 | Feature: High Blood Pressure is the Most Commonly Treated Health Condition for Middle-Aged Women
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
According to the latest AHRQ data, nearly twenty-five million women are treated for high blood pressure.
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| Duration: 00:33
File Size: 524 KB |
| Feature: Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation - An Alternative Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009
A new treatment for atrial fibrillation, called radiofrequency catheter ablation, has short-term success with many patients, but more study is needed to reveal long-term ...
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| Duration: 02:53
File Size: 2.65 MB |
| Feature: Treatment for Heart Ailments in 2006 Totaled $78 Billion
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
According to the latest AHRQ data, treating heart ailments cost $78 billion in 2006.
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| Duration: 00:30
File Size: 472 KB |
| Feature: Women More Likely Than Men to be Hospitalized for Unspecified Chest Pain
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
According to the latest AHRQ research, women are more likely than men to be hospitalized for chest pain for which doctors cannot find a cause.
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| Duration: 00:47
File Size: 745 KB |
 | Special Report -- What is Type 2 Diabetes? Part 1
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Thursday, September 25, 2008
AHRQ and the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP), a federally-sponsored program of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and ...
| Duration: 03:14
File Size: 11.3 MB |
| Special Report -- What is Type 2 Diabetes? Part 2
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Thursday, September 25, 2008
AHRQ and the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP), a federally-sponsored program of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and ...
| Duration: 05:51
File Size: 20.5 MB |
| Special Report -- What is Type 2 Diabetes? Part 3
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Thursday, September 25, 2008
AHRQ and the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP), a federally-sponsored program of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and ...
| Duration: 06:02
File Size: 21.1 MB |
| PSA -- Know Your Family History
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Monday, June 09, 2008
This audio PSA was distributed in grocery store chains nationwide in June 2008. You may be at risk. Know your family history to help prevent or manage certain conditions ...
| Duration: 00:30
File Size: 468 KB |
| PSA -- Screening for Health
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Monday, May 26, 2008
This audio PSA was distributed in grocery store chains nationwide in May 2008.
Screening tests are a great way to detect problems early when they’re easier to treat or ...
| Duration: 00:30
File Size: 500 KB |
| Feature: Task Force Recommends Against Screening for Carotid Artery Stenosis in People with No Symptoms
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008
The harms of screening sometimes outweigh the benefits.
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| Duration: 03:10
File Size: 2.90 MB |
| Radiocast: Screening for Carotid Artery Stenosis
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Screening for carotid artery stenonsis not recommended for those without symptoms.
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| Duration: 02:01
File Size: 1.84 MB |
| Radiocast: Comparing Blood Pressure Medications
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Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Which type of medication is better at controlling high blood pressure.
| Duration: 01:59
File Size: 1.81 MB |
| Feature: Deaths Following Hospitalization Have Declined
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Wednesday, November 07, 2007
A new report from AHRQ finds fewer people are dying in hospitals during treatment for serious conditions.
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| Duration: 01:14
File Size: 1.13 MB |
| Feature: Review Compares Coronary Bypass Surgery with Angioplasty
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Wednesday, November 07, 2007
An AHRQ-funded review provides new information about coronary artery disease treatment options.
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| Duration: 03:44
File Size: 3.41 MB |
| Radiocast: Heart Bypass vs Angioplasty
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Wednesday, October 17, 2007
A new study finds heart bypass surgery is better than angioplasty at relieving chest pain from coronary artery disease.
| Duration: 01:59
File Size: 1.83 MB |
| Radiocast: Dietary Counseling for Weight Loss
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Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Nearly two-thirds of U.S. adults are overweight or obese, with a higher risk of diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, arthritis and cancer. Even small, ...
| Duration: 01:57
File Size: 1.79 MB |
| Radiocast: Renal Artery Stenosis
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Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Dr. Ethan Balk, Associate Director of the Tufts-New England Medical Center Evidence-based Practice Center created a consumer guide based on current clinical evidence to ...
| Duration: 01:58
File Size: 1.81 MB |
| Radiocast: Heart Healthy Habits
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Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Despite the fact that heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the U.S., people may be able to reduce their risk by engaging in some heart ...
| Duration: 02:00
File Size: 1.83 MB |
| Feature: Risk of Death or Heart Attack with Drug-coated Stents Lower with Use of Anti-clotting Treatment
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Wednesday, January 03, 2007
The risk of death or heart attack with drug-coated stents appears lower with longer use of anti-clotting treatment.
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| Duration: 06:02
File Size: 5.52 MB |
| Radiocast: Stents
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Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Stainless steel tubes or stents coated with a drug have been commonly used by doctors to treat heart conditions but these devices may leave patients vulnerable.
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| Duration: 01:32
File Size: 1.40 MB |
| Feature: Common Heart Surgery May Be Made Safer
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Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Traditionally, the CABG surgery has depended heavily on bypassing a patient’s heart and lungs and using a machine to take over their function. But according to a new ...
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| Duration: 01:24
File Size: 1.29 MB |
| Radiocast: Heart Bypass Surgery
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Wednesday, January 10, 2007
According to a new study from AHRQ, many heart surgery patients may be better off without the use of cardiopulmonary bypass which has been found to cause stroke, abnormal ...
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| Duration: 01:31
File Size: 1.39 MB |
| Feature: Nurse-Led Care Improves Heart Patient Recovery
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Wednesday, August 16, 2006
A new study has found that patients with heart failure whose care was directed by nurse managers could perform everyday activities better and had fewer hospitalizations ...
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| Duration: 01:57
File Size: 1.79 MB |
| Radiocast: Nurse Care Benefits Heart Patients
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Wednesday, August 30, 2006
A new study from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality says that when heart failure patients are in the care of a nurse manager during their recovery process, ...
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| Duration: 01:31
File Size: 1.39 MB |
| Feature: Women and Cardiovascular Disease
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Wednesday, May 10, 2006
AHRQ News and Numbers reveals that, despite common belief, a survey found that more women than men reported they had been diagnosed with heart disease or a related ...
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| Duration: 01:13
File Size: 1.11 MB |