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No single registry tracks heart-related pediatric deaths, says Victoria Vetter, a pediatric cardiologist at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Teenage athletes' death raises cardiac awareness 2011

No single registry tracks heart-related pediatric deaths, says Victoria Vetter, a pediatric cardiologist at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Teenage athletes' death raises cardiac awareness 2011

The other study, called Tracer, found that Merck's experimental drug vorapaxar failed to prevent heart-related deaths and other cardiovascular events for patients hospitalized for heart attacks or unstable chest pain when given with aspirin and another blood thinner called Plavix.

J&J Drug May Have New Role Ron Winslow 2011

Now, a new study that tracked more than 4,000 Swedish patients for a median follow-up of nearly 15 years found the procedures were associated with significant relative reductions in risk of heart-related death, heart attacks and strokes.

Procedure's Benefits Go Beyond Weight Loss Ron Winslow 2012

In findings presented Sunday at the annual scientific meeting of the American Heart Association, researchers reported that Johnson & Johnson 's new anticlotting drug rivaroxaban reduced the risk of heart-related death, heart attack and stroke in patients who had been hospitalized with a heart attack or unstable chest pain.

J&J Drug May Have New Role Ron Winslow 2011

The 2.5 milligram dose was associated with a 34% reduction in the risk of heart-related death 2.7% on the drug compared with 4.1% on the placebo and a 32% reduction in death from any cause.

J&J Drug May Have New Role Ron Winslow 2011

The goal of the study was to show that the drug could prevent heart attack, stroke and other heart-related problems, as had been assumed for years.

FDA May Limit Anemia Drug Use For Kidney Disease AP 2010

Her "first death" was also heart-related, a suspected heart attack.

Woman Dies At Her Own Funeral: Fagilyu Mukhametzyanov Dead At 49 2011

About 1.2 million people in the U.S. alone are discharged from hospitals each year after a heart attack or heart-related unstable chest pain.

J&J Drug May Have New Role Ron Winslow 2011

The new study found that the absolute benefit in reducing risk of serious heart events was small: There were 28 heart-related deaths over the study period among 2,010 patients who underwent surgery, compared with 49 deaths among 2,037 who were in a matched control group.

Procedure's Benefits Go Beyond Weight Loss Ron Winslow 2012