Children from families with low socioeconomic status who undergo heart transplantation have twice the risk for graft failure as pediatric heart recipients from wealthier families. Medscape Medical News
The presentation should give clinicians a better look at the data, said SEAS steering committee chair Dr Terje Pedersen, and provide more information about the end points and the incidence of clinical events in patients, as well as information on the incidence and types of cancer observed in the trial. Heartwire
Researchers say a 24-year cohort study provides some of the best evidence of the enduring benefit of low-sodium/plant-food-rich diets, given the impossibility of conducting a long-term clinical trial. Medscape Medical News
The challenge will not be in acquiring a prehospital electrocardiogram but rather using and integrating the diagnostic information obtained by emergency medical services into existing systems of care. Medscape Medical News
A reduced platelet response to aspirin, seen in approximately 20% of patients with stroke, puts patients at higher risk of having a second event. Medscape Medical News
