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Study finds women less likely than men to have their cholesterol controlled
WASHINGTON and DALLAS Women are significantly less likely than men to have their LDL cholesterol controlled to recommended levels, according to a new study by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). The study, to be published in the May/June edition of Women’s Health Issues, investigated gender differences in cardiovascular disease prevention, treatment and risk factors based on national health care quality data from commercial and Medicare managed care plans. more
Most young women don't recognize heart attack warning signs
Most women 55 years and younger who have heart attacks don’t recognize warning signs, researchers reported at the American Heart Association’s 8th Scientific Forum on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke. more
Patients with "bleeding" strokes less likely to get prevention treatment
Patients with a hemorrhagic (“bleeding”) stroke are significantly less likely to receive medications and counseling to prevent recurrent strokes compared to patients with an ischemic (clot-caused) stroke, researchers reported at the American Heart Association’s 8th Scientific Forum on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke. more
Newer implantable defibrillator leads may be more fragile than older ones The annual rate of defect of the newest wires used in implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) reaches up to 20 percent in 10-year-old leads, researchers reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. “This is somewhat surprising,” said Thomas Kleemann, M.D., lead author of the study and clinical electrophysiologist more
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