Heart surgery drug linked to death risk
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A drug widely used to prevent excessive bleeding during heart surgery appears to raise the risk of dying in the five years afterward by nearly 50 percent, an international study found.
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The chances of dying after heart surgery seem to be higher for people who are on the short side than for taller people, Argentine researchers report.
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Pfizer Inc. PFE.N on Friday said two  small clinical trials showed heart bypass surgery patients  taking Bextra, an anti-inflammatory in the same class as the  recently withdrawn drug Vioxx, had an increased risk of stroke  and heart attack.
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The risk of sudden cardiac death faced by people with heart failure is offset more with an implantable defibrillator than with drug treatment, according to a new study.
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A common antibiotic prescribed for 50 years to treat everything from strep throat to syphilis dramatically increases the risk of cardiac arrest, especially when taken with certain newer, popular drugs, a study found.
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In both studies, the drug Avandia, made by GlaxoSmithKline, raised risks of heart failure.
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Cleveland Clinic cardiologist Eric Topol was one of the first to point out the potential heart risk of Merck&#39;s (nyse: MRK - news - people ) withdrawn Vioxx and Pfizer&#39;s (nyse: PFE - news - people ) Celebrex.
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A leading drug used by millions of people to lower blood pressure does not prevent deaths from heart attacks or other cardiovascular problems as well as other treatments, researchers said on Friday.
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Agency says painkillers, such as Alleve and Naprosyn, can cause an increased risk of heart problems. WASHINGTON  - The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday issued a warning to patients taking
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FRIDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Coronary artery bypass surgery is more effective at extending the lives of patients with severe coronary artery disease than either angioplasty or heart medications, Duke University researchers report.
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A popular class of blood pressure medicines may double a woman&#39;s risk of dying of heart disease, especially when given in certain combinations, a large study out today indicates.
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The government's own preliminary evaluation of the diabetes pill Avandia confirms the heart risks reported in a study earlier this week and suggests that as many as 60,000 to 100,000 heart attacks might be linked to its use since it came on the market eight years ago, a leading member of Congress...
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WASHINGTON Dec 9, 2004 - The government is warning of potential heart problems associated with the use of the painkiller Bextra in people who have recently had heart bypass surgery.
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Pfizer Inc. on Friday said two clinical trials showed patients taking its anti-inflammatory drug Bextra had a higher risk of cardiovascular events during high-risk coronary bypass surgery.
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Patients given the blood-clot preventer Plavix after a heart attack or after receiving a stent have a far higher risk of heart attack or death in the three months after they stop taking the drug, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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The diabetes drug Actos cuts the risk of heart attack, stroke and death, but raises the risk of heart failure, according to one study published on Tuesday, while a second confirmed disputed findings that rival Avandia raises heart risks.
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NEW ORLEANS A two-drug pill dramatically reduces deaths among blacks with heart failure. That landmark finding is expected to lead to government approval of the first medication marketed for a specific race.