Original title: Comparison of 30-Day and 5-Year Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Coronary Bypass Grafting in Patients Aged ≤50 Years. Reference: Fausto Biancari, et al. Am J Cardiology Article in Press. Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is associated with better evolution than percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), mainly due to left main and multiple vessels re<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2015/06/01/n-4670/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Original title: Drug-eluting stents in patients on chronic haemodialysis: Paclitaxel-eluting stents vs. limus –eluting stents Reference: Gabriel l. Sardi, et al. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2014 Mar;15(2):86-91. End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) including renal failure on hemodialysis is associated with coronary heart disease and diabetes with subsequent need for revascularization that in this special population has a high<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2015/06/01/n-4418/" title="Read more" >...</a>
More than three out of ten deaths in Spain are due to cardiovascular disease, although in the case of women the risk is more closely associated with the onset of menopause, said today the Spanish Association for the Study of Menopause (AEEM). In women, cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death, which is the<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2015/06/01/n-2556/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Obesity, tobacco, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes, the main causes of more than 17 million deaths by infarction in the world, now add to this list loosing or working precarious jobs. Though there is no significant research on this issue, Dr Mauricio Torres, specialized in occupational health and president of the Health Policies International Association,<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2015/06/01/n-2458/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Death caused by cardiovascular disease still strikes hard in Argentina. During the last decade, mortality rates from cardiovascular conditions, including infarction, stroke, hypertension and arrhythmia, dropped a mere 6%, according to the registry of vital statistics of de National Health Ministry. In the previous decade, this rate was lower: it had reduced 22%. This difference<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2015/06/01/n-2465/" title="Read more" >...</a>
A British study has shown that vegans have a 32% lower risk of suffering from vascular diseases. The trial that included 45,000 men and women stated that vegans also have lower risk of developing diabetes and lower MBI (max body index) which signals overweight and obesity. Results also show the importance of eating habits in<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2015/06/01/n-2486/" title="Read more" >...</a>
In the last decades, mortality by MI infarction has seen a reduction in men but keeps increasing in women and one of the reasons points out symptoms are more visible in men, which results in better and effective treatment for men. According to official data, a total of 380,000 women suffer heart attacks in the<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2015/06/01/n-2493/" title="Read more" >...</a>
A recent study has shown that hair analysis allows us to evaluate the level of cortisol and stress hormone over a few months while the results from blood tests indicate the status only at the particular time of the test. A rising level of cortisol, like hypertension and excess abdominal fat, increases the risk of<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2015/06/01/n-2423/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Original title: Safety and Effectiveness of Everolimus-Eluting Stents in Chronic Total Coronary Occlusion Revascularization Results From the EXPERT CTO (Evaluation of the XIENCE Coronary Stent, Performance, and Technique in Chronic Total Occlusions) Multicenter Trial. Reference: David E. Kandzari et al. J Am Coll Cardiol Intv. 2015, on line before print. The aim of this study was to evaluate<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2015/04/30/n-5181/" title="Read more" >...</a>
Original title: Post-procedural Hemodiafiltration in Acute Coronary Síndrome Patients UIT Associated Renal and Cardiac Dysfunction unfergoing Urgent and Emergency Coronary Angiography. Reference: Giancarlo Marenzi, et al. Catherization and Cardiovascular Interention 2015 85:345-351 The association between acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and severe renal and cardiac dysfunction lowers survival. There is little information as to the best strategy to treat<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2015/03/29/n-5090/" title="Read more" >...</a>