News tagged with acute chest

Treatment is just a heartbeat away

(PhysOrg.com) -- Those who delay going to hospital or calling an ambulance when experiencing chest pain - acute coronary syndrome (ACS) - have a higher mortality and morbidity rate than those who don’t.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Feb 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

High systolic BP in patients with chest pain linked with favorable prognosis

New research finds that there is an inverse association between the level of supine (lying face up) systolic blood pressure measured on admission to an intensive care unit for acute chest pain and risk of death at one year, ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Mar 23, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Long-term study results validate efficacy of CT scans for chest pain diagnosis

The first long-term study following a large number of chest pain patients who are screened with coronary computerized tomographic angiography (CTA) confirms that the test is a safe, effective way to rule out serious cardiovascular ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ethnicity affects timing and access to cardiac care

Ethnicity is having a significant impact on timely access to cardiac care in Calgary and likely across Canada as the population's ethnic diversity grows, according to new research led by a team from the University of Calgary.

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study answers question of timing in use of eptifibatide

An international study to resolve a decade of debate over the best timing for administering an anti-clotting drug for certain heart patients has come up with an answer: It doesn't matter.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0