8140 tablets

   ... and nonfatal MI in patients with a previous MI or unstable angina pectoris, (3) to reduce the combined risk of MI and sudden death in patients with chronic stable angina pectoris, (4) in patients who have undergone ...

   cstuart - 2013-05-29 16:00

2. Older, sicker men with prostate cancer may bypass aggressive treatment

   ... of diagnosis: diabetes, bleeding gastrointestinal ulcer, chronic lung disease, congestive heart failure, stroke, myocardial infarction, angina or chest pain, cirrhosis or liver disease, arthritis, inflammatory bowel ...

   lfratt - 2013-05-21 13:09

3. POZEN announces results from a Burden of Cardiovascular Disease Study: a Managed Care Perspective

   ... of cardiovascular events includes the daily use of aspirin. Chronic aspirin therapy is associated with significant gastrointestinal (GI) ... disease is caused by atherosclerosis and often develops into angina pectoris and MI. The condition caused about 445,000 deaths in 2005 and ...

   cstuart - 2013-04-05 10:20

4. Stent Roundtable: Patient Volumes, DES vs. BMS, Transradial Approach and the Bottom Line

   ... extensive vascular disease—three-vessel complex lesions or chronic total occlusions (CTOs). However, multivessel disease, in which each ... the use of ad-hoc PCI for elective patients or stable angina patients. Most often, a patient with known CAD will be taken off the ...

   jcadet - 2013-03-11 12:04

5. ACC unveils 2013 late-breakers

   ... CHAMPION PHOENIX Trial, main results March 10: Chronic CAD/stable ischemic heart disease and acute coronary syndromes ... in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Chronic Stable Angina (TERISA): A Randomized Clinical Trial March 11: General ...

   jgormley - 2013-03-03 05:56

6. CRT: Is a randomized trial needed for PCI CTO?

   ... enough evidence to prove the benefit of performing PCI for chronic total occlusions (CTOs), a randomized controlled trial may still be ... have clearly shown that performing CTO PCI results in angina relief [and] quality of life is improved,” Werner noted, citing a ...

   jcadet - 2013-02-25 08:43

7. EES not inferior to SES for total coronary occlusions

   ... and Portugal, the researchers enrolled 207 patients with angina, silent ischemia or viable myocardium and TCO of estimated duration ... follow-up, contraindications for dual-antiplatelet therapy, chronic renal failure and noncardiac disease rendering life expectancy to less ...

   jgormley - 2013-02-19 09:06

8. Burning Question: Does Laser Heart Therapy for Angina Really Work?

   ... the myocardium to promote increased blood flow and diminish chronic refractory angina. Source: PLC Medical Systems In 1996, physicians told Pat ...

   trimedstaff - 2013-02-15 15:21

9. Wracked by Bad Press, Drug-Eluting Stents Start Their Comeback

   ... quality of life, which typically involves eliminating angina, and the angina associated with restenosis is short-term. “At the ... that PCI should not be done, but as an initial strategy in chronic stable coronary disease, medical therapy should be attempted. If the ...

   gkolesar - 2013-02-15 10:39

10. Next-Generation Drug-Eluting Stents: Coming Soon to a Lab Near You

    ... stent received EU approval for patients with diabetes, chronic total occlusion, multivessel disease and bifurcations. While Cypher ... patients with acute coronary syndrome, including unstable angina and AMI, as a result of the E-Five study. Its new indications also ...

    mrivera - 2013-01-22 14:18

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