Systematic Reviews of Treatments for Heart Diseases

Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of treatments for heart disease.
Reviewed December 2011

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Title:   Structured telephone support or telemonitoring programmes for patients with chronic heart failure
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   In the context of limited health funding, and a rapidly expanding population of older patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) it is increasingly difficult for healthcare systems to provide high-quality care to patients with CHF. Multi-disciplinary...
Date:   Nov 2011
Title:   Ibuprofen for the prevention of patent ductus arteriosus in preterm and/or low birth weight infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   PDA is a common complication for very preterm (premature) or very small babies. PDA is an open vessel that channels blood from the lungs to the body. It should close after birth, but sometimes remains open because of the baby's premature stage of develo...
Date:   Apr 2011
Title:   Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for acute coronary syndrome
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Acute heart attacks associated with coronary artery disease are collectively referred to as 'acute coronary syndrome' (ACS). ACS is very common and may lead to severe complications including death. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) involves people breath...
Date:   Dec 2010
Title:   Patient education in the management of coronary heart disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Coronary heart disease (CHD) includes chest pain, heart attacks, and the need for heart surgery and is a major cause of premature death and disability. Education is a common element of care for people with CHD aiming to decrease mortality and morbidity ...
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Interventions for treating peripartum cardiomyopathy to improve outcomes for women and babies
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Very rarely, some women suffer from heart failure (without any known cause) in late pregnancy or as a new mother. The heart muscle becomes large and weakened, and is unable to pump blood properly round the body. This affects the lungs, liver, and other ...
Date:   Jul 2010
Title:   Active chest compression-decompression for cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   During standard cardiopulmonary resuscitation (heart massage) for cardiac arrest (arrest of the heart) the chest is compressed manually and repeatedly by hand. This is a temporary method that pumps blood and oxygen to the brain via the heart. During sta...
Date:   Jun 2010
Title:   Prophylactic intravenous indomethacin for preventing mortality and morbidity in preterm infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) occurs when an artery near the heart and lungs, which should close off soon after birth, stays open. Babies born preterm (premature) who have a PDA are at higher risk of severe illness and death. Indomethacin, a drug more ...
Date:   May 2010
Title:   Oxygen therapy for acute myocardial infarction
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Most guidelines for the treatment of people who are having a heart attack recommend that the patient should be given oxygen to breathe. We looked for the evidence to support this practice by searching for randomised controlled trials that compared the o...
Date:   Feb 2010
Title:   Herbal medicines for viral myocarditis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Viral myocarditis is a disease where the muscles in the walls of heart become infected with a virus. This systematic review evaluates the effect of various herbal formulations (including single herbs, ingredients, and mixtures of different herbs) for tr...
Date:   Jan 2010
Title:   Traditional Chinese herbal products for stable angina
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Traditional Chinese herbal products (TCHP) are often used to treat patients with stable angina but there is not sufficient evidence to show that TCHP are effective. The authors of this review undertook a systematic review of the potential benefits and s...
Date:   Dec 2009
Title:   Kinesthetic stimulation versus methylxanthine for apnea in preterm infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   There is some evidence that theophylline may be more effective for apnea in preterm babies than kinesthetic stimulation, but more research is needed. Apnea is a pause in breathing of greater than 20 seconds. It may occur repeatedly in preterm babies (bo...
Date:   Oct 2009
Title:   Kinesthetic stimulation for treating apnea in preterm infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Rocking therapy and physical stimulation have been advocated to assist preterm infants to breathe regularly and some have been designed to mimic in utero movements. A pause in breathing (apnea) is common in very preterm infants but it can lead to a lack...
Date:   Oct 2009
Title:   Drug-eluting stents versus bare metal stents for angina or acute coronary syndromes
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Coronary artery disease generally results from the build-up of fatty material and other substances on the internal surface of the blood vessels which supply the heart, gradually reducing its supply of oxygen. There may or may not be associated pain (ang...
Date:   Oct 2009
Title:   Transfusion thresholds and other strategies for guiding allogeneic red blood cell transfusion
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Many people are given a transfusion of blood from an unrelated donor as part of their medical treatment. There are, however, risks involved. In particular, infections (including HIV and certain types of hepatitis) may be passed on to the person receivin...
Date:   Aug 2009
Title:   Anti-inflammatory treatment for carditis in acute rheumatic fever
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Rheumatic fever is a late complication of a type of throat infection caused by streptococcus bacteria. It is an immune system disease that can lead to inflammatory disease of the heart (carditis), joints, brain and skin. Carditis can cause heart failure...
Date:   Jul 2009
Title:   Psychological interventions for depression in adolescent and adult congenital heart disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Sometimes young adults and adults who are born with heart problems grow up and have depression. Treatments to help them other than anti-depressant drugs include psychotherapy, cognitive behavioural therapies and talking therapies. Benefits to having tre...
Date:   Oct 2008
Title:   Music for stress and anxiety reduction in coronary heart disease patients
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Individuals with coronary heart disease often suffer from severe distress putting them at greater risk for complications, including sudden cardiac death. This review included 23 randomized controlled trials with a total of 1461 participants. The finding...
Date:   Oct 2008
Title:   Service organisation for the secondary prevention of ischaemic heart disease in primary care
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Ischaemic heart disease is the term used for conditions caused by a narrowing of the arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle. Patients may have angina, or may have had a previous myocardial infarction (heart attack) or surgery to widen or bypass ...
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Antibiotics for the prophylaxis of bacterial endocarditis in dentistry
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   There is no evidence about whether antibiotic prophylaxis is effective or ineffective against bacterial endocarditis in people at risk who are about to undergo an invasive dental procedure.There is a lack of evidence to support previously published guid...
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Danshen (Chinese medicinal herb) preparations for acute myocardial infarction
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Danshen - a Chinese herbal treatment - is widely used in China in addition to usual western forms of therapy in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However there is no strong evidence to support its use, and few rigorous studies have bee...
Date:   Feb 2008

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