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Study Reveals Concerns Over EPO in Heart Attack Patients

CHICAGO—Intravenous administration of epoetin alfa, a product that stimulates red blood cell production, to patients with heart attack who were undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI; procedures such as balloon angioplasty or stent placement used to open ...More
May 13, 2011
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
CKD Heart Attack Patients Less Likely to Take Meds

WASHINGTON—Among older adults with a recent heart attack (myocardial infarction), those with lower levels of kidney function are less likely to take their medications as prescribed, according to a study published online Jan. 13 in the Clinical Journal of the American ...More
January 14, 2011
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
Healthy Blood Pressure May Help Some African Americans with Kidney Disease

Keeping blood pressure at a low level in African Americans with kidney disease may slow the progression of the condition in patients with proteinuria, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers found in a national study published in The New England Journal of Medicine. ...More
October 14, 2010
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
Proteinuria, Reduced Kidney Function Linked to Adverse Outcomes

Patients with high levels of proteinuria in addition to another marker of reduced kidney function had an associated increased risk of all-cause death, heart attack or progression to kidney failure, according to a study published in the Feb. 3 issue of JAMA. ...More
February 4, 2010
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
Diuretics Preferred for Treating Hypertension

Tried-and-true diuretics maintain their status as the best first-line treatment in older men and women with high blood pressure, according to new research presented Nov. 18 at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association (AHA). ...More
November 20, 2009
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
Worsening Kidneys Linked to Risk of Heart Failure

WASHINGTON— Declining kidney function is linked to a higher risk of heart failure, heart attack, peripheral arterial disease, and early death in individuals with or without kidney disease, according to a pair of studies appearing online Nov. 5 in the Journal of the American ...More
November 5, 2009
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Expensive Diabetes Treatments Put Under Microscope

A recent Wall Street Journal article examined a study sponsored by National Institutes of Health and several drugmakers that revealed that aggressive use of expensive diabetes drugs and medical devices called stents did no better than cheaper treatments at preventing ...More
June 8, 2009
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation
Hibiscus Tea Lowers Blood Pressure

BOSTON—Drinking a cup of hibiscus tea can significantly help lower blood pressure in people with elevated risks of cardiovascular or kidney disease, according to research presented at the American Heart Association’s annual conference.As reported by Food ...More
April 16, 2009
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma

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