Alice Goodman

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STARFlex Closure of PFO Not Superior to Medical Therapy in Preventing Recurrent Stroke

01/17/2011

A study presented at the AHA meeting suggests that patent foramen ovale closure using the STARFlex septal repair implantable device is of no benefit in preventing recurrent stroke for the vast majority of patients who have sustained a...

A study presented at the AHA...

01/17/2011

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Eplerenone Reduces Deaths and Hospitalizations in Mild Heart Failure

01/17/2011

Alice Goodman ;

Chicago—Eplerenone added to standard therapy for heart failure (HF) significantly reduced the risk of cardiovascular death or HF in patients with mild HF versus placebo. These findings of the EMPHASIS-HF (Eplerenone in Mild Patients...

Chicago—Eplerenone added to...

01/17/2011

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Warfarin Underused in Elderly Patients Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement

01/17/2011

Alice Goodman ;

Chicago—Warfarin is used only in a minority of elderly patients after bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement (BVR) surgery, despite the fact that this procedure carries an early risk of thromboembolic events. Elderly patients undergoing BVR...

Chicago—Warfarin is used only in...

01/17/2011

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ROCKET AF: Rivaroxaban in Atrial Fibrillation

01/17/2011

Alice Goodman ;

Chicago—Rivaroxaban, an investigational antithrombotic drug, was found to be at least as effective as warfarin in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF), with fewer dangerous side effects, such as intracranial hemorrhage and fatal...

Chicago—Rivaroxaban, an...

01/17/2011

First Report Managed Care

Longer Sleep Duration per Night Associated with Increased Risk of Stroke in Older Women

01/17/2011

Alice Goodman ;

Research suggests that the risk of stroke is elevated in women who have more—not less—sleep. Women who slept ≥10 hours per night had a 63% increased risk of stroke compared with those who slept <7 hours per night in a substudy of the...

Research suggests that the risk...

01/17/2011

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Drug-Eluting Stents as Safe as Bare-Metal Stents and More Effective in Large Coronary Arteries

01/17/2011

Alice Goodman ;

Chicago—Drug-eluting stents (sirolimus-eluting and everolimus-eluting) were found as safe as a baremetal stent in large arteries of patients with coronary heart disease in the BASKET-PROVE (Basel Stent Kosten-Effektivitäts Trial Prospective...

Chicago—Drug-eluting stents...

01/17/2011

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