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New data from the landmark ATHENA trial showed that dronedarone significantly reduced the incidence and total duration of hospital stays among patients with atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter (AF/AFL). This post-hoc analysis was presented at the 2008 American Heart Association Scientific Sessions in New Orleans, Louisiana. In this new analysis, dronedarone significantly reduced the total number of hospital days by 28 percent (p

Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. (DSI), announced that results from the pivotal study supporting the use of colesevelam HCl in pediatric patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (heFH), were presented for the first time at the American Heart Association's (AHA) Annual Scientific Sessions 2008.

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 11 (HealthDay News) -- A Danish study links high levels of the blood fats called triglycerides with an increased risk of stroke -- and the way those levels were measured could change a basic medical practice, one of the researchers says.

Study highlights: Retired NFL players have fewer heart disease risk factors overall, but higher cholesterol and glucose levels. Physical activity may have prevented the development of higher rates of diabetes or greater amounts of atherosclerosis. Since today's players are 50 percent larger than 25 years ago, further study is needed on whether current players are at greater risk for cardiovascular events or death, researchers said.

Using the VAP Cholesterol Test from Atherotech, Inc., investigators led by Michel Farnier M.D., of Point Medical, Rond Point de la Nation, Dijon, France, have reported beneficial changes in lipoprotein subclasses and LDL particle size using combination therapy. The information could be helpful to physicians because of the known association between abnormal lipoprotein subfractions and increased cardiovascular risk in patients with mixed hyperlipidemia. read more