Category Archives: Heart Disease
Pradaxa Bleeding and Higher Heart Attack Risk?
Currently, Pradaxa’s drug label already contains a warning about significant and sometimes fatal bleeds. In a large clinical trial (18,000 patients) comparing Pradaxa and warfarin, major bleeding events occurred at similar rates with the two drugs.
FDA is also working to determine whether the reports of bleeding in patients taking Pradaxa are occurring more commonly than would be expected, based on observations in the large clinical trial that supported the approval of Pradaxa. FDA is working closely with Pradaxa’s maker to evaluate the post-market reports of bleeding.
Viagra and Healthy Hearts: Viagra Keeps Cerys Small Alive
A ten-month old baby girl, who battled three open-heart surgeries in the first months of her life, is being kept alive by daily doses of Viagra.
Cerys Small, who lives with her family in Maesglas, Newport, South Wales, was born with a severe heart defect, no spleen and problems with her stomach and bowel. Her condition is kept stable by the anti-impotence drug.
Stent Absorb Heart Device Gains European Approval
The folks at Abbott Laboratories have come up with a bioabsorbable stent which promises to be an upgrade in heart treatment procedures because it reportedly disappears after two years unlike a traditional metal stent which remains lodged in a patient’s artery.
Pradaxa Side Effects & Safety of Anti-Stroke Drug for Heart Patients
Patients with abnormal heart rhythms can take in Pradaxa capsules to prevent stroke and blood clots. The drug, which works by by inhibiting thrombin, an enzyme in the blood that is involved in blood clotting, has recently gained the approval of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Praxada comes with a Medication Guide that will [...]
Food That Helps the Heart: Purple Potato?
The healthier purple potato is coming to UK supermarkets. Why is it healthier? Because, compared to the traditional white potato, it contains up to 10 times the level of antioxidants which helps you maintain a healthy heart.
