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.

Created January 2008

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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:   Ibuprofen may prevent patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), a common complication for preterm or very small babies, but more research is needed into possible serious adverse effects. PDA is a common complication for very preterm (premature) or very small babi...
Date:   Feb 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:   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:   Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (CPAP or bilevel NPPV) for cardiogenic pulmonary edema
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Acute heart failure is a problem of high incidence in general population and may culminate in acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema (ACPE). This review aimed to determine the effectiveness and safety of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (continuous...
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Active chest compression-decompression for cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Active compression-decompression using a hand held device for emergency heart massage has some disadvantages and no advantages over the usual practice of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. During standard cardiopulmonary resuscitation (heart massage) for c...
Date:   May 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
Title:   Heparin versus placebo for acute coronary syndromes
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Blood clots in the arteries leading to the heart can cause acute coronary syndromes: unstable angina (a feeling of tightness in the chest) or a type of heart attack (non-ST segment myocardial infarction - NSTEMI). Drugs that prevent clots from forming (...
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Influenza vaccines for preventing coronary heart disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Vaccination against influenza may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. All randomised trials comparing people receiving active vaccine with those receiving a placebo vaccine or no vaccine were searched. Two small trials were found, with a total of...
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Psychosocial interventions for smoking cessation in patients with coronary heart disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Smoking is a risk factor for coronary heart disease and stopping smoking lowers that risk. Psychosocial smoking cessation interventions such as behavioural therapy, telephone support and self-help materials are effective in helping coronary heart diseas...
Date:   Oct 2007
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:   Jun 2007
Title:   Oral anticoagulants versus antiplatelet therapy for preventing stroke in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation and no history of stroke or transient ischemic attacks
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an irregularity of the heartbeat that leads to blood clots forming in the upper chambers of the heart (the atria). These clots can break free and travel through the bloodstream to the brain and cause a stroke. Drugs that slow...
Date:   Sep 2006
Title:   Tongxinluo (Tong xin luo or Tong-xin-luo) capsule for unstable angina pectoris
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Tongxinluo, in capsule form, is a traditional Chinese medicine which consists of herbs and insects. Traditionally it has been thought to have clinical benefits for patients with angina, including the reduction of the occurrence of acute myocardial infar...
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   Electrical cardioversion for atrial fibrillation and flutter
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Atrial fibrillation is an irregular heart rhythm starting from the upper chambers of the heart. It has a negative effect on the circulatory system and can lead to strokes. People are, therefore, often put on long-term blood thinners (either anti-coagu...
Date:   May 2005
Title:   Kinesthetic stimulation versus theophylline for apnea in preterm infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   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 (born before...
Date:   Dec 2004
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 inutero movements. A pause in breathing (apnea) is common in very preterm infants but it can lead to a lack ...
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:   Nov 2004
Title:   Home versus center based physical activity programs in older adults
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   What is the difference between exercise programmes at home or at a center? Why research whether one is better than the other?Active living benefits the health of people 50 years and older. One of the important benefits is being able to do your everyday ...
Date:   Nov 2004
Title:   Psychological interventions for depression in heart failure
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   It is not known whether psychological interventions for people with heart failure reduce symptoms of depression and improve outcome. Occasionally adults with heart failure suffer from depression. Psychological interventions, such as cognitive-behavioura...
Date:   Nov 2004
Title:   Herbal medicines for viral myocarditis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Viral myocarditis is a heart disease when 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) f...
Date:   Mar 2004
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