London (ots/PRNewswire) – A post-hoc-analysis from JUPITER published in the European Heart Journal shows CRESTOR(TM) (rosuvastatin) 20 mg significantly reduced major cardiovascular (CV) events, defined as the combined end-point of CV death, stroke and myocardial infarction, compared to placebo, by 50% (p=0.028; CI 0.27-0.93) in high risk patients with a 10-year Framingham risk score >20% [...]
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GIVE e.V. / Calcium und Vitamin D unentbehrlich für starke Knochen
Wölfersheim (ots) – Calciumpräparate können vielen Menschen gegen Knochenschäden und Osteoporose helfen, vor allem in Kombination mit Vitamin D. Darauf weist GIVE e.V. – die Gesellschaft zur Information über Vitalstoffe und Ernährung – hin. Die GIVE-Wissenschaftler warnen in diesem Zusammenhang vor einer unsachgemäßen Interpretation einer kürzlich erschienenen Untersuchung zur Auswirkung von Calcium-Supplementierung.* Die im British [...]
Results From Study of Vascular Calcification in Dialysis Patients Presented in Late-Breaking Clinical Trial Session at ERA-EDTA 2010 Congress
Munich, June 26, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) – Results from the ADVANCE study presented in a late breaking clinical trial session at the ERA-EDTA 2010 Congress provide new insights into the management of secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. ADVANCE (A randomiseD VAscular calcificatioN study to evaluate the effects of CinacalcEt) is a randomised, [...]
Sanofi-aventis Initiates 10,000 Patient Study With Multaq(R) in Permanent Atrial Fibrillation
Paris, May 12, 2010 (ots/PRNewswire) – Sanofi-aventis announced today the initiation of a multinational, randomized, double-blind Phase IIIb trial, PALLAS, to assess the potential clinical benefit of Multaq(R) (dronedarone) in over 10,000 patients with permanent atrial fibrillation (AF) to reduce major adverse cardiovascular events. The announcement was made during Heart Rhythm 2010, the Heart Rhythm [...]
Video: Crestor(R) Reduced Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Women by Nearly Half in New Analysis of Jupiter Study
Orlando, Florida, November 17 (ots/PRNewswire) – JUPITER, which used CRESTOR 20 mg, is the first statin study to demonstrate a reduction in the risk of cardiovascular (CV) events in women without established cardiovascular disease (CVD). In this new analysis of 6,801 women from the JUPITER study, rosuvastatin 20 mg reduced CV events by 46% in [...]
CRESTOR(R) Reduced Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Women by Nearly Half in New Analysis of Jupiter Study
Orlando, Florida, November 17 (ots/PRNewswire) – JUPITER, which used CRESTOR 20 mg, is the first statin study to demonstrate a reduction in the risk of cardiovascular (CV) events in women without established cardiovascular disease (CVD). In this new analysis of 6,801 women from the JUPITER study, rosuvastatin 20 mg reduced CV events by 46% in [...]
Three European Analyses Showed Efient is Cost-Effective Compared with Clopidogrel in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome Undergoing PCI
Paris (ots/PRNewswire) – Results from three separate European health economic analyses of the TRITON-TIMI 38 study showed that treatment with Efient(R) (prasugrel) compared with clopidogrel (Plavix(R)) reduced medical costs by lowering rehospitalisation rates and the need for repeat percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), including stenting. The analyses, conducted in Germany, France and the UK, showed prasugrel [...]
CRESTOR(R) Reduced the Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Elderly Patients in New Analysis of JUPITER
Barcelona (ots/PRNewswire) – A new analysis from the JUPITER study showed that CRESTOR(R) (rosuvastatin) 20mg reduced the composite primary end point of major cardiovascular (CV) events (combined risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, arterial revascularization, hospitalization for unstable angina, or death from CV causes) by 39% (p
BIOTRONIK to Supply ICD Technology to Cardio3 BioSciences for C-Cure® Stem Cell Clinical Trial
(pressebox) Berlin, 25.05.2009, BIOTRONIK, the pioneer in wireless remote monitoring technology for patients with cardiac devices, announced today an agreement regarding a partnership with a Belgian biotechnology company Cardio3 BioSciences in their C-Cure® stem cell clinical trial. This pivotal trial is designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Cardio3 BioSciences’ second generation stem cell [...]
CRESTOR(R) is the First Statin to Reduce Risk of Blood Clots in Veins in a Large Prospective Randomised Study
Orlando, Florida (ots/PRNewswire) – – A New Analysis From the JUPITER Trial A new analysis from the JUPITER study shows that CRESTOR (rosuvastatin) 20mg significantly cut the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) by 43% (p =0.007) compared to placebo among men and women with low to normal cholesterol levels and elevated high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP). [...]
Diabetes Patients With High Triglycerides and Low HDL Cholesterol get the Most Benefit From Fenofibrate Treatment: New Data From the FIELD Study
Sydney (ots/PRNewswire) – Fenofibrate treatment reduces cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk (defined by total cardiovascular events: the composite of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, stroke, and coronary and carotid revascularization) in patients with type 2 diabetes and atherogenic dyslipidemia, that is, the combination of high triglyceride (2.3 mmol/L-200mg/dL or higher) and low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (
Single-Pill-Kombination aus RAS-Hemmer und Amlodipin bietet Patienten besseren kardiovaskulären Schutz als Kombination aus RAS-Hemmer und Diuretikum
Basel, Schweiz (ots/PRNewswire) – – ACCOMPLISH – erste Outcome-Studie, die Single-Pill-Kombinationen mit Renin-Angiotensin-System (RAS)-Hemmern hinsichtlich der Reduktion kardiovaskulärer Ereignisse vergleicht(1) – Die RAS-Hemmer/Amlodipin-Kombination senkte die Rate kardiovaskulärer Ereignisse bei Hochrisikopatienten um 20 % im Vergleich zur RAS-Hemmer/Diuretikum-Kombination(1) – Für beide Single-Pill-Kombinationen fand sich, dass im Vergleich zur Vorbehandlung mit einem oder mehreren Medikamenten ungefähr doppelt [...]
New Biologic Ustekinumab Receives Positive Opinion From European Regulatory Authority for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis
Beerse, Belgium, November 21 (ots/PRNewswire) – Janssen-Cilag announced today that ustekinumab, the first in a new class of biologics, has received a positive opinion for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis from the European Committee for Medical Products for Human Use (CHMP). This positive opinion takes patients living with the physical and mental [...]
