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Systemic sclerosis an independent risk factor for atherosclerosis, Hong Kong study suggests

A study in Hong Kong suggests that systemic sclerosis is an independent determinant for moderate to severe coronary calcification or atherosclerosis. Conventional cardiovascular risk factors such as age and hypertension predispose patients with systemic sclerosis to plaque build-up in the heart arteries similar to the general population. Details of this study can be found in [...]

Jun 8 2011 | Posted in Features,Hongkong | Read More »

Dispatching interventional doctors to heart attack patients improves outcomes

In Shanghai, severe heart attack patients received treatment faster and had better long-term results when interventional physicians were taken to them, according to the REVERSE-STEMI study published in the May issue of Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. The study involved 334 patients who had suffered a ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The patients were [...]

Jun 8 2011 | Posted in Features,Hongkong | Read More »
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