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Managing Angina without Surgery

Friday, October 3, 2008

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Managing Angina without Surgery

(Daily Star) Rajib Hossain Drug therapy may be as effective as angioplasty or other invasive interventions used to manage angina, new research suggests. There are several modern invasive tools cardiologists are using to treat angina (chest pain) including angioplasty (blowing up balloons to expand the artery at sites of block), stenting (insertion of cylindrical wire [...]

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Reduce heart failure with the help of Fish Oil

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

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Reduce heart failure with the help of Fish Oil

By Maria Cheng – Aug 31, 2008 MUNICH, Germany (AP) — Fish oil supplements may work slightly better than a popular cholesterol-reducing drug to help patients with chronic heart failure, according to new research released Sunday. Chronic heart failure is a condition that occurs when the heart becomes enlarged and cannot pump blood efficiently around [...]

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