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:   Intravenous immunoglobulin for the treatment of Kawasaki disease in children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Kawasaki disease is a disease that primarily affects children under five years old. The cause of Kawasaki disease is not known. Its symptoms are persistent fever, red eyes and lips, strawberry tongue, rash and swollen lymph nodes. If not detected and tr...
Date:   Jul 2003
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:   Jul 2008
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
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:   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:   Nov 2002
Title:   Prophylactic intravenous indomethacin for preventing mortality and morbidity in preterm infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Babies born too early (preterm) with PDA are at increased risk of severe illness and death. Indomethacin has been given to very small babies within 24 hours of birth to help close a PDA, at the same time reducing the risk of bleeding into the head - int...
Date:   Apr 2002
Title:   Dual chamber versus single chamber ventricular pacemakers for sick sinus syndrome and atrioventricular block
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Sick sinus syndrome (SSS) and atrioventricular block (AV block) are the two most common reasons people have pacemakers implanted. Both involve the heart beating abnormally slowly. Pacemakers replace or control the heart's own electrical activity. Single...
Date:   Feb 2004
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:   Oct 1999
Title:   Kinesthetic stimulation for treating apnea in preterm infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Kinesthetic stimulation not shown to be as effective as theophylline for treating apnea in preterm babies.
Title:   Penicillins for the prophylaxis of bacterial endocarditis in dentistry
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   There is a lack of evidence to support published guidelines in this area. It is not clear whether the potential harms and costs of penicillin administration outweigh any beneficial effect. Ethically practitioners need to discuss the potential benefits a...
Date:   Feb 2004
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:   A common complication for very preterm (premature) or very small babies is patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). 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'...
Date:   Sep 2005
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:   Apnea is a pause in breathing of greater than 20 seconds. It may occur repeatedly in preterm babies (born before 34 weeks). Immaturity alone can cause apnea, but so can infections. Apnea may be harmful to the developing brain or organs if it continue...
Date:   Feb 1998
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:   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:   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:   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:   Mar 2007
Title:   Indomethacin for asymptomatic patent ductus arteriosus in preterm infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   A common complication for very preterm (premature) or very small babies is PDA (patent ductus arteriosus). PDA is an open channel between the lungs and heart which should have closed after birth, and can cause life-threatening complications. Indomethaci...
Date:   Sep 2002
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:   The review authors systematically reviewed evidence from 18 randomised controlled trials for the benefit of tongxinluo with or without other treatments, including routine care or placebo, for patients with unstable angina. All the trials were conducted ...
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   Psychosocial interventions for smoking cessation in patients with coronary heart disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Psychosocial smoking cessation interventions such as behavioural counselling, telephone support and self-help interventions are effective in helping people with coronary heart disease stop smoking. Smoking is a risk factor for coronary heart disease and...
Date:   Oct 2007
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