PAH patient-reported outcome instrument developed
Researchers have developed the Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension-Symptoms and Impact (PAH-SYMPACT®) questionnaire, which they say captures symptoms and impacts relevant to the patient population. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - July 8, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pulmonary hypertension Source Type: news
Obesity should be tackled in HFpEF patients
Obesity is a major contributor to breathlessness in patients who have heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, say researchers. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - July 8, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart failure Source Type: news
Imaging helpful in patients with no obstruction to explain STEMI symptoms
Imaging may reveal an alternative diagnosis in about half of patients who have suspected ST-elevation myocardial infarction but no evidence of obstructive disease, research shows. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - July 8, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Acute coronary syndromes Source Type: news
Aborted sudden cardiac death flags poor prognosis in variant angina
Research shows a high mortality risk among patients with variant angina who present with aborted sudden cardiac death. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - July 7, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Acute coronary syndromes Source Type: news
Secondary outcomes favour cryoballoon ablation in paroxysmal AF
Reintervention and rehospitalisation rates are significantly lower with cryoballoon ablation than with radiofrequency current catheter ablation in patients with symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, FIRE AND ICE study data show. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - July 7, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Arrhythmia Source Type: news
Patient engagement predicts glycaemic control
The level of treatment engagement of patients with Type 2 diabetes is a major determinant of whether they achieve glycaemic control with antidiabetic medications, shows analysis of the GLORIOUS study. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - July 7, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes Source Type: news
Second-line treatment feasible for advanced pancreatic cancer
Second-line therapy is supported for patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer, with fluoropyrimidine-containing regimens providing substantial benefits. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - July 7, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Oncology Source Type: news
Real-world ambrisentan safety profile as expected
Analysis of the VOLibris Tracking post-marketing registry shows no new safety issues for ambrisentan used in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - July 7, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pulmonary hypertension Source Type: news
Real-world study backs anticoagulation in very elderly
Very elderly patients given a vitamin K antagonist in clinical practice have a mildly elevated risk of bleeding but a sharply increased risk of thrombosis, say researchers. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - July 6, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Arrhythmia Source Type: news
Congenital heart disease now an adult concern
The population of adults living with congenital heart defects in the USA has risen by 63% since the year 2000, researchers report. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - July 6, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news
Obesogenic environment magnifies genetic effect on BMI
The effect of genetic variants known to influence body mass index has been increasing over more recent years, shows a study in JAMA. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - July 6, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes Source Type: news
Stem cell therapy in ALS moves closer to efficacy trials
Evidence supporting the safety of spinal cord transplantation of human stem cells in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis could pave the way for efficacy trials. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - July 6, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology Source Type: news
Anaemia in heart failure may impact prognosis
Anaemia is common in patients with heart failure, regardless of the underlying phenotype, and is often associated with iron deficiency, UK researchers report. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - July 6, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart failure Source Type: news
miRNAs may improve risk prediction in CAD
Single microRNAs derived from peripheral blood predict cardiovascular mortality in patients with coronary artery disease, German research shows. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - July 6, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Coronary heart disease Source Type: news
Deuteration offers alternative chorea treatment for Huntington disease patients
Treatment with a deuterated form of tetrabenazine has resulted in improved motor signs among patients with Huntington disease, making it a potential treatment for chorea, trial findings show. (Source: MedWire News)
Source: MedWire News - July 6, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurodegeneration Source Type: news
