Drug Cuts Heart Failure Among Blacks
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A study designed especially for black patients with heart failure showed that an experimental drug cut their death rate by 43 percent.
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NEW YORK - A new round of trials have shown a boosted risk of heart problems among patients taking the painkiller Celebrex, manufacturer Pfizer Inc.
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An aggressive, high-dose regimen of cholesterol-lowering drugs within days after a heart attack may reduce further heart problems, says a new large-scale study.
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A new drug from Sanofi-Aventis reduced significantly episodes of atrial fibrillaton or irregular heart beat in two clinical studies released on Sunday.
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A common hypertension medication appears to dramatically reduce the risk of complications or death in patients with heart disease, but without the high blood pressure that often goes hand-in-hand with the condition, a study said.
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Fifteen percent of patients who took  Sutent, a pill used to treat kidney and stomach cancers,  developed heart failure, U.S. researchers reported on  Wednesday.
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A new drug treatment for a debilitating heart problem affecting millions has been shown to improve survival rates and reduce hospitalizations in black Americans, the first study to discover a beneficial effect for one race.
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NEW YORK  - Treatment with a beta-blocker  drug -- usually for high blood pressure or heart failure --  significantly reduces the risk of bone fractures, according to  findings from a large population-based study. The effect was  seen whether or not the beta-blocker was taken with a diuretic  "water pill."
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The largest study ever done solely on black Americans with heart failure raises the controversial prospect of the first drug that might be marketed to a specific racial group.
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NEW ORLEANS - The largest study ever done solely on Blacks with heart failure raises the controversial prospect of the first drug that might be marketed to a specific racial group.
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A blood pressure drug is ineffective in reducing cardiovascular deaths, research suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Based on certain factors, one would expect Hispanics, Asians, and African Americans to be at greater risk for death following heart bypass surgery than Caucasians, but new research suggests this is not the case.
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Â·  Study shows cut in risk of cardiovascular disease Â·  Remedy could save a million lives in five years
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NEW ORLEANS - A simple fabric device that looks like fishnet hose but acts like support stockings helped weak hearts pump more efficiently and even shrink back to a more normal size, researchers reported at an American Heart Association conference.
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Transcendental meditation (TM) reduces hypertension and cuts down on the need for blood pressure-lowering medications, according to a study in black Americans.
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The blood-thinning drug Angiomax works as well as rival drugs, but with 47 percent less risk of major bleeding, to maintain blood flow in patients who have had a heart attack or severe chest pain, according to study results published on Wednesday.
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NEW ORLEANS - More than five million Americans suffer from heart failure, a debilitating condition in which the heart fails to pump enough blood, starving the body of oxygen and leading to weakness, chest pain and, eventually, death.