They say prasugrel does better even if a stricter definition of heart attacks is used, and note that some patients died from both bleeding and a cardiovascular event (a bleeding stroke, for instance.) Overall, there were 188 deaths in the prasugrel group and 197 in the Plavix group.
Furthermore, 27 percent of the surgery group but only 13 percent of the monitoring group developed a cardiovascular problem such as a heart attack, heart disease or stroke.
Women today generally develop cardiovascular disease a decade or so later than men.
And those with ED were 1.6 times more likely to suffer from a serious cardiovascular problem such as a heart attack or stroke.
Abdul cites the example of a cardiovascular drug that was launched at a price substantially cheaper than the imported equivalent available in the market.
Black smoke concentrations in Dublin fell 70%, and the authors estimated there would have been 116 fewer respiratory deaths and 243 fewer cardiovascular deaths a year in the city after the ban.
But if a cure means getting rid of progerin and really affecting the cardiovascular system in a big way so that these children live longer lives, then trials gives us a lot of hope.
Wanting to build a cardiovascular franchise, King set its sights on Altace, which belonged to Hoechst.
Merck itself has acknowledged that long-term exposure to Vioxx can pose a cardiovascular risk.
In fact, it appeared that the NSAID, diclofenac, posed as serious a cardiovascular risk as did Vioxx.
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With that status as the number one killer in the country, cardiovascular disease is a big concern for many of us.
Lost in the hoopla: 22% of heart patients on Lipitor still had heart attacks or other cardiovascular events in a two-year period.
Merck has argued that Vioxx is safe and that the difference in its trial was due to a cardiovascular benefit from naproxen.
Another cardiovascular drug saw a competitor--one being developed by Pfizer (nyse: PFE - news - people ), no less--dramatically bite the dust.
Now first, you're going to have to do a cardiovascular test.
Because RECORD did not confirm a cardiovascular hazard, key senior CDER leaders saw this as an ideal opportunity to absolve themselves of culpability in the Avandia scandal.
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An independent committee monitoring the study found patients who received the drug were more likely to die or have a cardiovascular event than those who did not.
Lead researcher Dr Alan Thomas told BBC News Online the link could not be entirely explained by the fact that cardiovascular disease is a depressing condition from which to suffer.
Although amusement rides are relatively safe overall, individuals with heart conditions should not go on roller coasters, since they can speed up the heart rate and potentially lead to a cardiovascular event.
The withdrawal "is consistent with our expectations that if there was a cardiovascular problem, the more potent the drug, the more likely the side effect, " says Leonard Yaffe, an analyst at Banc of America Securities.
Ding, Senior Investigator at the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease and a professor at University of California San Francisco, is one of the scientists aiming to solve this problem by generating stem cells using chemical methods.
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"This substantial research suggests a genetic link between cardiovascular disease and pre-eclampsia, " a spokeswoman said.
The researchers also looked at positive emotional factors such as having a good attention span and found this was linked with better cardiovascular health, although to a lesser degree.
Men who reported drinking 120 to 365 days a year had a 20% lower cardiovascular death rate than those who drank one to 36 days a year.
"That would not suffice on the surface as a true cardiovascular outcomes study, " says Milani.
Jali, who is part of the country's provisional squad, was diagnosed with a mild cardiovascular problem on Friday.
In the trial, patients who received Taxus instead of Cypher were 80% more likely have a serious cardiovascular event or surgery.
Now Schering-Plough is working on what could be a new cardiovascular hit.
Uphill skiing exacts a punishing cardiovascular toll so much so that skiers have to be carefully manage their clothing to make sure they don't sweat too much on the ascent only to freeze while skiing down.
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