WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Men with heart disease who also complain of erectile dysfunction die sooner than other male heart patients, researchers reported on Monday. They found that men who had both conditions were twice as likely to die from any cause and twice as likely to have a heart attack than men with heart disease alone. The researchers expressed concern that ...

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Adding a drug that lowers blood fats known as triglycerides to cholesterol-fighting statins provided no additional protection from heart attack, stroke and death from heart disease in patients with Type 2 diabetes, according to data from a large study. The study run by the National Institutes of Health, dubbed Accord, aimed to see if the dual-drug therapy could ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Even within the Veterans Affairs health system, where everyone should have the same access to care, African Americans are less likely than their white counterparts to be prescribed heart-protecting medications or undergo bypass surgery to treat blocked heart arteries, a new study finds. The findings, based on data for nearly 475,000 VA patients, found that ...

An experimental ablation therapy system that freezes heart tissue with a balloon catheter to treat a common heart rhythm disorder is far more effective than drug therapy, a study found Monday. Researchers compared the safety and efficacy of the Arctic Front CryoAblation Catheter System produced by US firm Medtronic to drug therapy over at least one year in 245 patients ...