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Recent Advances in Surgical and Percutaneous Mitral Valve Therapies – Implications of an Integrated Approach to Mitral Regurgitation

For these patients, transcatheter-based therapies represent an attractive option. While most interventional techniques are still in experimental or early…

Coronary Chronic Total Occlusions in the Setting of Acute Myocardial Infarction

Approximately 10-15% of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are…

Percutaneous Recanalisation of Coronary Artery Chronic Total Occlusions: A 2014 Update

Coronary chronic total occlusions (CTOs) are frequently encountered in clinical practice, and their presence influences management decisions; patients…

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World GI Press Release: Phase III Trial Shows Improved Survival with TAS-102 in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Refractory to Standard Therapies

The new combination agent TAS-102 is able to improve overall survival compared to placebo in patients whose metastatic colorectal cancer is…

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UK Starts World’s Largest Dementia Study with Two Million People

The UK is launching the world’s largest study into dementia, involving more than two million people, through the Medical Research Council and…

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Our addition to ERA-EDTA 2014: the EMJ Cow

Our EMJ team recently travelled to Amsterdam to attend and review the 51st Annual Congress of the European Renal Association- European Dialysis and…

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National Survey Identifies Potential Barriers to HIV Treatment Use in U.S.

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., June 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — ViiV Healthcare today announced new survey data that provide important insights that may…

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‘Tomato Pill’ Improves Function of Blood Vessels in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease

A daily supplement of an extract found in tomatoes may improve the function of blood vessels in patients with cardiovascular disease, according to new…

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Anti-Diabetic Drug Slows Aging and Lengthens Lifespan

A study by Belgian doctoral researcher Wouter De Haes (KU Leuven) and colleagues provides new evidence that metformin, the world’s most widely used…

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Walking Month in May 2014

As you may have noticed across our social platforms this month, we have been spreading the awareness of National Walking Month 2014.