New Technique Stirs a Debate in Cardiology
45542
A new method of diagnosing heart disease takes only seconds to conduct, but critics say the technique is ripe for overuse.
333217
The nationâs two leading heart groups issued new guidelines Thursday about what should be done for patients with heart disease before they undergo surgery on other parts of the body.
35244
A new technique uses a magnetic field to guide potential therapies to stents in clogged blood vessels.
501170
A prototype imaging technique that is faster and provides better pictures of internal organs of small animals than existing methods has passed one of its first research evaluations with top marks.
7557
A tiny tent-like device implanted into the heart appears to block strokes caused by a common irregular heartbeat, sealing off a spot where dangerous blood clots form, German and U.S. researchers reported ...
410588
The nationâs most common cardiac malfunction, once thought harmless, is now treated with costly procedures.
593216
A technique would let scientists use a patientâs skin cell to generate new heart, liver or kidney cells that might be transplantable.
738640
Scientists have cultured small pieces of heart tissue which beat in the same way as the whole organ. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology team hope the work will lead to new ways of repairing heart damage.
418289
A heart patient who had muscle cells transferred from his leg to his heart makes good progress.
542340
The most exhaustive studies yet published on drug-coated stents show that the widely used heart devices are no better at preventing heart attacks and death than the older, cheaper devices they replaced, and in some cases may be slightly worse.
386196
NEW YORK  - People with abnormalities in  the microvessels supplying blood to the heart -- an early stage  of coronary heart disease -- often show abnormal blood flow in  the fingertip, which can easily be picked up with a simple  test, new research suggests.
101261
Following results of recent clinical trials on popular cholesterol drugs, cardiologists are questioning whether a patientâs cholesterol should be all that matters.
188339
A little-known Food and Drug program is testing the latest medical technology to determine how safe and useful it can be. One cutting-edge experiment is designed to see if
606051
A newly identified risk factor for heart disease also seems to indicate which patients will benefit from popular statin therapies.
741842
In a study to be published Nov. 18 in The New England Journal of Medicine, Stroke Team doctors at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston say they may have discovered a new tool to use in the treatment of strokes.
169912
Given medical advances, it&#39;s no wonder that heart disease patients expect doctors to address coronary problems with drugs, medical devices or both.
226320
Scientists are developing an artificial vein for use in patients with circulation problems.