 MiamiHerald.com | Heart Test May Be Overused Wall Street Journal The patients weren't previously diagnosed with heart disease, but because of symptoms, family history or other reasons ended up getting the test. ... Heart Angiograms Show No Disease in Almost 40% Study suggests too many invasive heart tests given Study: Too many angiograms? |
 New York Times (blog) | Assessing Your Risk of a Heart Attack New York Times (blog) Michelle from Cleveland asks the Consults blog: My family, on my mother's side, is at risk for heart disease. My grandfather died of a massive heart attack ... |
 News & Observer | Cardiac Catheterizations: Too Many Performed? WebMD March 10, 2010 -- A large percentage of patients without known heart disease who undergo invasive cardiac catheterization to check for ... Hearts probed too often New methods needed to ID cardiac catheterization candidates Doctors Turning to Cardiac Catheterization Too Quickly |
Invasive heart test may be overused, researchers say Los Angeles Times Almost 66% of patients who undergo cardiac catheterization despite no previous diagnosis of heart disease receive results indicating no 'significant' ... |
 Reuters | Doctors fail to cut cholesterol enough Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - Only half of patients at high risk of heart disease are given the right targets for cutting their cholesterol and millions may suffer ... Doctors 'failing to give correct cholesterol targets' GPs failing to lower cholesterol levels Heart patients being 'failed' by doctors over cholesterol levels |
HEART DISEASE: Administer test wisely, study says Detroit Free Press Researchers said Wednesday that doctors could do a better job of deciding which patients should get an angiogram, a test to look for heart disease. ... |
 Daily Mail | Novel drug reduces bad cholesterol without statin side effects Sify "Our study has shown a dramatic reduction in the dangerous fats that cause heart disease, the number one killer of Americans," said Dr. John Baxter, ... New 'statin' which cuts heart attack and stroke risk without side effects ... Experimental drug that mimics thryoid hormone safely lowers 'bad' cholesterol Drug cuts cholesterol without side effects |
Insurers test health plans that stress patient choices USA Today High blood pressure, another common condition, would qualify for low-cost care if it was part of an overall diagnosis of heart disease. ... |
 Charlottetown, The Guardian | The Role of Glycemic Control in Diabetic ESRD Patients Renal and Urology News ... percentage point increase in HbA 1c throughout the range of levels has been associated with a rise in coronary heart disease and cardiovascular events. ... 'Renal failure among young on the rise in Goa' Healthy kidneys should be a priority World Kidney Day - 7 Golden Rule for our Kidneys |
Sugar claims spark three-way battle Louisville Courier-Journal But the Sugar Association states on its Web site that the scientific evidence “exonerates sugar as the cause of any lifestyle disease, including heart ... Is High-Fructose Corn Syrup Really So Bad? Over 130000 cases of diabetes now linked to soda consumption, HFCS |
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